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Alive with Curiosity and Care

Today we appreciate all the adults who volunteer to teach religious education and help care for the youngest members of our community.  We celebrate the graduates of this year’s Our Whole Lives class.  We tune into the words and songs of the youth of the congregation who grace us with their This I Believe reflections. … Continue reading Alive with Curiosity and Care

Stepping Out Into the Unknown

The worship theme for the month of May is “Curiosity – the Elephant in the Room!” This week we will step out into the unknown. What happens when we ask the uncomfortable questions or questions we aren’t supposed to ask? And what is the impact on our relationships?

Ordinary Devotion

With curiosity as our theme we will delve into the complex world of mothering.  What we expect and what we get and give.  Larking About has a very special song for the day. We will welcome new members to UUP today.

I Sail in You, You Sail in Me

Please join us for our annual Poetry Service, where you will hear wonderful poems well-read, and from the heart, by you and me. Hear also wonderful music played by our Guest Musician, Randy Blinman.

Earth Day: When Children Chose to Save the World

UU Petaluma Players of All Ages Come to the future to learn how children made a big difference for the Earth when the Green Ooze tried to take over.  All Ages will be together today for the whole worship.

Prayers To the Earth

What do people mean when they say they practice “Earth-based” spirituality?  Are there special costumes?  Rituals?  Tree worship?  Sometimes, yes and maybe!  Come today and learn what it means to practice an “Earth-based” faith, and hear why Rev. Bonnie Dlott thinks that Pagans, Wiccans, and other earth worshippers feel right at home in our UU … Continue reading Prayers To the Earth

Why You Don’t Have to Feel Guilty About Driving

Sometimes being aware of the climate crisis and our own role in the degradation of the environment can lead to a paralyzing guilt. Heather MacLeod, a member of the First Unitarian Church of Oakland, outlines theological reasons, practical reasons, relational reasons and political reasons NOT to feel guilty

Waking to Wildness

Spring is wild, chaotic and revolutionary! Spring is the symbol of life, change and awakening. Out of the depths and dead of winter, comes new life. Various religious traditions, including the Christian Easter story, speak of the rising of the dead. Join us as we wake up to the wildness!

This I Believe

“This I Believe” is one of UUP’s most cherished series of services. We learn wondrous things from members of our congregation as they share their theological roots, the paths that brought them to UUP and the milestones they’ve encountered along the way.