Upcoming

  • Sun
    01
    Jan
    2023

    Sunday Service January 1, 2023- Pre-Recorded

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

    "New Hopes & Dreams"

    THIS SERVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND WILL BE PRE-RECORDED 
     
    What will this year bring for you? New Hopes, New Dreams , New lenses. How do we celebrate the year past and embrace the year beginning?
     
    All Pre-Recorded:
    Service Leaders: Rev Dave Clements
    Worship Associate: Linda Lampson
    Music: Gage Purdy & Roger Corman
    Full Basket: Saturday Breakfast for our Neighbors
    To Donate to Share the Basket: Use the GIVE NOW button, on UUCSR's website 

     

  • Sun
    08
    Jan
    2023

    Sunday Service January 8, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

     

    "Reflection, Release, Renewal: Our Annual Milestones Service"

     
    Here it is again, the turn of the year – an ending and a beginning. It’s time to pause, catch your breath, reflect on the last year and get ready to begin again. In this contemplative service we will take some time to remember our own experiences of the last year, the milestones along the way. As we set our course for the new year ahead, we will use ritual, song and poetry to come back to ourselves, to our spiritual practice, to our center, to the ground of our being so we can discover how we can be of benefit in the world.
     
    Service Leader: Lay Chaplains
    Worship Associate: Judy Withee
    Music: Gage Purdy
    Pianist: Roger Corman
    Share the Basket: The Martin Luther King Birthday Celebration
    To Donate to Share the Basket: Use the GIVE NOW button, on UUCSR's website 

     

  • Sun
    15
    Jan
    2023

    Sunday Service January 15, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

     

    "Courage vs. Comfort at UUCSR"

     
    Courage is actively looking at our assumptions and being willing to move past our comfort zone.
     
    Service Leaders: Rev. Dave Clements & DRE Era Capone
    Worship Associate: Susan Thollaug
    Music: Alan Bell
    Pianist: Paul Gilger
    Share the Basket: Saturday Breakfast for our Neighbors
    To Donate to Share the Basket: Use the GIVE NOW button, on UUCSR's website 

     

  • Sun
    22
    Jan
    2023

    Sunday Service January 22, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

     

    "What Holds Us Together?"

     
    What is the glue that holds us together? How do we tap into that and how do we, in a community of faith, reach out and support each other? We will explore and define what holds us together here at UUCSR.
     
    Service Leaders: Rev. Dave Clements
    Worship Associate: Eric Fischer
    Music: Gage Purdy & The Choir
    Pianist: Roger Corman
    Share the Basket: Vital Immigrant Defense Advocacy and Services (VIDAS)
    To Donate to Share the Basket: Use the GIVE NOW button, on UUCSR's website 

     

  • Sun
    29
    Jan
    2023

    Sunday Service January 29, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

     

    "The Baggage That We Carry"

     
    Each of us when we become a part of the Unitarian Universalist community brings baggage from our lived experiences. Sometimes this baggage is our words that trigger our emotions, sometimes it could be praises. Whatever you bring, we will unpack that baggage together and become aware of how to deal with it.
     
    Service Leader: Rev. Dave Clements 
    Worship Associate: Cathie Wiese
    Music: Sally Jones
    Pianist: Roger Corman
    Share the Basket: Centro Laboral de Graton (CLG)/Graton Day Labor Center.
    To Donate to Share the Basket: Use the GIVE NOW button, on UUCSR's website 

     

  • Sun
    05
    Feb
    2023

    Sunday Service February 5, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

     

    "EMBODIED LOVE"

     
    There is great steadfast power in love. “Yet power without love,” in the words of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “is reckless and abusive; and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is Love implementing the demands of Justice, and Justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against Love.” This type of Love, is not a Love that we can simply name, but a Love that we must embody; a Love that we must live out.
     
    Service Leader: Rev. Dave Clements & Rev Bev Speers
    Worship Associate: Judy Withee 
    Music: Robin Rogers 
    Pianist: Roger Corman
    Share the Basket: Saturday Breakfast for our Neighbors 
    To Donate to Share the Basket: Use the GIVE NOW button, on UUCSR's website 

     

  • Sun
    12
    Feb
    2023

    Sunday Service February 12, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

     

    "What's Love Got To Do With It?"

