Gathering for Sunday services in person and online at 10:30 am.
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As religious denominations in the United States, both Unitarianism and Universalism are more than 200 years old. How did we get from then to now? What were the defining moments and movements in our denomination? Rev. Lucy will share her top five (or maybe more) defining moments in UU history. Music: Veronika Agranov Dafoe
On December 10, dozens of clergy from many faiths risked arrest by approaching the border between California, U.S.A. and Baja California, Mexico. Hundreds more accompanied and supported them, I among them. It was a profound experience, as was the unplanned protest a few of us joined in Tijuana the next day, conveying so much about the meaning of connection across and despite the barriers we create. We formally welcome new members in today’s service. Music: Veronika Agranov Dafoe
Members of the Senior High Youth Group will present their thoughts about the relationship between the arts, especially music, and spirituality. Their thoughts about arts and spirituality will be presented through spoken word, poems, and music. Music: Gwen Halterman, harp
For our fifth annual Chalice Sunday, we talk about where the chalice comes from in our past, and how we keep the flame burning for the future. Then we will watch our individual small lights become one great blazing altar.
Music: Mary Gospe, vocalist/guitar
Deep Ecology, Green Shinto and Reclaiming.
For a more environmentally sustainable future, we need a new ethical, spiritual model. We need a model where science and religion are integrated and humans are a part, not rulers over the Earth. This scientific view is called “Deep Ecology”. We can find spiritual support for this “new” way by looking back to many older faith traditions. Special Music: Kiya Heartwood
Can beauty indeed save the world, as a character in Dostoevsky suggested? Maybe it depends what we mean by beauty. Let’s immerse ourselves in the beautiful today and see what we discover. Music: Veronika Agranov-Dafoe, piano
The philosopher Paul Ricoeur says we all must outgrow the naive beliefs of childhood, but that as we mature, we may come to a form of wisdom that combines the best of adult understanding with the simplicity of a child’s encounter with the world. Perhaps this “second naivete” can help our faith tradition, which in some ways has been stuck for too long in an adolescent world-weariness, to become re-energized. And at the same time, each of us, as individuals on our own journey through belief and doubt, might find richer insight. Music: Yuri Liberzon, classical guitar
As the year turns anew, many of us make New Year’s Resolutions. At the same time, some of us are watching the games of the College Football championship. What can we learn about our spiritual journey from football and other sports? Do you need a coach and a team to support and encourage your growth? Or are you on a solo journey and you need someone to keep you honest and focused? Or maybe you just stepped on the field and aren’t sure. Find out ways UUCPA can serve you and how you can serve the church. Special music: Libby & Anat Kardontchik, piano and violin
We welcome Christmas with stories, carols and special music, and candles. Come to sing the familiar songs that are always powerful, and experience the magic of candlelight in the darkness.
We rejoice in the everyday miracles of the season, marking the winter solstice, telling the story of Hanukah, and inviting all who wish to play a part to help make the story of Jesus’s birth come to life.