Counting Our Blessings
Rev. Aija Simpson-Newbury Worship Associate: Nancy Blake Musician: Gary Rossi, Tony Blake, and the Larking About Choir As we kick off our Annual Budget Drive, we ask: what gifts do we seek and what gifts are already here?
Archives: Services
“Perfection is a Rhinestone”
Rhinestones are beautiful and shiny, but they are also made of glass, and usually incredibly flawed, not to mention breakable. They are the perfect metaphor for “perfection,” which is highly overrated. If divine and humble wisdom is a priceless jewel, then perfectionism is a cheap glass rhinestone.
“Standing in the Light: Protecting the Vulnerable in Uncertain Times”
In the coming months and years, we are called to be a steadfast presence for those most vulnerable among us—our LGBTQ+ family, immigrants, BIPOC communities, and all who face systemic injustice. This sermon will explore our moral responsibility to stand with and, when needed, in front of those who need protection, offering both practical actions … Continue reading “Standing in the Light: Protecting the Vulnerable in Uncertain Times”
“Our Winter Garden: A Love Song to Mother Earth”
When we look at the garden’s winter bones, what can we learn about ourselves and our world? Come celebrate the joy of being together as we sing songs to honor Mother Earth and the coming of Spring.
“Birth and Death”
Wakoh explores a Zen Buddhist teaching on birth and death: its beauty and usefulness when caring for those born and dying and/or when facing one’s own mortality.
Stories About Stories
This Sunday, as we invite you to join us in voicing your Joys and Concerns again, we are reminded of why it is so important to tell our own stories. As our Stories theme comes to an end, we are going to focus on why voicing our stories is so powerful and how our stories … Continue reading Stories About Stories
Staying in the Fight: Resisting the “anesthetizing security of stained glass windows”
In the coming months and years we will be called upon to stay committed to the work of resilience and resistance. How do we fight the temptation to look away? Can we engage in meaningful practices of solidarity with people whose lives look very different from our own?
“The Power of Stories in Times of Change: A Multigenerational Dialogue”
As we step into a new year, we’ll explore the transformative power of stories in times of uncertainty and transition, reflecting on how the stories we tell can help us navigate challenges with resilience and hope. This service will feature a multigenerational dialogue, where we explore how different generations process change and how storytelling connects … Continue reading “The Power of Stories in Times of Change: A Multigenerational Dialogue”
Choosing Our Stories
As we go running into the new year we ask: which of our stories will we use to find our way and which will we leave on the road?
Letters to Ourselves
As is the tradition at UU Petaluma, we will be gathering to reflect on the year just past and the one to come, and take time to write letters to ourselves to be delivered in a year. If you wrote a letter last year, you should be receiving it shortly before the service.