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

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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: Learning, Understanding, Loving, Conserving: Dedicating our Desert Canyon Habitat

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

Worship Leaders: Rev. Barbara Fast
Worship Associate: Bryna Blum

Interdependence with the natural world sustains and challenges us. It is a fundamental value of our faith. We will explore the spiritual and practical aspects, as we dedicate and celebrate our new Desert Canyon Habitat. Guest speakers will help us understand how we can help our fellow creatures.

Come early! We expect a large number of visitors. Please park on the street if you are able. Following the service and dedication, many local conservation groups will join an Exhibitor Fair on the Labyrinth, and Native Plants will be available for sale.

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Weed Pull Party

Sacred Grounds 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CA, United States

For the fifth year, we're having a Weed Pull Party! These are lots of fun including a chance to socialize, enjoy some music and refreshments, and tend our lovely grounds. […]

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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 […]

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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: “Of the People, By the People: Voting Rights as Justice”

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

Worship Leader: Rev. Ian W. Riddell
Worship Associate: Steven Toporoff 

A just democracy depends on protecting the right of all citizens to have a voice in the governance of our society. The ACT strives to assure these rights for all. How do our UU values call us to champion citizens’ right to vote and have a say in shaping our nation?

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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 […]

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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 […]

The Free Pulpit

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

January 20 ,27
February 3,17

Join Rev. Ian and fellow congregants in this four session class.  The class focuses on helping members who are interested in preaching a sermon or learning more about how sermons are created.  It is designed to help people understand better what it is we do when we speak from the pulpit of our congregation, build some beginning skills in choosing topics and crafting sermons, and understand who we are speaking to and why.

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Share the Plate: The UUCOD Gloria Kapp Scholarship 

We will honor Gloria Kapp by renaming the Safe Schools Desert Cities Scholarship that we created last year.  It will become the UUCOD Gloria Kapp Scholarship.

If we raise $500, then donors will match that to fully fund the $1000 scholarship.

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Sunday Worship: “Care as Justice, Justice as Care”

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

Worship Leader: Rev. Ian W. Riddell
Worship Associate: Ginger Hemingway
Join us as we explore the ways that taking care of each other—as citizens, as neighbors, as members of a beloved community—nurtures justice alongside heath and well-being.

Caring for Our Community: A Conversation

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

Join Rev. Ian and the members of our UUCOD Care Team as we explore together the ways that we all care for each other in our community and how we can […]

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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 […]

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S2S2S Show: Let It Rain by Ed Friedman

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

Putting on a classic American play should be easy for an established community theatre. Not so when there are competing agendas among participants, as well as community stakeholders. Click through for show details and to purchase tickets.

$15
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The Free Pulpit

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

January 20 ,27
February 3,17

Join Rev. Ian and fellow congregants in this four session class.  The class focuses on helping members who are interested in preaching a sermon or learning more about how sermons are created.  It is designed to help people understand better what it is we do when we speak from the pulpit of our congregation, build some beginning skills in choosing topics and crafting sermons, and understand who we are speaking to and why.

Click event title for more info and registration.

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UUCOD Safety Training

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

Please join Rev. Ian and the UUCOD Safety Committee for an informative safety training meeting. We will introduce our new protocols for medical emergencies, earthquake response, and evacuation procedures so […]

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S2S2S Show: Let It Rain by Ed Friedman

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

Putting on a classic American play should be easy for an established community theatre. Not so when there are competing agendas among participants, as well as community stakeholders. Click through for show details and to purchase tickets.

$15
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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....