Come, come, whoever you are!
Welcome to an exciting journey of questioning, challenging, and celebrating life’s mysteries and wonders. For generations, Adult Programs at UU Santa Monica has welcomed seekers, exiles, and interfaith families along with those who have grown up in our own Unitarian Universalist tradition. We are a congregation made up of people who believe in God or a higher power, people who do not, those who are content to live with the mystery, and those who are ever searching for answers to the big questions. Most of all, we are enriched by one another’s life journeys, diverse beliefs, shared progressive values and uniting UU Principles as we learn and explore together.
Our Purpose and Our Guide
At its core, the purpose of our educational ministry is to provide opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds to deepen their spiritual lives, and to live with compassion, integrity, and joy as we nurture beloved community and work together for peace and justice in this world. Adult Programs offers classes, discussion groups, and special events on an array of topics relevant to the Six Sources and our congregation’s spiritual life. Some of these include in-depth study of theology and spirituality, discussion of science writing or Humanist ideas, opportunities to explore music, arts and crafts, or chances to connect socially for fellowship and fun. Many programs are made possible through the time and talent of our members and friends.
An Invitation
Community Building Events
Watercolor Saturday – May 3, 2025 – Cancelled
Build Your Own Theology – May 7 and 21, 2025
SoulCollage®: An Intuitive Artmaking Process – May 10, 2025
International Folk Dancing – May 10 and 24, 2025
UU Animal Ministry – May 11, 2025
Women+ Community Gathering – May 25, 2025
Exploration of Ideas
Humanist Readings Club – May 17, 2025
Science Non Fiction Book Group – May 24, 2025
Topic: At what times in your life were you the happiest, and why? Did you fully understand and appreciate it at the time or has it taken the perspective of age to let you see it? Topic: Children usually assimilate more from their fathers by observation than from listening to their lectures or advice. Did your father model something positive about being a man that stayed with you? If you have children, or nieces and nephews that you spent a lot of time with, can you identify anything about them as adults that they learned from you? Topic: Is/was your chosen career important to you as a big part of your identity? Is/was it mostly fulfilling, rewarding, stressful, challenging, or something else? If you are retired or nearing retirement, has its meaning for you changed?
UU Men’s Group – Zoom/Online
Zoom/Online
UU Men’s Group
Cottage
1260 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA, United States
UU Men’s Group – Zoom/Online
Zoom/Online
Meditation
All Meditation Groups
These are ongoing drop-in groups. You are welcome to join us when it feels right to you. We listen to brief readings, sit together quietly for twenty minutes, journal and share with each other what’s on our hearts.
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Open Meditation: Wednesdays and Fridays – Zoom/Online
Zoom/OnlineMeditationTaking time for quiet meditation and sharing the intimacy of sitting in silence together can help sustain and ground us.
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Open Meditation: Wednesdays and Fridays – Zoom/Online
Zoom/OnlineMeditationTaking time for quiet meditation and sharing the intimacy of sitting in silence together can help sustain and ground us.
For all events: Contact Adult Religious Exploration
