Join us to listen to Zahyra Garcia and Amber Szoboszlai speak about their community organizing work as co-chairs of the North Bay Organizing Project’s Petaluma chapter. They will consider racist incidents from the past year, highlight the local actions taken by the community in response, and how our community can be supportive of immigrants and … Continue reading Invoking Values to Support Social & Racial Justice in Petaluma
We hurry through our lives as if we always have somewhere we should have been 15 minutes ago. This hurrying takes away from the joy of the journey. In listening to the prophetic voices from which Unitarian Universalism has evolved, we lift the voice of Ralph Waldo Emerson, who taught us that “Life is a … Continue reading Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination
As we live our daily lives we encounter many things that lead us to avert our gaze. It could be a homeless person begging for money as we go shopping or yet another frightening political moment. Sam Tuttelman is a third generation secular American Jew born in New York City. Five years ago he stopped … Continue reading Bearing Witness
This Sunday will be Rev. Jeremiah’s concluding service as our minister and he will reflect upon a year of ministry together and what the future may hold for this dynamic Beloved Community. He will be joined by Worship Associates Ellen Beeler and Lisa Nosal and Church Musician Will Johnson for this special service. We hope … Continue reading Gratitude and Praise for the Journey
Come join Worship Associates Nancy Blake and Lisa Nosal, along with musician Will Johnson for a music-filled service to fuel and feed us for the important work of social justice. We sing to mend our brokenness (July worship theme of the month) and strengthen our commitment to action by lifting up the work of those who … Continue reading Songs for the Journey: Summer Hymn Sing
In the midst of a period of congregational transitions, we will explore the experience of heartbreak on the spiritual path. What do such experiences have to teach us about ourselves, our communities, and our world? Rev. Jeremiah KalendaeWorship Associates: Jennifer Martin and Francis PrévotMusician: Will Johnson
Guest Speaker (and UUP member) Rachael Newman will join us to explore the ways pervasive systemic notions of shame inform our sense of self and other. She will then offer some antidotes to shame that can help us move toward experiencing the incredible blessings of aliveness and embodiment. Rachael Newman is a licensed Marriage and … Continue reading Moving from Original Shame to Original Blessing
Our monthly worship theme for June is transcendence. Is it possible to find transcendence through nature or are we sensing our experiences in nature? How can we nurture our connection to our earthly Mother and help heal our planet? Please join us for a Summer Solstice exploration and celebration on Sunday June 23. Nancy Blake, worship … Continue reading This Precious Day
In recognition and celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community, we join together for our annual Pride service. We will also welcome our latest group of new members at this service. Worship leaders: Lara Abel and Jennifer MartinAccompanist: Will Johnson Larking About Choir
The first source of our liberal faith is “transcendent mystery and wonder” and all religious traditions have stories of those who step beyond ordinary experience on the spiritual quest. Perhaps, you have also had moments of illumination and encounters with the divine or the mysterious? Join us for this special Sunday service in which we … Continue reading Transcendence
