In the coming months and years we will be called upon to stay committed to the work of resilience and resistance. How do we fight the temptation to look away? Can we engage in meaningful practices of solidarity with people whose lives look very different from our own?
As is the tradition at UU Petaluma, we will be gathering to reflect on the year just past and the one to come, and take time to write letters to ourselves to be delivered in a year. If you wrote a letter last year, you should be receiving it shortly before the service.
Join us in wishing joy to the world on this holy night. We will sing songs, tell stories and be grateful for the traditions that hold us together and push us to go deeper.
We gather to celebrate the joy of the holidays with an intergenerational, all-community pageant. Come, laugh, sing, and take part in an interactive retelling of a classic Christmas song to help get you in holiday spirit!
In Unitarian Universalism, we often hear terms such as “Spiritual Growth,” but what exactly does spiritual growth mean? What is it to be spiritual? These are questions that can be difficult to answer for anyone, but that can be particularly difficult for folks that grew up unchurched, or those who left or were traumatized by their … Continue reading Spiritual Growth
Our UU Principles and Values remind us that we are all inextricably connected to one another. Yet life with others isn’t always easy. How do we weave together enduring, inclusive communities? When the fabric frays and threatens to tear, how do we mend and heal?
Our spiritual theme for November is REPAIR. Can we find our authentic selves in traditional religious language? We re-view, reframe, and reclaim an old, perhaps beloved and familiar prayer, the 23rd Psalm. Is it relevant for Unitarian Universalists? Does it have any guidance for us in our troubled times? Please join us in worship.
Join our all-ages service this Sunday where we will have our Ritual of Remembrance. Bring a photo or memento of a departed loved one to the service to add to our community altar.
Have you ever watched an animal approach someone who is sad? What can we learn about nonverbal caretaking from our nonverbal companions?
Special Guest: Faith Ross, Petaluma Blacks for Community Development The UUP’s Annual Pride Service embraces the theme “Standing In Our Truth.” This service will be a celebration of all things LGBTQIA and the beauty within each of us as loving beings. This is a “Give the Plate” Sunday with all non-pledge offerings going to support … Continue reading Standing in Our Truth
