Apply to Join UUSM’s Intersectional Anti-Racist Anti-Oppression Commission (IARAO)
The IARAO is UUSM’s board-appointed commission that is helping to guide our transformative work for equity, justice, and multiculturalism in our own community. Are you interested in being part of this journey?
MORE...UUs Condemn Violence Against Gaza
The UUA shared resources and issued statements on the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and Israel, calling on Unitarian Universalists to open our hearts and act collectively.
MORE...A New Banner on Arizona Ave.
In 2018, UUSM put up a banner along the ivy on Arizona Ave. that expressed our congregation’s support for Black Lives Matter. It was vandalized twice. We are now re-asserting our values with another banner in that same location.
MORE...Preparations Begin for D4$ 2024 Auction
Dining for Dollars is UU Santa Monica’s most communitarian fundraiser: it brings like-minded people into community and raises money for the church. A win-win, for sure.
MORE...New Chalice-Shaped Planter Replaces Old Fountain in Anderson Courtyard
On a recent Sunday, Karl Lisovsky and a few willing congregants set up the new ceramic chalice-planter in Anderson Courtyard. It has already been planted to welcome us to UUSM.
MORE...Renewing UUSM’s Mission and Vision
Renewing mission and vision helps the whole community to be engaged with an intentional discernment process around its essential identity and future, re-inspiring a shared sense of the congregation’s purpose.
MORE...On Being a Worship Associate
Each Sunday, our Worship Associates help to make the service run like clockwork. Did you ever wonder how that happens? You are invited to find out.
MORE...April 2024 Worship Services
April’s theme: Interdependence. Sunday Worship at 10:30 am: 4/7 Stewardship Sunday; 4/14 Passover and Aging; 4/21 Earth Day Multigenerational; 4/28 Join us!
MORE...From Our Minister: The Generosity of Mother Earth
Mother Earth teaches us profound generosity as nature’s gifts not only make life possible but also make it worth living. Nature pours itself out in abundant measure.
MORE...March Board Highlights
The UUSM Board of Directors met on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, to receive reports and discuss various requests from church staff and members of the congregation.
MORE...April 2024 Adult Programs
Come, come, whoever you are! Welcome to an exciting journey of questioning, challenging, and celebrating life’s mysteries and wonders.
MORE...Register Now for UU District Meeting, April 26-28 in Ventura
April 26-28 the Pacific Southwest Service Area Assembly (PSWAA) meets in Ventura, and Camp de Benneville Pines has stepped up to handle the registration. We’re all invited.
MORE...RE Rewards: Larry Weiner Teaches and Learns
Larry finds the UUSM youth “a hoot to hang out with.” He gets a true sense of accomplishment, watching them learn to make a difference in the world.
MORE...Six New Facilitators Train Up for Expanded Grade-School OWL
After many hours of training, UUSM has freshly trained OWL facilitators for the K–1 and 4–6 grade age groups (including one recent YRUU grad). And we made some great connections.
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