Open Meditation: Wednesdays and Fridays – Zoom/Online
Zoom/OnlineTaking time for quiet meditation and sharing the intimacy of sitting in silence together can help sustain and ground us.
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Sunday Worship: Shivaratri: The Radiance Within the Darkness
Sanctuary 1260 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA, United StatesJoin us in-person or online to celebrate the Hindu festival of Shivaratri (the Night of Shiva), as we contemplate this "Auspicious One," who shines beyond the limitations of human thought, structure, and prejudice, inviting us to search for the Divine in the darkness of the unknown. Each church year, we select one special teacher to lead worship, who helps us to widen our multireligious embrace, and/or to deepen our commitments to anti-racism/anti-oppression. The Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati is our 2023-2024 Honored Guest Teacher. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati is a sannyasi (monk), pujari (priest), writer, and teacher living and serving at Kali Mandir in Laguna Beach. We are thrilled to have "Swami B" with us this year.
Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati, Guest Speaker.
Rev. Jeremiah Lal Shahbaz Kalendae and Chela Metzger, Worship Associates.
First Sundays Visitor Meetup
Cottage SEWhether you're looking for social justice activities, small group meetings, or just some inner peace, this is the time for questions and answers.
How Can We Talk about Gaza?
Sanctuary 1260 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA, United StatesJoin us in the Sanctuary at 12:00 pm to hear Prof. Saree Makdisi speak on the subject, “How Can We Talk about Gaza?” He is the author of several books including his latest, “Tolerance is a Wasteland: Palestine and the Culture of Denial.”
Green Committee Meeting
Shade Structure 1260 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA, United StatesWe invite you to learn more about how you and your community can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, build community resilience, and improve climate justice.
Open Meditation: Wednesdays and Fridays – Zoom/Online
Zoom/OnlineTaking time for quiet meditation and sharing the intimacy of sitting in silence together can help sustain and ground us.
UU Men’s Group – Zoom/Online
Zoom/OnlineTopic: Trying to stay physically fit seems to be a longstanding priority for many in our group. When in your life did this begin to be important to you? Have you revised your exercise and diet regimens as the result of your learning more about fitness or as you have aged?
Choir Rehearsal
Sanctuary 1260 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA, United StatesWhether you are new to singing, or have sung all your life, join us!
Open Meditation: Wednesdays and Fridays – Zoom/Online
Zoom/OnlineTaking time for quiet meditation and sharing the intimacy of sitting in silence together can help sustain and ground us.
Mistakes and Miracles: Common Read Discussion Group
Forbes Hall 1260 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA, United StatesHave you read the book "Mistakes and Miracles"? We will hold a discussion group for the book. What if you have started but not finished? Still don't have a copy? Want to hear what others think? All are welcome. We meet on the second Saturdays of each month.
Introduction to SoulCollage™: An Intuitive Artmaking Process
Warren E. Mathews Conference Room 1260 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA, United StatesSoulCollage™ is a creative method of self-exploration through the intuitive construction of small collages.
Sunday Worship: The Luminous Quran
Sanctuary 1260 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA, United StatesThe Islamic Holy Month of Ramazan arrives with the setting of the Sun this evening. Muslims all around the globe will begin the spiritual exercise of reading the entire Quran over the next lunar month. Join us in-person or online as we introduce and explore this luminous scripture in preparation for the arrival of the Queen of Months.
Rev. Jeremiah Lal Shahbaz Kalendae, preaching.
Karen Hsu Patterson, Worship Associate.