Monthly Worship Themes 2020-2021 Archives - Unitarian Universalists of Petaluma https://www.uupetaluma.org/topic/monthly-worship-themes-2020-2021/ A liberal religious community Mon, 28 Jul 2025 00:31:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://www.uupetaluma.org/wp-content/uploads/cropped-uuchalice-32x32.jpeg Monthly Worship Themes 2020-2021 Archives - Unitarian Universalists of Petaluma https://www.uupetaluma.org/topic/monthly-worship-themes-2020-2021/ 32 32 112864875 Forever Turning https://www.uupetaluma.org/services/forever-turning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=forever-turning Tue, 18 Jun 2024 05:42:34 +0000 https://www.uupetaluma.org/?post_type=uu_services&p=513229 This Sunday, we gather to acknowledge the turning year and the changes ahead for UUP as we prepare to welcome a new minister. Join us for music and reflections on endings, beginnings, and the miracle of renewal.

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]]> This Sunday, we gather to acknowledge the turning year and the changes ahead for UUP as we prepare to welcome a new minister. Join us for music and reflections on endings, beginnings, and the miracle of renewal.

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]]> 513229 Ethics: Stories of Right and Wrong https://www.uupetaluma.org/services/ethics-stories-of-right-and-wrong/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ethics-stories-of-right-and-wrong Fri, 14 May 2021 04:09:49 +0000 https://www.uupetaluma.org/?post_type=uu_services&p=280003 What are the influential stories of “right” and “wrong” that have formed our lives? What kinds of morality tales have shaped our consciousness? What kinds of stories are liberating and life-giving ways of supporting ethics?

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]]> What are the influential stories of “right” and “wrong” that have formed our lives? What kinds of morality tales have shaped our consciousness? What kinds of stories are liberating and life-giving ways of supporting ethics?

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]]> 280003 Wake Now Our Vision – Part II https://www.uupetaluma.org/services/wake-now-our-vision-part-ii/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wake-now-our-vision-part-ii Fri, 14 May 2021 04:08:32 +0000 https://www.uupetaluma.org/?post_type=uu_services&p=280001 What can it mean to move from “I” to “We” in telling “our story” as a congregation? Today we continue to explore the stories we carry about the past, present and the future, while lifting up the power and promise of VISION. All are welcome for this service of inquiry and celebration.

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]]> What can it mean to move from “I” to “We” in telling “our story” as a congregation? Today we continue to explore the stories we carry about the past, present and the future, while lifting up the power and promise of VISION. All are welcome for this service of inquiry and celebration.

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]]> 280001 Rose Communion & Letter Writing Ceremony https://www.uupetaluma.org/services/rose-communion-letter-writing-ceremony/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rose-communion-letter-writing-ceremony Tue, 08 Dec 2020 04:37:50 +0000 https://www.uupetaluma.org/?post_type=uu_services&p=279710 Lisa Nosal & Karen Mansergh, Worship Associates; Will Johnson, Accompanist What can we learn from the rose? Please join us for UUP’s Rose Communion, where we consider what we might release in order to move forward in our lives with more freedom and ease, and our Letter Writing ritual, where we write letters to our … Continue reading Rose Communion & Letter Writing Ceremony

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]]> Lisa Nosal & Karen Mansergh, Worship Associates; Will Johnson, Accompanist

What can we learn from the rose? Please join us for UUP’s Rose Communion, where we consider what we might release in order to move forward in our lives with more freedom and ease, and our Letter Writing ritual, where we write letters to our future selves.

Please have with you a piece of paper, a pen or pencil, two envelopes, and a glass or cup partially filled with water.

All are welcome for this annual tradition!

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]]> 279710 Winter Solstice https://www.uupetaluma.org/services/winter-solstice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=winter-solstice Tue, 08 Dec 2020 04:30:31 +0000 https://www.uupetaluma.org/?post_type=uu_services&p=279704 Honor the Winter Solstice with Jennifer Martin, Francis Prévot & Andrew Richardson, Worship Associates, and Will Johnson, Accompanist.

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]]> Honor the Winter Solstice with Jennifer Martin, Francis Prévot & Andrew Richardson, Worship Associates, and Will Johnson, Accompanist.

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]]> 279704 Finding a Stillness Between the Words https://www.uupetaluma.org/services/finding-a-stillness-between-the-words/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=finding-a-stillness-between-the-words Tue, 08 Dec 2020 04:28:34 +0000 https://www.uupetaluma.org/?post_type=uu_services&p=279702 Rev. Dara Olandt, Minister; Ellen Beeler, Worship Associate; Will Johnson, AccompanistHow can stillness be a teacher? Through engaging contemplative practices that involve listening deeply to sound, word, and self, we’ll explore what it means to uncover a stillness within.

