Update on Lunches for Bunches and The People’s Concern
The People’s Concern, where UUSM’s Hunger Task Force delivers about 50 bagged lunches every Sunday, will be closed on the weekends and cutting back the services they offer because of a financial shortfall. But we have a medium-term plan to continue to help.
MORE...It’s Time to Make a Difference with UU the Vote!
We will be coming together at 9 AM beginning this coming Sunday, August 9th, to distribute and write “get-out-the-vote” post cards that will be sent to folks in North Carolina.
MORE...August 2026 Worship Services
Join us for Sunday services at 10:30 am. Aug.2: Sacrifice and Harvest; Aug. 9: The Spirit Rests Where it Will; Aug. 16: The Day You Begin; Aug. 23: No Getting Around It! Aug. 30: How We Journey, When, Why?
MORE...From Our New Minister, Rev. Diana Smith
UUSM has been going through a lot of transitions this summer. Please know that I’m with you in spirit as you process them and that I’m glad that I’ll soon be joining you in person to help navigate them.
MORE...From Our President: Looking Forward to Looking Forward
We have been waiting for many months to move into the next phase of ministry at UUSM. We welcome Rev. Diana Smith as our settled minister in August!
MORE...Welcome to UUSM Camp Weekend 2026!
We are excited for the opportunity to gather as a congregation again over the weekend of October 2-4 at our beautiful Camp de Benneville Pines. Unplug from the pace of daily life and strengthen our bonds as a congregation.
MORE...August 2026 Lifelong Learning
Come, come, whoever you are! Welcome to an exciting journey of questioning, challenging, and celebrating life’s mysteries and wonders.
MORE...Additional Staffing Updates: Farewell, Jessica… Thank You, Maddie… Thank You, Ryan
Jessica Ten-Have Place is leaving UUSM, Maddie Van Beek is filling in as Interim RE Coordinator, Ryan Humphrey is filling in as Interim Director of Music
MORE...Farewell to Saunder
On Sunday, July 19th, UUSM bid an emotional farewell to our beloved Director of Music for the past eight years, Saunder Choi.
MORE...Summer Staffing Updates: Farewell, Saunder…Thank You, Maddie…See You in August, Jessica
Saunder Choi is leaving UUSM, Jessica Ten-Have Place is on leave until August, Maddie van Beek is filling in for Jessica.
MORE...August 2026 Generous Congregation Supports Camp de Benneville Pines
We come together for more than ourselves. This month, half of our Sunday offerings will go to Camp de Benneville Pines, a haven where all ages can explore nature and UU values.
MORE...Thank You from Rev. Kikanza
The service was touching, the music was moving, the laying on of hands, as you saw, broke me wide open. I am grateful to each of you for being there and contributing with work and spirit.
MORE...“Flourishing Everywhere” – a final sermon by Rev. Jeremiah on June 21, 2026
…religious community invites us to stand before the storms, to dance in the rainfall, not alone but with neighbors and friends and lovers; not without purpose or direction, but with enduring values, indomitable hope, a clear mission, and a compelling dream of…our collective liberation.
MORE...“Circles of Love” – a sermon by Rev. Kikanza on June 14, 2026
“He drew a circle that shut me out — Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout. But love and I had the wit to win: We drew a circle and took him in!” — Edwin Markham
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