Topic: Equity

Equity, Seen Differently

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

Stone Soup

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

The Right to Flourish

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?

Hope Changes Everything

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

The Days of the Dead

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?