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Sunday Worship: “Sunday Morning Worship from UUA General Assembly”

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Worship 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

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Worship 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?

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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.

Drop-In Scrabble: Cancelled for 4th of July

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: “Lectio Divina: Reading as a Sacred Practice”

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Worship 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.

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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: “Knitting Blankets: Persistence and Change”

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Worship 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.

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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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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: “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.

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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: “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.

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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.

Recurring

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: “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. […]