The Rev. Jeremiah Lal Shahbaz Kalendae, preaching; Cassie Winters, worship associate. We enter the summer months each year by celebrating the many volunteers, leaders, and professional staff who contribute their time, efforts, skill, passion, creativity, caring, and love to our community. Join us this Sunday as we name our gratitude and review the many accomplishments of this congregational year. Rev. Jeremiah will deliver the minister's Annual Report during the service to hopefully reduce the length of the Annual Meeting. Members please plan to attend the Annual Meeting of the Congregation following the service. We appreciate you!
Calendar of Events
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3 events, Join us under the shade structure after the service as we prepare brown bag lunches for our homeless neighbors. - Please join us as we elect leadership and vote on the budget for the coming year — and on adopting our proposed Mission & Vision statements.Non-members are welcome to attend, but cannot vote. Childcare will be available. Lunch will be served prior to the meeting. Click through for details and the meeting agenda. | 0 events, | 1 event, All ages are invited to join us for fun and community-building at Game Night. Bring your favorite board game, and if you can, bring a new friend. | 1 event, Taking time for quiet meditation and sharing the intimacy of sitting in silence together can help sustain and ground us. | 1 event, Topic: Is there a negative or very difficult aspect or experience in your past that you haven’t completely gotten past or that took a long time to resolve satisfactorily in your mind? | 1 event, Taking time for quiet meditation and sharing the intimacy of sitting in silence together can help sustain and ground us. | 1 event, Are you new to watercolor and want to try it out first? Paints, brushes and watercolor paper will be provided for the first meeting, and Bettye will share information about supplies you will need for future meetings. |
5 events, The Rev. Sue Fisher, guest speaker; The Rev. Dr. Kikanza Nuri-Robins, worship associate. In life, the most beneficial thing we can do for each other can also be the most intimidating: being there for others in the joys and tragedies of life. We will explore the ministry of presence and discover how simply "being there" is a profound blessing. Maya Angelou wrote: “At the end of the day people won’t remember what you said or did, they will remember how you made them feel.” Join us in-person or online. Join us under the shade structure after the service as we prepare brown bag lunches for our homeless neighbors. Help us welcome our featured artists for July and August—the kids and youth of our congregation! The exhibit will feature art created in our Religious Education program, as well as individual contributions that artists worked on at home. The reception will be held after our worship service in Forbes Hall. We invite you to learn more about how you and your community can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, build community resilience, and improve climate justice. Whether you're looking for social justice activities, small group meetings, or just some inner peace, this is the time for questions and answers. | 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event, Taking time for quiet meditation and sharing the intimacy of sitting in silence together can help sustain and ground us. | 1 event, Unitarian Universalist Animal Ministry empowers individuals, chapters, and congregations to build justice and compassion for animals. | 1 event, Taking time for quiet meditation and sharing the intimacy of sitting in silence together can help sustain and ground us. | 4 events, - Join us for and all-ages Music Day to Sing for Peace in the Cottage. We will learn some easy-to-sing songs of peace to share with the congregation the following day at our Multigenerational Sunday Service. Ages 0–100 are welcome; no music experience is required! RSVP to dmre@uusm.org. - This Saturday (tomorrow): Booklovers come together for a wry and wise tale that speaks to anyone who has ever been searching. Meet us in Forbes Hall. We will discuss Search: A Novel, by Michelle Huneven. SoulCollage® is a creative method of self-exploration through the intuitive construction of small collages. 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. |
2 events, Jessica TenHave-Place, M.Div., Director of Multigenerational Religious Education; Karen Hsu Patterson, worship associate. Our Peace Campers will lead this multigenerational service as they share what they learned about peace from the traditions of Judaism, Christianity, Humanism, Bahai'i Faith, and Unitarian Universalism. Join us in-person or online at this kid-friendly service for all ages as we practice peace together by building bridges of understanding across difference! Join us under the shade structure after the service as we prepare brown bag lunches for our homeless neighbors. | 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event, Taking time for quiet meditation and sharing the intimacy of sitting in silence together can help sustain and ground us. | 0 events, | 1 event, Taking time for quiet meditation and sharing the intimacy of sitting in silence together can help sustain and ground us. | 1 event, Topic: What single event or experience during your childhood do you believe had the biggest positive effect on how your life has turned out? |
3 events, James Witker, guest speaker; John Hart, worship associate. One of America’s most famous skeptics and satirists, Mark Twain’s commentaries on religion are humorous and razor sharp. In his time he befriended a number of Unitarians, his sensibilities often overlapping with their tradition of critical thought and social reform, and he remains well-loved in UU spaces. Today, many of Twain’s critiques apply to a world we find still beset by false piety, as well as greed and war. But there is also something deeper than cynicism in Twain’s writing, and in the odyssey of his most famous protagonist, that challenges skeptics and seekers alike, and resonates with the prophetic spirit of liberal religion. Join us in-person or online. Join us under the shade structure after the service as we prepare brown bag lunches for our homeless neighbors. The Faith in Action: Peace & Social Justice Committee works in many ways to put UU values into action in our local community and wider world. | 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event, Taking time for quiet meditation and sharing the intimacy of sitting in silence together can help sustain and ground us. | 0 events, | 1 event, Taking time for quiet meditation and sharing the intimacy of sitting in silence together can help sustain and ground us. | 2 events, - Booklovers come together to explore science and history topics in-depth. Meet us in Forbes Hall. We will discuss We Are Electric: Inside the 200-Year Hunt for Our Body’s Bioelectric Code, by Sally Adee. 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. |
3 events, Rabbi Shira Freidlin, guest speaker; Rebecca Haggerty, worship associate. Come join Rabbi Shira Freidlin from the Santa Monica Synagogue as she shares with us the Jewish practice of chanting nigunim. A nigun is a wordless melody that is traditionally repeated over and over again in a desire to bring us into closer connection with our inner selves, each other, and the Divine. Please come with an open heart and a willingness to sing! Join us in-person or online. Join us under the shade structure after the service as we prepare brown bag lunches for our homeless neighbors. 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 | 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event, Taking time for quiet meditation and sharing the intimacy of sitting in silence together can help sustain and ground us. | 0 events, | 1 event, Taking time for quiet meditation and sharing the intimacy of sitting in silence together can help sustain and ground us. | 1 event, First Saturdays: Let your inner artist show forth. Watercolor basics will be explained, then it’s time to paint. |
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