Messages

A message from the monthly “Interdependence.” Just like the cycles of the seasons and of our lives, our liberal religious community moves through a liturgical year of annual celebrations and honorings and monthly themes. These help us to attune ourselves with nature, religious observances, and the ebb and flow of life as a community of fellow sojourners. Join us as we learn more about the liturgical year that has evolved over nearly a century and is our unique expression of our Unitarian Universalist faith. Rev. Jeremiah Kalendae, preaching. Karen Hsu Patterson, worship associate.

A message from the monthly “Interdependence.” Please join us for a special multigenerational Earth Day Celebration and Green Living Fair following the service. Rev. Jeremiah Kalendae, preaching. Dr. Susan Hendricks, worship associate.

A message from the monthly “Interdependence.” This special guest service will explore some of the key themes of Passover, focusing on how Passover touches the historical, the political, the spiritual and the emotional dimensions of what it means to come out of a narrow place and how it challenges us to to ask what it means to say dayenu, I have enough. Rabbi Gellar will offer a special workshop after the service on “Getting Good at Getting Older” and she will have copies of her latest book available.

A message from the monthly “Interdependence.” The springtime brings bright new blossoms, heavy stormclouds, cleansing rains, and our annual stewardship campaign to support the life of our beloved community. Thank you for all that you give–time, talents, heart, and financial gifts–to sustain our liberal religious community and its mission in the world in the good times and the difficult times. Our stewardship team has been working diligently and we will recieve some of the many exciting opportunities of their work this month as we also plan carefully for the future and the positive difference we can make in our world in the year before us. Rev. Jeremiah Kalendae, preaching. Sue Bickford, worship associate.

A message from the monthly “Transformation.” Who is Jesus of Nazareth? For two millennia scholars, theologians, religious leaders, and the faithful in many different religious traditions have struggled to answer this question. Let us listen to his own words in the light of our own tradition and come to our own conclusions this Easter morning. Order of Service available at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uhEfvpv9BmJM87oK853p9bnuc-9zcT03rg37hWWJjJM/edit?usp=sharing

A message from the monthly “Transformation.” All journeys into liminal space begin somewhere. Most at a threshold. Acknowledging a threshold is an important step in transformation. In this talk Chris will detail what skills, knowledge and wisdom can be drawn upon as we embark on journeys of transformation. Dr. Chris Hoff, preaching. Chela Metzger, worship associate. Order of Service available at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z-YoeZ_1ZTsVh8KFMDImSBYtgc0ACrmw1T-PClQAkLE/edit?usp=sharing

A message from the monthly “Transformation.” At the heart of Christianity is the call to share a meal with one another and to invite ourselves to be transformed by the experience of Oneness that follows. Join us as we explore the roots of communion and the practice of breaking bread as a path to wholeness and liberation. Rev. Amelia Mu’mina Marie, preaching. Sue Bickford, worship associate. Order of Service available at https://docs.google.com/document/d/16rjI3tZgvMkREgaOIvtm2BF1mpGUmBUzN5vP2PYZBGI/edit?usp=sharing

A message from the monthly “Transformation.” The 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 as we introduce and explore this luminous scripture in preparation for the arrival of the Queen of Months. Rev. Jeremiah, preaching. Karen Hsu Patterson, worship associate. Order of Service available at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sVdIgt40yxy8-NKsJ1GMgdBIg6gSHn9WXTohQGUnrGQ/edit?usp=sharing

A message from the monthly “Transformation.” Celebrating the Hindu festival of Shivaratri (the Night of Shiva), as we contemplate Shiva, the “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. Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati is a sannyasi (monk), pujari (priest), writer, and teacher living and serving at Kali Mandir in Laguna Beach. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati is our 2023-2024 Honored Guest Teacher. Each church year, we have selected one special teacher who helps to widen our multireligious embrace and/or deeepen our commitments to anti-racism/anti-oppressionn to lead worship. We are thrilled to have “Swami B” with us this year. Order of Service available at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RVA05xCT1CioNY0i4N8CBbP4b1Dfq5puqVAef30s_h0/edit?usp=sharing

A message from the monthly “Justice + Equity.” We are one lighthouse for the liberal religious spirit among over a thousand Unitarian Universalist congregations! We covenant to work together through the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations (UUA) to promote our 7 Principles and advance the religious, educational, and humanitarian causes of our unique religious tradition. Join us this morning to learn more about our national movement and the interdependent web of transformative change of which we are a part! Order of Service available at https://docs.google.com/document/d/10SZ0xzBIsISM7tAVmDdUXCk67jd_FS1MpS6Kppziqpw/edit?usp=sharing