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

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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: The Promise of Advent

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

Guest Speaker: Reverend Barbara Fast Service Leader: Bryna Blum “It’s simple”, they say, and you too have come into this world to do this, to go easy, to be filled with light, and to shine,” ~ Mary Oliver

Women Who Lunch

Join us for Women's Night Out at a different local restaurant on the 2nd Monday of each month.

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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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UUCOD Community Visioning Conversations

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

Join us as we begin conversations about our congregation and its deepest values and its vision and mission for the future. We'll talk in large groups and small over the coming months--gathering all of our imaginings for our beloved community. We're hoping everyone will participate in one of these sessions. More sessions will be held […]

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Share the Plate

On the third Sunday of every month from October to June we share half of our plate collections with a non-profit 501c3 organization. The Share the Plate recipients have been nominated and elected by members and friends from a pool of non-profits organizations serving the Coachella Valley and surrounding desert cities.

Sunday Worship: “Hope Beyond Perfection”

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

Worship Leader: Rev. Ian W. RiddellWorship Associate: Ginger Hemingway Our lives are messy, the world around us sometimes chaotic. And yet, we so often seek the certainty of perfectionism: the perfect action, the perfect word, the perfect body, the perfect opinion. What hope lies beyond being perfect? What hope lies in the rich soil of […]

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Board of Directors Meeting

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 […]

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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.

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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: “The Solstice and Emergence”

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

Worship Leader: Rev. Ian W. RiddellWorship Associate: Mel Wilkinson The Winter Solstice brings us the longest night and the shortest day, a time when humans throughout history and cultures have pondered the balance of light and dark in their lives. Join us as we explore what might emerge in us and our world from this […]

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UUCOD Community Visioning Conversations

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

Join us as we being conversations about our congregation and its deepest values and its vision and mission for the future. We'll talk in large groups and small over the coming months--gathering all of our imaginings for our beloved community. We're hoping everyone will participate in one of these sessions. More sessions will be held […]

“Hope in the Darkness: Christmas Eve Vespers”

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

Worship Leader: Rev. Ian W. RiddellWorship Associate: Julia Alberg-Burbank At the darkest time of the year, the stars and candles and songs of the ancient Christmas story bring us hope and possibility. Join us for our annual Christmas Eve Vespers at 5:00pm. This service is streamed.  

DOS Auction Set Up

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

Sunday Worship: “Rise Up, O Flame: Preparing for the New Year”

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

Worship Leader: Rev. Ian W. RiddellWorship Associate: Walter Gendell At the end of one year and the beginning of the next, we look back and wonder what we can let go from the year gone by and what we can carry forward into the months to come. Join us as we let the past burn […]

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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.

Sunday Worship: “Loving Our Neighbor as Ourself”

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

Worship Leader: Rev. Ian W. Riddell
Worship Associate: Ginger Hemingway

So many of the world’s religious traditions put love at the center of all of our relationships. Join us as we explore our grounding in love as we begin a month focused on the practice of love in our lives.

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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.