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The Mountains Are Calling
Join us for Rev. Bijur's final Sunday before she departs on sabbatical. She will return to the pulpit on January 10.
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The Mystic Path Mysticism is a spiritual state of directly experiencing divine reality. Across diverse religious cultures the mystic path and the goal mystics describe is similar enough to suggest a universal truth and an effective practice useful to seekers of all kinds. Ricky Hoyt is minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Verdugo Hills. Music To Be Announced |
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The Obligations of Justice The Institute for Global Ethics has been interviewing people all over the world, asking them what they think are the most important values to hand on to the next generation. They found that, wherever you go, people will talk to you about five things caring, fairness, responsibility, trustworthiness and respect. But, just below the surface, a sixth universal value emerged citizenship -- contributing to the work and welfare of a community. |
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The Old Maid and The Thief
The UUCCSM music program presents The Old Maid and the Thief by Gian Carlo Menotti - a 1939 comedic American opera in one act that tells a twisted tale of manipulation and deceit. It is one of the earliest operas composed specifically for performance over the air. Menotti is probably best known for his classic Christmas opera "Amahl and the Night Visitors". This production will be performed in live radio opera format in the sanctuary, featuring singers Babatunde Akinboboye, Jennifer Miller, VanNessa Hulme, and Gabriel Paredes, and special guest announcer Alex Chadwick, public radio personality and former NPR host. Foley and sound production will be provided by Richard Scher, Rima Snyder and Norb Gallery. Proceeds will go to the church music program. The suggested donation is $15, free parking is available at the UCLA lot on 16th below Arizona Ave. Please come enjoy this musical evening, and bring a friend! Contact Director of Music DeReau Farrar for more details. |
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The Open Door |
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The Ordinary as Mask of the Holy Jim writes, "Betty and I saw a play the other night, ‘Oscar and the Pink Lady.’ Written by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, the play is about a young boy in a cancer ward, befriended by a ‘pink lady’ volunteer. The play is about spirituality, which Schmitt says he found in a desert ‘the lonely night under the starry sky was absolutely thrilling. I experienced the feeling of the Absolute.’ More when I see you on the Sunday following Thanksgiving." |
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The Pastoral Imperative Reality, together with our social gospel history, underscores the ongoing need for prophetic action in this world. However, the external and internal pressure to act in particular ways can often undermine the essential nature of tending the inner garden. This service explores pastoral aspects of prophetic action, while seeking to affirm both. Music Jonathan Davis, oboe |
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The Path to the Fishing Hole Unitarian Universalist Service Committee Sunday UUSC staff member Bill Docker says, A lot of folks wonder what the UUSC does and how we are different from other human rights organizations. The answer is in the sermon. Music Sara Andon, Flute |
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The Plague We are all members of the same human family. The ocean looks different to us now too. We look to it and to the new year, not knowing what will come; knowing only what we have to give. It may be all we can know; that there is something we can do. |
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The Poems of All Tongues The power of words can transform our everyday experience into something unfamiliar, enlightening and mystical. Join us as we share some favorite verses and what they have meant to us. |
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The Poetry of Awakening
With the arrival of spring and April, National Poetry Month, we celebrate poems that bring us to a sense of new awakening and resilience, and remind us of the importance of living in the moment. #poetry # spring #awakening #springpoetry #nationalpoetrymonth #livinginthemoment
#womenwhowrite
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The Poetry of Grace (Online Service)
Rima SnyderGrace means different things to different people. We will explore poems that depict grace as a diving blessing, an inner state of being or a guide for how to live. What does being in a state of grace mean? How does this relate to daily life?
Rima Snyder has been a member of UUSM since 2006. She is a member of the choir and a former worship associate. In the past she has served on the Music Committee, the Nominating Committee, and the Hunger Task Force. She loves poetry and will be doing a small group ministry group in the fall on poetry as a spiritual practice.
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