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  • The Mansfield Chamber Singers Fall 2025 Concert – Connecting at Holiday Time

    Sanctuary 1260 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA, United States
    Special Events

    Tom Ahern would like to invite the UUSM community to the concert at UU Santa Monica, which will feature Bach - Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring; Schubert - Holy, Holy, Holy; Rachmaninoff - Ave Maria; Lauridsen - Ubi Caritas et Amor; Maurice Goldman - Hava Neytzey B’Machol; Davis/Onorati/Simeone - Little Drummer Boy; Kenneth Wells - My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord . . . plus sing-along and more. The concert will be about 80 minutes with no intermission. Voluntary donations are welcome.

  • Art Receptions

    Art Reception

    Forbes Hall 1260 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA, United States
    Special Events

    UUSM’s Art Wall features works by some of our own members this November and December: Bettye Barclay, Ellen Levy and Bob Dietz, Roy Patience, Tom Peters, Sue Stoyanoff, and Greg Wood. Join us for an art reception after worship service in Forbes Hall.

  • Kids and adults frosting dozens of cookies for food insecure persons served by Grass Roots Neighbors

    Holiday Cookie Party

    Forbes Hall 1260 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA, United States
    For Families

    All ages are invited to our Holiday Cookie Party, a multigenerational event where we will bake and decorate sugar cookies and share holiday cheer! Bring your favorite cookie cutters from home if you like, or just just bring a friend.

  • International Folk Dancing

    International Folk Dancing

    Forbes Hall 1260 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA, United States
    Special Events

    Join us every 2nd and 4th Saturday evening from 7:00-8:30 pm for International Folk Dancing led by Sandy Helperin and Teri Hoffman.

  • Open Mic Audience with Holiday Corner

    Holiday Open Mic

    Forbes Hall 1260 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA, United States
    Special Events

    Free Drinks, Pizza, Salad. Potluck too! Kids welcome! Bring a song or a story or a poem or a skit for everyone to enjoy. Happy Holidays!

  • Sunday Worship

    Christmas 2025: A Candlelight Service

    Sanctuary 1260 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA, United States
    Special Events

    Rev. Jeremiah Lal Shahbaz Kalendae & Rev. Dr. Kikanza Nuri-Robins, preaching; Chela Metzger, Worship Associate. Join us for our annual Christmas Eve Candlelight Service on Wednesday at 6:00 pm as we travel from our sanctuary to Bethlehem to celebrate good tidings of great joy with stories, songs, prayers, and carols. Refreshments and fellowship will follow. All are welcome! Join us for worship in our historic Sanctuary at 18th and Arizona, online or in-person.

  • Folk dancers make a circle while learning new steps.
    International Folk Dancing

    International Folk Dancing

    Forbes Hall 1260 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA, United States
    Special Events

    Come dance with us! Join us every 2nd and 4th Saturday evening from 7:00-8:30 pm for International Folk Dancing led by Sandy Helperin and Teri Hoffman.

  • Fun Gathering of Women+
    Women+ Community Gathering

    Women+ Community Gathering

    Shade Structure 1260 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA, United States
    Special Events

    Join us under the shade structure after our potluck lunch to share, reflect, and plan. Women+ includes our gender-fluid and non-binary siblings!

    Free

  • Art Receptions

    Art Reception

    Forbes Hall 1260 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA, United States
    Special Events

    Join us for our monthly art reception after worship service in Forbes Hall.

  • International Folk Dancing

    International Folk Dancing

    Forbes Hall 1260 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA, United States
    Special Events

    Join us every 2nd and 4th Saturday evening from 7:00-8:30 pm for International Folk Dancing led by Sandy Helperin and Teri Hoffman.

  • “Eating For Tomorrow” Documentary & Potluck

    Sanctuary 1260 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA, United States
    For Members and Friends

    We will have a plant-based/vegetarian-only potluck first and then watch this eye-opening documentary. (film time is 1 hr 45 mins). Discover the urgency of our collective responsibility! “Eating For Tomorrow" is a global wake-up call.

  • Folk dancers make a circle while learning new steps.
    International Folk Dancing

    International Folk Dancing

    Forbes Hall 1260 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA, United States
    Special Events

    Come dance with us! Join us every 2nd and 4th Saturday evening from 7:00-8:30 pm for International Folk Dancing led by Sandy Helperin and Teri Hoffman.

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