Multi-Generational Christmas Pageant
With Rev. Dara Olandt, Dana Christian-Lee, DRE, RE families, the wider congregation & friends! Save the date and join for this joyful, interactive experience for all ages!
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Winter Solstice
Honor the Winter Solstice with Jennifer Martin, Francis Prévot & Andrew Richardson, Worship Associates, and Will Johnson, Accompanist.
Finding a Stillness Between the Words
Rev. Dara Olandt, Minister; Ellen Beeler, Worship Associate; Will Johnson, AccompanistHow can stillness be a teacher? Through engaging contemplative practices that involve listening deeply to sound, word, and self, we’ll explore what it means to uncover a stillness within.
Still Life: Images and Moments
Rev. Dara Olandt, Minister; Andrew Richardson, Worship Associate; Will Johnson, Accompanist Has a painting ever changed your life? How about deepening your understanding of the world? Provided solace or healing? From well known icons to paintings, and sculpture, what happens when we thoughtfully encounter rich, still images? How can we thrive spiritually through our encounters … Continue reading Still Life: Images and Moments
Sense of Place
This Sunday’s worship will feature poems by Native American Duane BigEagle (Osage) that he read at The Fire Thieves, an inter-sectional & inter-generational poetry series produced by San Francisco poet laureate Kim Shuck (Cherokee), sponsored by the American Academy of Poets, Bird & Beckett Books in SF, and the SF Arts Commission. These poems hold his Osage ancestral … Continue reading Sense of Place
Stone Soup Multi-Generational Service!
All are welcome for our annual Stone Soup Service! Come together for a joyful, celebratory and participatory experience for all ages! Together, we’ll retell this profound and simple story of what it means to remember the power of community and lift up the sacred value of generosity. Rev. Dara Olandt, with Dana Christian-Lee, DRE, Jennifer Martin, … Continue reading Stone Soup Multi-Generational Service!
Many Windows, One Light
Note: this is a North Bay UU Round Robin service; use this special zoom link.“We need not think alike to love alike.” Attributed to our spiritual ancestor Francis David, this sentiment has cast a vision for what our congregations can be, and for the kind of world community that we dream of. Yet this month … Continue reading Many Windows, One Light
Across the Great Divide
We gather on this Sunday to reflect about courage, hope, and what it takes to heal while repairing the world together. What does spiritual renewal mean in the midst of a great divide? How do we face polarization and division in our country? All are welcome for this service of inquiry and hope. Rev. Dara Olandt, MinisterKaren … Continue reading Across the Great Divide
Blessing of the Animals: A multi-generational service
Welcome one and all for a very special time of honoring and acknowledging the sacred relationship that exists among all the creatures of the earth! We shall warmly welcome and celebrate our animal companions in this service! Please consider bringing your beloved pet to our live zoom service to relieve a special blessing, or consider … Continue reading Blessing of the Animals: A multi-generational service
Those Who Have Gone Before: Memory & Ancestors
Today we gather to honor a “season of memory.” With the Pagan and Gaelic festival of Samhain as well as All Hallows Eve and Dia de Los Muertos soon approaching, we pause to recall our personal connection to those who have passed. This morning we remember the beloveds who have gone before us, honoring their … Continue reading Those Who Have Gone Before: Memory & Ancestors