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How can stillness be a teacher? Through engaging contemplative practices that involve listening deeply to sound, word, and self, we’ll explore what it means to uncover a stillness within.

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]]> 279702 Across the Great Divide https://www.uupetaluma.org/services/across-the-great-divide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=across-the-great-divide Thu, 05 Nov 2020 03:56:06 +0000 https://www.uupetaluma.org/?post_type=uu_services&p=279648 We gather on this Sunday to reflect about courage, hope, and what it takes to heal while repairing the world together. What does spiritual renewal mean in the midst of a great divide? How do we face polarization and  division in our country?  All are welcome for this service of inquiry and hope. Rev. Dara Olandt, MinisterKaren … Continue reading Across the Great Divide

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]]> We gather on this Sunday to reflect about courage, hope, and what it takes to heal while repairing the world together. What does spiritual renewal mean in the midst of a great divide? How do we face polarization and  division in our country? 

All are welcome for this service of inquiry and hope.

Rev. Dara Olandt, Minister
Karen Mansergh and Ellen Beeler, Worship Associates
Will Johnson, Accompanist

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]]> 279648 Blessing of the Animals: A multi-generational service https://www.uupetaluma.org/services/blessing-of-the-animals-a-multi-generational-service/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=blessing-of-the-animals-a-multi-generational-service Sat, 31 Oct 2020 16:59:53 +0000 https://www.uupetaluma.org/?post_type=uu_services&p=279638 Welcome one and all for a very special time of honoring and acknowledging the sacred relationship that exists among all the creatures of the earth!  We shall warmly welcome and celebrate our animal companions in this service! Please consider bringing your beloved pet to our live zoom service to relieve a special blessing, or consider … Continue reading Blessing of the Animals: A multi-generational service

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]]> Welcome one and all for a very special time of honoring and acknowledging the sacred relationship that exists among all the creatures of the earth! 

We shall warmly welcome and celebrate our animal companions in this service! Please consider bringing your beloved pet to our live zoom service to relieve a special blessing, or consider bringing a picture and/or coloring supplies (if you want to draw a picture of your pet!). We shall sing, laugh, move, and celebrate as we honor all creatures and the connection that exists between us all.  

Rev. Dara Olandt, Minister
Dana Christian Lee, DRE
Jennifer Martin, Worship Associate with Joyce Tischler
Will Johnson, Accompanist

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]]> 279638 The Practice of Deep Listening https://www.uupetaluma.org/services/the-practice-of-deep-listening/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-practice-of-deep-listening Sat, 17 Oct 2020 03:38:21 +0000 https://www.uupetaluma.org/?post_type=uu_services&p=279613 Deep Listening is listening in every possible way to everything possible to hear no matter what you are doing– a heightened state of awareness that connects to all that there is. We will listen to new voices that prepared the way for Deep Listening and discover new foundations for making music together. Join us in … Continue reading The Practice of Deep Listening

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]]> Deep Listening is listening in every possible way to everything possible to hear no matter what you are doing– a heightened state of awareness that connects to all that there is. We will listen to new voices that prepared the way for Deep Listening and discover new foundations for making music together.

Join us in a service of spiritual and musical explorations!

Will Johnson, Speaker and Accompanist
Francis Prévot, Worship Associate

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]]> 279613 Let the Waves Wash Over Me https://www.uupetaluma.org/services/let-the-waves-wash-over-me/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=let-the-waves-wash-over-me Tue, 22 Sep 2020 03:14:08 +0000 https://www.uupetaluma.org/?post_type=uu_services&p=279572 We all feel the waves threatening to pull us under. Waves of grief, waves of anger, waves of despair, waves of uncertainty. What might happen if we acknowledged that we were already under? What might happen if we open ourselves up to surrender? And what freedom — and renewal — might we find if we … Continue reading Let the Waves Wash Over Me

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]]> We all feel the waves threatening to pull us under. Waves of grief, waves of anger, waves of despair, waves of uncertainty. What might happen if we acknowledged that we were already under? What might happen if we open ourselves up to surrender? And what freedom — and renewal — might we find if we do?

Worship Leader: Lisa Nosal
Worship Associate: Karen Mansergh
Musician: Will Johnson
Tech: David Perry & Francis Prévot

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