Congregation News

RE Updates For This Week

Dear friends, As winter begins and the old year ends, please accept our greatest thanks for all that you have done to stay connected to your friends at UUCR. This year, like no other, has challenged and changed us all. We have been stretched into new realms of relationship and we grown into new realities. … Continue reading RE Updates For This Week

A Message From Our Minister

Hi friends, A quick note as we get ready for a large storm. First, I hope you all are well, and remember that there are lots of exciting church events coming up in the next couple of weeks. Please sign up for the Solstice and Christmas Eve Bundles! We want to share with you some … Continue reading A Message From Our Minister

Christmas Eve Service 

We will welcome Christmas on December 24 at 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm with stories, carols, candles plus special music from our choir and featured musicians! Our service will remind us all that we are moving towards the light of hope! Look for notice as to how to pick up your package containing candles, carols, … Continue reading Christmas Eve Service 

Solstice Service

The Solstice Service has become one of the most popular in the church year. Come Zoom with us on December 20 at 7:00. Celebrate the coming in of winter, the turning of the year, and I hope all of you can make it. Service led by Intern Minister Katie McQuage-Loukas  

The Nativity

Join us Sunday, December 20 at the 10 am service as we embrace cherished tradition with a virtual retelling of the Nativity Story. This year’s Nativity will include many voices accompanied by angels, shepherds, wise folk and gentle beasts. Join us as we celebrate this story that reaches across time to remind us that love … Continue reading The Nativity

A Message From Our Minister

Today I have TWO things to tell you that I think you will find exciting! The first has to do with our Solstice and Christmas Eve services. We would like to share with you some items that we typically use during these services, including candles with paper guards, a booklet with readings and carols, and … Continue reading A Message From Our Minister

Music Sunday

Music Sunday is this week. Our service will center on our choir’s 2017 performance of Antonio Vivaldi’s “Gloria” and a 2018 Music Sunday piece sung by our Women’s Trio. The Gloria, sung by our 30-voice choir and led by Mary Cunningham, Music Director is a lively and inspiring choral masterpiece with soloists and orchestra.  This … Continue reading Music Sunday

A Message From Our Minister

The other day I briefly chatted with a church member while they were out raking in the church yard and we both agreed that we had hoped the results of the presidential election would have lightened our moods, and they have. However, there is still a persistent gloom that many folks are feeling, myself included. … Continue reading A Message From Our Minister