Unitarian Universalists have a strong sense that we are all connected. Practicing Ubuntu is a way we can live out our seventh principle of respecting the interconnected web of life–the one of which we are all a part. Worship leaders this week are Rev. Darcy Baxter, Debbie Adair Soro, and Haruko DeArth.

Our guest speaker this week is Debbie Adair Soro. She is a professional educator with the Stanislaus County Office of Education. She joined SCOE in 2016 after working for Modesto City Schools as a high school English teacher for 24 years. She was one of ten recipients of the Woman of the Year award in 2016, presented by Stanislaus County Commission for Women. She is a member of Delta Kappa Gamma Epsilon Nu Chapter, and she is the Educational and Community Outreach Board Member for MoPride. She’s also been a guest director at the Gallo Center for the Arts, directing the drama, “The Sirens,” in May 2016. This was a successful fundraiser for The Haven Women’s Center. And, she has an amazing 18 year old son who is a freshman at UC Santa Cruz!

Chaos and order, messiness and tidiness, holding and falling apart. The spiritual path requires engaging with these opposite, (or perhaps complimentary?) forces in our life.  Worship leaders this week are Rev. Darcy, Haruko DeArth, and guest musician Jorge Torres.

Our early years are a precious period and the spiritual lessons we learn then shape us for the rest of our lives. Join us in celebrating the faith formation of our children, of which we are all a part. Worship Leaders this week are Rev. Darcy, Matthew Mason, and guest musician Jorge Torres. The first song we’ll … Continue reading Forming and Formation: Honoring Our Youth

We welcome back the New Horizons Jazz Band for a special music Sunday, inviting their music to stir, provoke, and move us in ways simple words cannot. Worship leaders this week are Rev. Darcy and Matthew Mason. As always, we’ll get to do some singing. This week the songs planned are 30 Over My Head, 1009 Meditation on … Continue reading Jazz Sunday!