A service led by UUP’s Keepers of the Flame Since the beginning, UUP has been a vibrant, growing group because of all of us who belong to the congregation. Each year, we honor those who have shone brightly in their efforts to sustain and grow UUP with our Recognition Awards: Keeper of the Flame, Firecracker, … Continue reading Keeping the Flame Alive
with Nate Makdad, Worship Associate, and Gary Rossi, piano At this year’s annual gathering of UU ministers, Rev. Bonnie was able to attend the annual Berry Street Lecture, delivered this year by the Rev. Cecilia Kingman. She gave an impactful address about the ways that fascism is creeping into our culture and even into Unitarian … Continue reading Unitarian Universalism and Fascism
Sunday, December 12, 2021, 10:30AMIN-PERSON AND ON ZOOM Rev. Dara Olandt, Karen Mansergh & Amelia Richardson, Worship Associates; David Dodd, Ashley West, BE Lundy, Musicians Winter Solstice will occur on December 20th. As we anticipate the Winter Solstice, we’ll be exploring the gifts of darkness, and the slow return of light. What can this turn in the … Continue reading Celebrating Solstice
Sunday evening begins the first night of the Jewish “Festival of Lights”, Hanukkah. In Hebrew, the word Hanukkah can be interpreted to mean, “dedication”. The eight nights of Hanukkah are an occasion to recall ancient stories of rebuilding through crisis, pathways of resilience, and the surprising light of possibility. Let us revisit Hanukkah stories and consider the many … Continue reading (Re)Dedication: Exploring Spiritual Teachings of Hanukkah
Unitarian Universalist congregations affirm and promote Seven Principles, which we hold as strong values and moral guides. What are these principles? How do they inspire and challenge? And, how did they come to be? All are welcome for this service of inquiry as we explore these principles, and consider their meaning in our lives and in our … Continue reading All About Our Principles
Sunday, October 24th, 2021, 10:30AM, ZOOMAs Samhain, Dia De Los Muertos, and Halloween approach, we take this opportunity to reflect on the teachings of this fall season, and to honor and remember our beloved ones who have died. Please consider bringing a candle and a picture of someone you are remembering with you when you join the … Continue reading Meditations & Memory
Supporting Service: Rev. Dara Olandt, Minister; Ellen Beeler, Worship Associate Artist Jenny Odell writes “Nothing is harder to do than nothing. In a world where our value is determined by our productivity, many of us find our every last minute captured, optimized, or appropriated as a financial resource by the technologies we use daily.” In the face … Continue reading Do Nothing
SPECIAL JOINT SERVICEwith Guest Bruce Pollack-Johnson, PhD UU Petaluma please join the service at 10:30amNOTE: Please use a special zoom link below for this particular service! (It is a different link than our regular worship link.) A joint service with First Unitarian Church of Oakland, Unitarian Universalists of Petaluma, UU Fellowship of Sunnyvale, Mission Peak UU Congregation, and the … Continue reading Why an 8th Principal?
All month long we’ll be exploring the theme of “Cultivating relationship”. This morning we ask: what does it mean to engage “across” different generations — in our families, workplaces, in the larger culture and our congregation? Do generations collide? Connect? Enrich one another? What’s the relationship between generations? Gather for this joyful service of inquiry … Continue reading Across the Generations
10:30am Gather for Multigenerational Worship Service on ZOOM 10:30am-11:15am We hold our annual multi-generational service online this year! Please use our regular UUP worship link. Feel free to send a picture of yourself or family next to a body water or a piece of earth (rock, mountain) that holds meaning for you! We will share … Continue reading Water & Stones, Past and Present: The Future is Fluid
