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The Shock of the Familiar The stories we tell and retell at this time of year don't seem to change that much, but we do. |
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The Soul of Money Commitment Sunday What we choose to do with our resources says something about who we are as individuals and as a community, and what is important to us. |
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The Spirit of Joy We give thanks for the teachers, volunteers, children, and staff who have given our Religious Education program another great year. Today we recognize and celebrate their contributions. Each class will make a presentation based on the curriculum it used. Music Scott Roewe, instrumentalist |
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The Spirit of the Christmas Tree - A Multigenerational Pageant We'll celebrate the arrival of the Friendly Beasts, a beloved church tradition, at our multigenerational holiday pageant services. [Note: No audio recording is available for this service.] |
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The Spiritual Child Scientific research has shown that we are hardwired for spirituality. Our children are at the beginning of their spiritual journeys. How do we nurture and support them? A service based on "The Spiritual Child: The New Science on Parenting for Health and Lifelong Thriving" by Lisa Miller, PhD
We are happy to welcome back the Rev. Judy Tomlinson, who served as our DRE from 1991-2000. While working here she completed her Bachelor’s degree at CSULB in Human Development and Women’s Studies and then her M.Div. at Claremont School of Theology. She was ordained in May 2001 by the UU Congregation of Montclair, NJ, where she served from 2000 to 2017, first as Minister of Religious Education and then as Associate Minister. In 2017 she returned to Southern California and currently serves as DRE at Orange Coast UU Church in Costa Mesa.
Note: No audio recording is available for this service.
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The Spiritual Life of a Church Communities have a spiritual life, just as individuals do. It grows through developmental stages and evolves |
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The Spiritual Side of Labor Day It has been said that justice is love with legs; love that walks into the larger society with care, concern, compassion, and respect for the dignity of others. |
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The Star of Bethlehem
Why do we celebrate Christmas? As Unitarian Universalists, most of us believe that Jesus was a human being, that he was an inspired spiritual teacher and compelling social revolutionary. For some of us, we do celebrate the story of the only Son of God come to save the world, and that belief is welcome here today. For others, the culture in which we live tells this story, over and over, and we gather to experience it once again. But it is not only the Christian religion that needs to tell this story, over and over. As a Unitarian Universalist people of faith, we, too, need to tell this story over and over because, like all great religious myths that have been told through the ages, this night and this story hold essential spiritual truths. Come and experience the story once again, with all the characters you know and love including our congregation’s beloved Friendly Beasts! Join us for a Christmas Nativity pageant in word and song with the timeless story of Mary and Joseph, the kings, and the shepherds.
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The Status Report The grounds of our national experiment in democratic selfgovernment are shifting beneath our feet. What will we mean by democracy in the 21st Century? We welcome back the Rev. James Conn, who is Director of New Ministries with the California-Pacific Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. |
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The Story of Maryam (one service only at 11 a.m.)
We'll join our Muslim and Christian neighbors in celebrating Jesus' birthday with readings from the Quran and the Christian Bible.
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The Story of Your Life Our guest is UU finance expert Peter Henrickson, who will speak to us about a congregation's relationship to money. He writes, I will be addressing why it is that some people seem to be more generous in charitable giving, and why it might come to look that way. Peter Henrickson has served in a variety of UU financial leadership positions and is a recently retired finance professional living in Vancouver, WA. Chalice Lighting Remarks by Jacki Weber |
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The Straight Skinny on the Fat Man in Red (two services at 9 & 11 a.m.)
“You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout, I'm telling you why…” Sometimes when we review all the things we know about Santa – and even about Christmas in general – which have slipped into the annual traditional Christmas package, we might do well to wonder where these stories came from? The person we celebrate as ‘Santa’ draws upon a historic figure. But how much of what we celebrate is fact? And does something need to be fact to be true?
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