72425 Via Vail
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
760-321-0694
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.
Worship Leader: Rev. Ian W. Riddell
Worship Associate: Joni Padduck
At the beginning of a new year, we look back and wonder what we can let go from the year gone by and what we can carry forward into the months to come. Join us as we let the past burn away and shed light on the future.
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 in September 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
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.
Worship Leaders: Rev. Ian W. Riddell, Julia Alberg-Burbank, Jane Zaun, Joaquin Galeano and Walter Gendell
We've been talking a lot about being and becoming a "Beloved Community" but what do we mean by that? What do you think that means? Join us as we explore living into our covenant in loving, just, and deepening ways.
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
Join us as we discuss books selected by our members. Everyone is welcome, although the logistics of our meetings change frequently. If you are new to the group, please contact the organizers for time and location of the meeting.
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.
Worship Leader: Dr. Mignonne Pollard
Worship Associate: Sarita Gonzales
The beloved community is a concept that Martin Luther King Jr popularized as the belief that justice, abundance, and peace is for all. The community is a global community. As we embody MLK’s dream, we recognize that one path to the beloved community is through racial healing. Racial healing asks each of us to investigate our own backgrounds for understanding and knowledge before we reach across the aisle to our neighbors. As we do this work of racial healing, we can consciously co-create our world. This week we will honor the MLK’s dream as well as meditate on the Unitarian Universalist’s 8th principle.
Join the Social Justice Committee for UUCOD’s Environmental Film Fest. This five film series culminates in April for Earth Day. These films share a special emphasis on the climate changes happening in our Coachella Valley and beyond.
Script2Stage2Screen is the performing arts project of the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Desert (UUCOD). Theyproduce staged readings of original works.COVID PREVENTION POLICIES Script2Stage2Screen continues the UUCODs policies on preventing the spread of COVID. Script2Stage2Screen: 1. Is requiring proof of full vaccination to attend its performances. All cast and crew will be fully vaccinated, and wear masks except when […]
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.
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Worship Leaders: Laura and Annie Meeks
Worship Associate: Bryna Blum
We are all influenced by our parents and mentors as we grow up. They paint a picture of the world for us, and we go out into that world as young minds. All of us then find there are many worlds, many cultures, and many beliefs on how the world works. What happens when those worlds clash?
I followed the path I was told would work for me, a white male in America. At 31 I found out that I was much different and was faced with a choice. I could stay on my path and be unhappy with who I was or change my gender presentation with hopes of finding happiness. What did we choose and how did it work?
My wife of 36 years and I will share part of our story of challenge, love, and acceptance as together we make a Major Transformation.
The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict
Join us as we discuss books selected by our members. Everyone is welcome, although the logistics of our meetings change frequently. If you are new to the group, please contact the organizers for time and location of the meeting.
Join us as we pull weeds to beautify the sacred grounds of UUCOD.
This event is always fun and is a great time to deepen your connection to the land and to the community.
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Come learn the magic behind taking our Sunday Worship Videos from livestream to posting on the website. We'll learn how to use a simple tool like You Tube Studio to slice and splice the copyright material out so that we can post it. Most of the process is automated to limit the guesswork. You can do it!
Join us for a fun night of Bingo on January 28 from 6:00pm-8:00pm. We hope to see you there!
Worship Leader: Rev. Ian W. Riddell
Worship Assistant: Tess Phillips
Our community thrives because we practice generosity. We bring our hearts and minds and hands to the work of nurturing our community and sharing our vision. Join us as we reflect on generosity and ponder how our own hearts and spirits grow as we give.
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.
