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“No Gift is Too Small”, By Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels, May 28, 2023
10:00 AM, In-person and Via Zoom On the day we honor those Americans who have given the ultimate sacrifice, I…
Chadie Faust
Published: May / 2023
“Spiritual Report Cards”, by Chaplain Michael Eselun, May 21, 2023
10:00 AM, In person and Via Zoom How many of us live our lives as if there will be a…
Chadie Faust
Published: May / 2023
“Human Lives Before Ideology”, By Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels, May 14, 2023
10:00 AM, In-person and Via Zoom Social change begins with a sense of righteousness. We know what’s wrong with the…
Chadie Faust
Published: May / 2023
“Begin at the End”, By Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels, May 7, 2023
10:00 AM In Person and Via Zoom Too much of our activism is “re-activism.” We’re responding with sorrow or outrage…
Chadie Faust
Published: May / 2023
“Everybody In”, By Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels, April 30, 2023,
10:00 AM, In person and Via ZoomSuccessful social change movements build strong and wide coalitions. In building coalitions it’s important…
Chadie Faust
Published: Apr / 2023
“Earth Day Is Every Day”, By Pam Geller and the Lay Worship Committee“Earth Day Is Every Day”, April 23, 2023
10:00 AM In-person and via Zoom On Sunday, April 23, you are invited to a bit-out-of-the-ordinary service. The elements that…
Chadie Faust
Published: Apr / 2023
“It’s All in Who You Know”, By Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels, April 16, 2023
10:00 AM In person and via Zoom Social change begins with relationship-building. Reach out. Keep reaching out. Really listen. “Break…
“Unfinished Business”, By Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels, April 9, 2023
10:00 AM, in-person and via ZoomJesus died just as his ministry reached its most powerful point. Easter celebrates the miracle…
“Turning Points”, A Lay-Led Servicewith Jackie Davis, Damian Conrad-Davis, and Dave Palley, April 2, 2023
10:00 AM, In-person and Via Zoom As we move through life’s journey, we encounter “turning points” that cause us to…
“Making Peace”, By Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels, March 26, 2023
Google “spirituality” and you’ll get images of quiet prayer, serene meditation, or a blissed-out moment of disconnection. We think of…
“Livin’ on a Prayer”, By Rev. Liz Murphy, March 19, 2023
10:00 AM In person and Via Zoom Prayer is synonymous with religious communities. But how might we, as UUS of…
“The Ability to Achieve Purpose”, By Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels, March 12, 2023
10:00 AM In-person and Via Zoom Because we reflexively think of power as “power over” power can be seen as…
“Laughing with the Buddha, and Others”, By Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels, March 5, 2023
10:00 AM In person and Via ZoomWhy is religion so serious? Ultimately, shouldn’t we be having fun? Jesus is usually…
“Stewardship Sunday”, By Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels, February 26, 2023
10:00 AM, In-person and Via ZoomIn our UU churches, organized under congregational polity, we support our institution by giving from…
“Loving Yourself Enough”, Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Kikanza Nuri-Robins, February 19, 2023
How can you love your neighbor if you don’t love yourself? Self-love is not selfishness. It is honoring who you…
“The Deeper Mind”, By Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels, February 12, 2023
10:00 AM, In-Person and Via Zoom With a smart phone at hand, and a powerful search engine, we have banished…
“The Face of God”, By Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels, February 5, 2023
10:00 AM In-person and via ZoomTheology has much to say about the attributes of God, omnipotence, omniscience, love, justice, and…
“Something Larger Than Myself”, A Sermon by Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels, January 29, 2023
The first step of a spiritual life is recognizing that there exists something larger than myself, something which contains and…
“The Right Rules”, A Sermon by Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels, January 22, 2023
10:00 AM, In-person and Via Zoom Communities, large and small, thrive when they are ordered according to helpful, and respected…
