Join us in person or online in spirit on Sunday mornings at 10:30 am. All are welcome! We as Unitarian Universalists in Santa Monica look forward to being with you.
Parking at the UCLA parking structure at 1311 16th St. is available to people attending Sunday services. The entrance is from 16th St. between Santa Monica Blvd. and Arizona Ave., on the SE corner of Arizona and 16th; ask the attendant for a UUSM parking permit. For those with a handicap parking tag, several spaces are also available onsite, via the alley west of 18th St., as well at in the UCLA structure.
Worship Online: We livestream our service from the sanctuary. Join us by clicking the WATCH NOW button above where the video is live every week beginning at 10:20 am, or watch on YouTube or Facebook. You don’t need to have a YouTube or Facebook account, or be logged in, to watch the service. You do have to be logged in to comment and chat with other members of the congregation.
Explore past services on our Sermons page, available 24/7. Tune in anytime to catch up and worship with your community. We encourage you to light a chalice or candle at home, mediate, and sing along.
COVID Update May 2023: The congregation’s Pandemic Policies and Protocols were adopted specifically in response to the pandemic. Given that the state of emergency has been lifted, they are no longer in effect. Masks are optional, but always acceptable and welcome. If you or someone in your household is not feeling well or have tested positive for COVID, please stay home; you can still join us via our online livestream worship.
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Sunday Worship: Heritage Sunday
Sunday Worship: Heritage Sunday
Bob Dietz, guest speaker; Rev. Jeremiah Lal Shahbaz Kalendae, minister. In this autumnal season of elders and ancestors, many Unitarian Universalist congregations offer a special Heritage Sunday that uplifts the spiritual journey of one or more of our elders. This will be our first Heritage Sunday, and Bob Dietz will be sharing some of his long quest with Unitarian Universalism with our beloved community this morning. We will also enter into the Advent Season as we light candles and learn to find our way in the growing darkness of this season. Join us for worship in-person and online.
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Sunday Worship: What are you waiting for? A Sermon in Song
Sunday Worship: What are you waiting for? A Sermon in Song
Rev. Dr. Kikanza Nuri-Robins, preaching; Chela Metzger, Worship Associate. We are in the Season of Lights. Celebrants from many traditions use lights and the metaphors of light and darkness to prepare for what is next. The next miracle, the next season, the next year. What is next for you? What are you preparing for? Waiting for? Be part of our gathering as we celebrate this season of waiting with songs. Also, our children will present a Christmas scene and song from the perspective of the animals in the manger. Join us for worship in-person and online.
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Sunday Worship: Sacred Tradition
Sunday Worship: Sacred Tradition
Rev. Jeremiah Kalendae, preaching; Chela Metzger, worship associate. "Tradition" is a loaded word that can be triggering for many liberal religious folks who identify with our countercultural liberal religious movement. Join us this morning as we explore sacred tradition and the ways in which it be grounding, inspiring, and powerful as we seek to make a positive impact in our lives and in the world around us. Join us for worship in-person and online.
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Sunday Worship: Winter Solstice
Sunday Worship: Winter Solstice
Rev. Jeremiah Kalendae, preaching; Jef Travis, worship associate. Join us for our annual service celebrating the Winter Solstice. This is the darkest time of the year and the sacred darkness of the wintertime invites us to take a spiritual inventory of our lives to ensure we have all that we will need for the journey ahead. Take Only what you need, monastization and letting excess fall away and making space for what's really important. The darkness invites us to take inventory. Join us for worship in-person and online.
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The Peace of Christmas: A Candlelight Service
The Peace of Christmas: A Candlelight Service
Rev. Jeremiah Lal Shahbaz Kalendae & Rev. Dr. Kikanza Nuri-Robins, preaching; Chela Metzger, Worship Associate. Join us for our annual Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 6:00 pm as we travel from our sanctuary to Bethlehem to celebrate good tidings of great joy with stories, songs, prayers, and carols. Refreshments and fellowship will follow. All are welcome! Join us in-person and online.
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Sunday Worship: Let there be Peace
Sunday Worship: Let there be Peace
Rev. Kikanza Nuri-Robins, preaching. Peace above me, Peace below me. Peace behind me, Peace before me. Peace all around me. Let me be Peace. Join us for worship in-person and online.