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The Ultimate Gift of Life Easter Sunday The ultimate gift of life, says Bishop John Shelby Spong, is that our connection and our interdependence with one another offers us the experience of eternity. The message of Easter may be as simple as that. Music Choir at both servicesEaster Sunday The ultimate gift of life, says Bishop John Shelby Spong, is that our connection and our interdependence with one another offers us the experience of eternity. The message of Easter may be as simple as that. Music Choir at both services |
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The Universalist Gospel Come enjoy a narrative history of Universalism celebrated in words and music, adapted by Patrick Meighan and Amy Thiel for our Sunday service. |
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The Universalist Gospel Presented by Amy Thiel and Patrick Meighan and the UU Community Church Choir Come enjoy a narrative history of Universalism celebrated in words and music, adapted by Patrick Meighan and Amy Thiel for our Sunday service. Music: Chancel choir (both services) |
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The Unthinkable Mind with Judith Martin-Straw - Zoom
"The Unthinkable Mind" from Lynda Barry's book "Syllabus"
Judith Martin-Straw has been writing and teaching for decades. She has been a member of the church since 1999, and this is her first time using Lynda Barry's book as a text for a creativity class. Sign-up limited to 15 people.
Here is your chance to work with Judith if you missed her recent class on The Artist's Way. If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact her at jmsxroads@gmail.com.
Email AdultRE@uusm.org for the zoom link.
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The UUSM Art Wall Shows off Quilts in January!
Please join us for our January Art Wall Opening Reception on Sunday, January 7 from 12:00 noon – 1:30pm when we welcome seasoned quilting artist Cathy Seidman, aka The Crazy Quilter. Cathy says, “I have been a textile artist for as long as I can remember I have been a quilt maker for the last fifteen years.,” She has been very active in the Santa Monica Quilt Guild and the Westside Quilt Guild. Come meet the artist and see what imagi - nation looks like as a quilt. Contact our Art Director, Beverly Alison for further info about this show or about exhibiting on our Art Wall.
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The Values that Sustain Us We say that we stand on the side of love. What values inform us as we decide on where to stand on the issues facing us today? The offering that is not pledged will go to the Unitarian Universalist Association for our Association Sunday collection. |
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The Van Gogh Cafe Our guest speaker, the Rev. Keith Kron, has been Director of the Office for Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Concerns for the Unitarian Universalist Association since 1996. He writes, "How do we heal a world filled with oppression and evil? What can one person do to improve her or his life and the lives of those nearby? Whether the oppression is sexism, racism, heterosexism and homophobia, ableism, ageism, each of us can do something. But what? Maybe you need a little magic. This service will explore how to work to end oppression and how to create the magic that will do it." Music: Jonathan Davis, oboe |
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The Vernal Equinox A celebration of the first day of spring, welcoming this time of renewal in the world and in our lives. Choose something you would like to nurture in your own life and help it blossom into reality. |
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The Voice of Vocation - 'Til Earth and Heaven RingFebruary Worship Series: The Voice of Vocation
The spiritual teacher Parker Palmer urges you to “let your life speak” by listening for the voice of vocation, your heart’s calling, in all you do. If your heart could sing, that would it say about your choices in life, work, family, spiritual growth, and community? In a proudly pluralistic community like ours, which includes many unique and differing voices, it can be challenging to build and amplify a common voice to speak courageously on the issues that concern us as a whole – yet this is our mission and our calling as a community. Join Rev. Rebecca and our worship leaders for The Voice of Vocation, a month-long exploration of listening, breaking silence, and amplifying our voices to lift up our deepest values.
February 21 Sermon: 'Til Earth and Heaven Ring
In our noisy world, it can be hard to know when to speak out and when to keep quiet. Sharing the stories of troublemakers from our UU tradition can help us remember what is gained when we amplify our voices and lift up our deepest values in the public square.
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The Voice of Vocation - Saying Yes to InterdependenceFebruary Worship Series: The Voice of Vocation
The spiritual teacher Parker Palmer urges you to “let your life speak” by listening for the voice of vocation, your heart’s calling, in all you do. If your heart could sing, that would it say about your choices in life, work, family, spiritual growth, and community? In a proudly pluralistic community like ours, which includes many unique and differing voices, it can be challenging to build and amplify a common voice to speak courageously on the issues that concern us as a whole – yet this is our mission and our calling as a community. Join Rev. Rebecca and our worship leaders for The Voice of Vocation, a month-long exploration of listening, breaking silence, and amplifying our voices to lift up our deepest values.
February 28 Sermon: "Saying Yes to Interdepencence"
Vocation can be called “the practice of saying yes.” Some of us struggle to say yes to the help of others, even when we need it most. How can we change this to live into the blessings and challenges of interdependence, so that we can give and get the support we need?
Don’t ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go and do that because that’s what the world needs, people who have come alive.
- Howard Thurman, African-American writer, minister, and college chaplain
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The Voice of Vocation - The Chorus of Life: A Blessing of the AnimalsFebruary Worship Series: The Voice of VocationThe spiritual teacher Parker Palmer urges you to “let your life speak” by listening for the voice of vocation, your heart’s calling, in all you do. If your heart could sing, what would it say about your choices in life, work, family, spiritual growth, and community? In a proudly pluralistic community like ours, which includes many unique and differing voices, it can be challenging to build and amplify a common voice to speak courageously on the issues that concern us as a whole – yet this is our mission and our calling as a community. Join Rev. Rebecca and our worship leaders for The Voice of Vocation, a month-long exploration of listening, breaking silence, and amplifying our voices to lift up our deepest values. February 7 Sermon: The Chorus of Life: A Blessing of the Animals
May I be the person my dog thinks I am, goes the bumper sticker, revealing once again how the play, caregiving, and companionship many of us experience with our animals puts us in touch with our better selves. Join Rev. Rebecca and Catherine Farmer Loya for this all-ages and all-creatures celebration of the animals in our lives; if your gentle pet is comfortable meeting lots of new people, please bring them along. We are also glad to display photos of pets that would not enjoy the service, and/or memorial pictures of animal companions who have died.
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The Voice of Vocation - The Voice of VocationFebruary Worship Series: The Voice of Vocation
The spiritual teacher Parker Palmer urges you to “let your life speak” by listening for the voice of vocation, your heart’s calling, in all you do. If your heart could sing, that would it say about your choices in life, work, family, spiritual growth, and community? In a proudly pluralistic community like ours, which includes many unique and differing voices, it can be challenging to build and amplify a common voice to speak courageously on the issues that concern us as a whole – yet this is our mission and our calling as a community. Join Rev. Rebecca and our worship leaders for The Voice of Vocation, a month-long exploration of listening, breaking silence, and amplifying our voices to lift up our deepest values.
February 14 Sermon: The Voice of Vocation
In the Christian Bible, the prophet Elijah listens for the voice of God in the wind, in the earthquake, and in the fire, only to hear God at last in a “still, small voice.” Where can we go to listen to the voice of God, conscience, vision, or heart in our lives today?
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