“The Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King”, By Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels“The Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King”, January 15, 2023
10:00 AM, In-person and via Zoom Martin Luther King wasn’t just “Dr. King.” He was a seminary-educated, ordained, Christian minister.…
“Radical Hope in Revelatory Times”, By Pastor Joshua Berg, January 8, 2023
Homily: Radical Hope in Revelatory Times This time in history feels very precarious. Not only are there many unknowns as…
“Fire Communion”, By Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels, January 1, 2023
Janus is the mythological god with two faces–one facing back and one facing forward. This New Year’s Day lay-led FIRE…
Holiday Worship Services
Be Not Afraid”, By Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels December 24, 2022 5:00 PMIn-Person in Sanctuary and Via Zoom In the Christmas…
December 18, 2022, “Re-Dedicating the Temple”, Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniel
The story of Hanukkah tells us that once the temple had been defiled by Antiochus, and won back by the…
December 11, 2022, “Serving Our Houseless Neighbors”, Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels
“Service is our prayer” is an important part of our Unitarian Universalist covenant. Every Tuesday morning from 7:30 AM till…
December 4, 2022, “And Then There Was You”, Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels
After weaving together several strands from several sources that form our inherited identity, at last we come to the most…
“An Honest Reckoning” Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels
November 27, 2022 10:00 AM, In-person and via Zoom I like to say that Unitarian Universalism is a “reality-based” religion.…
November 20, 2022, “Thanksgiving Bread Communion”, Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels
Lay Worship Team, Choir, Tech Team, and Bakers 10:00 AM, In-person and Via Zoom The ritual of breaking bread together…
November 13, 2022, “We Are the Heretics”, Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels
The UU historian Earl Morse Wilbur named the core principles of Unitarian Universalism as “Reason, Freedom, and Tolerance.” Freedom means…
November 6, 2022 “One Person, One Vote”, Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels
November 6, 2022 “One Person, One Vote”, Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels…
October 30, “I Owe God a Death” Rev. Tom Owen-Towle
Our American culture remains death-defying, and our UU movement failed, a decade ago, to embrace mortality during the re-visioning process…
October 23, 2022 “Re-Enchanting the World” Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels
10:00 AM In-person and Via Zoom By the time the Unitarian and Universalist theologies were incorporated into religious institutions of…
Worship – “A Journey of Faith”
Sunday, September 25, 2022 Guest Preacher, The Reverend Anne Gardner A recent transplant to southern California, The Reverend Anne Gardner…
We Are Unitarian Universalists
September 18, 2022Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels, preachingExpanding the circle of relationships beyond our congregation, we are also members of a larger…
We Are This Community
September 11, 2022 Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels, preaching. The spiritual question of identity, refers both to the personal question, “Who am…
“I Am What I Do”
Sunday Worship Service, September 4, 2022 For this Labor Day weekend, continuing our liturgical theme of identity, I’ll talk about the…
By Way of Introduction
Worship Service | August 28, 2022 | 10:00 AM, In-person and Via Zoom by Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels As we begin our exploration…
Re-Member Me
Worship Service | August 21, 2022 | 10:00 AM, In-person and Via Zoom by Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels Some of you will remember…
Born Anew to a Living Hope
Worship Service | August 14, 2022 | 10:00 AM, In-person and Via Zoom Sermon by Chaplain Joseph B. Courtney Chaplain…
Sermon by Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray, UUA President
Worship Service | August 7, 2022 | 10:00 AM, In-person and Via Zoom You are invited to hear our UUA…
A Trip Down Memory Lane at UUCSC
Worship Service | July 31, 2022 | 10:00 AM, In-person and Via Zoom Guest Speaker: Stephanie Prather Stephanie (Steffi) Prather,…
“Caregiving: Compassion in Action”
Worship Service | July 24, 2022 | 10:00 AM, In-person and Via Zoom by Joyce Fidler and Rochelle Lamm Nearly…
MUSIC SERVICE!
