My Calendar

January 2021
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				1	2	3 9:30 am: Sunday Explorations: Imagine the New Year, 2021 January 3, 2021 9:30 am – 10:30 am The messages of imagination, including seeing the common as precious. What will you imagine for the new year? What can we imagine collectively? Angela Merkert, facilitator Click to join. Read more 10:00 am: Children's Religious Education January 3, 2021 10:00 am – 10:30 am Join us every Sunday for a half hour of programming for elementary children. Parents, please be present for online Sunday morning programming with your children. Meeting ID: 880 1925 5325 More information Read more 11:00 am: Virtual Worship: "Spiritual Imagination" January 3, 2021 11:00 am – 12:00 pm The Rev. Angela Herrera Whether we are inspired by science, ancient stories, or our own experiences of transcending mystery and wonder, imagination plays a big role in our understanding of ultimate reality and our place in it. What we imagine then becomes real. How? Click here to join. Read more
4 6:00 pm: Sol Singers January 4, 2021 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Sol Singers Join Susan Peck Mondays on Zoom, 6:00-7:00 pm, to connect, pray, and share songs. You are welcome to join the Sol Singers Zoom meeting at https://zoom.us/j/876012392, Meeting ID: 876 012 392 Read more	5	6 12:00 pm: Food Pantry January 6, 2021 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Our Food Pantry is open to those who need it on a drive-up basis each week. Masked and gloved volunteers will place one bag of food in your car for you each week. No income or residency requirements. All are welcome. Read more 2:00 pm: Nonfiction Book Club January 6, 2021 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm We meet on Zoom Wednesdays at 2:00 pm. For the latest book and meeting information, contact Bob Wood at 352-0212 or roberttwood@gmail.com. Read more 7:00 pm: Virtual Vespers January 6, 2021 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm These short (25-minute) services offer a midweek respite with readings, music, meditation, and prayer. Small-group conversations are also offered after each service for anyone who’d like to participate. More information Read more	7 7:00 pm: Chalice Choir January 7, 2021 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Chalice Choir rehearses every Thursday from 7:00-8:30! Rehearsals will include physical & vocal warm-ups, sight-reading practice, learning new repertoire, tech tips for virtual choir recording, and deep-dive listening/study of major choral works. Rehearsals will be followed by time to socialize. All voices welcome. For more information, contact Susan Peck. Chalice Choir zoom login. Meeting ID: 943 7279 7430, Passcode: 031211 Read more	8 7:00 pm: Bread, Wine, and Book Club January 8, 2021 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm We meet the second Friday of each month at 7:00 pm on Zoom. Contact Martha Beyerlein (martha.beyerlein@comcast.net) for the meeting information. Read more	9	10 9:30 am: Sunday Explorations: Listen to the Mustn’ts, Shouldn’ts and Don’ts of Shel Silverstein January 10, 2021 9:30 am – 10:30 am How do they inhibit our imagination? Where do we begin to lower or dissolve those barriers? Let’s identify sources of inspiration from which we develop the Must’s, Should’s, Shall’s and Will-do’s. Angela Merkert, facilitator Click here to join. Read more 10:00 am: Children's Religious Education January 10, 2021 10:00 am – 10:30 am Join us every Sunday for a half hour of programming for elementary children. Parents, please be present for online Sunday morning programming with your children. Meeting ID: 880 1925 5325 More information Read more 11:00 am: Virtual Worship: "Religious Imagination" January 10, 2021 11:00 am – 12:00 pm The Rev. Bob LaVallee Unitarian Universalism is the result of courageous acts of religious imagination. Our tradition went from looking a lot like other mainline Protestant denominations to the vibrant and evolving religion that we are today. Rev. Bob will talk about a few of the amazing people who helped us get here. Click here to join. Read more
