Sunday Services 9:30 am, In-Person or Zoom
In celebration of the Celtic Holiday of Samhain, we will have a service to commune and honor our ancestors. Please bring a reminder of an ancestor or family member that you wish to honor during this service. Join us in person in the Sanctuary or on Zoom →bit.ly/uufs-sunday-service. Meeting ID: 958 336 800 One tap … Continue reading Communing with the Ancestors
Rev. Johnnie has and continues to serve as a chaplain, specifically at UCSF Medical Center, but also as a hospice chaplain in the greater Riverside and San Bernardino areas. Chaplaincy requires deep listening—something he struggles with as a neurodivergent human. Hear what he’s learned, continues to learn, and hopes to teach. Join us in person … Continue reading Chaplaincy 101: How I Learned to Fail
In the film “Love Story,” there is a famous quote stated by the protagonist, “Love means never having to say you’re sorry.” This in itself is an invitation to disagree! What is love, and why can it be the most sacred of invitations? Join us in person in the Sanctuary or on Zoom →bit.ly/uufs-sunday-service Meeting … Continue reading Love Means Saying You’re Sorry…A Lot!
Please come with water from your home, travels, or that which is meaningful to you, as we celebrate our annual Ingathering, and the official start of our 2024-2025 church year! To download the Order of Service, click here. Join us in person in the Sanctuary or on Zoom → https://bit.ly/uufs-sunday-service Meeting ID: 958 336 800 … Continue reading Annual Water Communion and Ingathering
Until recently, we were born with the understanding that as humans, there were only two genders: male and female. Now it is understood that there are two “sex forms” but multiple gender variants. Let’s smash the binary and explore gender as a social construct. To download the Order of Service, click here. Join us in … Continue reading Gender is a Human Construct
Unitarianism was born in Transylvania in the 16th century. Let’s take a look at the Edict of Torda and how it affects us both as a heritage document of our faith, but as American UU’s. Join us in person in the Sanctuary or on Zoom → https://bit.ly/uufs-sunday-service Meeting ID: 958 336 800 One tap mobile+16694449171,,958336800# … Continue reading Who are We? Where Do We Come From?
Senator Elizabeth Warren used her Freedom of Speech and was censored. Nevertheless, she persisted. We will look at Elizabeth Warren’s example as just another in the hypocrisy that is the expectation of a woman. We will then honor some of the ancestors who came before her, who also dealt with the same hypocrisy, and who … Continue reading Nevertheless, She Persisted
Join us in person in the Sanctuary or on Zoom → https://bit.ly/uufs-sunday-service. Fête National, or Quatorze Juillet, is a national holiday in France, remarkably similar to how we as Americans celebrate the Fourth of July. Here in the United States we celebrate it as Bastille Day. Why is this day so important, specifically to the … Continue reading [R]evolution
Join us in person in the Sanctuary or on Zoom → https://bit.ly/uufs-sunday-service June is Pride month, and it’s a celebration of all things queer and fabulous… but there is a darker side to Pride that many of you might not be aware of. Pride is a celebration, sure, but it was also a memorial of … Continue reading Pride, Before the Fall
The Myth of Scapegoat vs. the Myth of Over functioning: As human beings, we are constantly told that we do not want to be “part of the problem, but the solution.” In this case, the “problem” is being part of our society that needs the extra help, versus those that are part of the solution … Continue reading Yes, We Can