Worship Service | July 17, 2022 | 10:00 AM, In-person and Via Zoom Music has shaped cultures and societies around…
Water, Body, and Spirit
Worship Service July 10, 2022 | 10:00 AM, In-person and Via Zoom Offered to you by the Worship Team, Tech…
“The Future of Religion”
A Sermon by Rev. Keith Kron Worship Service, July 3, 2022, 10:00 AM, In-person and Via Zoom Offered to you…
“Transitions”
Worship Service | June 26, 2022, 10:00 AM | In-person or Via Zoom with Guest Speaker Melissa Gould Our guest…
Father’s Day & Juneteenth
Worship Service | June 19, 2022, 10:00 AM | In-person or Via Zoom Offered to you by the Worship Team,…
Pride Sunday: Celebrating Our Unique Stories
June 12, 2022, 10:00 AM | In-person and Via Zoom Come and celebrate Pride Month with us at our intergenerational…
Volunteer Appreciation Day
With Worship Team, Tech Team, UUCSC Choir, and UU2 Sunday, June 5th we will take the time to honor the…
“Memorial Day: To Honor and Remember”
May 29, 2022 | 10:00 AM In-Person and Via Zoom With Worship Team, Tech Team, UUCSC Choir, and UU2 Memorial…
The 8th UU Principle – Eighth in a Series of Services on the UU Principles
May 22,10:00 AM In-Person and Via Zoom The Unitarian Universalist Association has been exploring the addition of an 8th Principle…
“The Unitarian Universalist Tree of Life”
May 15, 10:00 AM * In-Person and Via Zoom Welcoming back Guest Speaker: Rev. Rayna Hamre The Tree of Life…
“Mother’s Day: Memories; Honoring All Mothers”
Guest speaker: Terry Hassman-Paulin With Worship Team, Tech Team, UUCSC Choir, and Musicians Light Brunch following Service On this day,…
“Understanding Ramadan and Eid”
With Mohamed Ibrahim Join us to hear Mohamed’s story and learn about the festival Eid. Today marks the end of…
“Earth Day, Living Our 7th UU Principle”
April 24, 2022 | 10:00 AM In-Person and Via Zoom Members of Building & Grounds, Worship, Tech, and Choir The…
Easter for UU’s
Although Jewish and Christian teachings are celebrated as one of the six sources of Unitarian Universalism, and many of us…
“Love is Giving Generously”
IN-PERSON and Zoom Worship Service April 10, 2022 | 10:00 AM Members of the UUCSC Stewardship Teamwith the Worship Team…
“God for Nonbelievers–Implications from What We Think We Know”
IN-PERSON and Zoom Worship Service April 3, 2022 | 10:00 AM “God for Nonbelievers–Implications from What We Think We Know” By…
“The New Jim Crow: Welcoming Beyond the Gender Binary”
IN-PERSON and Zoom Worship Service March 27, 2022 | 10:00 AM Join us when Rev. Michael J. Crumpler,UUA director of…
“True to Ourselves: Two Unitarian Women”
IN-PERSON and Zoom Worship Service March 13, 2022 | 10:00 AM “True to Ourselves: Two Unitarian Women” Rev. Rayna Hamre,…
“When We Have Each Other, We Have Everything”
Zoom Worship Service March 6, 2022 | 10:00 AM Dr. Ross Quinn With Members of the UU Church of Studio…
“Celebrating Our Guiding Principles”
Zoom Worship Service February 27, 2022 | 10:00 AM “Celebrating Our Guiding Principles: Our 4th UU Principle” Antoinette Scully With…
“Equality” and “Inequality,” What Do Those Words Mean?
