Nate Makdad, Worship LeaderAlan Eshleman, Music LeaderPlease join us for a day of honoring those who have worked to improve working conditions through organized labor. [Please note: many congregants will be away on an all-church retreat. We welcome any who cannot attend to this service in Petaluma!]
with Worship Associate Nancy Blake; Cantor Rachel Walters Steiner and the Larking About Choir; and musicians Gary Rossi and the UUP Brass Trio (Theresa Fisher, Heidi Umber, and Bryan Williams) Please join us on Christmas Eve for a service featuring readings, Christmas carols, and a procession of candles. We will be collecting money for the … Continue reading Christmas Eve Candles & Carols
with David Dodd Join us for an Intergenerational Service featuring Christmas songs and the story of a brave camel who makes a long journey through the desert and the surprise he finds at the end. If you have Christmas cookies to share, please bring them!
with Nathan Makdad and Erin Bertsch We gather to celebrate the joy of the holidays with an intergenerational, all-community pageant. Come, laugh, sing, and take party in an interactive retelling of a classic Christmas song to help get you in holiday spirit.
with Worship Associate Nancy Blake, and musicians Tony Blake and Gary Rossi. The holiday season is upon us, with all of its joy, wonder, pressure, and heartache. Join us today for an experiential service in which we will consider some ways to slow down and reduce the stress of the Fall and Winter holidays. Drumsound … Continue reading Resisting the Rush
with KC Greaney and Andrew Richardson, Worship Associates, and special guest speaker Abraham Solar UUP once again is joining in the city-wide celebration of El Día de los Muertos with our own Ritual of Remembrance. This tradition originated in the ancient traditions of Mesoamericans, and today is celebrated in Mexico, parts of Central and South … Continue reading Ritual of Remembrance: Celebrating El Día de los Muertos
On Labor Day weekend, we recall the summons: “Workers of the world, Unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains.” Rev. John will recount some of his own experiences “swinging on the chains,” as a young member of the United Mine Workers, serving in the Great Lakes merchant marine. The Undogmatics will help us … Continue reading Swinging on the Chains & Singing Songs of Change
Worship Associate: Karen ManserghMusician: Gary Rossi Memorial Day is a time to remember and honor military personnel who died while serving in the United States armed forces. Join us today for theological reflections written by Unitarian Universalist military chaplains, and an opportunity to lift up the names of loved ones who died in the service … Continue reading We Remember
Worship Associates: Laura Kamper and Nancy Blake Please join us on Mother’s Day as we delve further into May’s theme of Creativity. Being a mother, or mothering in general – i.e. simply engaging in the act of creating and/or nurturing another living being – provides absolutely endless opportunities for creativity, whether we want those opportunities … Continue reading Mothering and the Improvisational Art of “Yes, and…”
Rev. John Buehrens Worship Associate: Nancy Blake Please join us as we celebrate Easter Sunday! There will be egg-hunting activities for the kids! “Let not Easter come to earth, O God, and not come to our souls.” –Unitarian Minister A. Powell Davies “Plant sequoias. . . . Put your faith in the two inches of … Continue reading Practicing Resurrection
