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Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
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Sunday Worship: “What Life in the Church Has Taught Me — Or Not”

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Guest Speaker Rev. Frank Dunn
Service Leader: 
Steven Toporoff
This week, we welcome the Rev. Frank Dunn. He and his husband, Joseph Casazza, are neighbors, living in Cathedral City. Rev. Dunn will focus on a few of the many lessons he has learned over his half-century career as an Episcopal priest, and from his involvement in all aspects of congregational life. Says Rev. Dunn: “I couldn’t possibly unpack more than a slice or two of what I’ve learned, but there’s a handful of things I’ve learned that might be useful to others in assessing what they have gleaned from the practice of Christianity. No one enters our lives without having something to teach us.

Sunday Worship: “Racing Home: A Reflection on Super-Heroes and Love”

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Worship Leader: Rev. Ian W. Riddell
Worship Associate:  Julia Alberg-Burbank

Some of the super-heroes we see on the big and small screen recently have been around for a long time—Superman turned 85 this year! Their fictional lives and experiences might offer us opportunities to reflect on our own growth and development.

Sunday Worship: “Wordle and Sudoku as Spiritual Practices”

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Worship Leader: Steven ToporoffWorship Associate: Ginger Hemingway What is a spiritual practice? What is considered spiritual, holy, or sacred often varies by family tradition, culture, and certainly religion. And sometimes it is difficult to distinguish between a spiritual practices and an ordinary activity of daily life or even a hobby. Drawing on the book Everyday Spiritual Practice by the Rev. […]

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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.

Sunday Worship: “Shame and Growth”

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Worship Leader: Rev. Ian W. Riddell
Worship Associate: Walter Gendell
Researcher Brené Brown claims that shame is a universal human experience and is at the root of so many of our challenges and conflict. Join us as we dig a little deeper into this emotion we often really, really don’t want to talk or think about.

Sunday Worship: “The Intimate Way of Zen”

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Worship Leader: Reverend James I. Ford
Worship Associate: Bryna Blum
UU minister and Zen teacher James Ford will explore the nature of the spiritual life as an arc from our first noticing the world through the quest for meaning and depth. He likes stories and we may find ourselves invited into one.

Board of Directors Meeting: No Meeting in August

Community Room and Zoom

The Board of Directors carries on the buiness of the church every third Tuesday of the month.  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! Agendas and approved minutes from prior meetings are available […]

Sunday Worship: “Love Me Tender”

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Worship Leader: Rev. Barbara Fast
Worship Associate: Joni Padduck
Drawing from Heritage and Tradition is a beautifully vast invitation for this August. Each of us can go deep and far with that prompt. Currently, I am occupied by our national news. I hope to draw forth some useful insights as we live these times. I look forward to being in your pulpit and sharing the morning with you.

Sunday Worship: “Interweaving UU Principles and Labor Day”

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Worship Leader: Rev. Kathleen Owens
Worship Associate: Joni Padduck
We can see some of our values shining through when we take a close look at today's Labor movement. We may even find some inspiration from the Labor movement to encourage us to live these values more fully.

Sunday Worship: “Messy and Imperfect: Crafting Relationships”

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Worship Leader: Rev. Ian W. Riddell
Worship Associate: Julia Alberg-Burbank
Crafting deeper and richer friendships and kinship is a vital tool in combatting the growing separation and erosion of social norms in our communities. Perfectionism creeps into our lives in so many ways. And time brings change to all things. How can we build relationships that are flexible, resilient, and enriching in the face of the forces of hatred and disconnection?

Women’s Night Out

Our monthly gathering for September will be a Potluck dinner at the home of Joni Padduck at Indian Springs CC in Indio.  You can bring your favorite pasta salad, a casserole, veggies and dip, a dessert, antipasto plate, macaroni & cheese, cold cuts, nachos, cheese & cracker plate, finger food such as chicken wings or […]

Sunday Worship: “Circles of Connection: Our Larger Faith”

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Worship Leader: Rev. Ian W. Riddell
Worship Associate: Mel Wilkinson
Our UUA General Assembly this past June agreed to changes to the ways we taught about what we believe and commit to. But GA brought conversations and discussions beyond the new values statements. Join us as we explore what’s going on in our wider faith tradition

Healthy Aging Support Group

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

Better health is possible even with bad genes and a lifetime of bad habits. Join us to discover ways to increase energy, push back on aging, and improve health. The September topic is:  Cognitive Decline: Causes, and Prevention Bring questions.  NO medical advice will be provided. Group is facilitated by Marty Gronewald, a Functional Medicine Health Coach. Contact […]

Free

Celebration of Life for Rev. Kenneth Torquil MacLean

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

We will gather to help celebrate the life and work of our Minister Emeritus, the Rev. Kenneth Torquil MacLean. We will begin with our own gathering ritual and then watch together the service for Rev. Ken at the Cedar Lane UU Church in Bethesda, Maryland. Following this broadcast we will stay together and share our […]

Sunday Worship: “Awakening Joy”

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Worship Leader: Swamini Adityananda Saraswati
Worship Associate: Steven Toporoff

How did the happiest man in the world become so happy? Researchers wanted to find out. What was revealed was stunning… and transferrable to our own lives. Join interfaith leader, Swamini Adityananda Saraswati, for an inspiring morning as she shares secrets from the East, and reveals how they can be easily practiced anywhere: at home, in traffic, or wherever else you may feel inspired.

Sunday Worship: “Reviving Climate Possibility: Nurturing Interdependence”

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Worship Leader: Rev. Ian W. Riddell
Worship Associate:  Walter Gendell

This weekend we are joining the Unitarian Universalist Climate Revival—focusing our hearts and minds on the environment and living into new ways to nurture a thriving environment of all of life and building new connections between us as we do this holy work.

Drop-In Scrabble: Cancelled

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.

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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: Atonement, Imperfection, and Empathy

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Worship Leader: Rev. Ian W. Riddell
Worship Associate: Bryna Blum

Inspired by the traditions of our Jewish neighbors and kin we ponder together what being committed to right relations—to care and repair and deepening—might look like in our messy, conflicted world.

Sunday Worship: “Ingathering: Celebrating the Past, Envisioning the Future”

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Worship Leader: Rev. Ian W. Riddell
Worship Associate: Julia Alberg-Burbank

On October 19, 1959, Unitarians in the Coachella Valley gathered for the first time at the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce office. Since then, this community has grown and thrived, through struggle and wandering in the desert, through ministers coming and going, through dreaming and hard work. And here we are, 65 years later, stronger than ever! Join us on this joyful day as we celebrate our history and our coming back together at the beginning of this church year and as we look together toward the future. And after the service, there will be birthday cake!!!