     
    In the Greek language, the phrases "love neighbor" and "love yourself" are connected by the word os, which is like an equal sign. We will explore together just how we are called to love self and neighbor. I invite you to join us as we talk about "What's Love Got to do With It"?
     
    Service Leader: Rev Dave Clements
    Worship Associate: Mark Sowers
    Music: Gage Purdy & The Choir
    Pianist: Roger Corman
    Share the Basket: Catholic Charities provides shelter, counseling and security to nearly 20,000 persons per year experiencing homelessness.
    To Donate to Share the Basket: Use the GIVE NOW button, on UUCSR's website 

     

  • Sun
    19
    Feb
    2023

    Sunday Service February 19, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

     

    "I'm Woke, Now What?"

     
    Guest Minister: Dr. Charles Eduardos.
    Rev. Dave's friend and colleague, Charles Eduardos, is a native of Cleveland, Ohio and an ordained minister with 46 years of experience in pastoral and evangelistic ministry. He is Pastor at All Saints Lutheran Church in Olmsted Township, OH and Chaplain for the Olmsted Police Department. He has deep experience working with organizations to support them in identifying and tackling their challenges. He is an attentive listener, who gives a different perspective to perceived barriers and provides an integral focus and flexibility.
     
    So you've done it - you're officially "woke." You've read the books, attended the lectures, watched the documentaries, signed the petitions... now what? I am "woke" to social injustices in today's world and true history that isn't taught in schools. 'I'm woke!' to taking action against racial and social injustices. Are you ready for the nitty-gritty?
     
    Service Leaders/Guest: Dr. Charles Eduardos
    Worship Associate: Linda Lampson
    Music: Gage Purdy & Crystal McDougall-Purdy
    Pianist: Paul Gilger
    Share the Basket: Saturday Breakfast for our Neighbors
    To Donate to Share the Basket: Use the GIVE NOW button, on UUCSR’s website 

     

  • Sun
    26
    Feb
    2023

    Sunday Service February 26, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

     

    "Love and the 8th Principle"

     
    To love is a verb. It means answering needs with acts of support and caring, even when we don't feel like it. It means growing up and showing up. As a community, now is the time to actively speak up against racism. If we don't, it leaves a question in some people's hearts: Do you care about me?
    By adopting the 8th principle, we explicitly stand up against systems of oppression. We show that we whole-heartedly welcome people of all colors and backgrounds, and actively dismantle racism.
     
    Service Leaders: Rev. Dave Clements
    Worship Associate: Meike Mandel
    Music: Gage Purdy & The Choir
    Pianist: Roger Corman
    Share the Basket: Sonoma County Acts of Kindness provides basic necessities, resources and advocacy to enrich the well-being of the homeless and financially underprivileged in our community.
    To Donate to Share the Basket: Use the GIVE NOW button, on UUCSR’s website 

     

  • Sun
    05
    Mar
    2023

    Sunday Service March 5, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

     

    "Leaping Into the Unknown"

     
    The path of vulnerability more than anything, is about choice: How can we muster inner strength to understand, face, and transform our fears so we can have the aliveness and authenticity that come from the willingness to share our truth? My invitation to all of you is to come and take a leap with us as we explore vulnerability.
     
    Service Leader: Rev Dave Clements
    Worship Associates: Richard J Senghas
    Music: Robin Rogers
    Pianist: Roger Corman
    Share the Basket: Saturday Breakfast for our Neighbors
    To Donate to Share the Basket: Use the GIVE NOW button, on UUCSR’s website 

     

  • Sun
    12
    Mar
    2023

    Sunday Service March 12, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

     

    "Harry Potter at 25: Our Principles Tested"

     
    The Harry Potter books continue to reveal the importance and legacy of stories and their tellers in the lives of the spirit. It is simultaneously true that Harry's story has supported the work of justice, antiracism, and spiritual sustenance for millions, and that their author, JK Rowling, has expressed views, especially about transgender people, that many find abhorrent. How do we as people of the UU Principles read and respond to these texts and their impact and legacy? Today we'll ponder these questions as a test case to examine how our Principles live out their impact in the world.
     
