72425 Via Vail
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
760-321-0694
Worship Leader: Rod Belshee Worship Associate: Robert Rancourt
Why do we sometimes seem to skate merrily along in life and at other times bristle up? What is our innate self and what is just a response to outside events? Are we immutable? The Wheel of Dependent Origination offers some insight
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.
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 11:00am. Please contact Carol Lavoie for more information.
Service and Self: Putting Life in Balance
Friday, May 5th to Sunday, May 7th, 2023
Come help us celebrate 25 years of women retreating together in the pines. 25 years! What an amazing milestone.
The Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Santa Monica will be hostessing the gathering.
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Join us at Don and Sweet Sue's Cafe in Cathedral City at 8:00am on the first Friday of the month.
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 Leaders : Rev. Dr. Don Stouder
Worship Associate: Ginger Hemingway
"Now, faced as we are with global environmental deterioration, I wish to address every person living on this planet." Did you know that Pope Francis wrote each of us a personal letter? In this sermon, Rev. Don will talk about the historical and unprecedented calls from mainstream religion to save our planet home. He will use the Pope's encyclical letter on climate change to discuss this trend as well as the intimate relationship between the poor and the fragility of the planet.
Have You Passed Birthday #80?
If yes, you know that we can still be surprised and delighted. We in this 1% of men and women living this day can benefit from camaraderie and conversation while simultaneously sharing realities unique to folks over 80. Leslie invites you to a Soup Sampling & gathering to brainstorm and flush out ideas for ourselves (yes, somewhat discriminatory in that you have to be past 80) to create, imagine, & establish if we’d like to become a regular group . Second Wednesday in May. That’s May 10 @11:00 @UUCOD for soup. Please bring whatever else you’d like for lunch.
Palm Springs Pride annually sponsors this breakfast honoring the memory of Harvey Milk. The breakfast brings together community organizations working for diversity and equality. The proceeds support programs and events for Gay-Straight Alliance clubs and related LGBTQ youth programs in the Coachella Valley.
UUCOD has participated as a sponsoring organization for several years. We have purchased a table for 10. Members and Friends can participate by purchasing a ticket at our table.
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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 Leader: Rev. Ian W. Riddell
Worship Associate: Joni Padduck
Our General Assembly in June will be deciding if the UUA begins the process of adopting new ways of expressing what is at the core of our tradition, shifting from principles to shared values. Join us as we explore what the changes might mean for us and how we understand ourselves.
Members, feel free to show up in person or online during the Voices of the Congregation portion of the meeting to ask your questions or tell us your thoughts!
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 11:00am. Please contact Carol Lavoie for more information.
“The Woman With the Blue Star” by Pam Jenoff
Inspired by incredible true stories, this is a riveting tale of courage and unlikely friendship during World War II. It is an unforgettable testament to the power of friendship and the extraordinary strength of the human will to survive. Sadie Gault is eighteen and living with her parents in the Kraków Ghetto during World War II. When the Nazis liquidate the ghetto, Sadie and her pregnant mother are forced to seek refuge in the perilous tunnels beneath the city. One day Sadie looks up through a grate and sees a girl about her own age buying flowers. Ella Stepanek is an affluent Polish girl living a life of relative ease with her stepmother, who has developed close alliances with the occupying Germans. While on an errand in the market, she catches a glimpse of something moving beneath a grate in the street. Upon closer inspection, she realizes it’s a girl hiding. Ella begins to aid Sadie and the two become close, but as the dangers of the war worsen, their lives are set on a collision course that will test them in the face of overwhelming odds.
RSVP to Gloria Kapp. Her information can be found in the directory.
A very funny comedy by Texas playwright Jean Ciampi and directed by Stan Jenson The Bold and Bob is the story of a high school teacher who returns home after the sudden passing of his mother. To plan for the funeral, he is forced to navigate an outlandish group of characters, each with their own […]
The law can be out of reach for so many, especially those in need and youth, but the Riverside County Bar Foundation works to change that. This non-profit charitable arm of the county’s principal bar association serves communities countywide, including the too-oft-neglected desert areas. Click to learn more about the charitable event they support.
Worship Leader: Ian Challis
Worship Associate: Bob Rancourt
Shame is a challenging and gripping emotion that can hinder our spiritual growth and happiness. In this talk we’ll explore how to cultivate self-compassion and skillfully loosen the hold of shame with mindfulness and wisdom.
Author of the best-seller "The World Peace Diet, Eating for Spiritual Health abd Social Harmony", Dr. Will Tuttle delivers an inspiring talk about the hidden dimensions of our culture’s food system. Join us as we explore new connections and discover how we can build radiant health on all 5 levels, awaken awareness, and bring healing to our world. Click for more information.
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....
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.
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 11:00am. Please contact Carol Lavoie for more information.
Join us at Don and Sweet Sue's Cafe in Cathedral City at 8:00am on the first Friday of the month.
