Upcoming Services
Upcoming Sunday Services
To request ASL interpretation for an upcoming service, please contact the office. Interpretation services require 10 days advance notice.
Services are at 10:30 a.m. at 2425 Sierra Avenue
Child Care Staff on duty from 10:15-12:00
Our Children and Youth Programs are also at 10:30 a.m.
May 4
Music for Body and Soul
Rev. Lucy Bunch preaching with Rev. Dr. Roger Jones, Worship Associate Courtney O’Neil, Music Director Anthony Tavianini, Musical guests the Sacramento Master Singers (Ralph Hughes, Director Natsuki Fukasawa, accompanist)
Each year on the first Sunday in May, we consider the care and feeling of our bodies – and this year we explore the power of music. As historian Karen Armstrong says “It is the most corporeal of the arts: it is produced by breath, voice, horsehair, shells, guts, and skins and reaches resonances in our bodies at levels deeper than will or consciousness.”
- Guided Labyrinth Walk in the Meadow at 9:30.
- Joys & Sorrows candles & prayer cards in the sanctuary before the service.
May 11
The Miracle of Ordinary Things
A Circle Service for all Ages, led by Rev. Dr. Roger Jones with Rev. Lucy Bunch, Worship Associates Andy Cramer and Karen Sparrow, Music Director Anthony Tavianini, Pianist Irina Tchantceva, altar design by Terrie Taylor.
Mother's Day
The mass production of disposable goods can lure us to take for granted the objects that make up everyday life. Consider kitchen tools, plumbing fixtures, night lights, and paper clips as ordinary miracles. Sticky notes, eyeglasses, and garden hoses make life easier. Moreover, there are many “ordinary” human jobs and roles which bless our days. Let’s give the our thanks and praise! Do you have an ordinary object that has a rich story behind it? Let Rev. Roger know by May 4!
- Newcomers Orientation and tour of campus at 11:50 a.m. (Welcome Table)
May 18
Defending Human Reason, Promoting Human Dignity: Let’s Hear it for Humanism!
Rev. Dr. Roger Jones preaching with Rev. Lucy Bunch, Worship Associate Celia Buckley, UUSS choir with Music Director Anthony Tavianini, Pianist Irina Tchantceva
Congregational Meeting Day
Religious Humanism has had a home in Unitarian Universalism since the mid-1800s, affirming that you need not believe in God to be ethical, moral, spiritual, or worthy of respect. At its best, Humanism promotes mutual understanding, community-building, peace, and environmental sustainability. The values of human dignity, reason, freedom, and compassion continue to call us together. They call us forward with courage.
- Tai Chi/Qi Gong at 9:30 in the Fahs Room.
- Congregational Meeting right after the service; all are welcome; a quorum of members is needed to vote on the budget, strategic plan, and nominees. (Humanism also affirms the practice of democracy!)
May 25
Heroism
Rev. Lucy Bunch preaching with Rev. Dr. Roger Jones, Worship Associate Celia Buckley, Music Director Anthony Tavianini, Pianist Irina Tchantceva.
The holiday of Memorial Day was created as a day of recognition of those who died in service to our nation. We will celebrate their bravery and explore the meaning of heroism in our lives and our world.
- Embodied Practices for Stressful Times 9:30 in the Fahs Room
- Exploring Unitarian Universalism after the service at noon with Rev. Roger in the Fahs Room
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