{"id":3187,"date":"2016-04-24T11:00:58","date_gmt":"2016-04-24T11:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stanuu.org\/?post_type=uu_services&#038;p=3187"},"modified":"2016-04-26T17:40:02","modified_gmt":"2016-04-26T17:40:02","slug":"in-the-desert","status":"publish","type":"uu_services","link":"https:\/\/stanuu.org\/uufsc\/services\/in-the-desert","title":{"rendered":"In the Desert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Services at 9:30am and 11am.<\/em> During this week of Passover Jews reflect on the story of Moses leading his people out of slavery in Egypt. But that was just the first chapter in a much longer story of a journey through the vastness of a desert in hope of reaching a new home. The most remembered part of that journey was Moses coming down the mountain with the Ten Commandments. But even more important was how, in the midst of the vastness of a desert with no discernible landmarks, people were able to chart a map to where they needed to go. How can we remap ourselves in the midst of our own personal deserts?<\/p>\n<p>Worship Leaders are guest speaker, Rev. Dave Sammons, and our own Matthew Mason. Rev. Sammons is a\u00a0long time UU minister, social justice activist, and seminary professor. He served at Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church in Walnut Creek for 23 years, retiring in 2006.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Services at 9:30am and 11am. During this week of Passover Jews reflect on the story of Moses leading his people out of slavery in Egypt. But that was just the first chapter in a much longer story of a journey through the vastness of a desert in hope of reaching a new home. 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