April 7, Evensong 6:45pm Gathering; 7-7:45pm Evensong; Rev. Beth Banks & Alison Skinner. This brief worship experience prepares us for the transition from day to evening, from weekend into week. Invite friends to slow down and witnessing beauty. Small Group Ministry groups can use the service as a special evening together. Participate or let the … Continue reading Evensong
Rev. Beth Banks; Jaki Levia Conklin, Worship Associate. In April, we celebrate Earth Day. We begin by honoring the connections that make us whole. This service focuses on a multiplicity of connections: from Sparks Choir’s connection with northern CA UU choirs to the extensive collaboration that created this service. Jaki Levia Conklin interprets Joy Harjo’s … Continue reading Remember the Connection
Rev. Beth Banks, Worship Leader; Meghan Kelly, Worship Associate In the UUCD pine grove is a labyrinth, created for those who desire healing and a sense of peace. Images of labyrinths come to us from ancient Egypt and Greece and from prehistoric petroglyphs in California. There are many interpretations of what it means to follow … Continue reading Labyrinth
Rev. Beth Banks, Worship Leader, Alison Skinner, Barbara Meixner, Linda Birse, Andrei Baumann. The staff musicians present a morning of music. We honor the power of music in our lives and share how it touches others. We celebrate the talents of the many volunteer singers and ringers who create the vibrant musical community at UUCD. … Continue reading Celebrating Music
Rev. Beth Banks, Worship Leader; Steve Burns, Worship Associate. Whether the relationships you celebrate on Valentine’s Day are friendships, romantic, or family, trust is at the foundation of love. Research has shown that it is also important for neighborhoods, community organizing, and nations. It’s created slowly, but can crumble in one moment of thoughtlessness. This … Continue reading The Song of Trust
Rev. Beth Banks, Rev. Morgan McLean, Alex Haider-Winnett, Aimee Crawford, Matt Seelke. We search for the answers to riddles. The clues are found in these questions: What moves in a circle and changes form as it travels? What must be consumed to continue to exist? We’ll reveal the answers in the service and experience them. … Continue reading Stewardship Sunday: When it passes out of sight, that’s when its power begins
Rev. Beth Banks, Worship Leader; Jaki Leiva Conklin, Worship Associate; Covenant with Visiting Stewards. In his final speech, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke about the hard times ahead. He also assured the audience that he had been to the mountaintop, and had seen the promised land of the future. He spoke of … Continue reading The Promised Land
Rev. Beth Banks & Alison Skinner. Evensong is a brief worship experience preparing us for the transition from day to evening, or the weekend to week. Invite friends, and use this to begin an evening together. Participate or let the music flow around you. Candlelight. Repetitive singing, readings, ritual.
December 24, Christmas Eve Candlelight Services 4pm; Multigenerational; Rev. Morgan McLean; Celebrate the season through story and song! All ages are welcome to participate in our “no rehearsal” pageant. 7 & 9pm; Traditional; Rev. Beth Banks, Rev. Morgan McLean, Alex Haider-Winnett, Intern & Campus Minister. A night of peace and goodwill with carols, readings, homilies, … Continue reading Christmas Eve Candlelight Services
Rev. Beth Banks & Rev. Morgan McLean, Worship Leaders; Steve Burns, Worship Associate. How is your family sacred? Singles who find a family of chosen friends; the family with a husband and wife; same-sex couples; families with biological, adopted, and foster children; families without children; the list of possibilities is almost endless. We’ll have a … Continue reading The Wholly (Holy) Wonder-fully Human Family
