Singing for Justice Music Service
Music has always been a shield for social justice. This service will explore music that seeks to unite humanity through peace and love.
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Acknowledgement of the Unacknowledged
Finding justice and equity can be a dauntless task for those who are in the periphery. This service explores the power of acknowledgement.
The Future We Choose
Join us this week as we explore our stewardship of the Earth and how we might approach the current climate crisis with commitment and optimism.
Being Black and UU
According to the Pew Research Center, approximately 1% of Unitarian Universalists identify as Black or African American. Congregations often wonder what they can do to make themselves more attractive to people from underrepresented groups. However, a majority of UUs have yet to explore what it means to be a member of a minority group within a minority group. This service, featuring Worship Leader Ayanna Gaines, explores what it means to be Black and UU.
Love at the Center
Theologian Richard Rohr writes: “Don’t start by trying to love God, or even people; love elements and rocks first, move to trees, then animals, and then humans. …. It works. In fact, it might be the only way to love, because how we do anything is how we do everything. In the end, either we love everything or there is reason to doubt that we love anything.” Join us in exploring what it means to put love at the center of our lives and faith.
The Alchemy of Loss: Transforming Grief into Wisdom
Loss shatters our world, but in the fragments, wisdom gleams. We are cracked open, not broken. Join us as we explore the alchemy of loss, transforming grief into strength and wisdom.
Love in Action
Today, we honor Dr. King, who echoed the timeless cry of countless spiritual warriors: Love not in passive yearning, but in fierce non-violent resolve. Like Gandhi’s Satyagraha, like the Buddha’s Ahimsa, non-violence is love in action, fighting against injustice with compassion. Let us open our hearts, join hands, and work for peace by putting love at the center.
Journaling to Find Your Center – An Interactive Service
Join us this week for an interactive service led by our very own journaling facilitator, Barbara Jimerson. Discover the power of journaling to explore the depths of your inner world. What personal insights can you uncover through the simple, yet profound act of writing? Engage in journaling exercises, guided by Barbara, that will lead you on a journey of self-reflection, uncovering thoughts and emotions while deepening your understanding of love.
Every Day is a Chance to Begin Again
New Year brings to mind new beginnings. What if we lived as if every day offered us a chance to start over…to begin again. How might we change our relationship to the passage of time and the mysteries of what the future holds? Join us at our New Year’s Eve service as we explore new beginnings, give thanks (and a toast) for the blessings of 2023 and call in our intentions for 2024.
A Christmas Mystery – Christmas Eve Service
Tonight’s beautiful family service filled with Christmas joy and music, explores the mystery of Christmas. How did this story of hope and possibility come to be? What are the key messages we learn from this mysterious birth story. Come celebrate Christmas Eve, Unitarian Universalist style, with plenty of holiday cheer, mystery, as well as cookies, cocoa and eggnog after the service. Rumor has it that we may receive a visit from Santa himself, as he flies through the Conejo Valley.