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Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
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Just what is a Religious Naturalist and why does it matter? Join us as we explore what it means to understand the whole of the universe, including us, as holy.
Since Rev Don preached several times about the “Widening the Circle” report in the summer of 2020, there has been much talk in UU circles of the need for new, liberating theologies. In this sermon, Rev Don calls us back to our Universalist roots, and how, on this Sunday honoring both Father’s Day and Juneteenth, we can celebrate and reclaim the freedom, reason, tolerance, and love that our Universalist faith represents.
Join us as we share in the Sunday service from the 2022 Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly shared with Unitarian Universalists around the country and around the world.
Please note the 9:30am start time
One of the principal affirmations in Judaism is that we are all created in the image of the divine and as a result we are all entitled to dignity and to be valued. Today, more than ever, we must not only remember this but practice this individually, collectively, as a nation and the world.
Worship Leader: Corbett Bratten
Worship Associate: Joni Padduck
A look at Veterans and the Peace Movement. How war really is a racket and how you, military veteran or not, can help bring peace to the planet.
Worship Leader: Rev. Ian W. Riddell
Worship Associate: Julia Alberg-Burbank
What might Theodore Parker and Doctor Who have to tell us about imagination, possibility, and perseverance? Join us as we explore identity and renewal in the face of the needs of the world.
Join us each Monday as for a group meditation and inspirational reading. Drop-ins are welcome.
Worship Leaders: Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray
Worship Associate: Rev. Ian W. Riddell
Join us as we share this recorded service from UUA president, Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray. We're all connected: an interdependent whole. Therefore, says Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray, "covenant is our religious response to our fundamental interdependence." We make promises about how to be together, and how to be in the world. We also fall short of honoring those promises, inviting us to repair and strengthen the strands of community. The choice to mend broken strands of the web is an act of faithfulness.
Worship Leader: Rev. Ian W. Riddell
Worship Associate: Sarita Gonzales
How do we practice kindness in a world that jostles us and pokes us and gives us so many opportunities to experience unkindness? Join us for a time of reflection, listening, practice, and renewal.
Worship Leader: Vanessa T. Ament Ph.D., M.Div.
Worship Associate: Bryna Blum
The key message is to re-asses our assumptions about others as they deal with issues, such as conflict, in ways we might as individuals or a culture, judge, then dismiss, rather than try to understand as a way to open dialogue and gain understanding and compassion.
Worship Leader: Dr. Maxine Kaye
Worship Associate: Mack Rogers
Enhancing our own personal attitudes and practices for an energetic and joyful life experience increases our capability to work happily and consistently in creating a world that works for all.
Relying on the Universal Source of Life that is ever-present, we become effective instruments for positive changes in ourselves and in the world.
Worship Leader: Rev. Jen Simon
Worship Associate: Sarita Gonzales
In the past several years, Black writers such as Ibram Kendi, Ijeoma Oluo, and Adrienne Maree Brown have given us valuable advice on becoming actively anti-racist in our personal lives and our communities. As Unitarian Universalists continue to deepen their commitments, and their actions, toward a more just and equitable world, Jen Simon reflects on some necessary conditions UU congregations need to nurture in order to do this work in community.
Worship Leaders: Rev. Ian W. Riddell
Worship Associate: Bob Rancourt
Our fourth principle calls us to a free and responsible search for truth and meaning. What does it mean to be responsible in our search for meaning and how do we live out the results of our searching?
Worship Leader: Rev. Ian
Worship Associate: Bryna Blum
What work do we value? Why do we honor the work of some over the work of others? What do we owe to those who do the work we call essential. Join us on this Labor Day weekend as we explore together.
Worship Leader: Rev. Ian
Worship Associate: Joni Padduck
We affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person and we affirm and promote justice, equity, and compassion in human relations. How are we called to live these principles out in our relationships with all the people, all the bodies, around us?
Worship Leaders: Bryna Blum, Fran Hoag, Diana Leslie, Steven Toporoff, Mel Wilkinson
Would you like the opportunity to get to know more people in our congregation and spend time exploring some interesting spiritual questions? Learn more about Chalice Circles, part of UUA’s small group ministry, that invites participants to reflect and share their life experiences on various topics. This Sunday five chalice circle members will simulate a Chalice Circle with congregation participation. Our topic will be “What Are Your Feelings About Joy These Days?” Do join us.
Worship Leader: Rev. Ian
Worship Associate: Julia Alberg-Burbank
Building the beloved community, living lives of connection, love and justice—these are not tasks on our to-do lists but ongoing, lifelong commitments. How do we care for ourselves and our communities to ensure that our hearts and spirits and minds and bodies are healthy and thrive for the long haul?
Worship Leader: Rev. Ian
Worship Associate: Ginger Hemingway
So often we concentrate on the evils of the past in ways that block us from seeing present reality and future possibility. Join us as we reflect on Indigenous Peoples Day and seek to hear new voices.
Worship Leader: Rev. Ian
Worship Associate:
We live in one of the driest parts of the country, but life thrives all around us. Rev. Ian shares a more-personal reflection on the ways we learn to live in new climates and learn to see life in new ways.
Worship Leader: Rev. Ian W. Riddell
Worship Associate: Bob Rancourt
Our trans neighbors and kin are facing bolder and crueler attacks on their lives and health. Join us today as we mourn for those whose lives have been cut short by hatred and as we reaffirm our commitment to celebrating and partnering with our trans kin who are resisting and thriving.