72425 Via Vail
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
760-321-0694

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New Member Orientation

Community Room 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CA, United States

Are you interested in becoming a member of UUCOD? Attend the October 22 & 29 classes which cover these topics: Sharing of Personal Journeys, our UUCOD Story, Unitarian Universalism Overview, Membership Rights & Responsibilities. Contact a member of the Membership Committee at the Sunday Welcoming Table to find out more.

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Full Moon Soundbath and Labyrinth Walk

Labyrinth

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 offerings of the desery night sky, the moon, and the healing vibrations of singing bowls! This is an informal gathering and whether you decide to […]

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Sunday Worship: They Always With Us: Stories of Our Ancestors

Sancturary and Livestream on our Website 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CA

Worship Leaders: Rev. Ian W. Riddell, Michael Allen and Daljit Singh
Worship Associate: Ginger Hemingway

What values do we carry with us from those who came before? What dreams? What responsibilities? What can we learn about ourselves by hearing the voices of our ancestors?

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New Member Orientation

Community Room 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CA, United States

Are you interested in becoming a member of UUCOD? Attend the October 22 & 29 classes which cover these topics: Sharing of Personal Journeys, our UUCOD Story, Unitarian Universalism Overview, Membership Rights & Responsibilities. Contact a member of the Membership Committee at the Sunday Welcoming Table to find out more.

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Create Your Own Crafting Time

Community Room 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CA, United States

Our on-going first Wednesday crafting time now includes a mix of skill sets including laughter, camaraderie & a break from routine. Mark your calendar to join us the first Wednesday of each month as we morph into broader directions beyond just painting rocks (which continues). Exploring Creativity is energizing. Bring your project, lunch & beverage & drop in between 11:30 - 2:00 to participate. No host; no RSVP needed; set-up/clean-up is shared; just roll on over & see what is born.

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Men’s Breakfast

Join us at Don and Sweet Sue's Cafe in Cathedral City at 8:00am on the first Friday of the month.

Silent Auction

Community Room 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CA, United States

Best Bid Silent Auction.  Click to download the catalog.

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Resources for Uncovering Wonder Labyrinth Walk

Labyrinth

Greetings to All Labyrinth Walkers!  Join us on the first Saturday of every month at UUCOD’s own Peace Labyrinth.   We often have inspirational readings and sometimes music while we walk. Labyrinths are an ancient tool used across many lands and religions. They are an easy yet powerful path of unity, prayer, relaxation and mediation. Please […]

Live Auction in person

Sanctuary 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CA, United States

The Auction is our biggest fun-raiser of the year.  Click to download the catalog.  We'll have desserts and beverages as we place our bids.  This year our live auction will be in person and you won't want to miss the fun! 

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Food on the First

Every First Sunday of a month, our congregations collects a food and clothing offering for Galilee Center and their overnight shelter. The center serves the needs of seniors & families, migrant farm workers & asylum applicants in the Mecca area.

Sunday Worship: Living as Beings of Love – Our Ultimate Calling

Sancturary and Livestream on our Website 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CA

Worship Leader: Lauren Nile
Worship Associate: Bryna Blum. 

As human beings, we are called to live lives of self-awareness, wisdom, and compassion - lives of love. In her talk, Lauren will share her thoughts about the nature of a path to that end - specific behavioral steps that help us evolve toward our call to our higher selves.

Walk or Ride With UUCOD in the Pride Parade  

Palm Springs

Join us as we carry our UUCOD banner in the 36th Annual Palm Springs Pride Parade.   The parade spans 1 mile starting at Palm Canyon & Tachevah, then south to Tahquitz Canyon. Click for more details.

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80+Seniors Meet-Up (OFU)

 If you are past your 80th birthday, come on over to the Community room the second Wednesday of the month for lively interactions. There we laugh & picnic as well occasionally share a tidbit of accumulated joy or wisdom. Mark your calendar. BYO picnic. No RSVP needed.

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Socks on the Second

On the Second Sunday of the month we collect a sock donation for the clients of Well in the Desert. The Well serves the population of the Coachella Valley in poverty prevention, intervention and advocacy.

Sunday Worship: Long Live the Legion! or How Our Differences Make Us Stronger

Sancturary and Livestream on our Website 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CA

Worship Leader: Rev. Ian W. Riddell
Worship Associate: Julia Alberg-Burbank. It's been more than 80 years since Superman appeared in his first comic book. Are super-heroes just wish fulfillment for adolescents or might they have something to say to us in our quest for diversity and justice?

“Crafting Shared Ministry: The Installation of Rev. Ian W. Riddell as UUCOD’s Settled Minister”

Sanctuary 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CA, United States

An Installation Service is an opportunity for a congregation and its settled minister to formally acknowledge and celebrate the new beginning in their shared ministry and to ponder together a shared vision of ministry. The service involves a ritual of installation, a wonderful sermon from a colleague and mentor of Rev. Ian’s, words and music from our congregation and from some of the ministers in our region, and even the exchange of some gifts in honor of the new shared ministry. And it's a chance for a party, too! Join us for this wonderful service and a fabulous reception afterwards.

Board of Directors Meeting

Community Room and Zoom

Members, feel free to show up in person or online during the Voices of the Congregation portion of the meeting to ask your questions or tell us your thoughts!

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Drop-In Scrabble

Community Room 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CA, United States

Interested in joining other UUCOD members in a friendly game or two of scrabble?  ALL ARE WELCOME-FROM NOVICE TO EXPERT!  We will meet the first and third Thursday of the month at 11:00am. Please contact Carol Lavoie for more information.

Afternoon Book Club: Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

Our Missing Hearts is an old story made new, of the ways supposedly civilized communities can pretend to ignore the most searing injustice. It’s a story about the power—and limitations—of art to create change, the lessons and legacies we pass on to our children, and how any of us can survive a broken world with […]

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