Worship Services

Rev. Jeremiah Lal Shahbaz Kalendae, preaching; Dr. Susan Hendricks, Worship Associate. We regather in our historic sanctuary after a summer of spaciousness and restoration to celebrate our annual Water Communion Ceremony. We will pour libations with our hopes and prayers for this new congregational year. If you have water from your travels this summer or a local sacred space, please bring a small container of it with you this morning for this multigenerational service. Join us for worship in-person and online.

Rev. Jeremiah Kalendae, preaching; Rev. Dr. Kikanza Nuri Robins, Worship Associate. Love is the heart of our faith. Our newly adopted Unitarian Universalist Values put Love into action. Join us as we explore ancient and contemporary wisdom on love in religious life and on the spiritual quest. Rabbi Shira Freidlin will join us in worship with some of the members of the Santa Monica Synagogue congregation. (This weekend is also our retreat at Camp de Benneville Pines.) Join us for worship in-person and online.

Rev. Dr. Kikanza Nuri-Robins, preaching; Cassie WInters, worship associate. It is considered good manners, in countries where more than one language is spoken, to greet your guests in their native language. The literal translation for Welcome in many languages is Good Coming. As we return from our summer sojourns, what are some ways that you might say Good Coming to our friends, new roommates, and our visitors? Join us for worship in-person and online.

Jessica Place, Interim Director of Religious Education, preaching; Chela Metzger and Allison Kendall, Worship Associates. We join with congregations across the nation to reimagine together from an age of extraction to a new era. Rev. Abhi Janamanchi writes in the national invitation: “The Revival is an opportunity to renew our Unitarian Universalist commitment to the planet... Our faith calls on us to act for love; and the revival is a way we can come together for a unified planet-loving purpose so we can make a difference for ourselves, our community, and even, perhaps, those policy makers.” Join us for worship in-person and online.