Monthly Theme: Summertime ManifestationsWhere: Center for Spiritual Living, Zoom: Sanctuary The Sunday Experience4:30 pm – Welcome and Hospitality5:00 pm – Evening Service (ZOOM Opens)6:00 pm – Breaking Bread Together We talk about our immortal souls, but in 1951 there was, and still is, a superwoman who changed form but not the way you might think. When a mystifying and unexplainable occurrence happens, how do we, as Unitarian Universalists, make sense of it? Teri Ismail has a Master’s Degree in Human Development. She was a Director of Religious Education for Sepulveda Unitarian Universalist Society for over 10 years. She was a Mobil Gas station […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Monthly Theme: Love as TransformationWhere: 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 Join us at SepulvedaUU, as we close out our celebration of Women’s History Month with a sermon, written words, and musical selections by women and in praise of the Interfaith realities of this spiritual season.  #No women, No Easter!😊 Join us! All are invited on Sunday evening at 4:30 pm for welcome and hospitality as we gather for our evening celebration. Our Service begins at 5:00 pm and […]