Rev Lucy

Jan 072022
 
 January 7, 2022
Only one room left at the UU Women's retreat

There is one room left for the  UU Women’s Wisdom Retreat Feb 3-5, 2023 Friday dinner through Sunday lunch At the Mercy Retreat Center in Auburn Ca. Contact Rev Lucy Bunch at lucy@uuss.org $300 for the weekend, scholarships available Join other UU women for a wonderful weekend full of ceremony, laughter, spiritual reflection, movement, silence, and

Dec 302021
 
 December 30, 2021
Welcome to Living with Intention

“Here’s what I discovered. Intention is different from setting goals or resolutions in that it “pulls us into” who we truly are. Goals and resolutions “push us out” into future possibilities. To set intentions, we must listen to our inner voice which tells us who we truly are.” – Katie Covey, Soul Matters Director of

Dec 222021
 
 December 22, 2021
Christmas Eve Order of Service

For those of you joining us on Zoom for the Christmas Eve Service you can access the Order of service and lyrics for the carols at the links below. See you Friday at 7 PM at uuss.org/online. Don’t forget your candle. Rev Lucy OOS Christmas Eve 12-24-2021 Christmas Eve 2021 Lyrics2

Dec 052021
 
 December 5, 2021
Opening to Joy

Our December Theme is Opening to Joy.   Rev Roger and I will explore this theme in sermons on 12/5 and 12/12.  Also please see the materials for individual reflection posted here.   I hope you can open to joy this holiday season. Here is a poem from Soul Matters materials to kick off the month:  

Nov 022021
 
 November 2, 2021
Soul Matters Theme for November is Holding History

From Soul Matters Headquarters: Welcome to the Practice of Holding History Let’s start with the words of Parker Palmer, Jewish teaching includes frequent reminders of the importance of a broken-open heart, as in this Hasidic tale: A disciple asks the rebbe: “Why does Torah tell us to ‘place these words upon your hearts’? Why does it

Oct 012021
 
 October 1, 2021
October Soul Matters Theme is Cultivating Relationships

From Soul Matters Headquarters: Pandemic time is teaching us so many things about relationships. It’s undone our assumptions about work, calling into question the worth of “going into the office” and exposing how we pass most of the economic pain down to those on the so-called lowest rungs of the ladder.  It’s clarifying that there is

Sep 062021
 
 September 6, 2021
Our Soul Matters theme for September: Embracing Possibility

“Welcome to this place of possibility!… Here may our sight become vision to see the unseen, to glimpse the good that is yet to be.” Marianne Hachten Cotter Have you ever considered that embracing possibility has more to do with being a people of vulnerability and courage than we’ve thought? The work isn’t just about

Aug 072021
 
 August 7, 2021
You're welcome to UUSS for Sunday Services--details here!

Be in our sanctuary as we stream services this summer. The ministers, musicians, volunteers, and tech staff have begun streaming on Zoom and Facebook from UUSS and we invite you to join us. Show up at 10:45 a.m. on Sunday and sign the contact list at the table in the Welcome Hall (staffed by two

Jul 292021
 
 July 29, 2021

From the UUSS Board of Trustees INDOORS In accordance with Sacramento County mandate, face coverings are required for all indoor gatherings, regardless of vaccination status. Six-foot distancing is not required. Sanitizing of surfaces is encouraged but not required; materials will be available for optional use. OUTDOORS Masks are optional unless children under 12 are present,

Jul 112021
 
 July 11, 2021
TANGO CAFÉ - Beautiful Music  in our Sanctuary Sunday July 18th

Sunday, July 18 ~ 2:00 to 3:00 pm ~ UUSS Main Hall Featuring music from around the world including Argentine tango composer, Astor Piazzolla, who revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music. Join us for a café blend of rhythm and tempo, dynamics, texture,