Spiritual Events

Worship Leader: Rev. Ian W. Riddell
Worship Associate: Julia Alberg-Burbank
What does welcome feel like? What does it look like? How can we welcome newness and possibility and hope into our lives and into our congregation. Join us as we explore welcome and celebrate the new members joining our community.

Worship Leader: Rev. Ian W. Riddell
Worship Associate: Julia Alberg-Burbank
Join us as we celebrate the beauty and life-giving wonder of our planetary home. How do we respond to the environmental crises around us? How do we find ways for us and all of life to thrive on our vast but tiny home?

Worship Leader: Rev. Ian W. Riddell
Worship Associate: Bryna Blum

Science fiction is not all space ships and alien empires. Join us as Rev. Ian explores the way literature might help us reflect on our deepest hopes and brightest paths forward.

Worship Leaders : Rev. Ian W. Riddell
Worship Associate: Julia Alberg-Burbank

The Hebrew prophet, Micah, when asked what worship Yahweh required of his people responded with these three calls to relationship and service. What might our anxious and challenging times require of us?

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

How might the ancient text of the Tao Te Ching help us live more deeply into community and connection with the wider world, our community, and our deepest selves?

Worship Leader: Mel Wilkinson
Worship Associate: Joni Padduck
Join me as we delve into the journey of the ukulele and try to answer the question: Is drinking alcohol the better way to play a ukulele?

Worship Leader: Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti, Senior Minister of the First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Ann Arbor, Michigan
UUCOD Coordinator: Rev. Ian W. Riddell

Join us as we share in the Sunday service from the 2023 Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly shared with Unitarian Universalists around the country and around the world. We will have a short service at our normal time of 10:00am in the Sanctuary. If you wish to watch from home you can find the link in the newsletter or in the email sent on 6/22. Note that the LIVE stream of the service will start at 8:00am Pacific.

Worship Leaders : Rev. Ian W. Riddell
Worship Associate: Joni Padduck

As we celebrate our nation’s birthday, we take a look at the state of our democracy and wonder together how to stay true to our values while resisting hatred, fear, and prejudice.

Worship Leader: Jack Fitzsimmons
Worship Associate: Bryna Blum

Jack's post-surgical journey and his emerging practice of gratitude.

Worship Leader: Steven Toporoff
Worship Associate: Bryna Blum
We may find ourselves disappointed at times when our Church and religious leaders fail to meet our expectations. Let’s learn from two world beliefs - Taoism and the Baha’i Faith - how to manage expectations when living in community.

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

What do a TV show about soccer, a musical about hippies, and fast-food toys tell us about masculinity, gender, and embracing diversity?

Worship Leader: Harriet Rossetto
Worship Associate: Bryna Blum

Meeting the emotional, existential and spiritual challenges of the human condition.