UUSM NEWSLETTER

Watch our online Sunday morning service live at 10 am on Facebook, on the uusm.org website, or on YouTube.

A lovely musical prelude by pianist Ryan Humphrey precedes the service beginning at 9:45 am. The service itself begins at 10 am. To interact with the video (likes, hearts, comments), you must be watching on Facebook and logged in to your account, but you can watch it on any of the websites without an account. Then join the Virtual Coffee Hour Zoom after the service. Find the Zoom link in the UUSanta Monica Private Facebook Group or email zoomcoffee@uusm.org.

A link to the YouTube video will be available in each archived monthly Sunday Services newsletter post and on the uusm.org website (lower left). Visit the UUSantaMonica YouTube channel for more.

June 2021 Worship Services

June 2, 2021

We as Unitarian Universalists look forward to being with you ONLINE and in spirit on Sunday mornings at 10:00 am. June 6 “Call to Imagination,” June 13 “Queer Pride!” June 20 “Our Brightly Burning Flame,” June 27 “UUA General Assembly Worship” plus our Annual Congregational Meeting. With this month’s worship theme of Play, we continue to develop our spiritual practice of co-creating beloved community together. […]

From Our Minister: Play

June 4, 2021

In rare moments of deep play, we can lay aside our sense of self, shed time’s continuum, ignore pain, and sit quietly in the absolute present, watching the world’s ordinary miracles. No mind or heart […]

2021-22 Elections: Board Slate and Three Resolutions Coming to Your Mailbox

May 30, 2021

It’s been a year like no other! Yet, here we are emerging on the other side of the pandemic. We’ve found new ways to stay together, apart. As we undertake the work of reopening in the fall, we are also preparing for our Annual Meeting. […]

Membership Committee Keeps on Keeping on

May 11, 2021

How does a Membership Committee accomplish anything at all when the doors to its sanctuary are closed to congregants and visitors alike? With extraordinary amounts of creativity, hard work, goodwill, and even a lot of fun. […]

Personal and Spiritual Exploration for Adults, June 2021

May 31, 2021

Come, come, whoever you are! Welcome to an exciting journey of questioning, challenging, and celebrating life’s mysteries and wonders. For generations, Adult Programs at UU Santa Monica has welcomed seekers, exiles, and interfaith families along […]

The Challenges of Parenting: Building Resilience, With Resa Foreman

June 4, 2021

Parenting can be a joyous experience, allowing us to love another in a most profound way. It can also be exhausting. Good parenting requires patience, empathy, and attunement to the particular needs of your child. […]

Forbes Hall Entrance Repair Project Town Hall on May 30

May 26, 2021

The double doors at the Arizona Ave. entrance leading toward Forbes Hall were having trouble over a year ago, with only one door operational. The problem has worsened. The Facilities Development and Maintenance Committee will inform us Sunday, May 30 at 11:30 am about the necessary repairs and the Annual Meeting vote in June. […]

Our Spring Dining for Dollars Ended May 23rd in Success!

May 26, 2021

Members offered events, plus arts and craft items, for UUSM’s Spring Auction — and bidding closed on May 23rd. It was huge success! Thank you! […]

Save the Date! UUSM Camp at de Benneville Pines

April 16, 2021

We are planning for Friday, Saturday, Sunday – September 17, 18 and 19, 2021. “May it be so.” Stay tuned…

A Skateboarding Ministry for UUSM Youth

March 24, 2021

An exciting new Skateboard Project will bring together the long history of our area (Venice Beach and Santa Monica) as the birthplace of extreme skateboarding and our beliefs as Unitarian Universalists. […]

Bylaws Refresh Task Force 2021

February 23, 2021

Our Bylaws are about to be refreshed! Last amended in 2013, let’s bring them into alignment with UUA recommendations and create a foundation for our future. Working closely with our Minister and Board liaison, the newly formed Bylaws Refresh Task Force will review the current bylaws, and make recommendations to reflect current circumstances, thinking and our Church’s vision. […]

Rev. Ernest D. Pipes, Jr. (1926 – 2021)

March 21, 2021

A Celebration of the Life of Rev. Ernest D. Pipes, Jr. – Saturday, May 1, 2021, 1 PM – It is with sadness that we bring you news of the passing of the Rev. Ernest D. Pipes, Jr. He served as our Minister at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Santa Monica for 35 years and then as our Minister Emeritus since 1991. […]

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“Queer Pride!” – Sunday Service at UUSM on June 13, 2021

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