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

Afternoon Book Club: This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger

All Membetrs and Firends are welcome! In the summer of 1932, on the banks of Minnesota's Gilead River, the Lincoln Indian Training School is a pitiless place where Native American children, forcibly separated from their parents, are sent to be educated. It is also home to Odie O’Banion, a lively orphan boy whose exploits constantly […]

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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 build even deeper caring and connections. We'll talk about the role of individual members as well as the Care Team and the minister. Help us […]

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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

Sunday Worship: “Watch us Grow! Heart, Treasure, and Spirit”

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

Worship Leader: Rev Ian W. Riddell
Worship Associate:  Julia Alberg-Burbank
We are told that “where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Join us as we kick off our drive to grow our community in resources, depth, spirit, and impact.

2024 Annual Chili Cook-off and Pledge Drive Kick Off

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

Calling All Chili Chefs! Do YOU have what it takes to be the 2024 Grand Champion Chili Chef? Join us at UUCOD’s Chili Cook-Off. This will be an awesome beginning of our Annual Pledge Drive. It has been 3 years since we had a Chili Cook-Off and we're ready for a fun afternoon of sampling […]

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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 you will be prepared in the event of an emergency. This training is important for all members and friends. All are welcome and encouraged to […]

Sunday Worship: “A Generous Heart: Finding a Generosity of Spirit”

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

Worship Leaders: Rev. Ian W. Riddell
Worship Associate:
Ginger Hemingway
Researcher Brené Brown shares a message of the power of vulnerability and curiosity in our lives and our relationships. Join us as we explore openheartedness together.

DOS: Sanctuary

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

sanctuary and sound system

DOS Shabbat School

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

Sunday Worship: “Shame, the Agent of Expulsion & a Personal Shame Story”

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

Worship Leader: Jonathan Fast, PhD
Worship Associate: Bryna Blum

Dr. Fast will talk about building community, and shame, the unspoken emotion that can ruin a life or rend a nation in two. He will talk about a recent personal shaming experience (regarding his writing) and how he dealt with it.