I am delighted to serve as minister for the Unitarian Universalists of Petaluma.  I invite you to visit any Sunday and discover the warmth and joy we share. We gather at 10 a.m. for informal visiting.  Worship begins at 10:30.  Children and youth are welcome to participate in the service or to try out our [...]

Sunday, February 12, 2012 10:30 a.m. Let’s Fall in Love Minister: Rev. Mary Foran Worship Associate: Jodi Boyle What is this great big thing called Love?  We yearn for it and scorn it, celebrate it and are sadly disappointed by it.  We say it has the power to transform.  Are we ready for Love to be in charge? [...]

Acceptance and Encouragement: Probing the UU Principles Worship Leader: Joyce Tischler Principle # 3 of our seven Unitarian Universalist Principles reads as follows: “Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations” Is this so general as to be meaningless? Hardly. The Unitarian Universalist Principles are signposts pointing us toward a profound [...]

This I Believe Speakers: Cindy Wood and Jules Pelican Worship leader: Berkeley Sturgeon “This I Believe” is one of UUP’s most cherished series of services. We learn wondrous things from members of our congregation as they share their theological roots, the paths that brought them to UUP and the milestones they’ve encountered along the way. [...]

Elece Hempel of Petaluma People Services “Community Builders” Series Speaker: Elece Hempel Worship Leader: Rabia Hunter People all over Petaluma, perhaps even our neighbors, are struggling to make ends meet. We have opportunities each and every day to reach out to those less fortunate. Elece Hempel, Executive Director of Petaluma People Services, will share about [...]

Anemic Love, Abusive Power Speaker: Reverend Mary Foran Worship Associate: Joyce Tischler On the 83rd anniversary of the birth of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we will explore the terrain of love and power, considering such simple questions as what they have to do with justice and what is the proper role for [...]

Dance Church Our monthly (third Sunday) dance- and movement-centered service, featuring a clear and open wood floor, music, and mostly free-form dance, for those who seek to find the spirit in dance, and want to experience that in community with others. We’ll begin with some warm-ups, a basic ritual dance, and then just play music [...]

Happy Anniversary UUP! Worship Leaders: Jodi Boyle & David Dodd Ten years ago the story began. On Sunday, January 6, 2002, UUP met for the first time to worship together. January 8th, 2012, will mark the 10th anniversary of that service and a decade full of the highs and lows of founding a vital spiritual [...]

Monthly Meditative Circle Join UUP meditators and Worship Leader Elisabeth Hathaway in a 45 minute service of simple ritual, chanting and readings, with a 25 minute non-guided meditation. Sitting together, we center ourselves, sitting together we center our world. UUP’s Monthly Meditative Services are the second Sunday of each month, 9:30 to 10:15. They are [...]

A New Year, A New Day, A New Moment Here and Now Worship Leaders: Greg Bard and David Dodd Our annual service in which we will share reflections on letters written to ourselves a year ago, as we put our present thoughts to paper, to be sent off to our future selves.