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We often find ourselves caught in a problem trying to decide which movement we can be a part of or which fight needs our energy.   As a faith that seeks to help others find liberation, we continuously question, what does liberation look like?  Join us this Sunday as we look at how Love could be the answer to finding liberation for us all.  Mathew P. Taylor with Worship Host, Kate English

Mathew P. Taylor, was born and raised in Sunny Southern California, has a Bachelor of Arts in Communication. He is a Community Organizer, Author, and Pagan High Priest. Mathew is a founding member of the Inland Empire Chapter (#3) of the Coven Sub Rosa. He is currently a student at Starr King School for the Ministry and will be seeking ordination in Parrish Ministry. He is the former Board of
Trustees President at the Universalist Unitarian Church of Riverside. He believes that his brand of Mystical Ministry is meant to help give voice to the voiceless and to helpfind a home for the spiritually homeless. For more information please visit://www.mysticalministry.com.

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The community is invited to a meditation practice group at the Universalist Unitarian Church of Santa Paula at 740 East Main Street on Wednesday, September 25 at 6:00 PM in the Parish Hall led this evening by Jim Cole. Enter through the front gate to the left of the main entrance and come in the side door. This group celebrates the diversity of Buddhist and other meditative orientations and welcomes participants from all contemplative traditions to attend. Allow about an hour and bring your meditation cushion, if you have one, or you can sit in a chair. The group is open to everyone; there is a free will offering ($5 suggested but all invited regardless of funds). The meeting will begin with a reading and short discussion, with a guided meditation leading us into a time of silence. There is power in meditating together. We would love to have you join us. For more information, leave a message. For more information, leave a message on Reverend Maddie's private line at the church: 805-525-4620 or email msifantus@uuma.org.
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What does a comedy about a man and his life-size doll have to do with religious community? All will be revealed!
Rev. Hines returns to share her reflections with us after over 30 years of UU parish ministry, all within our Pacific Southwest District. Now retired, she is active with the ACLU, Brady United to End Gun Violence, and other social justice activities. She volunteers with Ten Thousand Villages-Pasadena, a Fair Trade store; attends a memoir-writing group; studies piano; and spends as much time as possible with her family.
Rev. Anne Hines and Worship Host Pat English
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BACK IN THE DAY—UUs of Our Past, Leslie Nichols 

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Pianist Jacqueline Schwab, known for her playing on many Ken Burns documentaries will do a special program, I Lift My Lamp—Vintage Songs and Dances of Immigrant America.
In the current climate, we are appreciating the contributions immigrants have made. This program celebrates America’s immigrants, their vibrant spirit of community music-making, and their multicultural contributions to our heritage. Jacqueline performs music from Scotland, Ireland, Poland, France, Eastern Europe, the African-American community, Cuba, Brazil and Argentina, along with Tin Pan Alley tunes, American anthems and more. She reflects on growing up in Pittsburgh’s “melting pot,” as well as her later exploration of music from around the world.

Pianist Jacqueline Schwab spins heartfelt musical stories, connecting listeners to America’s rich multicultural musical tapestry. Her signature style is hard to categorize but easy to recognize: it has been described by the New England Folk Almanac as “the jazz/classical improvisational spirit of Keith Jarrett and the touch of George Winston.” By turns flowing and percussive, nuanced and primal, spare and embellished, reflective and passionate, elegiac and joyous, Jacqueline’s playing speaks directly to the spirit. Her entwined classical and folk sensibilities arose from her childhood in Pittsburgh’s “melting pot” and further developed in Boston’s vibrant music scene. Her work with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns reacquainted her with the music of Stephen Foster and led to her folksy-yet-formal concerts of a diverse array of vintage American music.

In Ken Burns’ words: “Jacqueline Schwab brings more feeling and intensity to music than anyone I know. Her playing is insistent, physical, heartfelt and ... unusually moving.” Her distinctive playing infuses the soundtracks of Burns’ Grammy-winning Civil War, Baseball, Lewis and Clark, Mark Twain, The War, and The National Parks, among others. Critic Scott Alarik wrote she has “… an uncanny sensitivity to the moods and proprieties from other eras.” One listener wrote: “Your music, the touch you have, entwines the heart.” She has also performed on the public television documentary The Irish in America, Ric Burns’ New York: A Documentary Film and others. She has performed at the White House for President Clinton, and, with Scottish singer Jean Redpath, on public radio’s A Prairie Home Companion and on CBS’ Late Show with David Letterman.

The Universalist Unitarian Church of Santa Paula has been home to a number of musical events throughout its 129 year history. Admission is $20 donation at the door, from the church office during office hours, or by Paypal on the church’s website: www.uucsp.org. Credit cards, checks and cash are accepted at the door. Children 12 and under are $10; children 5 and under are free. Proceeds benefit the Universalist Unitarian Church of Santa Paula Building and Historical Fund. For more information, call 805-525-4647 or email uuscpoffice@gmail.com. Parking is on the street or behind the church.

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Save the date for the return of Japanese guitarist Hiroya Tsukamoto for a rare matinee performance!