    Service Leader: Scott Miller
    Worship Associate: Eric Fischer
    Music: Gage Purdy & The Choir
    Pianist: Roger Corman
    Share the Basket: Russian River Alliance
    To Donate to Share the Basket: Use the GIVE NOW button, on UUCSR’s website 

     

  • Sun
    19
    Mar
    2023

    Sunday Service March 19, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

     

    "The Power of Vulnerability"

     
    In her book, Daring Greatly, Brene Brown describes vulnerability as "uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure." It's that unstable feeling we get when we step out of our comfort zone or do something that forces us to loosen control. Stepping out can be both scary and exciting.
     
    Service Leaders/Guest: Rev. Dave Clements
    Worship Associate: Clare Whitfield
    Music: John Ray
    Pianist: Paul Gilger
    Share the Basket: Saturday Breakfast for our Neighbors
    To Donate to Share the Basket: Use the GIVE NOW button, on UUCSR’s website 

     

  • Sun
    26
    Mar
    2023

    Sunday Service March 26, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

     

    "Barriers to Vulnerability"

     
    Fear is one of the most significant barriers to vulnerability. You may choose not to be vulnerable with others for reasons including fear of hurting others, fear of rejection, and fear of having what you say used against you. Bad past experiences may also be a barrier to vulnerability. Our service will explore these barriers and offer ways to overcome them.
     
    Service Leaders: Rev. Dave Clements
    Worship Associate: Susan Thollaug/Linda Lampson
    Music: Gage Purdy & The Choir
    Pianist: Roger Corman
    Share the Basket: Undocufund/NBOP
    To Donate to Share the Basket: Use the GIVE NOW button, on UUCSR’s website 

     

  • Sun
    02
    Apr
    2023

    Sunday Service April 2, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

     

    "Our Resistance to Change"

     
    What is resistance to change? Resistance to change is unwillingness to adopt new circumstances or ways of doing things. It can happen with individuals, relationships, or within organizations. There are many reasons for resistance,
    but at the heart it is rooted in fear.
     
    Service Leader: Rev Dave Clements
    Worship Associates: Mark Sowers
    Music: Gage Purdy
    Pianist: Roger Corman
    Share the Basket: Saturday Breakfast for our Neighbors

     

  • Sun
    09
    Apr
    2023

    Sunday Service April 9, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

     

    "Becoming Ourselves: An Invitation to Re-Birth"

     
    Is there something within us that longs to be reborn––something that deserves new life? Thomas Merton wrote, “We seek to awaken in ourselves a force which really changes our lives from within…to be born again is not to become somebody else, but to become ourselves.”
     
    Service Leader: Rev Bev Spears
    Worship Associate: Judy Withee
    Music: Gage Purdy & The Choir
    Pianist: Roger Corman
    Share the Basket: Raizes Collective

     

  • Sun
    16
    Apr
    2023

    Sunday Service April 16, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

     

    "Resisting the Culture of Contempt"

     
    Political Scientists find that the US is more polarized than it has been at any time since the Civil War. We need national healing. It is up to us to join together and work to subvert the culture of contempt. Just as a fire requires oxygen, the culture of contempt is sustained by polarization and separation. I invite you to join us as we unpack how to resist the culture of contempt.
     
    Service Leaders/Guest: Rev. Dave Clements
    Worship Associate: Cathie Weise
    Music: Sally Jones/ Robert Howseman
    Pianist: Paul Gilger
    Share the Basket: Saturday Breakfast for our Neighbors

     

  • Sun
    23
    Apr
    2023

    Sunday Service April 23, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

     

    "Resistance to Consumption"

     
    Consumption is the process of consuming goods. You buy a loaf of bread to consume/eat it. But what about when you are buying things that you don't really need for the sake of buying. How can we honor our planet and at the same time resist the drive to consume.
     