Worship Service February 20, 2022 | 10:00 AM Alanna Kathleen Brown, Ph.D. With Ken Ross and Members of the Worship Team…
“So Many Books, So Little Time”
Members of the UUCSC Book Discussion Group Christina Mathers, Connie Hafner-Edwards With Members of the Worship Team, Tech Team, UUCSC…
How Sharing Our Stories Makes Us Stronger
February 6, 2022 | 10:00 AM “Crises We Have Known: How Sharing Our Stories Makes Us Stronger” Members of the…
“The Illusion of Our Separateness”
January 30, 2022 | 10:00 AM “The Illusion of Our Separateness” Rev. Molly Brewer With UUCSC Worship and Tech Team…
“Our 3rd UU Principle”
Celebrating Our Guiding Principles: A Series This Sunday we will explore our 3rd Principle: the acceptance of one another and…
“Justice, Equity, and Compassion”
January 16, 2022 | 10:00 AM Celebrating our Guiding Principles: A Series With Antoinette Scully “As Martin Luther King, Jr.’s…
“The Cultivation of Joy”
Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City Zoom Worship Service January 9, 2022 | 10:00 AM “The Cultivation of Joy” A…
“Inherent Worth and Dignity”
January 2, 2022 | 10:00 AM Celebrating Our Guiding Principles: A Series A Lay-Led Service We welcome you to the…
Christmas Eve Service
Friday, December 24, 2021, 7:00 PM UUCSC Sanctuary (in person) and On Zoom Join us for a festive Christmas Eve…
“The Winter Solstice: A Time to Rest, Recover, and Replenish”
December 19, 2021 A Lay-Led Worship Service With Guest Speaker Joshua Irving Gershick…
“The Immigrant Experience in Our Democracy”
December 12, 2021 | 10:00 AM A Lay-Led Service by Babu Shankar and Other Members of the UU Church of…
“Prayer: What Is It? To Whom Do We Pray?”
December 5, 2021 | 10:00 AM A Lay-Led Service by Frank Dungan and Laurel Ross Frank Dungan and Laurel Ross,…
“Ecotones”
November 28, 2021 | 10:00 AM Chaplain Michael Eselun Michael Eselun, UCLA oncology chaplain and popular guest speaker, will explore…
“A Vigil Commemorating TransDay of Remembrance”
November 21, 2021 | 10:00 AM Members of the Welcoming Congregation Committee “This year, the Transgender Day of Remembrance is…
“This Cup is Already Broken”
November 14, 2021 | 10:00 AM Kusala Bhikshu (Thich Tam-Thien) is an American born Bhikshu (monk) ordained in the Zen…
“Coming Back to Ourselves”
November 7, 2021 Rev. Dr. Amy Rowland, one of the consultants of the “Healthy Congregations” group, will be speaking to…
Come celebrate Dia de los Muertos
October 31, 2021 | 10:00 AM “Day of the Dead” (Dia de los Muertos)Rev. Hannah Petrie and Lena Hausselman We…
Breathing: The Spirit of Life
October 24, 2021 | 10:00 AM A lay-led service by Dr. Nancy Holland, Len Pellettiri, and Karen Renee Breathing is…
Gun Violence Prevention Promise (GVPP) Teach-in – October 10 – by Members of GVPP
The UUCSC Gun Violence Prevention Promise (GVPP) group will host a “teach-in” presenting a wide-lens view of the gun violence…
Abortion: What’s It To You? – October 3rd, 2021 – Zoom Worship
I’m very excited to be featuring music from our new Music Director this Sunday, John Bergquist! Welcome John! While I…
The Only Constant is Change – September 26, 2021, 10:00 AM
Dan Cragan, Aviva Heston, Nancy Holland, Gene Paulin, Mary Rose, and Julie Widman How do folks get through the life challenges…
“Welcome Home” – September 19, 2021
Hello friends! Here’s what’s happening this Sunday for worship at 10 AM. Please note we are all on Zoom –…
Gathering of the Waters & New Member Ceremony – September 12, 2021
I’m very excited we will be “broadcasting” LIVE from the Sanctuary this Sunday, LIVE from the heart of Zoom! While…
Days of Awe – Sunday, September 5, 2021
Happy Labor Day Weekend, Members and Friends of the UU Church of Studio City! There is so much going on…
Radical Kinship: Radical Compassion
We continue our series on Radical Kinship this Sunday by looking at Radical Compassion. Last week we talked about how…
Freedom from Slavery: The March for Our Lives
I will miss being with you in the pulpit this Sunday, but pleased to welcome back Cantor Francine Chalin who…
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