with Worship Associate Nate Makdad and pianist David Dodd. Come join us for our annual intergenerational Christmas Pageant. And when we say join – we mean join in! There are a lot of ways you can be involved in our Pageant extravaganza! And don’t forget to stick around for our building update meeting (adults) and … Continue reading A Very Messy Christmas
with Worship Associate Nancy Blake, Cantor Rachel Walters Steiner, the Larking About Choir, and pianist Gary Rossi. As we navigate a busy holiday season, on this Sunday morning we will slow down, settle into stillness, reflection, and contemplative chanting. December 8, Bodhi Day, marks the Buddha’s enlightenment in the Japanese Buddhist traditions. This story of … Continue reading Bodhi Day: Contemplative Practices for Wisdom, Compassion, and Renewal
with Worship Associate Nate Makdad, Cantor Rachel Walters Steiner, and pianist David Dodd. What we notice shapes what we value… and what we miss shapes it, too. This service explores equity through the lenses of fairness, attention, and the quiet lessons of conflict. Our sense of fairness can often help us in life, and it … Continue reading Equity, Seen Differently
with Worship Associate Rev. Dr. Wakoh Shannon Hickey, The Undogmatics Band, and musician David Dodd. As Thanksgiving approaches, we’ll celebrate the power of community by telling the old folk tale “Stone Soup.” The story reminds us how community can pull us from our scarcity mindsets, luring us into acts of generosity and lovingkindness, bringing us … Continue reading Stone Soup
with Worship Associate Nancy Blake, Cantor Rachel Walters Steiner, the Larking About Choir, and pianist David Dodd. We declare that every person is inherently worthy and has the right to flourish with dignity, love, and compassion. We ask: What do you need to flourish? What do I need to flourish? How might we flourish together?
With special guest worship leaders Emma’s RevolutionWorship Associate: David Dodd Emma’s Revolution, who will play the following week in concert at UUP, will lead a very special worship service entitled “Hope Changes Everything.” Pat Humphries (composer of “Swimming to the Other Side” and her songwriting and performing partner, Sandy O., bring their brand of heartfelt, activist music, inspired by … Continue reading Hope Changes Everything
with Worship Associate Rev. Dr. Wakoh Shannon Hickey, Cantor Rachel Walters Steiner, the Larking About Choir, and pianist David Dodd. Petaluma has a rich tradition of celebrating el Día de los Muertos. What other traditions inform our own understanding of how we relate with those who came before?
with Worship Associate Nora Makdad and musician David Dodd. Why do we seek out fear when life already offers so much of it? From ghost stories to suspenseful films, people have long turned to scary stories as a safe place to feel what’s dangerous – a rush of adrenaline, a flicker of excitement, a controlled … Continue reading “The Stories That Scare Us – and Shape Us”
with Worship Associates Nancy Blake and Dave Hudson, and Cantor Rachel Walters Steiner. Over this 2025-26 church year, we’ll be exploring the Shared Values at the heart of our Covenantal relationship with one another as Unitarian Univeralists. A silly but helpful acronym for remembering these values is JETPIG, with Love at the Center. We’re covering … Continue reading Transformation: Our UU Commitment to Learning and Growth
with special guest Worship Leader Shari Woodbury, Worship Associate Nate Makdad, and musician Aidan Manousos. As we gear up for Our Whole Lives (OWL) sexuality education for our middle schoolers, guest in the pulpit Shari Woodbury muses on why it matters that we talk about sex and sexuality, at every age and stage of life – and … Continue reading Speaking of Sexuality
