Ethical Culture Society of Silicon Valley

We provide 48 sack lunches to Grace Solutions every month, which we make on the first Sunday. Look at the great art on the lunch sacks, created by artists at a Grace Solutions Art Hangout! Please join us for lunch making and filling lunch sacks.

We make PB&J sandwiches and assemble sack lunches, including snack foods (individually wrapped), drinks, and fruit that the staff at Grace distributes over the next 10 days or so. We write personal notes in English and Spanish to include in the sacks.

When we are done, we gather with our own PB&J sandwiches and enjoy each other's company as we eat the same meal we just packed in lunches for Grace, an act of solidarity.

The plan: Gather at 12:00 noon PST Sunday to make PB&J sandwiches and pack sack lunches with everything but the sandwiches and fresh fruit, which will be refrigerated overnight, and write notes. Tuesday, Sept 8, the lunches will be delivered to Phil at the Grace parking lot. We've been at this since June 2022, and it has been a meaningful and fun project.

Who can help, one way or another? If you can join the sandwich making at 12:00, RSVP and you will get the address through a meetup message. Want to contribute something to the lunches? RSVP and you will get details.

Please join us.

I look forward to seeing you Sunday November 1 as we continue to support Grace this way.

BE AWARE! This is the first day of Standard Time! Set your clocks back an hour Saturday night! We will start at noon Standard time!

RSVP to get details for participating as well as the address.

Our Coffee & Conversation sessions are informal, inclusive, supportive gatherings. We just talk about things that are on our minds and in our hearts, things that make for, or detract from, a fulfilling human life in the real world for ourselves and for other people. We listen to each other, share our thoughts, and enjoy the time together. Coffee, tea and goodies provided - and feel free to bring something if you like.

Join the conversation!

To promote a respectful space where everyone's voice can be heard, we encourage participants to:
-Wait to speak until others are finished rather than interrupting
-Avoid giving advice unless requested
-Be mindful of how long you talk and try to keep it to 1-2 minutes at a time so everyone has a chance to talk

Since Felix Adler founded Ethical Culture in 1876, the movement has made a difference through various social movements. Louise Jett, an Ethical Culture Leader in the St. Louis Society, created a short video history of Ethical Culture, which we will watch together, followed by discussion.
In her introduction to the video Louise Jett writes:
Where has Ethical Culture made a difference? Explore the roots of Ethical Culture: its founding by Felix Adler, who insisted on “Deed Before Creed,” and the movement’s early commitments to education, civil rights, and social reform. This video highlights key voices who shaped our tradition, including Anna Garlin Spencer, W.E.B. Du Bois, John Lovejoy Elliott, and Algernon D. Black, and notes the movement’s influence on organizations like the NAACP. You’ll see how Ethical Humanism evolved, wrestling with suffrage, expanding inclusion, and grounding ethics in lived experience. We’ll connect past to present, showing how Ethical Societies continue to build communities of dignity, justice, and care. Watch to reflect on how you can carry this legacy forward in your own ethical action.
Join this in person meeting at Neutra House. Coffee and snacks will be offered before the meeting starts so arrive early. Linger afterwards to connect with others and explore ways to bring ethical action into the world.