Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 11:00am
The Return of the Sun
Rev. Katie McQuage-Loukas
The Longest Night has ended! Let us rejoice and greet the other side, the lengthening days and lingering sun.
Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 5:30pm and 7:00pm
Christmas Eve Services
Rev. Katie McQuage-Loukas
There is one constant through the entire Christian story – Jesus’ mother, Mary. She is rarely the center of the narrative, but she is the prophetess and interpreter of events – and it is she who raises a revolutionary child. This year let us ponder her perspective on the Christmas narrative.
Sunday, December 29 at 11:00am
ONLINE SERVICE ONLY – There will be no live services in the building
The liturgist for this service, Rev. Erika Hewitt, UUA Minister of Worship Arts, coordinated a wide range of worship and music leaders for you to enjoy—including original songs composed just for this service.
We’re all connected: an interdependent whole. Therefore, says Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray, “covenant is our religious response to our fundamental interdependence.” We make promises about how to be together, and how to be in the world. We also fall short of honoring those promises, inviting us to repair and strengthen the strands of community. The choice to mend broken strands of the web is an act of faithfulness. We will send out a link to this special on-line service via email at 10:45am on December 29th.
Sunday, January 5 at 11:00am
Unitarian Universalism in a few Nutshells
Guest Speaker: Alok Kalia
Under the arc of its values, Unitarian Universalism offers encouragement and latitude for developing a personal theology. Ever since his introduction to Unitarian Universalism, Alok has enthusiastically tried to decipher the lessons our religion holds for him. Each time he felt that he had extracted a nugget of personal wisdom, Alok would explain his reasoning and conclusions from the pulpit. He delivered the first of these talks in 1998 and the latest (but probably not the last!) in 2019. In this retrospective, Dr. Kalia explores these talks to understand his own evolution as a UU.
Alok Kalia, MD is a retired faculty from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. He is a long-time member of the Bay Area Unitarian Universalist Church. Alok’s beliefs come from Hinduism, and he puts them into practice as a Unitarian Universalist.
December Vespers Services
Wednesday, December 18 – 6:30pm
Winter Solstice
Rev. Katie McQuage-Loukas
Before we rejoice in the return of the sun, we first celebrate the gentle darkness of the winter season. This contemplative service honors the darkness and the beauty of autumn and winter before the days begin to grow longer in the weeks ahead.
No Vespers Services on Wednesday December 25 or
Wednesday, January 1st
