Lunch Club

Everyone is invited to participate in our newly formed Lunch Club. Our first lunch is set for noon on Saturday, June 15th at the Ranch Side Café. (We will each pay for our own meal). We ask that you let Gary D or Marilyn M know by Thursday, June 13th at the latest that you will be attending so we can make a reservation. Each month someone in the group will choose the restaurant for our next lunch date. Getting together for lunch is a great way to get to know each other better. Everyone is welcome to attend, so […]

Can You Use Straws as a Chalice?

Can You Use Straws as a Chalice?

Can you use straws as a chalice? We will provide straws, string, and a candle to invent a chalice. Your child can share their creation with the congregation at the end of the service.  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Teri I for more information. We hope to see you and your whole family!

Scrambled UU Principles!

Scrambled UU Principles!

One of our activities for children attending our UU service is to assemble a bunch of word phrases into the Seven UU Principles. It is an engrossing activity but also a subtle way of introducing the Principles to our youth. Other activities involving these Principles are being planned. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Teri I for more information. We hope to see you and your whole family!

All You Need is Love

All You Need is Love

Monthly Theme: Love as CelebrationWhere: 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 What is the meaning of Love is all you need? “At one level it means that love is the most important thing in the world, but it can also mean that love is the one thing you are lacking, the thing you haven’t got.” The Beatles shared a tune with us so long ago now yet these words resonate with my heart. How about you? Let’s talk about love. Come share […]

What a Wonderful World

What a Wonderful World

Monthly Theme: Love as CelebrationWhere: 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 Louis Armstrong made a statement with his song, “What A Wonderful World.” This song has longevity. The Songwriters George David Weiss / Robert Thiele penned a song for all time. These words capture so much of the song’s essence. The colors of the rainbowSo pretty in the skyAre also on the facesOf people going byI see friends shaking handsSaying, “How do you do?”They’re really sayingI love you I’m off to a […]

We are the World

We are the World

Monthly Theme: Love as CelebrationWhere: 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 “We Are the World” is a song by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie about helping people in need, and the importance of caring for each other. The song’s lyrics convey that we are all human, all the same, and part of the Universe, part of the unknown forces. We should stop pretending that everything is okay, and help each other because too many people are suffering. The song also inspires […]

One Love

One Love

Monthly Theme: Love as CelebrationWhere: 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 One Love in the dictionary means universal love and respect expressed for all people regardless of race, creed or color. Thus, broadly speaking, one love is an expression of unity and inclusion. We as Universalist Unitarian are called to live our lives expressing these sentiments. The first Principle of our faith makes it all so clear. Bob Marley set the stage. The question is who will join the show? Let’s get […]

UU Principles on Stones

UU Principles on Stones

We will provide smooth stones with our UU principles on them. We will also provide blank stones for children to draw or write their own beliefs about love, friendship, care for the Earth, etc. The children will use permanent markers to draw on smooth stones. They can take the stones home and place them in their garden or path as a reminder that what they believe is important and strong. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Teri I for more information. We hope to see you and your whole family!

A Word from Rev Gordon

June 2024 Theme: Love as Celebration June gloom, June weather is real here in the Valley. Wow, I had forgotten that! It is almost summer and I’m longing for the warm days. I’d like 80-90 with low humidity! It feels good to me. How about you? How does June in all of its glory, Love and Celebration resonate with you? Love Connects Us. Love celebrates important ways Unitarian Universalists live out our faith in this covenantal community. Many of us have been moved by love and gathered in spirit, we embrace our responsibility toward one another and the world at […]

What’s Love Got to Do With It?

What’s Love Got to Do With It?

Monthly Theme: Love as CelebrationWhere: 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 Tina Turner, in one of her most famous songs, sang the line, “What’s love got to do with it?” one of the most well known titles and questions in modern history. Through the lens of the 2024 world view, as we look at various religions, philosophies, and public policies that often speak of being driven by love and kindness, but are not, we must ask ourselves that same question. More importantly, […]