Rev Roger

Oct 102015
 
 October 10, 2015

Meditation of the Week: “The world was made — gorgeous, tender, broken, dangerous — we know not why. How, now, shall we live in it — you and I and everyone?” Rev. Victoria Safford, UU minister in Minnesota. Hope to see you at UUSS tomorrow. 9:30 UU History talk in the education building. 10:30 service

Oct 092015
 
 October 9, 2015

‪#‎LoveYourNeighbor‬ ‪#‎HateUnchecked‬ Some people in this diverse and beautiful land stir themselves up and stir up others with hostility about people of the Islamic religion. Our UU faith tradition has urged us to stand for tolerance, kindness, human kinship, and the hard work of UNDERSTANDING. That means learning about people whose lives, beliefs, perspectives, and

Oct 072015
 
 October 7, 2015

The famous Unitarian Universalist history lecture “2,000 Years in 25 Minutes” is the kickoff event for our monthly Sunday morning series Exploring Unitarian Universalism. Join Rev. Roger Jones and others at 9:30 AM in the Fahs Classroom (East Building). After Q&A, discussion and waking up the loyal audience, we’ll be done by 10:15, plenty of

Sep 102015
 
 September 10, 2015
Building Dedication Ceremony

We are looking forward to our Building Dedication Ceremony this Sunday at 3:00 PM, and to hearing from our special guests as well as our UUSS musicians. Our special preacher for this occasion is the Rev. Dr. Terasa Cooley, Program and Strategy Officer for the Unitarian Universalist Association in Boston. Her title is “From Sanctuary

Aug 312015
 
 August 31, 2015

Services & Religious Education for children & youth back at our home base after 13 months away. 10:30 a.m. every Sunday at 2425 Sierra Blvd. For infants and toddlers, the Nursery opens at 10:15 and is open till noon! All welcome. See you Sunday!

Aug 262015
 
 August 26, 2015

In March we lost our long-time member Marie Flanagan, who died at age 93.   Her family and friends will gather for a brief service in her memory at the memorial garden on Sunday, August 30.  We will gather at 2:00 p.m. near the UUSS sign that fronts Sierra Boulevard.  Though we will be standing in

Aug 242015
 
 August 24, 2015

I bought series tickets for Moon Lectures but can’t attend the first one! You are welcome to use my ticket. If you are able to make a donation to UUSS, that will be welcome. SPEAKER/TOPIC: A St. Louis-area African American woman state Senator will give the first in this series of lectures hosted by our

Jul 072015
 
 July 7, 2015

Join Rev. Roger and others for a simple practice of mindfulness–seated in chairs, or bring your own cushion if you want to sit on the floor.  After some opening words at 5:30, we’ll sit together for 22 minutes.  If you arrive a bit late, feel free to slip in and take a seat, settle in

Jul 032015
 
 July 3, 2015

Folks have asked me about a way to send contributions to help out the African American congregations whose churches have been burned by arsonists in recent weeks, especially since the murders of nine worshipers at Emanuel AME in Charleston, SC. I participated in a nationwide conference call with faith leaders Thursday about the need for