Revs. Jeremiah Lal Shahbaz Kalendae & Amelia Mu'mina Marie, preaching
Cassie Winters, Worship Associate
Join us for our annual service celebrating St. Francis Day — the Patron Saint of Animals and The Environment in many traditions — and the Blessing of the Animals. We honor the interdependent web of all existence and especially those animals who share our homes and planet in this multigenerational service. You are invited to bring your friendly furry friends (or a picture of them) to church with you to receive a blessing as they bless us all with their presences this morning. Join us for Sunday worship in-person and online.

Rev. Jeremiah Lal Shahbaz Kalendae, preaching; Karen Hsu Patterson, Worship Associate. Ministry is at the heart of our liberal and liberating identity as Unitarian Universalists, and it is something we share among the gathered community. Everyone is called to the service of ministry in our tradition, but how do we define ministry and understand it in contemporary times? We will explore such questions together and also commission the members of our new Committee on Shared Ministry and learn more about their service to our congregation.

Rev. Jeremiah Lal Shahbaz Kalendae, preaching; Patrick Meighan, Worship Associate. The mission and vision of a congregation are like the chart and compass that help us live into our collective commitments and aspirations as a beloved community. They help to keep us from being static and move us in the direction of continual growth and transformation. Renewing mission and vision statements is something congregations do to keep the living tradition alive and fresh and to ensure everyone is on the same page--or at least reading the same book--when it comes to why we exist and what we hope to achieve together. This work is one of our developmental ministry priorities this year and your input will be invaluable. Come learn about this exciting new endeavor and how you might be a part of this next step in our developmental progress.

Rev. Kikanza Nuri-Robins, preaching; Sue Bickford, Worship Associate. What does the Universe call you to do? What is it that causes your soul to sing? If, indeed, each of us is here, on earth, for a particular reason, what might that one thing be? And how differently would you experience your relationships if you felt called to be in them? This morning you are invited to explore the yearnings of your heart and the songs of your soul.

Revs. Jeremiah Lal Shahbaz Kalendae and Amina Mu'mina Marie, preaching; Vilma Ortiz and Johnny Canales, Worship Associates. The season of the ancestors has arrived and we feel their presences in our hearts. In this autumnal multigenerational service honoring El Día de los Muertos (The Day of Dead) we will celebrate the season of Allhallowtide and the spirits that are said to now commune with the living. You may bring a photo of a loved one you have lost to set among the marigolds of our Ofrenda. Our annual Garden of Eternity Service will follow the regular Sunday service at noon to remember those who have died in the past year and all those who now have memorial bricks placed in our beautiful Garden of Eternity.