Join UUCR staff and friends to reflect on the challenges of parenting/caregiving through these unprecedented times. We meet Wednesday, January 20th at 7:30 pm, please come to share thoughts, silence and participate in any way that works for you. And save these dates too: February 3rd, March 3rd, March 31st and May 5th!
Sunday brings us several ways to connect with friends of all ages. We are offering a Children’s Sunday Gathering at 9:15 via Zoom, the first of such monthly gatherings beginning this week. Children will have a chance to see Rev. Hank, Katie, Sally and each other online. We’ll light a chalice, check in from our homes … Continue reading RE Weekly Update
My Friends, You were no doubt horrified by the events that unfolded yesterday in Washington, D.C. I imagine that as you witnessed the violence and the chaos in our nation’s capital, that you may have experienced feelings of anger, fear, or rage, to name a few. The First Principle of the Unitarian Universalist Association states … Continue reading About the Events in Washington, D.C.
The UU Common Read for 2020-2021 is Imani Perry’s Breathe: A Letter to My Sons: “Emotionally raw and deeply reflective, Imani Perry issues a challenge to society to see Black children as deserving of humanity. She admits fear and frustration for her African American sons in a society that is increasingly racist and at times … Continue reading Imani Perry’s Breathe: A Letter to My Sons
Happy, peaceful New Year, friends! Join us for service Sunday, January 3rd at 10:00 am! We will learn a new hymn (#30 Over My Head), and we will wonder about what might happen in this new year. How might we grow and change? What do we know differently now than just one year ago? Our … Continue reading RE Updates For This Week
To kick off our UUCR Adult Anti-Racism/Anti-Oppression Programming this winter, we will be joining the larger Unitarian Universalist community in the common read for this year, Imani Perry’s Breathe: A Letter to My Sons. We will discuss the book in January. You can purchase the book through the UUA Bookstore, or from an independent bookseller via … Continue reading Anti-Racism/Anti-Oppression Programming
Saturday, January 9th at 4:30 pm via Zoom Theater goers missed out on live theater performances this year, but theater has not left the hearts of performers. Join UUCR on Saturday, January 9th as we are treated to theatrical, musical, and dance performances that were recorded especially for this event by the college alumni and … Continue reading Local Theater With Beyond Ivy Chord
You are invited to join other UUCR families for the final UUCR Zoom room of 2020, Dec 31 from 6:00 – 6:30 pm! This congregant-led social opportunity offers a chance to see some friendly faces! If you wish, gather with us to toast with your beverage of choice and a New Year’s resolution or wish … Continue reading New Year’s Eve Toast
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
I wish blessings multiple and manifold upon all of you this holiday season, and whatever holiday you may celebrate I hope that it fulfills that part of yourself that may seem lacking. Have a wonderful Christmas and a very Happy New Year! Hank
