Emerson UU Board Meetings:
(All Welcome)
1st Tuesday of Each Month at 6 PM
Everyone is invited to attend via Zoom 1
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“COMING OF AGE” IS COMING!  Coming of Age is the UU equivalent of confirmation or bar/bat mitzvah — it’s a program we run for young people in their early teens.
 
This fall and spring, the Coming of Age program consists of ten classes meeting every other Sunday night from 7 pm to 8:30 pm here at Emerson, starting November 9 (and with a month-long break for the winter holidays). This is a free ministry of Emerson, and open to any early-teen participants who can commit to the program with an open mind, regardless of whether they have been attending Emerson.  Coming of Age is not an evangelizing program — it explores various faith traditions and urges young people to articulate their own spiritual identities, focusing them on questions of spirit and shared ministry and community service.  It all culminates in a Sunday service this spring in which the students will speak their individual truths. 

Dear friends in Unitarian Universalism,
 We’re excited to share ways Unitarian Universalist Animal Ministry (UUAM) can support your congregation in living out our shared values of justice and care for all beings. For nearly 40 years, UUAM has been a home for animal-loving UUs, offering education, resources, and community that connect our faith to the interdependent web of life. Throughout the year, UUAM offers virtual programs on a wide range of topics—from interdependence topics and pollinator protection to animal advocacy workshops. Recordings of previous workshops are available on our website.  Upcoming events include: 

• “Embracing Interdependence” workshop
• Rev. Jennifer Channin on DefaultVeg food policies
• Author Gail Eisnitz on her factory farming investigative work
• Beth Joy Borris and other chefs’ plant-based cooking classes

Visit the website for more info!
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UUA is thrilled to announce the launch of The Woodlands, a new all-ages virtual pastoral care program for trans people and their families, which began this September.

The Woodlands is a monthly online gathering designed for trans children, youth, and adults—as well as the parents and caregivers of trans people. Each session will begin with a shared message and grounding ritual, followed by breakout rooms tailored to different communities within our circle, and we come back together for a release. Sessions will be about an hour and a half.

Each breakout room—co-facilitated by two chaplains—will offer space for meaningful check-ins where we can honor our grief, celebrate our joy, and support one another. The spirit of each room will reflect the people within it.

Register Here
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The UU Neighbors Retreat scheduled for the weekend of Friday, September 26 at‬ Camp deBenneville Pines‬ was canceled due to the powerful rainstorm on Thursday, September 18, 2025 that seriously damaged Highway 38. 

Due to the previous efforts of camp staff and volunteers after the El Dorado fire, our erosion control measures held (sand bags, trap bags, and straw bales), and most of the water flowed through camp and kept on going. There are still some issues to address, but Camp has re-opened.  During the clean-up they had to cancel several retreats, which they are hoping to reschedule.  Still, this has had yet another affect on Camp Finances.  For more information, including new directions to Camp see the Camp website or Facebook page.  
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Are you in need of a tranquil mountain retreat?

Are you searching for a place where you can commune with nature and find the solitude of a mountain glen?  Do you long for the warmth of a welcoming community of peers? Maybe you want to participate in art, music, yoga, theater, or games and other activities in a mountain top setting?

Camp de Benneville Pines is your place! Camp de Benneville Pines welcomes a year-round community of campers of all ages for three- to seven-day camp and retreat sessions. Camps include Youth Camps, Theme Camps for Adults, Family Camps including church retreats sponsored by our affiliated Pacific Western Region Unitarian Universalist Congregations, and others.

For more information, see the De Benneville Pines website (https://www.uucamp.org/)