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Welcome to
UU Santa Fe!We are a busy place. We are interested in community rather than conversion. You don't need to join UU Santa Fe to enjoy our inspiring worship, make meaningful connections, experience transformative learning or participate in justice-making initiatives. Introduce yourself and we will help you find the things that will make your heart sing. Please visit our Online Welcome Table.
Phishing Scams: Neither Rev. Gail nor the UU Santa Fe office will ever ask for help with "emergency funds" for any cause via text or email. DO NOT BUY CARDS or send money. |
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INSPIRATION
10:30 am, Fogelson Hall
Saturday, July 20 or Sunday, July 21 | Welcome Back, Friends | Rev. Gail, Rabbi Jack and Hazzan Cindy
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Welcome Back, Friends | Once again, we are sharing our space with the Jewish community HaMakom. This weekend you have a choice of services—UU Santa Fe members are invited to join Rev. Gail, Rabbi Jack and Hazzan Cindy and HaMakom on Saturday morning for their worship service, and members of HaMakom are invited to join the UU Santa Fe Sunday gathering with Rabbi Jack and Hazzan Cindy and Rev. Gail as we all learn a bit more about each other. Who are we as religious neighbors, what do we have in common and where do our religious paths diverge? |
CONNECTION
Inviting You In
An Opportunity for Newcomers Sunday, August 4, 9-10 am
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A casual event that allows you to get to know others in our community and offer an opportunity to explore the many ways you can connect and participate at UU Santa Fe. We'll provide "breakfasty" yummies for you to munch on, juice, cold water and hot tea. If you'd like coffee or something else to drink, please bring it with you. As usual, there will be coffee available in the foyer before and after the service. There is a limit of 12 visitors/newcomers. Sign up here or at the Welcome Table on Sundays. Questions? Contact Roberta or Elizabeth. |
JUSTICE
Sunday, July 21, 12: 30 pm
Concerned About...
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Concerned about Supreme Court Ethics? Our friends a UUSJ have brought us an easy way to learn more and take action HERE. You can encourage your Senators and Representative to support Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act, S. 359, H.R. 926, which would:
Concerned about the November election? Next Sunday, July 21, we will be writing letters to registered voters in New Mexico District 02 , urging them to vote in November. Join us in the library following the service. |
LEARNING
Advocacy and Democracy
Preserving our Democracy Beginning July 23
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The Advocacy and Democracy Team is hosting a three part webinar series on Preserving Our Democracy. Each webinar will include a half hour video on the particular topic, followed by discussion; and each will be presented on two different dates so participants can choose the one most convenient for their schedules. You can sign up for any or all of these sessions here
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A proper community, we should remember also, is a commonwealth: a place, a resource, an economy. It answers the needs, practical as well as social and spiritual, of its members - among them the need to need one another. - Wendell Berry |
At UU Santa Fe, worship is an experience we create together―not in adoration of a god―but rather a celebration of awe, wonder and the sacred. Our Sunday Gatherings are one of the ways we live into community, coming together to greet one another in person or online. We meet at 10:30 am each Sunday morning. Details on each week are found on our Gatherings page. |
Join a GROUP! MEETING TIMESFor more information about our Groups. To get connected with any of these groups, contact our Office Administrator.
FRIENDSHIP GROUPS
NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS
SPIRITUALITY GROUPS
SUPPORT GROUPS
If you wish to go fast, go alone. If you wish to go far, go together― |
Ann Kresge
Prints & Art Books |
JULY/AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2024
Kresge’s work includes limited edition and one-of-a-kind handmade books and prints, employing multiple printmaking techniques, handmade paper and creative binding structures. Themes include a sense of place, nature, story, sacred spaces and sites. Meet the Artist Reception Sunday, August 4th from 2 to 4 pm. More information and video |
UUWF IN PERSONUnitarian Universalist Women's Fellowship (UUWF)
UUWF is a community of women seeking to enrich the lives of its participants as well as the lives of the women and children of Santa Fe through donations to local Santa Fe charities. UUWF activities are open to any woman in the community, and it’s not necessary to be member of UU Santa Fe to participate. UU Women's Fellowship Annual Retreat September 27-29 the Chi Center. This year's retreat, meeting at the beautiful Chi Center outside of Galisteo, still has space for women attendees. A nonrefundable deposit of $125 per person received by June 16 holds a spot for you. With the theme "Keeping Our Balance in Difficult Times" the retreat brings lots of opportunities for fellowship, reflection and growth. For more information, please contact Sue Gee at or Carol Nolden via the UU Santa Fe office. For more information about UUWF and to receive our emails about upcoming events, email us at [email protected]. |
Men’s Odyssey (a Men’s Friendship Group)An odyssey is a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune; an intellectual or spiritual quest. Open to any man in the community, Men’s Odyssey meets at 7 pm in the church library and on Zoom every first Tuesday of the month to discuss matters of mutual interest; on the third Tuesday at 7 pm the group chooses an activity which may or may not be at UU Santa Fe. Past activities have included bowling, poker, pool and bocce ball. In the fall there is a weekend retreat which participants have greatly enjoyed. The group considers service to UU Santa Fe to be an important part of its activities and has, for example, assisted at weddings and memorial services, as well as UU Santa Fe fundraisers. For more information please contact Rod Morgan or the office.
