72425 Via Vail
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
760-321-0694
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Events at this venue
Sunday Worship: “Rise Up, O Flame: Embracing a New Year”
Hybrid: Online and In-Person 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CA, United StatesWorship 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.
Christmas Eve Service: Be Not Afraid
Hybrid: Online and In-Person 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CA, United StatesWorship Leader: Rev. Ian W. Riddell
Worship Associate: Bryna Blum
UUCOD Choir, Vanessa Ament, Director
Join us for our annual celebration of light and hope, coming together to find comfort and possibility in the quiet and in the joyful music.
Sunday Worship: Candles of Hope and Wonder
Hybrid: Online and In-Person 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CA, United StatesWorship Leader: Rev. Ian W. Riddell
Worship Associate: Bob Rancourt
UUCOD Choir: Vanessa Ament, Director
The festival of Hanukkah is centered around a miracle, the burning of a lamp for eight days when only one day of oil was available. Can we be reminded to find miracles in all around us? To feel awe and curiosity each and every day?
Sunday Together: Carrying Hope into the Darkness
Hybrid: Online and In-Person 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CA, United StatesWorship Leader: Rev. Ian W. Riddell
Worship Associate: Bob Rancourt
How is hope different from optimism? How can we be hopeful in these times? The returning darkness of winter brings us opportunities for connection and renewal. How can we learn to be a people of hope?
Sunday Worship: Staying Joyful During the Holiday!
Hybrid: Online and In-Person 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CA, United StatesWorship Leader: Rev. Tom Owen-Towle
Worship Associate: Bob Rancourt
Join us in welcoming Rev. Tom Owen-Towle back to UUCOD as he guides us in exploring the coming holiday season.
Sunday Worship: Wonderings About Being Human
Hybrid: Online and In-Person 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CA, United StatesWorship Leader: Rev. Tania Márquez
Worship Associate: Joni Padduck
Rev. Tania will present a service about embodiment, exploring what it means to be an embodied awareness, to live in a body that feels and experiences the world in ways we are not always aware of or that we cannot know.
Environmental Film Fest
Hybrid: Online and In-Person 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CA, United StatesJoin 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.
Sunday Worship: Remembrance and Resistance
Hybrid: Online and In-Person 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CA, United StatesWorship 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.
November 2022 Share the Plate
Hybrid: Online and In-Person 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CA, United StatesNovember’s Share the Plate to Benefit the Holiday Gift Drive for SafeHouse of the Desert & Harrison House It’s holiday time and UUCOD is once again Sharing the Plate with SafeHouse of the Desert and its transitional living facility, Harrison House. Your generous giving will be used to purchase Target e-gift cards from our RaiseRight […]
Sunday Worship: The Desert Where Life Abounds: Making Home in New Places
Hybrid: Online and In-Person 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CA, United StatesWorship 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.
Sunday Worship: The Stories Our Ancestors Told Us
Hybrid: Online and In-Person 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CA, United StatesWorship Leader: Rev. Ian
Worship Associate: Joni Padduck
Join us as we share stories of living in community shared with us by our ancestors.
Sunday Worship: Covenant as Community Keeper
Hybrid: Online and In-Person 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CA, United StatesWorship Leader: Julia Alberg-Burbank
Worship Associate: Rev. Ian W. Riddell
How does the act of keeping covenant help us forge community when individualism is so strong? How do covenants provide us a roadmap back to each other when we are in conflict?
S2S2S Rehearsal
Hybrid: Online and In-Person 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CA, United States
What’s on Your Ballot?
Hybrid: Online and In-Person 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CA, United StatesCalifornia Ballot Propositions Discussion Reproductive justice, funding for the arts in public schools, and flavored tobacco products, are just three of the nine ballot propositions on your November 8, 2022 California ballot. But what do they mean? Join UUCOD the Vote in person or via Zoom for a discussion of the issues along with pros and […]
Sunday Worship: Gathered in Love
Hybrid: Online and In-Person 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CA, United StatesWorship Leader: Rev. Ian W. Riddell
Worship Associate: Robert Rancourt
The seats are getting full on Sunday mornings, our teams and committees are meeting and planning, and our hearts are rejoicing as we see journeying faces again. Join us to celebrate coming together and starting another loving year together.
S2S2S Rehearsal
Hybrid: Online and In-Person 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CA, United States
Sunday Worship: Past, Present and Future: Learning, Seeing, and Working
Hybrid: Online and In-Person 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CA, United StatesWorship 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.
Sunday Worship: Atonement and Right Relations
Hybrid: Online and In-Person 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CA, United StatesWorship Leader: Rev. Ian W. Riddell
Worship Associate: Bryna Blum
How can ancient and modern practices of apology, atonement, and restitution help us understand ways we can live together in right relation?
Sunday Worship: Keeping On Keeping On: Resilience and Possibility
Hybrid: Online and In-Person 72425 Via Vail, Rancho Mirage, CA, United StatesWorship 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?