“Poetry can be powerful because it succinctly puts a voice to our innermost feelings. It is also the voice of the soul and helps provide a dialogue for our feelings, thoughts, and observations. People tend to turn to writing and reading poetry when they’re in the midst of powerful feelings or challenging times. Some of … Continue reading “Our Annual Poetry Reading Service” Vida Morley, leader In-person ONLY
Mark Handschuh will share his personal experience with his recent health issues and his comeback. His goal in this discussion is to provide the opportunity for others to share ideas.How have you coped with a major life issue which made you question your life purpose?What has helped you get back to smiling, laughing, and connecting … Continue reading June 19 — “Struggles with New Life” Mark Handschuh, leader, IN-Person ONLY
Click HERE to join zoom service at 10:00Each year we center a service on music, and this is it. Join Ellen Barry Grunden, UUFE’s music director and Rev. Sue Browning for a morning of music.
BELOVED COMMUNITY is a common theme in Unitarian Universalist literature. Is there a Beloved Community at 914 Gateway Drive for YOU ? How can it be a Beloved Community to others who might not think, or look, or live as “we” do?Summer Sessions at UUCR are with minimal ritual but lots of free and open discourse. Please join … Continue reading Summer Session “Beloved Community” with Vida Morley, leader, In-Person Only
Click HERE to view the zoomed service When you move onto a new job, or retire, or move from a community, what traces do you leave behind? How do you benefit from the trails left by others? At this Memorial Day weekend service with Rev. Sue Browning we’ll reflect on the power of legacy in … Continue reading May 29 — Joint with UUFE at UUCR “Traces We Leave Behind”, Rev. Sue Browning, In-person & Zoom
Click HERE to view the May 22nd. service Rev. Bran Lennox will lead us in an exploration of the human urge towards prayer. Whatever the form of the Mystery that rings true for each of us, there are times in our lives when we find ourselves moved to pray. What does this mean about who … Continue reading Sunday, May 22 — Rev. Bran Lennox, “To Pray is Human” In-person & Zoom
Click HERE to view Sunday’s ServiceMost of us have worked hard to craft a fairly unified personal story that allows us to understand our lives as coherent. But at some point, this coherent being must then decide on how to move forward in their story. Once you have this quasi-defined sense of self, complete with … Continue reading May 15 —Matt Mielnick, guest speaker, “Happiness vs Meaningfulness”, In-person & Zoom
Click HERE view the May 9th service We are each beautiful, amazing and divine. We need to nurture our own beauty by acknowledging and embodying our beauty. Let your religion ring through your actions, preach the gospel while holding your beloved, venerate the holy in times of exercise, let eating be a ritual or prayer and celebration, … Continue reading May 8 — Guest Speaker – Rev. Andrew L. Weber, “The Holy Dove Was Moving Too”, In-person & Zoom
Click HERE to view the Service The theme this month is “Beauty” and we’re invited to ask, “What is beauty trying to get me to hear?” At our service with Rev. Sue Browning we’ll reflect on the ways we can find wisdom and support in beauty and beautiful moments. The service will include our annual … Continue reading May 1 — Rev. Sue Browning, “Leaning Into Beauty (including our annual Flower Communion)” In-person & Zoom
Click HERE view April 24 service Did You Know? Disease is a symptom of environmental degradation. After two years of worldwide disease devastation and many more catastrophic events related to environmental degradation, how do we make a difference? How do we continue to have hope? Kim Agee, guest speaker Nancy Holland, service leader Dick Durham, … Continue reading April 24, “Degradation, Disease, Hope”, Kim Agee, guest speaker, In-person and Zoom
