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
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
Worship Leader: Andrew Richardson Celebrate Pride Month! Worship Leader: Andrew Richardson A service to celebrate and honor Pride Month through storytelling! True, personal stories that celebrate LGBTQ+ community and Unitarian Universalism’s commitment to being an inclusive and loving faith. For an online stream of the service, click here after 10:20 a.m.
The UUP Board of Trustees has cancelled worship services and other church-related gatherings through the end of April. Please be well, and stay in touch with one another for mutual support! Check your e-mail for links to upcoming online services and music. Rev. John Buehrens served as the sixth President of the UUA, 1993-2001. He retired … Continue reading Cancelled: Spiritual Friendship and Social Justice
Craig Mason has toured the country performing a one-man show on the life of Harry Emerson Fosdick, one of the most influential liberal pastors of the last century. Craig will reflect on Thanksgiving through the lens of a Fosdick sermon which promotes a universalist philosophy to counter the rise of Fascism in the 1930’s, highlighting the value of UU principles in … Continue reading Welcome to the Table
Is there a link between a just, healthy and “whole” community and one where its people have opportunities to not just visit parks and farms but actually participate in their care? The local public benefit corporation, LandPaths, and its director of the past 22+ years believe these things are inextricable. Craig Anderson will offer a candid reflection … Continue reading Linking Health with Just Land Stewardship
Update 11/1 – Our scheduled speaker had to cancel due to health concerns. We all wish him well, and we will have alternate programming for services on November 3rd. We will reschedule Mr. Perry when he is feeling better. Bill Perry was the 19th US Secretary of Defense and a co-founder of the Palo Alto Unitarian Church. … Continue reading Change of Plans: What Matters Most to Me
Join us to listen to Zahyra Garcia and Amber Szoboszlai speak about their community organizing work as co-chairs of the North Bay Organizing Project’s Petaluma chapter. They will consider racist incidents from the past year, highlight the local actions taken by the community in response, and how our community can be supportive of immigrants and … Continue reading Invoking Values to Support Social & Racial Justice in Petaluma
As we live our daily lives we encounter many things that lead us to avert our gaze. It could be a homeless person begging for money as we go shopping or yet another frightening political moment. Sam Tuttelman is a third generation secular American Jew born in New York City. Five years ago he stopped … Continue reading Bearing Witness
In recognition and celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community, we join together for our annual Pride service. We will also welcome our latest group of new members at this service. Worship leaders: Lara Abel and Jennifer MartinAccompanist: Will Johnson Larking About Choir