    Service Leaders: Rev. Dave Clements
    Worship Associate: Eric Fischer
    Music: Alan Bell
    Pianist: Roger Corman
    Share the Basket: The Committee on the Shelterless/COTS

     

  • Sun
    30
    Apr
    2023

    Sunday Service April 30, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

     

    "Our Whole Lives"

     
    UU's core values of empowering people and caring for one another are exemplified by our comprehensive sex education program, OWL (Our Whole Lives). We are increasingly confronted with conservative forces in this country who promote traditional gender norms, limited reproductive choices, and unscientific, fear-based, abstinence-only sex education. We believe that our children and our community deserve better and we are committed to providing the education to make informed decisions about their bodies and their relationships.
     
    Join us for the May Pole Dance After Service hosted by CUUPs
     
    Service Leaders: Era Capone-DRE
    Worship Associate: Meike Mandel
    Music: John Ray
    Pianist: Roger Corman
    Share the Basket: The Living Room

     

  • CUUPs Maypole Beltane celebration Sunday 11:30 AM

    11:30 amUUCSR, in the courtyard

    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

  • Sun
    07
    May
    2023

    Sunday Service May 7, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

     

    "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

     

  • Sun
    14
    May
    2023

    Sunday Service May 14, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

     

    "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

     

  • Sat
    20
    May
    2023

    UUCSR Service Auction May 20th, 2023

    6:00 pmUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401
     

    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!
     

     

  • Sun
    21
    May
    2023

    Sunday Service May 21, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

     

    "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

     

  • Sun
    28
    May
    2023

    Sunday Service May 28, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

     

    "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

     

  • Sun
    04
    Jun
    2023

    Sunday Service June 4, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

     

    "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

     

  • Pride Service June 4, 2023 7PM

    7:00 pmUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

     

    "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

     

  • Sun
    11
    Jun
    2023

    Sunday Service June 11, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

     

    "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

     

  • Sun
    18
    Jun
    2023

    Sunday Service June 18, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

     

    "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

     

  • Sat
    24
    Jun
    2023

    Concert: "You Can't Play That in Church!"

    6:30 pmUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

    "YOU CAN'T PLAY THAT IN CHURCH"

    "YOU CAN'T PLAY THAT IN CHURCH!"
     
    ROGER CORMAN AND FRIENDS
     
    June 24th 6:30pm
     
    Appearances by Gage and Crystal and Napa Jazz Group Sack Lunch.
     
    Tickets are still available at the door! Sliding Scale $10-$40 
    A Fundraiser for UUCSR.

     

  • Sun
    25
    Jun
    2023

    Sunday Service June 25, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

    "The Path of Success: From Undocumented to NBOP Leader"
    Karym is an immigrant from Mexico who came to this country as a child with his family. Growing up undocumented shaped Karym’s understanding of the injustices in the world and fueled his drive to be involved in community organizing. He will share his story and how it illustrates our second UU principle: Justice, equity, and compassion in human relations.
     
    Service Leaders: Karym Sanchez, Executive Director of NBOP
    Worship Associate: Judy Withee & Gage Purdy
    Music: Gage Purdy
    Pianist: Paul Gilger
    Share the Basket: North Bay Organizing Project

     

  • Sun
    02
    Jul
    2023

    Sunday Service July 2, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

    "What Happened at our General Assembly?"
    Reflections from the Delegates who represented UUCSR at our UUA General Assembly.
     
    Service Leaders: Rev Dave Clements
    Worship Associate: Susan Thollaug
    Music: John Ray
    Pianist: Roger Corman
    Share the Basket: Saturday Breakfast for Our Neighbors 

     

  • Sun
    09
    Jul
    2023

    Sunday Service July 9, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

    "Origin Stories: The Journey of the Universe"

    No one knows for sure how the world and life came to be, but that doesn’t stop humans from wondering, from seeking explanations for the great mysteries of life. Ever more complex tools of scientific inquiry – like the James Webb telescope – continually add details to our origin story. What does this story mean for us humans and the inhabitants of our precious Earth? Can a sense of wonder help us face the challenges of today – and tomorrow? Let’s explore together!

    "Guest" Service Leader: Rev. Susan Panttaja
    Worship Associate: Eric Fischer
    Music: Alan Bell
    Pianist: Roger Corman
    The Basket: Our own Religious Education Program

     

  • Sun
    16
    Jul
    2023

    Sunday Service July 16, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

    "Spheres of Sanctuary"
    We are called to create physical, emotional, social, and spiritual sanctuary spaces for ourselves and others--to be agents of sanctuary in the wider world. Together we will look at how we create spheres of sanctuary and how to live as bastions of sanctuary in the greater community.
     
