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Christmas Eve Service December 24, 2023

“Holding the Light: A Christmas Eve Expression of Hope, Unity, and Shared Blessings”

Evening Service~ 5pm Potluck ~ 6:30pm Service

On Christmas Eve, we gather to celebrate the birth and tonight to celebrate the common threads that weave us into the fabric of humanity. Christmas is more than a Season, it’s an invitation to embrace the light within and around us. I invite you to embrace tonight not just the glow of festive decorations but to be open to the light of understanding, compassion and love that transcends boundaries. It is that light that guides us through the darkness, reminding us that even in the most challenging times, we are not alone..

Service Leader: Rev Dave Clements
Worship Associate: Veronica Jordan
Music: Gage Purdy & the Choir
Pianist: Roger Corman
Share the Basket: The Minister’s Discretionary Fund

To Donate to Share the Basket: Use the GIVE NOW button, on UUCSR’s website 

Sunday Service December 24, 2023

“Intimate Christmas Eve Day Celebration: Embracing Joy and Inclusion”

Join us for a heartwarming and inclusive Christmas Eve Day service led by me, your Interim Minister. The service will be an intimate affair, fostering a sense of connection and warmth as we reflect on the true meaning of Christmas. Whether you’ve been part of our congregation for years or are joining us for the first time, all are welcome to share in the joy of this special Christmas Eve Day gathering. Come as you are, and let’s celebrate the season together with love, understanding, and a commitment to building a more inclusive community. No RE on Christmas Eve.
(Please note: there is also a PM service)

Service Leader: Rev Dave Clements
Share the Basket: The Minister’s Discretionary Fund

To Donate to Share the Basket: Use the GIVE NOW button, on UUCSR’s website 

Sunday Service December 31, 2023

“Celebrating the Old, Looking Forward to the New; in The Middle of Things”

In the frantic rush of modern life, we claw our way from one milestone to the next, often forgetting that it is in the journey that we spend most of our time. It isn’t as if the area of our travels is empty, we know logically that something is there. What is in that silence, that sacred space, that middle of things? What is this space and what could it mean for our lives if we give that space room to breathe and inform other areas of our lives?

Melinda McGucken, MA, MBA, is a fourth-year UU seminarian and Candidate to the UU Ministry. She currently serves as a Youth Ministry Coordinator, teaching the Coming of Age program and OWL.

Service Leader: Rev Melinda McGucken
Worship Associate: Eric Fischer
Music: Sally Jones
Pianist: Roger Corman
Share the Basket: YWCA Confidential Safe House

To Donate to Share the Basket: Use the GIVE NOW button, on UUCSR’s website 

Sunday Service November 5, 2023

“Jonathan- Best Friend of King David, What Does it Mean to be a Friend?”
The story of David and Jonathan is one of great friendship. David made a covenant with Jonathan that he would take care of him and his family and he did that long after Jonathan had died. What does it mean to be a friend? What lessons can we learn from this story?
Also, a New Member Ceremony will take place this Sunday. 
 
*Please stay after service for the Group Photo of UUCSR and the Town Hall Potluck!
 
Service Leader: Rev Dave Clements
Worship Associate: Veronica Jordan
Music: Alan Bell and Sally Jones
Pianist: Roger Corman
Share the Basket: Our Own Saturday Breakfast for Our Neighbors
To Donate to Share the Basket: Use the GIVE NOW button, on UUCSR’s website 

Sunday Service November 12, 2023

Dan O’Neal’s Sermon “Advanced Case of Life”
In a sense, we all have a terminal diagnosis from the moment we’re born. But most of us humans deny death through most of our lives. Yet, if we’re lucky, we’ll be able to experience the reality of approaching death as a great teacher that paradoxically enhances and illuminates our life.
 
Service Leaders/Guest: Ben Ford
Worship Associate: Susan Thollaug
Music: Gage Purdy & The Choir
Pianist: Roger Corman
Share The Basket: Disability Services & Legal Center (DSLC) has served as Sonoma County’s Independent Living Center since 1976, in Napa, Lake and Mendocino Counties. DSLC aims to advance the rights of people with disabilities and aging adults to equal justice, access, opportunity, and participation in our communities

Sunday Service November 19, 2023

“The Generosity of Grace”
As Unitarian Universalists, we are firm believers in acceptance. Yet for many of us our acceptance will be tested this Thanksgiving as we sit down to share a meal with “that” relative (or perhaps you are “that” relative). How do we hold grace for those we disagree with while still standing up to oppression and prejudice?
 
Service Leaders: Era Capone
Worship Associate: Jonathan Choe
Music: Crystal McDougall Purdy
Pianist: Gage Purdy and Jake Hobbs
The Basket is highlighting : Our Own Religious Education

Sunday Service November 26, 2023

“Gratitude”

Gratitude is when you feel thankful for the good things in your life. It can also be an emotion that rises up when things have not gone so well in your life. Gratitude can be described in three stages: Feeling Grateful, Expressing gratitude, adopting new behaviors. This is the time of year where we have the opportunity to express gratitude.

Service Leader: Rev Dave Clements
Worship Associate: Clare Whitfield
Music: Gage Purdy & the Choir
Pianist: Roger Corman

No Religious Education this week

Share the Basket: The Children’s Foundation of Native Daughters of the Golden West serves children who require medical care, but whose parents both need financial support to provide care and are not eligible for any other existing aid.

Susan Panttaja’s Ordination October 28, 2023 2pm

Susan Panttaja’s Ordination
The Ordination of
Susan K. Panttaja
THE NAPA VALLEY UNITARIAN
UNIVERSALISTS
THE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH
OF THE MONTEREY PENINSULA
BY THE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST
 
CONGREGATION SANTA ROSA
547 MENDOCINO AVENUE
SANTA ROSA, CA 95401
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2023, 2:00 PM
Evite: Here
OOS: Here

Sunday Service October 1, 2023

“Deborah- Judge, Prophetess and Leader of Israel”
Out of all women in the Biblical texts, Deborah emerges as an exceptional military leader. A fearless prophetess and judge, she led the Israelites to victory out of bondage. Her story is one of selflessness, commitment to faith and courage to follow what she knew to be the right path.
 
Service Leader: Rev Dave Clements
Worship Associates: Cathie Wiese
Music: Crystal McDougall Purdy
Pianist: Roger Corman
The Basket: Our Own Saturday Breakfast for Our Neighbors