Service Leaders: Rev. Chris Bell, Scott Miller
Music by: U2; Roger Corman
Share the Basket:  Southold UU Rebuilding Fund

One of the best-selling bands of all time, known for their cutting-edge stage shows and outspoken political activism, U2 are also one of the most overtly spiritual groups in the rock pantheon. So much so that some devoted Episcopalian fans have even created a “U2charist” liturgy. We won’t do that, exactly, but we will examine the wisdom and yearning in the groups iconic songs. Today is Scott Miller’s swan song as a Worship Associate.

Service Leaders: Rev. Dara Olandt, Izzy Fischer, Rose St. John
Music by: Sadie Sonntag & the Choir; Roger Corman
Share the Basket: Breakfast for Our Neighbors

What happens when we come to a decision point in our lives known as the proverbial “fork in the road” ? Do we “choose” our paths? Or do our paths “choose” us? What may help us decide when the way seems baffling?

Also: a modern parable about fig trees.

Service Leaders: Rev. Dara Olandt, Rev. Chris Bell, Andy Levine
Music by: Robert Howseman and others.

The ten days that span from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur (Sept. 9th – Sept. 19) are known as the Jewish High Holy Days or the Days of Awe! As Yom  Kippur comes to a close tonight, we gather for community, reflection, spiritual practice and celebration.

Worship for All Ages at 5:30 / Potluck Dinner at 6:00

Service Leaders: Jen Freese, Rev. Chris Bell,
Music by: Rev. Chris and his magic guitar.

An all-ages affirmation that everyone, whether worker, queen or drone, has their part to play in the great dance of creation.

Service Leaders: Rev. Chris Bell, Richard Senghas, Rev. Dara Olandt
Music by: Most of the Unisurfalists; Roger Corman
Share the Basket: CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates)

We have all been told to heed that still, small voice within, and we all feel the many pressing demands of the human beings around us, crying for our attention. When we think about finding our calling, it’s usually from the perspective of the one who is being called. But perhaps being the caller, the one who draws others out, is just as important. How might we be brave and bold enough to recruit others to the cause of truth, justice and love, particularly in times of such great need as today?

Service Leaders: Rev. Chris Bell, Joe Gabaeff
Music by: Sadie Sonntag & the Choir; Roger Corman
Share the Basket: Breakfast for our Neighbors

At the March 2018 Service Auction one of the prize-winning sermon topics was: “What if an extraterrestrial wanted to join UUCSR?” There’s no suspense to this one, actually; as long as we could work with the alien’s currency to secure a 5-10% pledge, of course they would be welcome! All joking aside, the notion of welcoming “aliens” is a timely one in the light of recent events in our nation, which is what we’ll really be talking about.

RETURN TO TWO SERVICES AT 9:15 and 11:00

Service Leaders: Rev. Chris Bell, Rev. Dara Olandt, Joe Gabaeff
Music by: Sadie Sonntag & the Choir; Roger Corman
Share the Basket: Roseland School District’s Through College Mentor Program

 Today we celebrate the return from summer break and the beginning of a new “congregational” year. We’ll look ahead to what the year may hold, welcome the children back to RE, and celebrate our unity through the Water Communion. Between now and then, please collect some special water to share in the common bowl! You can learn more about the ritual here: www.uua.org/worship/holidays/water-communion.

Service Leaders: Rev. Sue Magidson, Susan Panttaja
Music by: Robert Howseman & this week’s UUCSR band; Roger Corman
Share the Basket: Social Advocates for Youth

To be human is to work – at something.  Work comes in many forms – paid, unpaid, visible, invisible, inner, outer, formal, informal. Work can delight, frustrate, reward, humiliate, exhilarate, exhaust, and so much more. This Labor Day weekend, we’ll explore how our work binds us to each other and our planet.

Rev. Sue Magidson is a community minister affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley. She serves as the spiritual care coordinator and hospital chaplain at San Leandro Hospital.  Her essays are published in Skinner House books Jewish Voices in Unitarian Universalism and the recently released Faithful Practices: Everyday Ways to Feed Your Spirit.  

Service Leaders: Susan Panttaja, Mary Chapot
Music by: Susan Panttaja & Mary Chapot and many others; Roger Corman
Share the Basket: Disability Services & Legal Center

Harmony is an often-stated goal for living together, in community. How do we create harmony, when we all have different sensibilities, backgrounds, and dreams? How do we find our place in the choir? Today, we will explore the idea that we need not sing alike to sing together. 

Service Leaders: Rev. Chris Bell, Rev. Dara Olandt, Andrew Hidas
Music by: Sadie Sonntag & the Choir; Roger Corman
Share the Basket: RECOURSE mediation services

Wise people of all traditions have figured out that whatever our cultural or historical circumstances, we are all of equal value from the perspective of divine love. Christian Universalism in America, from which our contemporary Unitarian Universalism was born, preached this message and gave us the phrase “the inherent worth and dignity of all people.” Come learn more about this wonderfully open-minded and open-hearted side of our faith, and how its teachings are more needed then ever in our painfully divided world.