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Equity Theory in Congregational Relations

Monthly Theme: Love as EquityWhere: Center for Spiritual Living, Zoom: Sanctuary The Sunday Experience4:30 pm – Welcome and Hospitality5:00 pm – Evening Service (ZOOM Opens)6:00 pm – Refreshments6:30 pm – Continuing Conversations So imagine all relationships are equal and fair. Nice thought, right? Now, let’s look more closely at equity theory, which suggests that people are more satisfied with a relationship in which there is equal give and take by both parties. Let’s come to SepulvedaUU ready to imagine a congregation and a life filled with people getting what they need because everyone is doing their part. All are invited on Sunday evening […]

Love as an Equitable Act

Monthly Theme: Love as EquityWhere: Center for Spiritual Living, Zoom: Sanctuary The Sunday Experience4:30 pm – Welcome and Hospitality5:00 pm – Evening Service (ZOOM Opens)6:00 pm – Refreshments6:30 pm – Continuing Conversations How do we love each other? Some of us can enumerate the ways. Still others may struggle to show how they tangibly love themselves, their families, their spiritual community. Let’s look at loving one another with a focus on equity. We are our fellow creatures keepers. Let’s talk! Join us as we open up the annual commitment to being a Welcoming Congregation. All are invited on Sunday evening at 4:30 pm […]

A Word from Rev Gordon

May 2024 Theme: Love as Equity Can we talk; or at least engage in a dialogue about something that is on my heart. I’ve been thinking about Investing your time with people and the fact that it comes at a cost. When you go to visit your relatives, go to dinner with a friend, or stay after work to talk with someone you are investing your time with them. You are giving of yourself and I wonder how often it is a selfless act? I am a counselor, a teacher a minister a chaplain. So much of my life is […]

Death Cafe (5/5)

We welcome you to our Death Cafe. It is a respectful space where you can feel comfortable sharing your questions, curiosity, fears, beliefs, and stories about any / all aspects of death, grief, mourning, bereavement. We have learned that there is often lots of laughter, as well as a few tears. We will start in May and meet bimonthly for 1.5 hours. During the sessions we will try writing, maybe delivering eulogies, writing living wills, consider burial options, cremation, video remembrances, create a song list for your memorial service, and so much more. This isn’t morbid or sad, it is […]

A Word from Rev Gordon

Our Theme for this month is Love as Generosity:

What does it mean to be generous?

Merriam-Webster Dictionary translates generous as “characterized by a noble or kindly spirit; liberal in giving; marked by abundance or ample proportions.”

Half – Empty or Half – Full

Monthly Theme: Love as GenerosityWhere: Center for Spiritual Living, Zoom: Sanctuary The Sunday Experience4:30 pm – Welcome and Hospitality5:00 pm – Evening Service (ZOOM Opens)6:00 pm – Refreshments6:30 pm – Continuing Conversations Asking if a glass is half-empty or half-full is shorthand for a pessimistic or optimistic point of view— whether we appreciate what we have or always want more. While appreciation for what we have will lead to a more fulfilling life, is there something to be said for emptiness? All are invited on Sunday evening at 4:30 pm for welcome and hospitality as we gather for our evening celebration. Our Service […]

Dessert Table and Conversation

The Hospitality Committee of SepulvedaUU invites you to stay after services this Sunday, March 31, 2024 for a Dessert Table and Conversation, from 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm. This is in addition to our snacks and drinks before services, from 4:30 pm to 5:00 pm. In addition to our usual coffee and tea, we will also be offering hot chocolate and sparkling apple cider, along with scrumptious, delicious desserts! Come and help celebrate the Springtime with other members and friends. If you are interested in helping out as a member of the committee, please contact either Gary D, Mary K, […]

Grabbing a Bucket of Water

Monthly Theme: Love as GenerosityWhere: Center for Spiritual Living, Zoom: Sanctuary The Sunday Experience4:30 pm – Welcome and Hospitality5:00 pm – Evening Service (ZOOM Opens)6:00 pm – Refreshments6:30 pm – Continuing Conversations Generosity emerges when one has extra to give and knows that the giving will matter. One useful frame for recognizing these qualities is by assessing the state of the world and our place in it as best we can. When we do that, what’s reflected back can be surprising. All are invited on Sunday evening at 4:30 pm for welcome and hospitality as we gather for our evening celebration. Our Service […]

Reaffirming SepulvedaUU as an Affirming Congregation

Monthly Theme: Love as GenerosityWhere: Center for Spiritual Living, Zoom: Sanctuary The Sunday Experience4:30 pm – Welcome and Hospitality5:00 pm – Evening Service (ZOOM Opens)6:00 pm – Refreshments6:30 pm – Continuing Conversations Each of us has worth and dignity, and that worth includes our gender and our sexuality. As Unitarian Universalists (UUs), as the SepulvedaUU community, we not only open our doors to people of all sexual orientations and gender identities, we value diversity of sexuality and gender and see it as a gift. We want to be part of creating an inclusive spiritual community and we want to work […]

Celebrating Earth Day 2024

Monthly Theme: Love as GenerosityWhere: Center for Spiritual Living, Zoom: Sanctuary The Sunday Experience4:30 pm – Welcome and Hospitality5:00 pm – Evening Service (ZOOM Opens)6:00 pm – Refreshments6:30 pm – Continuing Conversations April 22 is the day we celebrate the Earth. Unitarian Universalism’s seventh principle, “Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part,” makes this a day to celebrate religiously. In fact, I’d dare say we should be honoring, caring for, and celebrating Mother Earth all of the days of our lives. Let’s gather together to talk about the ways we can do our part as a […]