Many people don’t realize how important religious liberals have been in overcoming structures of oppression. Rev. Dr. John Buehrens will tell a story for all ages about UUs supporting Dr. King in the Selma campaign for voting rights. Prof. Johnson will deal with lessons from the almost forgotten story of Bayard Rustin and Rev. John … Continue reading Organizing Against Oppression
Join us for two perspectives on our theme for January, “Liberating Love.” Rev. Dr. Bonnie Dlott and Zen priest Rev. Dr. Wakoh Shannon Hickey will each offer reflections on Liberating Love: what it feels like, what can free us to experience it, and how it can impact the world.
with Musician Gary Rossi and Cantor Rachel Walters Steiner As is the tradition at UU Petaluma, we will be gathering to reflect on the years just past and the one to come, and take time to write letters to ourselves to be delivered in a year. If you wrote a letter last year, you should … Continue reading Letters to Ourselves
with Worship Associate Nancy Blake; Cantor Rachel Walters Steiner and the Larking About Choir; and musicians Gary Rossi and the UUP Brass Trio (Theresa Fisher, Heidi Umber, and Bryan Williams) Please join us on Christmas Eve for a service featuring readings, Christmas carols, and a procession of candles. We will be collecting money for the … Continue reading Christmas Eve Candles & Carols
with David Dodd Join us for an Intergenerational Service featuring Christmas songs and the story of a brave camel who makes a long journey through the desert and the surprise he finds at the end. If you have Christmas cookies to share, please bring them!
with Nathan Makdad and Erin Bertsch We gather to celebrate the joy of the holidays with an intergenerational, all-community pageant. Come, laugh, sing, and take party in an interactive retelling of a classic Christmas song to help get you in holiday spirit.
In our wondrous world, there are mysteries around every corner. Living in a culture that values understanding and rationality, how can the unknowable fit into our lives? Join Rev. Dr. Bonnie Dlott and Jan Ögren for reflections on mystery and meaning at this dark time of year. The service includes a time for welcoming our … Continue reading Mystery and Meaning
with Worship Associate Nancy Blake, Cantor Rachel Walters Steiner, and Pianist Gary Rossi Our forebears faced the darkening days of winter with some trepidation. Would warmth and light return? Perhaps it was best to light fires and sing and pray that it would. We may now take the turning of the seasons for granted, but … Continue reading Facing the Unknown
with Worship Leaders David Dodd and Diana Spaulding, with musical accompaniment by The Undogmatics Please join us on this post-Thanksgiving Sunday morning for a more casual and “social” service than usual. We will take some time to greet each other in an expanded morning “greet your neighbor,” and explore what it means to have the … Continue reading What’s in Your Name?
With Worship Leader Ashley Kennedy Makdad, Worship Associate Nate Makdad, Cantor Rachel Stein Walters, and David Dodd on piano This week, we’ll explore the paradox of “abundance in scarcity” – that even in challenging times or when resources seem limited, there’s still an incredible wellspring of generosity and goodwill waiting to be tapped. Let us … Continue reading The Abundance in Scarcity
