Spiritual Growth Archives - Unitarian Universalists of Petaluma https://www.uupetaluma.org/topic/spiritual-growth/ A liberal religious community Wed, 10 Dec 2025 23:13:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://www.uupetaluma.org/wp-content/uploads/cropped-uuchalice-32x32.jpeg Spiritual Growth Archives - Unitarian Universalists of Petaluma https://www.uupetaluma.org/topic/spiritual-growth/ 32 32 112864875 This I Believe https://www.uupetaluma.org/services/this-i-believe-17/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-i-believe-17 Thu, 25 Sep 2025 00:45:55 +0000 https://www.uupetaluma.org/?post_type=uu_services&p=513954 with musician Tim Jenkins. Where do we come from? Where are we going? This service will include reflections from current members as they explore their UU journey.

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]]> with musician Tim Jenkins. Where do we come from? Where are we going? This service will include reflections from current members as they explore their UU journey.

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]]> 513954 This I Believe https://www.uupetaluma.org/services/this-i-believe-16/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-i-believe-16 Tue, 16 Sep 2025 23:38:55 +0000 https://www.uupetaluma.org/?post_type=uu_services&p=513938 with musician Tim Jenkins.

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]]> with musician Tim Jenkins.

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]]> 513938 This I Believe https://www.uupetaluma.org/services/this-i-believe-with-mary-bevins-and-sharon-rossi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-i-believe-with-mary-bevins-and-sharon-rossi Mon, 10 Jul 2023 18:25:00 +0000 https://www.uupetaluma.org/?post_type=uu_services&p=512815 Two UUP members, Mary Bevins (our current Board President) and Sharon Rossi (a new member), will share their spiritual journeys with the congregation in this ever-popular series of worship services.

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]]> Two UUP members, Mary Bevins (our current Board President) and Sharon Rossi (a new member), will share their spiritual journeys with the congregation in this ever-popular series of worship services.

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]]> 512815 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 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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]]> 279572 “Theological Imagination”: The Moon, The Raft, The Ineffable https://www.uupetaluma.org/services/theological-imagination-the-moon-the-raft-the-ineffable/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=theological-imagination-the-moon-the-raft-the-ineffable Tue, 11 Aug 2020 18:17:56 +0000 https://www.uupetaluma.org/?post_type=uu_services&p=279464 How can we “imagine” or “image” that which is sacred or holy? What is that teaching about the finger pointing towards the moon, anyway? Join us as we explore “theological imagination.” All are welcome for this service of inquiry and celebration. Rev. Dara Olandt, Minister Karen Mansergh, Worship AssociateWill Johnson, Musician

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]]> How can we “imagine” or “image” that which is sacred or holy? What is that teaching about the finger pointing towards the moon, anyway? Join us as we explore “theological imagination.” All are welcome for this service of inquiry and celebration.

Rev. Dara Olandt, Minister 
Karen Mansergh, Worship Associate
Will Johnson, Musician

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]]> 279464 This I Believe https://www.uupetaluma.org/services/this-i-believe-14/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-i-believe-14 Sun, 24 May 2020 15:35:11 +0000 https://www.uupetaluma.org/?post_type=uu_services&p=279295 “This I Believe” is one of UUP’s most cherished series of services. We learn wondrous things from members or dear friends of our congregation. In these talks, congregants trust US by sharing with us their lives and their stories about how they make sense of the world around them. In connecting our UU principles to … Continue reading This I Believe

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]]> “This I Believe” is one of UUP’s most cherished series of services. We learn wondrous things from members or dear friends of our congregation. In these talks, congregants trust US by sharing with us their lives and their stories about how they make sense of the world around them. In connecting our UU principles to our theme this month, “Thresholds,” it happens that our 4th principle, the “free and responsible search for meaning,” fits. Today we celebrate this principle.

Ellen Beeler, Worship Associate
Nancy Blake and Rick Schlattmann, Speakers
Will Johnson, Musician

We will send out the link to the viewing gathering via email. (Sign up for our email list.) Afterward, the service will be available on our website.

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]]> 279295 Families & Faith https://www.uupetaluma.org/services/families-faith/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=families-faith Wed, 06 Nov 2019 02:27:01 +0000 https://www.uupetaluma.org/?post_type=uu_services&p=278769 Through searching for and finding his biological family, Mr. Barb Greve has come to understand the saving grace Unitarian Universalism has had in his life. Join us as he shares his stories and insights into the saving power of our faith. Guest Speaker: Mr. Barb Greve Worship Associate: Lisa NosalAccompanist: Will Johnson

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]]> Through searching for and finding his biological family, Mr. Barb Greve has come to understand the saving grace Unitarian Universalism has had in his life. Join us as he shares his stories and insights into the saving power of our faith.

Guest Speaker: Mr. Barb Greve
Worship Associate: Lisa Nosal
Accompanist: Will Johnson

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]]> 278769 This I Believe https://www.uupetaluma.org/services/this-i-believe-13/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-i-believe-13 Thu, 19 Sep 2019 23:12:42 +0000 https://www.uupetaluma.org/?post_type=uu_services&p=278682 Another in our beloved series of services in which we hear from members and friends of UUP about their spiritual journeys, and the path that led them to UUP. This Sunday, we will hear from Ann Ingraham and from our accompanist, Will Johnson. Worship Associate: David DoddAccompanist: Will Johnson

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]]> Another in our beloved series of services in which we hear from members and friends of UUP about their spiritual journeys, and the path that led them to UUP. This Sunday, we will hear from Ann Ingraham and from our accompanist, Will Johnson.

Worship Associate: David Dodd
Accompanist: Will Johnson

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]]> 278682 Our Spiritual Relationship to Work https://www.uupetaluma.org/services/our-spiritual-relationship-to-work/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-spiritual-relationship-to-work Fri, 23 Aug 2019 20:06:27 +0000 https://www.uupetaluma.org/?post_type=uu_services&p=278614 Join us for a Labor Day celebration of the meaning of work/job/career in our personal lives and in our American or Western culture. How do we balance our work selves with our playful selves and still live a fulfilling, passionate life? What role does recreation play within this framework? We will combine personal stories and … Continue reading Our Spiritual Relationship to Work

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]]> Join us for a Labor Day celebration of the meaning of work/job/career in our personal lives and in our American or Western culture. How do we balance our work selves with our playful selves and still live a fulfilling, passionate life? What role does recreation play within this framework? We will combine personal stories and experiences with ritual to ground our exploration and move toward new understanding.

Worship Associates: Lisa Nosal and Ellen Beeler
Accompanist: Will Johnson

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