Men's Odyssey Covenant We gather for fellowship, mutual support, moral centering and spiritual growth. We hold meetings, share activities, gather for yearly retreats—and share from the heart. |
Below are initiatives and information regarding our justice activities.
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Do you have an issue or concern that you would like to see UU Santa Fe form an advocacy group to address? To form a new group, you will need two co-facilitators and at least four additional team members. |
Join a JUSTICE TEAM! MEETING TIMESJustice Workgroups | Open to All
Our Justice Workgroups are outward focused in serving the needs of the community of Santa Fe and the wider world. The Justice Council meets the first Thursday of each month from 6-8 pm for a Zoom meeting.
Afghan Resettlement: Contact Gale Wasserman Esperanza (Community Partner): Contact Cheryl Ancell.
Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public.—Cornel West |
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Justice CouncilThe Justice Council is participating in a Border Justice Project with a network of New Mexico faith communities (mostly UUs and Friends) that are providing assistance to asylum-seekers at the southern border. These immigrants have entered the U.S. legally and are in shelters in New Mexico waiting to travel to their sponsors elsewhere in the country. Their final asylum hearings will not occur for months or years from now. They have nothing! The UU Fellowship in Silver City collects supplies and transports them to shelters in Deming and Palomas.
Throughout the month of May there will be a collection basket in the foyer for your donated items. They especially need diapers, diaper rash cream, baby wipes, baby bottles, baby formula, pureed baby food, baby clothes, art supplies, coloring books, crayons, stuffed animals, kids clothes, especially pants (all sizes), lotion, Chapstick, shampoo, shoe laces, comfortable shoes (all sizes), new underwear in all sizes for all ages, drawstring totes. Snacks for bus trips : cracker packs, granola bars, small cans of Vienna sausages, and one gallon Ziplock storage bags. We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that love comes with community.―Dorothy Day, |
There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.―Mohandas Gandhi |
SUPPORTING OUR NEIGHBORSMay 1 Esperanza Shelter reopened its doors after a long Covid closure. This reopening marks a significant milestone in the work of providing safe, effective services for Survivors of domestic violence. Please consider a donation. Funds will be used to expand the service of the Shelter.
Esperanza Shelter is celebrating nearly 48 years of dedicated service to Santa Fe. "Throughout our history, we have undergone numerous transformations, adapting to the evolving needs of those we serve. Since our inception, we have been steadfast in our commitment to providing safety, support, and empowerment to individuals and families affected by domestic violence." |
The stories we tell ourselves make us who we are. |
Inter-generational Programming
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ADULT LIFELONG LEARNING
Below are abbreviated descriptions of our Adult Learning offerings.
The most important thing is to find out the most important thing.―Suzuki Roshi, Zen Master |
Join a LEARNING GROUP! MEETING TIMESBelow are abbreviated descriptions of our Adult Learning offerings. More info, then scroll down the page. Our Learning Groups gather onsite and online via Zoom video conferencing.
Wisdom tells me I am nothing, Love tells me I am everything. Between the two my life flows.―Nisargadatta Maharaj |
Office Hours
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UU Santa Fe Board newsMeetings & Important Dates
Busy people have goals; productive people have priorities.―Anonymous |
UU SANTA FE |
SUNDAY GATHERINGSSunday Gathering 10:30 am
in-person and livestreamed |
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