11 6:00 pm: Sol Singers January 11, 2021 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Sol Singers Join Susan Peck Mondays on Zoom, 6:00-7:00 pm, to connect, pray, and share songs. You are welcome to join the Sol Singers Zoom meeting at https://zoom.us/j/876012392, Meeting ID: 876 012 392 Read more	12	13 12:00 pm: Food Pantry January 13, 2021 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Our Food Pantry is open to those who need it on a drive-up basis each week. Masked and gloved volunteers will place one bag of food in your car for you each week. No income or residency requirements. All are welcome. Read more 2:00 pm: Nonfiction Book Club January 13, 2021 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm We meet on Zoom Wednesdays at 2:00 pm. For the latest book and meeting information, contact Bob Wood at 352-0212 or roberttwood@gmail.com. Read more 7:00 pm: Virtual Vespers January 13, 2021 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm These short (25-minute) services offer a midweek respite with readings, music, meditation, and prayer. Small-group conversations are also offered after each service for anyone who’d like to participate. More information Read more	14 7:00 pm: Chalice Choir January 14, 2021 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Chalice Choir rehearses every Thursday from 7:00-8:30! Rehearsals will include physical & vocal warm-ups, sight-reading practice, learning new repertoire, tech tips for virtual choir recording, and deep-dive listening/study of major choral works. Rehearsals will be followed by time to socialize. All voices welcome. For more information, contact Susan Peck. Chalice Choir zoom login. Meeting ID: 943 7279 7430, Passcode: 031211 Read more	15	16	17 9:30 am: Sunday Explorations: The Post-Pandemic World January 17, 2021 9:30 am – 10:30 am Imagining equity and inclusion in our social and economic lives. Where will our imagination take us in reversing policies and practices that limit more equity and inclusion? Angela Merkert, facilitator Click here to join. Read more 10:00 am: Children's Religious Education January 17, 2021 10:00 am – 10:30 am Join us every Sunday for a half hour of programming for elementary children. Parents, please be present for online Sunday morning programming with your children. Meeting ID: 880 1925 5325 More information Read more 11:00 am: Virtual Worship: “MLK’s Gift & Challenge” January 17, 2021 11:00 am – 12:00 pm The Rev. Bob LaVallee On this MLK weekend, we’ll honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and also reckon with what his message means to us today. Spoiler: It’s not what you think. Click here to join. Read more
18 1:30 pm: Monday Afternoon Book Club January 18, 2021 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm We meet the third Monday of each month at 1:30 pm on Zoom. Please contact Joyce Etheridge at 509-308-5523 for further information. Read more 6:00 pm: Coming to the Table January 18, 2021 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Coming to the Table (CTTT), a conversation for understanding toward dismantling racism, continues virtually—for now—via Zoom on the third Monday of each month at 6:00 pm. To join, email RacialJustice@OurBestTeam.com with “CTTT-ABQ” in the subject line for the Zoom Meeting information. Learn more about Coming to the Table at www.ComingToTheTable.org. Read more 6:00 pm: Sol Singers January 18, 2021 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Sol Singers Join Susan Peck Mondays on Zoom, 6:00-7:00 pm, to connect, pray, and share songs. You are welcome to join the Sol Singers Zoom meeting at https://zoom.us/j/876012392, Meeting ID: 876 012 392 Read more	19	20 12:00 pm: Food Pantry January 20, 2021 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Our Food Pantry is open to those who need it on a drive-up basis each week. Masked and gloved volunteers will place one bag of food in your car for you each week. No income or residency requirements. All are welcome. Read more 2:00 pm: Nonfiction Book Club January 20, 2021 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm We meet on Zoom Wednesdays at 2:00 pm. For the latest book and meeting information, contact Bob Wood at 352-0212 or roberttwood@gmail.com. Read more 7:00 pm: Virtual Vespers January 20, 2021 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm These short (25-minute) services offer a midweek respite with readings, music, meditation, and prayer. Small-group conversations are also offered after each service for anyone who’d like to participate. More information Read more	21 7:00 pm: Chalice Choir January 21, 2021 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Chalice Choir rehearses every Thursday from 7:00-8:30! Rehearsals will include physical & vocal warm-ups, sight-reading practice, learning new repertoire, tech tips for virtual choir recording, and deep-dive listening/study of major choral works. Rehearsals will be followed by time to