Rev Dr. David Usher is a lifelong Unitarian originally from Adelaide, Australia. After working in the outback as a jackaroo and traveling the world, he studied for the ministry at Oxford, England. He has had ministries in England, New Hampshire and California and is now retired and living in San Mateo. He was Founding President … Continue reading To the Summit
Today we look to the natural world of which we are part to explore life-giving examples of how to survive and thrive. Taking inspiration from Adrienne Maree Brown’s Emergent Strategy and Richard Power’s The Overstory, we look at wisdom found in the organic body of the living earth. How might we human beings take a cue from the resilience found in the natural … Continue reading 3 Seeds: Resilience Practices for Our Times
Our speaker Duane BigEagle will read and illuminate his poetry linking his Osage, Native American ancestral wisdom with his experiences with Western culture. He is co-creating the worship with Karen Elliott and George Beeler. Work by Duane BigEagle has appeared in chapbooks, magazines, newspapers, and anthologies including The Nation, Chicago Review, Beloit Poetry Review, and … Continue reading Reflections of an Osage Poet
In a world that more and more feels unjust, off-kilter and downright dangerous, it becomes ever more essential that we cultivate resilience, that we learn how to deal with a broken world in a way that doesn’t break us. Reverend Dr. Lynn Ungar has some suggestions that might help. Guest Minister: Rev. Dr. Lynn UngarWorship … Continue reading Good Thing I Bounce
William J. Perry, 19th Secretary of Defense and co-founder of the Palo Alto Unitarian Universalist church, reflects on his journey to his current life’s work, educating the world about ongoing nuclear dangers. Visit his website at www.wjperryproject.org. Lisa Nosal and Karen Mansergh, Worship AssociatesDavid Dodd, musicianThe Undogmatics (UUP’s folk band) will play
Let’s explore the power of language (i.e. the power of human words) during this month-long theme that is devoted to “Integrity”! We’ll ask: What is a “language of reverence”? How do our “words create worlds”? Worship Associates: Lisa Nosal and Ellen Beeler Musician: Will Johnson
What does our UU faith call us to do in the world? And what does it mean to engage that work as full and complex human beings? Join us this Sunday with guest preacher Jim Lewis, former Director of Religious Education at UUP. Jim Lewis is currently a Chaplain and Bereavement Counselor for Heartland Hospice in … Continue reading ‘Til We Reach That Day
What does it look like to fully live a life of integrity? Albert Schweitzer’s remarkable life serves as a model and an inspiration for fully-embodied integrity. Rev. Dr. Lynn Ungar returns to the UUP pulpit. Worship Associate: Nancy Blake
Come hear a service featuring Emma’s Revolution, the dynamic, award-winning activist duo of Pat Humphries & Sandy O, whose songs have been sung for the Dalai Lama, praised by Pete Seeger, and covered by Holly Near. With beautiful harmonies and genre-defying eclecticism, Emma’s Revolution delivers the energy and strength of their convictions, in an uprising of truth … Continue reading Emma’s Revolution Sings
Please join us as we say farewell to 2019. We will reflect back on the year just past, and look forward to the year to come. This is our annual Rose Communion & Letter Writing service where we can gently try to let go of what belongs to the past, and look forward to the … Continue reading The Turning of the Year
