Come celebrate the glorious beauty we are surrounded by at this time of year (if your allergies allow!) Please wear your boots or sneakers and a coat as you will be invited to take a brief contemplative walk (or do a sitting) into the surrounding almond orchard as part of the worship service. You are also welcome … Continue reading Blossomings

Whether it’s Christian Church “Father” St. Augustine who believed rhythm came from God or Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. asking to be called a “drum-major for justice,” religious leaders have considered rhythm as essential in our efforts for spiritual and ethical living.  So this will be a service full of rhythm! Dave Rogers from … Continue reading Drum Circle Sunday

The thinking of Christian reformers and the Radical Reformation, the influences of Judaism and Islam played major roles in the beginning of Unitarian Universalist religious understandings.  We have multiple, braided roots.  Our former minister, the Rev. Grace Simons, gave a sermon on these influences towards the end of her ministry with us in November 2009.   … Continue reading From Braided Roots

The title of this service comes from the Jesuit priest and therapist Anthony De Mello. What if the key to all the “changes” you want to make is to stop trying to change? Worship leaders: Rev. Darcy, Tricia Garcia and Melynda Rodriguez. Worship Tech: John Lehman.

Being a human being means constantly navigating our separateness and connectedness–what is good for the group? What is good for the individual?  Where and how do we draw the lines, if such lines can even be drawn? Worship leaders: Rev. Darcy and Robbie .  Tech Maestro: Zach

One of the big paradoxes in being human is that it’s often when we commit ourselves to something (a relationship, a practice, a community, etc.), which requires limiting our freedom in one sense, that we may have a chance of experiencing something like what we call freedom in another sense.  Worship Leaders: Rev. Darcy, Brian, … Continue reading What Makes Us Free?

Our spiritual formation theme this month is “Liberating Love.” Frankly, “liberation” feels like a pretty tall order. I’d settle for survival and some loving along the way. What about you?  Worship Leaders: Rev Darcy Baxter, Leroy Egenberger, and Magdalene Myint. Tech Maestro: Todd Whiteley.

  We humans always need opportunities to begin again.  What do you need to remember, what do you need to release, and what do you need to resolve to do to move forward?  Sharon Arpoika will lead the congregation’s annual “burning off” ritual. Worship Leaders:  Sharon Arpoika, Tricia Garcia, and Melynda Rodriguez.  Tech Maestro:  Cherie … Continue reading Remember, Release, Resolve, Begin Again

There will be no worship service on Sunday Dec 31st. You are encouraged to join another UU congregation’s worship via Zoom. The UU Congregation of the Monterey Peninsula starts worship at 10:30 am. See the E Blast for the link and password.  

Joining UU Palo Alto’s Service via Zoom Come in your pajamas and join Rev. Darcy in the church Sanctuary as the tech maestro will broadcast the UU Palo Alto’s morning worship service via Zoom. See the E Blast for the Zoom link and password. UU Palo Alto member Joe Bailey will lead worship: “In the … Continue reading No Service at UUFSC