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From our Minister: Hope is on the Horizon

November 17, 2020

“A cheerful heart is good medicine…” — Proverbs 17:22 Dear Ones, There is much to be cheerful about in this season of giving thanks. The Lakers won their 17th NBA Championship. The turbulent election season […]

November 2020 Worship Services

October 30, 2020

We as Unitarian Universalists look forward to being with you ONLINE and in spirit on Sunday morning at 10:00 am. Nov. 1 “Our Beloved Dead,” Nov. 8 “We Hold These Truths,” Nov. 15 “Slinky, Silly Putty, and Rubber Bands,” Nov. 22 “For All That Is Our Life,” Nov. 29 “As-Sabur: The Most Patient.” We continue to develop our spiritual practice of co-creating beloved community together. […]

Justice for Alex Flores 1 Year Angelversary

November 17, 2020

For the past year we have joined the Flores family in their fight for justice in the police murder of their son Alex Flores on November 19, 2019. During this year, the fight has expanded […]

November Generous Congregation Supports Lakota People’s Law Project

October 31, 2020

This month, half of our Sunday offerings will go to the Lakota People’s Law Project. Your donations will help the Lakota toward the revitalization of their people and culture. […]

Personal and Spiritual Exploration for Adults

Personal and Spiritual Exploration for Adults, November 2020

October 30, 2020

Learning and exploration are about the transformation of the individual, our community, and the larger society. Participation helps us grow in wisdom, compassion, and ethical living. See below for our November activities, programs, and workshops […]

News and a New Publication from the UU Humanist Association

October 31, 2020

The UU Humanist Association (on whose board I have been privileged to serve for the past several years) has just published the long-anticipated, latest issue of its semi-annual journal, Religious Humanism. Whereas past issues have […]

Faith In Action Roundup – Fall Pandemic Edition

September 3, 2020

As Faith in Action Committee members look ahead to fall and the new congregational year, with hope that we will all see each other again before too long, here’s some of what’s happening now and coming soon. […]

Fall News for Children and Youth RE

October 1, 2020

This Fall, we will offer a deep dive into anti-racism with a “Growing Anti-Racist UUs” weekly curriculum for Pre-K through Grade 5, and book study groups for older youth and young adults. […]

“Eight Commands in Times of Uncertainty”

September 27, 2020

I share with you the important and helpful wisdom of eight commandments for navigating through these times of uncertainty. Stay soft, my dear ones, and we will make it through this stumbling. […]

Backyard Bounty Is Back, Fighting Hunger Right in Our Community

August 31, 2020

The UUSM Hunger Task Force has reimagined the Backyard Bounty program to provide a pickup service (contact-free), collecting extra produce and other donations and dropping them at local agencies. […]

Pastoral Care in Our Congregation

June 14, 2020

Pastoral care is provided to members of the congregation by networks of pastoral support and care under the supervision of the minister. In a congregation of nearly three hundred members, the minister helps the congregation to take ownership for providing support to our members. […]

From Our Minister: Deep Listening

October 2, 2020

Our congregation is alive with so much activity at the beginning of the new church year. Our congregational theme for October is “deep listening.” Deep listening invites us to dive beneath the noise of pundits and politicians, 24-hour news cycles on television, and doom scrolling on social media, to listen more deeply to the sacred within our lives and in the world. […]

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“Slinky, Silly Putty, and Rubber Bands” – Sunday Service at UUSM on November 15, 2020

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