Good People,   An Oversight...  It happened just as I predicted…I forgot to thank one of our teams at the Annual Meeting, who are among those who did marvelous work to keep the church active and thriving throughout Covid Time. I asked that...

Good People, As this church-year-like-no-other winds toward summer, there are a few things not to be missed. The first is our Flower Communion and Bridging Service this Sunday, June 13.This will be a two-part Flower Communion on both...

Dear Members and Friends,    A “Hybrid Service” is not one where we have both a Rabbi and a UU minister on the same Sunday. Nor is it one that uses both gasoline and electricity to propel it, just people, electricity, and the internet. It is one where the...

  Dear UUCV Members and Friends,     As your Board President who is of Japanese ancestry, I have felt increasingly compelled to speak out against the increasing, horrific racism and violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI).  A...

Dear Members and Friends, Recently, many of you participated in a survey from the Re-Opening Team intended to obtain your input about the re-opening of our church facility.  The following is a summary of those responses.  Part of the survey had questions...

Good People,  Folks keep asking if we have a date set for reopening for worshiping in person. The answer is, Kind of…. Here is the Big Picture background and tentative plans.Our Reopening Team has been looking closely at the details of how and when we will...

Good People, Writing to let you know that I have been selected as a member of the General Plan Advisory Committee for the City of Ventura. I applied because giving input into the cities General Plan means I can address a confluence of issues that are of great...

Good, Patient, Persistent, Resilient People,   Yes, it’s March 2021, and we approach the anniversary of the days that our lives flipped upside down.  In one of my first missives about the shutdown, I shared that the Board had ‘decided to cancel all...