Open Meditation: Wednesdays and Fridays – Zoom/Online
Open Meditation: Wednesdays and Fridays – Zoom/Online
Taking time for quiet meditation and sharing the intimacy of sitting in silence together can help sustain and ground us.
Taking time for quiet meditation and sharing the intimacy of sitting in silence together can help sustain and ground us.
Taking time for quiet meditation and sharing the intimacy of sitting in silence together can help sustain and ground us.
Please join us for an all-congregational Common Read which will explore many facets of our congregational life and how we can collectively grow into a beloved community that fully embodies our UU values. We will read “On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World” by Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg (Beacon Press, 2022).
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.
Rev. Jeremiah Kalendae, preaching; Chela Metzger, Worship Associate. Join us as we learn about the High Holidays of the Jewish tradition which call us to reflection and repair in our relationships and in the world. With our new neighbors at the Santa Monica Synagogue, we have a great opportunity to build beloved community this season with Unitarian Universalist, Jewish, and Islamic leadership right in our spiritual home. We will also welcome new members into our multi-religious community this Sunday. Following the service, we will build and decorate a Sukkah—a sacred dwelling—for the ancient Jewish holiday of Sukkot together with our neighbors and friends in the courtyard. It will remain there for one week as a place of gathering, hospitality, and remembrance. Join us for worship in-person and 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.
Taking time for quiet meditation and sharing the intimacy of sitting in silence together can help sustain and ground us.
Taking time for quiet meditation and sharing the intimacy of sitting in silence together can help sustain and ground us.
Like a book club but with less to read! Facilitated by Tom Hamilton and Bronwen Jones.
Topic: What religious or philosophical teaching(s) do you remember having an early formative influence on you? Later in your life was there an idea or event that shaped your general outlook on life differently?
Rev. Dr. Kikanza Nuri-Robins, preaching; Chela Metzger, Worship Associate. As children no one teaches us to listen. There are no contests or trophies. No recognition in the class yearbook for "Most Likely to Listen." Few people praise us for listening. Why? We are taught that listening is passive. Listening makes you vulnerable. Listening means you are not in charge. Deep listening requires that you turn off the voices in your head. You have to set your agenda aside and pay attention, and paying attention to only one thing is not always easy. What might change for you if listening becomes your spiritual practice? Join us for worship in-person and online.
Join us under the shade structure after the service as we prepare brown bag lunches for our homeless neighbors.
Unitarian Universalist Animal Ministry empowers individuals, chapters, and congregations to build justice and compassion for animals.
The Peace & Social Justice Committee and community allies will present information and perspectives on the various ballot measures and propositions on your ballot this November.
Taking time for quiet meditation and sharing the intimacy of sitting in silence together can help sustain and ground us.
Taking time for quiet meditation and sharing the intimacy of sitting in silence together can help sustain and ground 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.
Rev. Jeremiah Kalendae & Jessica Place, preaching; Dr. Susan Hendricks & Vilma Ortiz, Worship Associates. Our annual multigenerational service honoring the Day of the Dead and this season of holidays invite us to think of another world and celebrate our beloveds who have moved beyond us from this life. Our Garden of Eternity service will follow the Sunday service as we remember those whose names are inscribed in our hearts and in our memorial garden with sacred song, the sharing of memories, and blessings. Join us for worship in-person and online.
Join us under the shade structure after the service as we prepare brown bag lunches for our homeless neighbors.
Join us for lunch under the shade structure, immediately after the Garden of Eternity Memorial. Women+ includes our gender-fluid and non-binary siblings!
Taking time for quiet meditation and sharing the intimacy of sitting in silence together can help sustain and ground us.
Taking time for quiet meditation and sharing the intimacy of sitting in silence together can help sustain and ground us.
First Saturdays: Let your inner artist show forth. Watercolor basics will be explained, then it’s time to paint.
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