We are committed to compassion. We are….
…a sanctuary for diversity, spiritual growth, and social justice
…nuestra misión es ser un santuario de diversidad, crecimiento espiritual y justicia social
Worship Services
Sunday Worship: Warp and Weft: Woven into Life (Interdependence)
Sunday Worship: “We Are All Called to be Peacemakers”
Sunday Worship: “Ingathering: A Mingling of the Waters”
News in Brief
S2S2S Announces the 2023-24 Season
Script2Stage2Screen is our performing arts project. All staged readings take place in the sanctuary at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are avilable on the website and are $15.00.
Welcome to our 15th season. Our New Works committee has read more than 140 plays submitted to give you a diverse and exciting roster. We’ve got comedy and drama with a soupcon of sci-fi sprinkled in for good measure. We are thrilled to include an offering from a high school playwright in April. S2S2S continues to reach out to our community to provide quality theatrical experiences within our workshop format.
Thank you all for your continued support. I look forward most to your reactions and opinions during the ‘talk-backs’ after each performance. I know the playwrights do. See you at the theatre.
View this video to see huge progress on Sacred Grounds
What’s Happening This Week
The Great Annual Carpet Cleaning Exposition and Chair Migration
Sanctuary and Community Room 72425 Via Vail, Rancho MirageWeek of Events
Formula on the Fourth
Introduced by the Social Justice Committee in January 2023. Donate formula, which will be given to Galilee Center for distribution to their families with babies.
Why donate formula rather than money? Due to shortages, stores have been setting tight limits on the number of cans per purchase. Our donations help Galilee Center hand out more formula each month to families with babies who are unable to buy it on their own.
Click through to see images of the only powdered formulas they will accept....
Sunday Worship: Atonement and Forgiveness
Sunday Worship: Atonement and Forgiveness
Worship Leader: Rev. Ian W. Riddell
Worship Associate: Bryna Blum
At this time of the High Holy Days for our Jewish kin and neighbors we explore again the thinking of Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg and her book On Repentance and Repair which has been chosen as the UUA’s Common Read for this church year.
DOS Event Set Up
DOS Kol Nidre
DOS Yom Kippur – Day of Atonement
DOS Yom Kippur – Day of Atonement
Desert Outreach Synagogue is celebrating the High Holy day of Yom Kipper. The building is closed to other activities. Rev. Ian and Pam will be working from home.
Tai Chi
Monday Meditation
Social Justice Committee Meeting
UUCOD Choir Practice
UUCOD Choir Practice
Join us for choir practice on Wednesday evenings from 6:30pm-8:00pm. All are welcome...from beginning to advanced singing levels. We hope to see you there!
The Great Annual Carpet Cleaning Exposition and Chair Migration
The Great Annual Carpet Cleaning Exposition and Chair Migration
Join Us for the grand moving of the chairs. Get them out of the Sanctuary!!! Gather AGAIN…when we put them all back in the Sanctuary. Click for more details.
The Great Annual Carpet Cleaning Exposition and Chair Migration
The Great Annual Carpet Cleaning Exposition and Chair Migration
Join Us for the grand moving of the chairs. Get them out of the Sanctuary!!! Gather AGAIN…when we put them all back in the Sanctuary. Click for more details.
Full Moon Soundbath and Labyrinth Walk
Full Moon Soundbath and Labyrinth Walk
Join us for a casual full moon sound bath at our UUCOD Peace Labyrinth, just as the full moon is rising. Explore this beautiful desert space to connect with the […]
DOS Shabbat School
Conversation and Covenant
Conversation and Covenant
Join us for this three-session class as we explore and gain experience in identifying crucial conversations, figuring out how to navigate them, and in developing skills in dialogue.
Calendar Updates
Conversations and Covenant: We only have 4 participants registered for this valuable class. If you are interested in taking the class, but are not able to attend all sessions, Rev Ian asks you to register anyway.
Chalice Circles: We’ve had a great response to signing up for a circle. Just a reminder that registration closes on October 6.
Sacred Stones: Order now for the October batch. We order stones when we get a batch and that happens every 6 – 12 months. See details in the September 22 newsletter.
Volunteer Opportunity
The Great Annual Carpet Cleaning Exposition and Chair Migration
Here’s a fun and quick volunteer opportunity to work with Mel and the Facilities Team in the Sanctuary.
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