by Admin | Mar 10, 2023 | News (home)
Are you planning to attend the Pacific Southwest Service Area Assembly in lovely San Luis Obispo, April 21-23? I really
recommend that you consider doing so.
Camp de Benneville Pines, our home in the mountains, is hosting this gathering in the spirit of former District Assemblies. It will follow the format and feel of traditional district assemblies. There will be a camp business meeting on Saturday, and our congregation is entitled to six delegates.
If you are interested in serving as a UUCV delegate, please let Jim Merrill know ( president@uuventura.org ).
See you in SLO?
Jim Merrill (he/him)
UUVC Board President
by Admin | Nov 8, 2022 | Announcements(home), News (home)
UU Ventura Annual Arts and Crafts Fair is back! Discover work from local artists in fiber art, jewelry, woodworking, photography, handmade knit and crochet and fine arts, with a large variety of gift or “keep for yourself” items. Proceeds benefit local artists and the Unitarian Universalist Church of Ventura.
Ample parking available in back of the church For more information, call 805 256-0756.
Nov 13, 2022 11:00am-2:00pm
5654 Ralston Street, Ventura
UU Church Community Hall
All Are Welcome!
by Admin | May 8, 2020 | News (home)
We invite everyone to join our “Zoom Sanctuary” at 9:45 am
The service begins at 10 am. You will come in muted, please don’t activate your microphone.
We will be in a Breakout Room, so the Zoom Sanctuary will be empty until 9:45am.
Join Zoom Meeting HERE.
Meeting ID: 974 5262 1413
by Admin | Mar 16, 2020 | Children Programs, Children's Curriculum, News (home), Religious Ed News
Dear Families,
Here is a DIY Religious Education lesson from a colleague Andrew Coate! If children complete all seven, they will earn an embroidered badge!!
To ensure folks have adequate resources, are feeling safe, and to see what type of support you’d like from us, from digital worship video, Hangouts for your children/ youth, activity kits, and book bundles, please let us know! Huge shout out to Krista Mendelsohn, Kendall Lynch, and Tim Holmes for helping me reach out to all families
The story on Sunday involves a family making a bird feeder at home! Laurie Lemson and I are going to put some kits together on Wednesday morning, and folks are welcome to pick up bird feeders from the church on Wednesday afternoon! Please be in touch.
Lastly, I’d love for the UU Ventura Parenting Group to be a space you can ask for help. If you need supplies, someone to watch your kids, if someone falls ill and you need support, or if you just need to vent, I am here for you. We are here for you!
Armfuls of love,
Emily, Director of Religious Education
Pronouns: She/ her/ hers
by Admin | Mar 15, 2020 | Children Programs, Children's Curriculum, News (home), Religious Ed News
Our First Principle
There are 7 principles in Unitarian Universalism. Our first principle is “Every Person is Important.” Read or listen to Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña and then complete two of these three challenges.
Challenge 1: CJ and his grandmother travel from their church to a soup kitchen where they help out. There are a lot of different places and ways you can help out, too. Think of a way you could help out or volunteer and then draw a picture of that activity. Examples might be donating clothes, writing letters to lawmakers, or helping fix up a trail you like to hike on with your family. Have your parents send me a picture of your art!
Challenge 2: While they’re traveling CJ and his grandmother are on the bus they travel down familiar streets across their city. Use Google Maps Street View to take a virtual walk around the neighborhood. Then pick somewhere else far away. It may be a city in another country you don’t know anything about or an address near a faraway friend. Take a virtual walk around that neighborhood and talk about what it might be like to live there. What is similar to your neighborhood? What is different?
Challenge 3: At first CJ is bored on the bus, but then he starts noticing the people around him on the bus. Call a friend and ask them how they are doing. Maybe make plans to talk again soon or try playing a game together on the computer or via video chat.
Which challenges did you complete?
by Admin | Mar 14, 2020 | News (home)
PLEASE NOTE: We will be streaming Sunday Services live on Facebook at “Unitarian Universalist Facebook of Ventura.”
Here are instructions on how to join us…
Current members of this Facebook group, do this:
On Facebook, but not a member of our group…do this:
- You need to request membership to join our UU Facebook Group page.
- Click on this link to go to the Facebook group page: Unitarian Universalist Facebook of Ventura
- Once there, under the large banner image, you will see a button that says “join“.
- Click on that. An administrator will approve your request (may take a couple of hours).
Not on Facebook, but want to sign up to see services?
- Go to facebook.com/reg to create a Facebook account.
- Enter your real name so we know who you are.
- Enter your email or mobile phone number.
- Select your gender and date of birth, and choose a password.
- Tap Sign Up.
- To finish creating your account, you will need to confirm your email or mobile phone number.
If none of this is working for you, please feel free to contact Evan Austin, Kitty Merrill, Joe Osborne ( or weekdays Jennifer Luce) by phone, text or email. We will be happy to help you out.