    Service Leaders/Guest: Gage Purdy
    Worship Associate: Cathie Weise
    Music: Gage MC
    Pianist: Roger Corman
    Share the Basket: Saturday Breakfast for Our Neighbors

     

  • Sun
    23
    Jul
    2023

    Sunday Service July 23, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

    "How to Get to Heaven Through the Gates of Lodore"
    Mix wilderness adventure and river rafting with contemplative silence and you have a powerful lesson in how to live life day to day. Together we will explore the Buddhist concepts of the divine abodes of equanimity, compassion, appreciative joy, and loving kindness.
     
    Service Leader: Judy Withee
    Worship Associate: Linda Lampson and Jonathan Choe
    Music: Robert Howseman
    Pianist: Roger Corman
    Share the Basket: TransLife
  • Sun
    30
    Jul
    2023

    Sunday Service July 30, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

    "Lammas: Honoring the Harvest with the First Loaf"

    Celebrate the first harvest on this midsummer holiday, with joyful guidance by CUUPS. We will share the First Loaf ceremoniously as a part of the Sunday service.

    Service Leaders: Members of CUUPs
    Worship Associate: Mark Sowers
    Music: Sally Jones
    Pianist: Paul Gilger
    Share the Basket: Meals on Wheels

  • Sun
    06
    Aug
    2023

    Sunday Service August 6, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

    "DIGNITY AND INHERENT WORTH- LIVING OUR FIRST PRICIPLE DAILY, THROUGH CONCRETE ACTION"
    What are dignity and inherent worth, really?
    As UUers, we believe in the inherent worth and dignity of every person, but what can we practically do daily to live this first principle?
    How can we foster dignity in ourselves? 
    How do we give space, so others can experience dignity?
     
    Service Leader/Guest: Meike Mandel
    Worship Associates: Jonathan Choe
    Music: Gage Purdy
    Pianist: Roger Corman
    Share the Basket: Saturday Breakfast for our Neighbors
  • Sun
    13
    Aug
    2023

    Sunday Service August 13, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

    "NO BED OF ROSES: GARDENING AS A SPIRITUAL ACTIVITY"

    Gardens provide life lessons. In them we find metaphors for life, death, change, persistence and much more. Today we explore the impact of gardens on one's life journey.

    Service Leader/Guest: Linda Lampson
    Worship Associate: Eric Fischer
    Music: Alan Bell & Sally Jones
    Pianist: Roger Corman
    Share The Basket: Russian Riverkeepers

  • Sun
    20
    Aug
    2023

    Sunday Service August 20, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401
    "MUSIC OF THE SOUL"
    We invite you to come experience music that will teach, inspire, and fill your soul.
     
    Service Leaders/Guest: Rev Dave and Paul Gilger
    Worship Associate: Richard Senghas
    Music: Gage Purdy and The Choir
    Pianist: Paul Gilger
    Share the Basket: Saturday Breakfast for Our Neighbors
  • Sun
    27
    Aug
    2023

    Sunday Service August 27, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

    THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON FOR JOBS AND FREEDOM:

    "THE FIERCE URGENCY OF NOW"

    The mid-century Civil Rights Movement grew out of the profound conviction, religious Faith, and courage of Black people in America. It was conceived, organized, and galvanized by and within Black churches and organizations in response to hundreds of years of oppression and injustice. In 1963, people of color challenged the power of dominant white people, structures, and attitudes against overwhelming odds. What gave them the courage to put their lives on the line in the name of justice and freedom? 60 years later, in 2023 is there any issue of injustice and oppression for which we are willing to risk our lives?.

    Service Leader/Guest: Rev Bev Spears
    Worship Associate: Susan Thollaug
    Music: Gage Purdy
    Pianist: Roger Corman
    Share the Basket: Verity

  • Sun
    03
    Sep
    2023

    Sunday Service September 3, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

    "An Immigrant's Path to United in Kindness"
    Moe Jabbari will share his experiences as an immigrant from Iran and discuss his work with United in Kindness, an organization founded to address increased hate crimes, discrimination, bullying, and injustice. The United in Kindness Campaign supports and encourages all Sonoma County government agencies and residents to find ways to foster, promote, and sustain acts of kindness on a daily basis throughout the community. UUCSR is a signer of the United in Kindness Declaration of Unity.
     
