Join us this Sunday, August 23rd, at 10:30 a.m. for our regular service on Zoom. Rev. Darcy will be in the pulpit, along with Worship Associate Dee Hawksworth. Haruko DeArth will be the Worship Team’s monitor this week, and Bernadette Burns will be providing the music.
What does intentionally being in and with creation offer us during this pandemic? What does it remind us, teach us, challenge us toward? It might just be worth getting our hands a little dirty and finding ways to get out of the house to find out. Worship Associates this week are Rev. Erin Matteson, Brian … Continue reading Invitations From The Earth
Art, science, faith, childhood stories and more encourage us to see and move into more than we are now. Still, so many seem to choose a way of seeing, believing, living that keeps them stagnant or stunted. Come explore where some of these invitations beyond where we are now happen or don’t happen. Where are … Continue reading Calling and Movement into a Bigger Way of Being
How do we access what’s always needed yet so easily gets covered up? A story from the 1950s in Bangkok will invite us to think about where and how we want to stay grounded in our own stories as we live, what keeps us from that, and one process or practice that can help keep … Continue reading Stories of Buddhas, space suits, RAIN and more
While others build walls or use cages in ways we may find concerning if not downright offensive and alarming, what may be some of the barriers we’ve erected that need to come down? What or who might we be keeping out? Are there things we may be hiding, especially in the current climate? What might … Continue reading Breaking down Barriers … Opening up Hearts
It’s just one day after the 4th of July. With the smell of fireworks lingering, let’s also linger with thoughts and richly reflect on what it means to be devoted to our country. What should we be devoted to? What have UUers, poets, past presidents and others said and encouraged. Are you a devoted patriot? … Continue reading The Devotion of a True Patriot
What are you proud of? Pride has taken on a special meaning in the LBGTQ communities, perhaps teaching all of us that the feeling of healthy pride can help us navigate turbulent, even traumatizing, times. Worship Leaders this week are Rev. Darcy, Haruko DeArth, Carol Festejo and Jorge Torrez.
While there are many reasons we may decide to join a religious community, belonging to a religious community should expand our capacity for compassion. We honor our efforts at expanding compassion by welcoming new members to UUFSC and listening to their brief stories about what brought them here. Worship leaders this week are Rev. Darcy, Todd … Continue reading Expanding Our Compassion
In moments such as these, most actions we can take are ones that feel inadequate. But inadequate actions, amplified and echoed through the interdependent web of existence, may actually be enough to bring us closer and closer to the Beloved Community. Worship leaders this week are Rev. Darcy, Sharon A, and Jorge Torrez.
We are currently broadcasting Sunday morning worship on Zoom. The link to Sunday worship is in your weekly eBlast and in our Facebook group, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Stanislaus County. The children meet in a separate Zoom meeting. Information on RE activities can also be found in the weekly eBlast. After worship, you are invited … Continue reading Zoom Worship Service
