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Sunday Service June 18, 2023

 

“Deepening White Awareness”

 
Dismantling White Supremacy Culture. In order to dismantle something you first need to understand what the characteristics of a White Supremacy culture are. We will explore that by way of a panel of members from the Congregation as they share their thoughts and experiences. Come to learn and understand what we can do here at UUCSR
 
Service Leaders/Guest: Rev. Dave Clements
Worship Associate: Mark Sowers
Music: Alan Bell
Pianist: TBA
Share the Basket: 53rd Annual Sonoma County Juneteenth/MLK Celebration

 

Sunday Service June 11, 2023

 

“The Path of Delight”

 
What gives you delight? What is happiness? Where can we find delight even in those times of struggle? Come and explore with us the path of delight.
 
Alice Pham, Adrienne Swenson Award Winner will be introduced
 
Service Leader: Rev Dave Clements
Worship Associate: Judy Withee
Music: Sally Jones
Pianist: Roger Corman
Share the Basket: Saturday Breakfast for our Neighbors

 

Pride Service June 4, 2023 7PM

 

“Interfaith Pride Service in the Evening”

 
Come Celebrate the Diversity of LGBTQ+ Community
 
This is an interfaith Service planned by the Santa Rosa Interfaith Ministers group.
Rev, Dave and Rev. Bev are acting as hosts for this event but the program will include speakers and participants from many other faiths.
Gage will be directing a Justice Choir which its members include individuals from many faith denominations here in Santa Rosa.
The service is an opportunity to meet supporters and friends of LGBTQA+
All are welcome!
Join online at: tinyurl.com/553c7cbf

 

Sunday Service June 4, 2023

 

“The History of Pride”

 
On June 28, 1970, on the one year anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, the first Pride marches were held in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. Thousands gathered and the liberation movements that have followed were a direct result of prior decades of LGBTQ+ activism and organizing.
 
Service Leader: Rev Dave Clements
Worship Associates: Eric Fischer
Music: Gage Purdy
Pianist: Roger Corman
Share the Basket: Saturday Breakfast for our Neighbors

 

UUCSR Service Auction May 20th, 2023
 

UUCSR Annual Service Auction Extravaganza

May 20th, 2023

“Time to Sparkle and Shine!”

 
The ONLINE AUCTION website is open and ready for business. 
Instructions can be found HERE
And HERE is the link to the UUCSR Auction Items
 
Bid early and bid often.
New items are being added all the time!
 
GALA DINNER TICKETS are now on sale. Purchase them at the auction table after the service. Get them early so we can project the number of participants. 
 
AND we are recruiting volunteers to help on auction day!
 

 

Sunday Service May 7, 2023

 

“Creativity is Not a Product”

 
What is often lacking is not creativity in the idea-creating sense, but innovation in the action, putting ideas into work sense. We will explore the concept of how creativity can move into action.
 
Service Leader: Rev Dave Clements
Worship Associates: Richard J. Senghass
Music: Gage Purdy
Pianist: Roger Corman
Share the Basket: Saturday Breakfast for our Neighbors

 

Sunday Service May 14, 2023

 

“Who Grew You or Survival of the Nurtured”

 
A tribute to those who have nurtured us in our journey called life. It could be our mothers, grandmothers or others who had a significant role in helping to shape us and give us a sense of identity.
 
Service Leader: Rev Dave Clements
Worship Associate: Clare Whitfield
Music: Robert Howseman & Sally Jones
Pianist: Roger Corman
Share the Basket: Ukrainian refugee program of the Unitarian Church, Bayoon, Romania

 

Sunday Service May 21, 2023

 

“Creating Community”

 
Our Annual Flower Communion. Bring a flower to the service and take a different flower home with you. 2023 is the 100th anniversary of the UU Flower Communion. What is the history behind this annual ritual and what does it say about community? Multi-Gen Service.
 
Service Leaders/Guest: Rev. Dave Clements
Worship Associate: Susan Thollaug
Music: Gage Purdy
Pianist: Louise Bettner
Share the Basket: Saturday Breakfast for our Neighbors

 

Sunday Service May 28, 2023

 

“Imagining Worlds and Selves: The Spiritual Dungeons and Dragons”

 
The role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, now nearly 50 years old, shows no signs of waning in popularity. Today we’ll explore the power and beauty of this wonderful art, in which players express their inner elves, warriors, wizards, druids, and goblins as, through rolls of many-sided dice, they live out the fates and dramas presented by the Dungeon Master. D&D, we’ll find, teaches UU Principles in powerful and fun ways, grounding players in rich senses of self–even as they launch themselves into flights of fantasy.
 
Service Leaders: DRE Era Capone & Scott Miller
Worship Associate: Cathie Wiese
Music: Gage Purdy
Pianist: Roger Corman
Share the Basket: The 100 Black Men of Sonoma County

 

CUUPs Maypole Beltane celebration Sunday 11:30 AM

It is that time of the year that makes the leap from Winter’s cold to warm wonderful Spring weather. In other words, Beltane has arrived. It is time to honor our Mother Earth and her fertility as she brings all her plants back from their long Winter sleep.  It is time for a May Pole celebration, hosted by our own chapter of CUUPs, the Covenant of UU Pagans. The children will make their own flower crowns that day in Religious Education as they learn a little Beltane history. We will have some flower hair crowns and Green Man masks for adult dancers. If you have your crown from previous years, wear it with pride that day! We will also need many chanters to sing us around the circle. We will be dancing the May Pole in the courtyard immediately after the 10:30am service ends. For more information: email cuups@uusantarosa.org