Join us via this link. Susan Steinbach, Worship Associate Join us to celebrate the turning of the earth and the return of the light at this year’s solstice service. We will sing, share, and have a ritual candle-lighting as we look toward a new year to be reborn with the sun. In Religious Exploration, families … Continue reading Online Worship: Solstice: The Sun’s Return
Join us via this link. Families are created by birth and by choice, including through adoption, fostering, and the commitment of a family of friends. Congregation members will speak about the sacredness of their family; they may be broken, yet, whole; imperfect, yet, real and sacred. Child Naming & Family Dedication Ceremony: Soren Eschbach and … Continue reading Online Worship: The Wholly Family
Join us via this link. Susan Steinbach, Worship Associate What is the soul, and where does it live? We may catch sight of it at a moment of stillness, but it can also be seen in the powerful gesture of a raise fist at an uprising. Flickering in and out of view, imagine something resilient, … Continue reading Online Worship: Spinning the Gossamer Thread
Sunday, November 29, 10:30am, Join us via this link. Rev. Beth Banks; Emily Burstein, Worship Associate Two members of our congregation will share a moment when they offered forgiveness or received it. This service is a part of a series, “Beliefs Held in Common Among Us”. We’ll use Mentimeter, an interactive tool that will immediately … Continue reading Online Worship: Does Unitarian Universalism Have a Theology of Forgiveness?
Sunday, November 22, 10:30am, Join us via this link. Rev. Beth Banks & Rev. Morgan McLean; Sarah Larkin, Worship Associate In this season of giving thanks and abundance, we’ll create an altar of abundance, with some surprising guests contributing to the feast. Come to feel hope. This service will be filled with joyful, heart-warming messages. … Continue reading Online Worship: Altar of Abundance
Sunday, November 8, 10:30am, Join us via this link. Rev. Beth Banks; Susan Steinbach, Worship Associate Whatever the results of the national election, there will be a need for healing in this country. What guides us in healing our personal relationships and how does this apply to our nation? How does forgiveness begin? Going Deeper, … Continue reading Online Worship: Veteran’s Day; What Comes Next?
Sunday, November 1, 10:30am, Join us via this link. Rev. Beth Banks; Emily Burstein, Worship Associate We’ll honor significant people in our lives who have died. You’re invited to have a photo or memento where we can see it on Zoom. What are some of the most common ways Unitarian Universalists understand death? How can … Continue reading Online Worship: Day of Remembrance
Join us via this Link. We honor those in our congregation who have died in the past year. This year we honor Ruth Hall, Tom Jankowski, Nancy Maynard, and Sandy Westfall. If you know of someone from UUCD whom you would like to see recognized, please contact RevMcLean@uudavis.org by October 11.
Join us via this link. Rev. Beth Banks; Reflection: Rev. Morgan McLean; Worship Associate: Sarah Larkin When we listen to the still, small voice, what voice or sounds are we opening ourselves to hear? Our Senior Minister and Minister for Congregational Life will be sharing what they listen for beyond the tumult of life.
Join us via this link. Rev. Beth Banks; Worship Associate: Meghan Kelly On what has been known as Columbus Day weekend, we’ll be working from a preview of Not a Nation of Immigrants by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz (to be published in June, 2021). Ortiz is known for her research about the history of Indigenous People across … Continue reading Online Worship: A Nation of Immigrants
