Current Events

Monthly Pet Loss Support Group

DETAILS: The Pet Loss Support Group is held on a monthly basis, and new participants are always welcome. The meetings are held on the first Wednesday at 8:00 pm (Eastern). In order to gain access, just email Rev. Elleven (relleven at gmail dot com) and he will send you the link and password (or you can find it on the UUAM Facebook page). Visit Rev. Russell’s Animal Chaplain page .

Rev. Russell Elleven, DMin
UUAM Chaplain

UPCOMING SUPPORT GROUP

Wednesday March 4, 2026 at 8 pm EDT / 7pm CDT / 6pm MDT / 5pm PDT

Mindful Eating for the Planet
Thursday, March 5 | 7 PM ET/ 6 PM CT/ 5 PM MT/ 4 PM PT
Speaker: Rev. John Millspaugh, Executive Director, UUAM

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82438610752

This session explores how food choices intersect with environmental sustainability, animal welfare, and global justice, and how mindful eating can be a meaningful response to ecological crises.

No registration is required. Simply join using the Zoom link above.

This series is co-sponsored by the Fourth Universalist Society NYC Environmental Justice Team and the All Souls NYC Food Matters Study Group.

Addressing the Captive Wildlife Crisis:

The Mission of The Wild Animal Sanctuary

Date and Time: Sunday March 29, 2026

4 PM ET/ 3 PM CT/ 2 PM MT/ 1 PM PT

The Wild Animal Sanctuary (TWAS) is the largest nonprofit carnivore sanctuary in the world, with over 1,000 rescued animals including lions, tigers, bears, wolves, and leopards, along with other large carnivores and mustangs living in large natural habitats. Established in 1980, the Sanctuary operates three locations in Colorado with more than 40,000 acres available for abused, abandoned, and confiscated carnivores. The Sanctuary specializes in rehabilitating captive wildlife so they can be released into natural habitats where they can roam freely and live with others of their own kind. More information is available at www.wildanimalsanctuary.org, and be sure to check out the sanctuary and many of its residents in this gorgeous 3-minute video!

Public Relations Director Austin Hill first visited The Wild Animal Sanctuary the day after graduating from college in 2014 and was instantly enamored! He spent some time as a traveling educational theater actor and would read the TWAS extensive tour guidebook in between performances. Born and raised in Colorado, he grew up in a family that was heavily involved in animal rescue. By summer 2015, he found himself joining his very favorite place/mission on the planet. He is extremely passionate about sharing the animals’ stories to educate others about the Captive Wildlife Crisis.

Register for this inspiring and informative event here!

UUAM PRESENTS CHOCOLATE BAR DELIGHT

A COOKING DEMO WITH CHEF TESS CHALLIS

SUNDAY, April 12, 2026

7 PM EST/6 PM CST/5 PM MST/4 PM PST

Dive into a pre-Valentines Day chocolate treat experience with UUAM and Chef and Coach Tess Challis! Nothing says Valentines Day like chocolate candy. Learn to make this tasty delight yourself! Join us as Tess guides us through creating decadent Butterfinger-ish Chocolate Bars (Food Joy page 208) to make for a special someone – or maybe you enjoy cooking together! This free online program Chocolate Bar Delight is Sunday, February 8 at 7 PM Eastern Standard Time. Click this link to register Chocolate Bar Delight Registration

Tess is a One Degree Business & Life Coach, Vegan Chef and author. Her books range from Radiant Health, Inner Wealth to her latest Food Joy where she and her daughter share their stories and special recipes. When she first became vegan, Tess was frustrated by trying recipes that didn’t turn out. Quoting Tess, “I’m a flavor junkie, and it was really hard to stick with my new way of eating at first, because I felt flavor-deprived. I vowed then and there that someday I’d create a cookbook that people could trust—one where every recipe turned out perfectly and deliciously, even for people who “didn’t like to cook.”

Tess has done that and more! In addition to publishing several cookbooks with diverse tastes that are fun and easy to follow, she provides programs and workshops to guide others to their best lives possible through her One Degree Business Coaching and One Degree Life Coaching. You can find more information at www.TessChallis.com.

Quick Details

What: Chocolate Bar Delight with Chef Tess Challis

When: Sunday, April 12th, 7 PM EST/6 PM CST/5 PM MST/4 PM PST

Where: On Zoom from the comfort of your home

Cost: No charge, but you must Register

TO REGISTER CLICK THIS LINK