On Labor Day weekend, we recall the summons: “Workers of the world, Unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains.” Rev. John will recount some of his own experiences “swinging on the chains,” as a young member of the United Mine Workers, serving in … read more.
Worship Leaders: Nancy Blake and David Dodd.
Music: Gary Rossi and David Dodd, accompanists
Please join us for UUP’s Summer Hymn Sing featuring songs and arrangements by Jim Scott. Jim will be performing in concert the previous evening at UUP, and while he won’t be at our service, we … read more.
Andrew Richardson, Worship Leader
Musician, John Mackay
Help celebrate National Poetry Month by honoring poetry and its importance in every corner of our lives. Poetry is essential in our communities, in our spiritual lives, and in our reverence for the natural world. Poetry matters!
For an online stream … read more.
The UUP Board of Trustees has cancelled worship services and other church-related gatherings through the end of March. Please be well, and stay in touch with one another for mutual support!
Come join Worship Associates Nancy Blake and Lisa Nosal, along with musician Will Johnson for a music-filled service to fuel and feed us for the important work of social justice. We sing to mend our brokenness (July worship theme of the month) and strengthen our commitment … read more.
Welcome all to our Winter Hymn Sing: Join us in singing songs of love and compassion for ourselves, our communities, and our world.
Worship Leaders: Nancy Blake and Jodi Boyle
Musicians: Will Johnson and Tony Blake
Do we admit to ourselves we worry, have anxiety and fears about our children, the state of the world, wildfires, earthquakes, tsunamis? What keeps you up at night? Are you glued to your digital devices? What do you do to self-soothe, to unplug, to bring … read more.
Our annual Labor Day Songs service will feature songs of resistance and struggle, new and old, ranging from “Which Side Are You On?” to “The Tide is Rising.” UUP’s own Undogmatics will reconvene for the occasion (as they do every year), and all are invited … read more.
Petaluma’s own Grateful Dead tribute band, Dead Again, will play acoustic selections from the Grateful Dead repertoire, and UUP member and eminent Grateful Dead scholar Mary Goodenough will speak. “The Days Between,” in the Deadhead world, is the period between the day of Jerry Garcia’s … read more.
Will Johnson, who has served as UUP’s accompanist over the past year, will speak about the uses to which music has been put, whether for good or ill, through history. Music can set feet to marching, whether to war or in protest, and and stir … read more.
