What's Happening at UUSM

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What is the IARAO Commission at UUSM?

April 18, 2023

IARAO (the Intersectional, Anti-Racism, Anti-Oppression Commssion) believes we all must commit through our shared values to dismantling institutional racism and oppression.

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UUSM takes on a Special Common Read: “Mistakes and Miracles”

March 25, 2023

Mistakes and Miracles, this year’s UUA/UUSM Common Read, invites us into a deep and important congregational conversation about living into our aspirations for beloved community.

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Dining for Dollars 2023: Don’t Miss Your Last Chance to Bid!

May 17, 2023

D4$ bidding closes Sunday May 21 at 8:00 pm PT. Dinners, activities, services, and more. FOMO? Please bid high and, most important, have fun! 

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May 2023 Worship Services

May 6, 2023

Sunday morning services at 10:30 am in May: Creative Spirit; Women’s Liberation and Flower Communion; The Mother of Invention; Crafting a Daily Spiritual Practice.

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From Our Minister: Creative Spirit

May 6, 2023

Our congregation is alive! Our sanctuary is buzzing with heart and spirit and melody. Our campus is once again filled with people, activities, and fellowship.

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Dining for Dollars: Bidding is Happening!

May 11, 2023

Dining for Dollars is happening! Go straight to our auction website, or we’ll have helpers in the courtyard after our Sunday service to guide you!

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May 2023 Adult Programs

May 1, 2023

Come, come, whoever you are! Welcome to an exciting journey of questioning, challenging, and celebrating life’s mysteries and wonders.

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May 2023 Generous Congregation Supports Planned Parenthood

May 6, 2023

At UUSM, we believe in actively opposing attacks on women’s reproductive rights. Access to reproductive health care and sex education are threatened. This month, half of our Sunday offerings will go to Planned Parenthood.

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April 2023 Board Highlights

April 27, 2023

The UUSM Board of Directors met on Tuesday, April 11, to hear updates on various aspects of the church’s operations and activities.

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April & May Art Wall: Karen Redding’s “Human Landscape of Diversity” Exhibit

April 4, 2023

Karen Redding’s photography highlights the core values of peoples the world over: connection, safety, belonging, and an innate desire to be seen and accepted.

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Dining for Dollars 2023 Bidding Begins May 7th

April 18, 2023

This year’s Dining for Dollars promises to be rich in both variety and fun. We have a couple dozen events as well as goods and services being offered by church members and friends, and are still looking for more.

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April 2023 Worship Services

April 1, 2023

Sunday morning services at 10:30 am in April: The Soft Underbelly; Easter Celebration; Our Living Earth; Our Promises; What You Resist, Persists.

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UUSM NEWS TEAM

Managing Editor: Pam Teplitz
Editors: Barbara Andres, Sheila Cummins, Elizabeth Fuller, Joyce Holmen, Lois Hutchinson, Pam Teplitz
Photography: Carol Ring, Roy Patience
Staff Liaison: Esther Chase
News Website Administrators: Elizabeth Fuller, Pam Teplitz
Monthly News Digest Production: Barbara Andres, Lois Hutchinson, Pam Teplitz

Please contact the News Team to submit articles. Members can contact the UUSM office to submit material for the Thursday Announcements.