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.
72425 Via Vail
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
760-321-0694
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Featured Event
Sunday Worship: “First Contact: Encountering Possibility”
Sancturary and Livestream on our Website 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CAWorship Leader: Rev. Ian W. Riddell
Worship Associate: Walter Gendell
What can science fiction tales of aliens arriving on Earth and humans arriving in the homes of other species tell us about the ways we chose to encounter new people, new ideas, and new visions?
Women’s Night Out
Join us for Women's Night Out at a different local restaurant on the 2nd Monday of each month.
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.
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: “Facing the Future: Faith vs Fascism”
Sancturary and Livestream on our Website 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CAWorship Leader: Rev. Ian W. Riddell
Worship Associate:
Steven Toporoff
We are faced with responding to the growing forces of fascism in our country and in our world. How can we, as people of a progressive faith, protect our civil society and our neighbors and kin. How does our faith tradition call us to be in the world and how does it offer us grounding for resistance and thriving?
Board of Directors Meeting
Community Room and ZoomThe 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 […]
Drop-In Scrabble
Community Room 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CA, United StatesInterested 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.
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: “Sunday Morning Worship from UUA General Assembly”
Sancturary and Livestream on our Website 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CAWorship Leader: Rev. Molly Housh Gordon, Minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia, Missouri
Worship Coordinator: Rev. Ian W. Riddell
We are all tangled up together in a great web of life that is woven with beauty and hardship, love and loss, thriving and struggle. How do we tend well to the weaving so that all of us are held in care? Join us as we share in the Sunday service from the 2024 Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly shared with Unitarian Universalists around the country and around the world. We will watch the service at our normal time of 10:00am in the Sanctuary. If you wish to watch from home, we will share the link for the service closer to the date. Note that this service will be longer than our usual 60 minutes.
Sunday Worship: “Rising Strong: Brené Brown and Struggle
Sancturary and Livestream on our Website 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CAWorship Leader: Rev. Ian W. Riddell
Worship Associate: Bryna Blum
Researcher Brené Brown explores practices for grappling with failure and struggle in our lives. How does her sociological and psychological insight parallel our commitments to spiritual growth and loving relationships?
Create Your Own Crafting Time
Community Room 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CA, United StatesOur 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.
Drop-In Scrabble: Cancelled for 4th of July
Community Room 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CA, United StatesInterested 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.
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: “Lectio Divina: Reading as a Sacred Practice”
Sancturary and Livestream on our Website 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CAWorship Leader: Rev. Ian W. Riddell
Worship Associate:
Ginger Hemingway
It is good to occasionally pause in our busy, anxious lives to rest in quiet contemplation. Join us as we explore the ancient spiritual practice of Lectio Divine—sacred reading.
Women’s Night Out
Join us for Women's Night Out at a different local restaurant on the 2nd Monday of each month.
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.
Desert UU Brotherhood Breakfast
Don and Sweet Sue'sSocks 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: “Knitting Blankets: Persistence and Change”
Sancturary and Livestream on our Website 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CAWorship Leader: Rev. Ian W. Riddell
Worship Associate: Bryna Blum
Yes, yarn crafting again! Join Rev. Ian as we think about the ways that the long, slow process of creating large pieces of fabric to decorate our homes and keep us warm and cozy can point to possibilities for resilience and persistence in a changing world.