Bring a fresh flower to create a community bouquet or get one as you enter the Welcome Hall.  Take home a flower given to you by someone else in the ritual.  (To avoid the climate-chaos effects of imported blooms, we will supply 150 California-grown flowers, but if you have access to some local flowers, bring them!)  Rev. Norbert Capek created the Flower Communion in the Unitarian Church of Prague in 1923 and his widow brought it to the U.S. after fleeing the Nazi regime.

• Before the service: Labyrinth meditation in the meadow at 9:30.
• After the service:  Forum with Keith Atwater: America’s (Other) Home-grown Religions at 12 noon in the Fahs Classroom

Freedom is fundamental to the founding and the values of the United States.  But what do we really mean by freedom.   Drawing from the book On Freedom by Timothy Snyder, Rev. Lucy will consider the dimensions of freedom and how we can refresh this idea for a new era.

• Before the service: Mindfulness Meditation 9:30-10:00 (Fahs Room)
• Newcomers Orientation and tour of campus at 11:50 a.m. (Welcome Table)

Several UUSS people will reflect on fatherhood, whether as parents or mentors ourselves or as recipients or observers of a father’s care and role-modeling.  Among other feelings, our experiences have included appreciation, humor, joy, disappointment, sadness, and inspiration.  Let’s consider how our observations and experiences continue to shape our attitudes and actions today.  If you have input for this service, please contact Rev. Roger by June 8.

• Before the service: Tai Chi/Qi Gong at 9:30 in the Fahs Room.

It’s here! The annual service when you can ask Rev. Lucy any question you want (within reason).

What is the meaning of life?  Which vegetable is closest to God?   Where can you find the best donut in Sacramento?  All are questions that Rev. Lucy is willing to answer.

Questions offered in advance are greatly appreciated, email Lucy@uuss.org. But there will be an opportunity to propose your question that morning.  We will select some out of the question box for Rev Lucy to answer on the spot.   She may even have some questions for you.

• Embodied Practices for Stressful Times 9:30 in the Fahs Room
• Exploring Unitarian Universalism: History and Theology after the service at noon with Rev. Lucy in the Fahs Room.

There are over 3,000 Unitarian Universalists in the Philippines in 24 congregations and 15 newly forming fellowships. Most are located in remote rural farming and fishing villages. What can UUs from the Philippines teach us about their unique expression of our shared global faith? How can building bridges of mutuality guide American UUs on our path of becoming the anti-racist, multicultural, multi-racial church our faith calls us to be?

Rev. Kev (he/him/siyá) is an affiliated minister at First Unitarian Church of Oakland, which ordained him in 2023. He serves as a Chaplain at Sequoia Hospice, Faculty Advisor at Starr King School for the Ministry, and Consultant for Partnership with the UU Church of the Philippines. He founded the California chapter of Diverse Revolutionary UU Multicultural Ministries), hosting quarterly retreats for BIPOC UUs. His ministry is rooted in Collective Liberation where none of us are free until all of us are free.

Note:  In today’s offering, 100% of all non-pledge contributions will be given to support the UU Church of the Philippines.  If you send a check to the UUSS Office, please note UUCP on the memo line.