socialize. All voices welcome. For more information, contact Susan Peck. Chalice Choir zoom login. Meeting ID: 943 7279 7430, Passcode: 031211 Read more	22	23	24 9:30 am: Sunday Explorations: Thich Nhat Hanh: His Life and Teachings January 24, 2021 9:30 am – 10:30 am Our text will be his book, “The Miracles of Mindfulness.” We’ll read/discuss his amazing life story and profound teachings on mindfulness and meditation, including his words “Life in the present is all we have.” Ron Friederich, facilitator Click here to join. Read more 10:00 am: Children's Religious Education January 24, 2021 10:00 am – 10:30 am Join us every Sunday for a half hour of programming for elementary children. Parents, please be present for online Sunday morning programming with your children. Meeting ID: 880 1925 5325 More information Read more 11:00 am: Virtual Worship: “Being Born” January 24, 2021 11:00 am – 12:00 pm The Rev. Angela Herrera & Olivia Herrera Although every person on earth was born, the subject of birth is conspicuously absent from religious art and literature. Angela (a former doula) and her daughter Olivia, a nurse at Dar a Luz birth center, will reflect on this, and on what being present with birth has taught them. Click here to join. Read more
25 6:00 pm: Sol Singers January 25, 2021 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Sol Singers Join Susan Peck Mondays on Zoom, 6:00-7:00 pm, to connect, pray, and share songs. You are welcome to join the Sol Singers Zoom meeting at https://zoom.us/j/876012392, Meeting ID: 876 012 392 Read more	26	27 12:00 pm: Food Pantry January 27, 2021 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Our Food Pantry is open to those who need it on a drive-up basis each week. Masked and gloved volunteers will place one bag of food in your car for you each week. No income or residency requirements. All are welcome. Read more 2:00 pm: Nonfiction Book Club January 27, 2021 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm We meet on Zoom Wednesdays at 2:00 pm. For the latest book and meeting information, contact Bob Wood at 352-0212 or roberttwood@gmail.com. Read more 3:00 pm: The Reading on Racism Book Club January 27, 2021 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm We meet via Zoom on the last Wednesday of the month from 3:00-5:00 pm. Contact Becky Steele for more information at d2steele2@gmail.com.We welcome new members! Read more 7:00 pm: Virtual Vespers January 27, 2021 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm These short (25-minute) services offer a midweek respite with readings, music, meditation, and prayer. Small-group conversations are also offered after each service for anyone who’d like to participate. More information Read more	28 7:00 pm: Chalice Choir January 28, 2021 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Chalice Choir rehearses every Thursday from 7:00-8:30! Rehearsals will include physical & vocal warm-ups, sight-reading practice, learning new repertoire, tech tips for virtual choir recording, and deep-dive listening/study of major choral works. Rehearsals will be followed by time to socialize. All voices welcome. For more information, contact Susan Peck. Chalice Choir zoom login. Meeting ID: 943 7279 7430, Passcode: 031211 Read more	29	30	31 9:30 am: Sunday Explorations: UUA Common Read 2020-21 Breathe: A Letter to My Sons, Part 1 by Imani Perry January 31, 2021 9:30 am – 10:30 am Explore the terror, grace, and beauty of coming of age as a Black person in contemporary America and what it means to parent children in a persistently unjust world. Angela Merkert, facilitator Click here to join. Read more 10:00 am: Children's Religious Education January 31, 2021 10:00 am – 10:30 am Join us every Sunday for a half hour of programming for elementary children. Parents, please be present for online Sunday morning programming with your children. Meeting ID: 880 1925 5325 More information Read more 11:00 am: Virtual Worship: “Eulogies” January 31, 2021 11:00 am – 12:00 pm The Ministers & Musicians The popular, annual service dedicated to notable people who died in the last year. Though 2020 brought so much grief, let us not forget to celebrate some of the regular people whose lives touched ours, even if we never knew their names. Inventors, activists, scientists, and more… come for good music and good stories; leave with a spring in your step. Angela will also pass the ceremonial Key to the Church to Bob today, as this is her last service before leaving for a four-month sabbatical. Click here to join. Read more