    Service Leader/Guest: Mohammad Jabbari
    Worship Associates: Linda Lampson
    Music: Sally Jones and Alan Bell
    Pianist: Roger Corman
    The Basket: Our Own Religious Education Program
    Guest Bio:

    Mohammad Jabbari has a background in engineering and business. He has been a resident of Santa Rosa since 1982 where he and his wife of 35 years raised their three children.
    He served on the Board of Directors and 3 years as the chairperson of the Islamic Cultural Center of Northern CA in Oakland and has been active in interfaith projects promoting open dialogs among different faith traditions in the Bay Area since 1995. Long active in social justice and human rights advocacy work, he co-founded the Interfaith Council of Sonoma County in 2005. And in 2019 he started “Sonoma County United in Kindness” Project and continues as its chair.
  • Sun
    10
    Sep
    2023

    Sunday Service September 10, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

    "In Gathering and Water Communion"
    Let us celebrate together as we begin our church year. May we come with excitement for the spiritual awakening that awaits us this year. Bring water from a source meaningful to you to share in this annual ritual as a sign of hope and refreshment as we begin a new journey. Invite your friends, your family or just come so we can begin together in community.
     
    Service Leader/Guest: Rev Dave Clements
    Worship Associate: Veronica Jordan
    Music: Gage Purdy & The Choir
    Pianist: Roger Corman
    Share The Basket: Our Own Saturday Breakfast
  • Sun
    17
    Sep
    2023

    Sunday Service September 17, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

    "Healing the Wounds of Colonization"
    While researching my settler-ancestors and the land they took for their own in Northern California, I saw that colonization was far more violent than I had learned in school. Indigenous friends introduced me to the Native American idea of "the soul wound"--the deep and ongoing injury of colonization that affects not just the Original People but also perpetrators and the land itself. The soul wound is intergenerational and cumulative. I believe its effect on the perpetrators--where it is near-totally unrecognized--has led to the challenging environmental and social problems we face today. I have been awed and impressed with the healing underway in many Native communities, but we settler-descendants and beneficiaries of conquest are only beginning to see the painful work needed to heal with integrity from the wounds we also carry. Grief, apology, and repair must begin with the truth of what happened. Indigenous elders have said, "We don’t speak of these things without ceremony.” So, I am grateful for this sanctuary space with you--where we can begin to acknowledge the harm done in our name, reconnect with our true human goodness, and heal together.
     
    Service Leaders/Guest: Louise Dunlap
    Worship Associate: Judy Withee
    Music: Gage Purdy and and Sally Jones
    Pianist: Paul Gilger
    Share the Basket: Saturday Breakfast for Our Neighbors
    Guest Bio: Louise Dunlap - writer, educator, elder, and plant-lover - is descended from early settlers in Napa County, including Napa's founder, Nathan Coombs. In addition to her book, "Inherited Silence: Listening to the Land, Healing the Colonizer Mind", Louise has a rich and varied history as a teacher, facilitator, writer, and Buddhist activist. She is an ordained member of Thich Nhat Hanh's Order of Interbeing. Learn more about Louise at: https://louisedunlap.net/
  • Sun
    24
    Sep
    2023

    Sunday Service September 24, 2023

    10:30 amUUCSR 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401

    "Queen Esther - The Israeli Liberator"
    Introduction to the Men and Women of the Old Testament. For the next several weeks the sermons will be about the lives of exceptional Old Testament leaders and what history has recorded about them. We begin with Queen Esther who saved her people from death and came to be known as a Liberator of Israel.
     
    Service Leader/Guest: Rev Dave Clements
    Worship Associate: Jonathan Choe
    Music: Gage Purdy & the Choir
    Pianist: Roger Corman
    Share the Basket: Local Santa Rosa Radio KBBF 89.1, the first bilingual public radio station in the US serving the North Bay since 1973 and streaming worldwide.