Upcoming Services
Upcoming Sunday Services
To request ASL interpretation for an upcoming service, please contact the office. Interpretation services require 10 days advance notice.
Services are at 10:30 a.m. at 2425 Sierra Avenue
Child Care Staff on duty from 10:15-12:00
Our Children and Youth Programs are also at 10:30 a.m.
September 6
UU Theology: Love at the Center
Rev. Lucy Bunch preaching with Rev. Dr. Roger Jones, Ministerial Intern Sophia McKean, Worship Associate Jenni Gouine
Our recently updated UU values statement has love at the center of our faith. Our pressing task now is to ask ourselves and each other how this understanding calls us forward, individually and collectively. We may agree that love is central, but what does that mean to us and what does it require of us?
*Candles of Joys and Sorrows during the service (first Sunday of each month).
*Before the service: Labyrinth meditation in the meadow at 9:30.
September 13
River of the Generations
Rev. Lucy Bunch, leading, with Rev. Dr. Roger Jones, Ministerial Intern Sophia McKean, Worship Associates Dawn Huebner and Eric Gudz, the UUSS Choir, Music Director Anthony Tavianini, Pianist Irina Tchantceva.
A Circle Service for All Ages
Our annual ingathering service not only starts a new church year at UUSS. It is also a time to recognize that we participate in a stream of life which began in this region in 1868 and will continue for years to come. We will honor this living tradition with a ritual of mingling waters. Bring a small sample of water that represents something or someplace that is special to you or use water that we will have in order to mingle our hopes and commitments in a ritual celebration of this living tradition.
No Newcomer Orientation this month
*After service: Annual Activity Fair on the Patio (learn about our groups and programs)
*Young Adults Meet & Greet at 12:00 pm
September 20
My Name Is Nobody: Grappling With Our Legacies
Ministerial Intern Sophia McKean preaching with Rev. Lucy Bunch, Worship Associate Connor Lane, Music Director Anthony Tavianini, Pianist Irina Tchantceva
From Christopher Nolan’s movie adaptation of The Odyssey, to Charli XCX’s new song “No One Lasts Forever,” pop culture this summer has invited us to grapple with the question of legacy. Where do we find meaning in old stories and present moments that may be lost to time almost as soon as they happen? How do both of these things inform our spirituality in a religious tradition that leaves open the question of what happens after we die?
*Spiritual Practice: Tai Chi & Qi Gong in the Fahs Classroom at 9:30
*Men’s Group after the service at 12:00 noon
September 27
What’s Christian about Christian Nationalism?
Rev. Dr. Roger Jones preaching with Ministerial Intern Sophia McKean, Worship Associate Karen Sparrow, Music Director Anthony Tavianini, Pianist Irina Tchantceva.
The founders of the USA, including our Unitarian and Universalist ancestors, had seen religious tyranny in Europe, so they sought to keep government out of religion and religion out of government. Right now, our democracy is being hijacked by men who twist that history. They claim to be Christian yet violate the lessons of Jesus Christ about human kinship. Come learn how to reclaim common decency with people of many faiths who love their country and love their neighbors.
*Before service: Embodied Spiritual Practices at 9:30 am in the Fahs Room
*Parents & Caregivers’ Meeting with tea & snacks in Room 12
*After the service: People of Color Caucus meet & greet at noon.
*After the service: Exploring Unitarian Universalism at noon: Beliefs and Values
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