2026 Services

"Mad Possibilities"

Seminarian Ru-Lee Weller Passman

04/19/2026

What does it mean to have a mental health breakdown? Is there insight to be found in the process of putting oneself back together piece by piece? Join seminarian Ru-Lee as they share their own story of a mental health crisis, and how the Death tarot card can speak to this experience of wild, mad transformation.

"Yes! And"

Rev. Dr. Megan Visser

04/12/2026

Please join us for the kick-off of the 2026 Pledge season with Rev. Megan's sermon on improvising as an art of living in possibility. Our pledge season is an invitation to build on the dreams of those who came before us, to say "Yes!" and add our gifts to the life we share in our church community.

Celebrating Easter

Rev. Dr. Megan Visser

04/05/2026

Enter into the Easter story, mystery and possibility in words, music and song.  Connect to the tradition of Easter processions and our town's vital studio and arts heritage -- stroll, dance and pose for pictures to the merry tune of Easter Parade from the 1948 MGM film! 

The (W)holy Spirit of Covenant

Rev. Dr. Megan Visser

03/29/2026

The Spirit of Life is an ancient concept with 21st century relevance for our lives. Explore the relationship between spiritual wholeness and the tradition of Unitarian Universalism. Rev. Megan delivers a message about our shared attention to covenant as we welcome new members into our congregation in our New Member Ceremony -- a special ritual not to be missed!

"What Are We Missing?"

Wendy Karn, Minister of UU of the Santa Clarita Valley

03/22/2026

In our culture of distraction, choosing to pay attention is a radical and hopeful act. In this service, we’ll explore the nature of awe that is woven into our daily lives, if we can slow down enough to notice the sacred in the ordinary.

Are we missing all the good stuff? How can the simple act of presence bring us back to joy?

“Attending to Our Shared Humanity”

Lay-led service with Soul Matters sermon by Rev. Joan Javier-Duval

03/15/2026

There are so many moments that we share in the vicinity of others. Moments in which it is far too easy for us, despite our physical closeness, to selectively or wholly tune out others. And sometimes, keeping our distance means we wind up harshly labeling, ascribing false stories to, or not truly seeing our neighbors. Come join us as we explore potential antidotes to this everyday spiritual challenge through shared reflection, photography, and song.

"Mindful of Love as our Doctrine"

Rev. Dr. Megan Visser

03/08/2026

Rev. Megan Visser leads a service reflecting on cultivating relationships through daily living in covenant as Unitarian Universalists. With covenant, not creed, guiding our spirits and actions, we find that love is our doctrine. 

 "Rituals and Practices for Resilience, Part 2"

Rituals and Practices for Resilience, Part 2

03/01/2026

Unitarian Universalists pride themselves on being well-informed and well-read. READING is a spiritual practice. Come be DAZZLED by the depth and breadth of explosive ideas from the highly-prized books read by our Women's Book Group. We will also honor the women who founded this group in the late 1970s. 

 "Rituals and Practices for Resilience, Part 2"

Rev. Dr. Megan Visser

02/22/2026

 Resilience is more than "bouncing back" from life's challenges. Unitarian Universalists draw from wisdom born of embodied experience as well as the gifts of reason and intuition. Bring your weariness, crankiness or curiosity to this service and leave with a few more tools for building resilience. This is part two of a two-part service series.

"Gritty Faith and Gritty Facts"

Michael Malone, Worship Committee

02/15/2026

Paradox permeates every aspect of our lives from the personal to the societal, the micro to the macro. Learning to hold the tension between two seemingly absurd opposites - that vulnerability is strength, that profit and purpose can coexist, that we can be decisive and open-minded, that it can be the best of times and the worst of times - without having to lapse into dualistic thinking offers a liberating gift and allows for novel ideas to emerge. Franciscan friar Richard Rohr suggests that embracing the power of paradox is the great development of midlife, and sociologist Brene Brown espouses that organizations that pursue both "gritty faith and gritty facts" will prosper. Embracing paradoxical thinking is an essential tool for practicing resilience.  

"Rituals and Practices for Resilience, Part 1"

Rev. Dr. Megan Visser

02/08/2026

Resilience is more than "bouncing back" from life's challenges. Unitarian Universalists draw from wisdom born of embodied experience as well as the gifts of reason and intuition. Bring your weariness, crankiness or curiosity to this service and leave with a few more tools for building resilience. This is part one of a two-part service series.

"Centering Love: Immigrants, Black Faith, and the Soul of Unitarian Universalism"

Rev. Gordon Bailey

02/01/2026

In a time of rising anti-Black and Brown sentiments, anti-immigrant rhetoric, and growing pressure to conform, this service calls Unitarian Universalists back to the heart of our faith: love made visible through justice, courage, and community. Drawing on the legacy of Jamaican-born Unitarian minister Egbert Ethelred Brown, the prophetic ministry of Rev. Dr. Hope Johnson, and the enduring contributions of Black UUs across generations, this sermon lifts up the immigrant roots of our faith and our nation. Together, we will celebrate heroes and sheroes, honor the ancestors, and recommit ourselves to a Unitarian Universalism that centers love boldly, globally, and without apology.

"Resisting Utopian Visions, Expressing Ideals as Actions"

Rev. Dr. Megan Visser

01/25/2026

Did you know Unitarians and Universalist history included the development and disappearance of so-called "utopian" communities? You are invited in to explore continuing threads of idealism in our movement today and the challenges inherent in expressing ideals as action. 

“God’s Justice Is Not Neutral: Monuments, Dr. Martin Luther King, 

and Divine Intervention” 

Rev. Joey Courtney

01/18/2026

Join us this Sunday as Rev. Joey Courtney reflects on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy, including lessons in resistance from his 1968 sermon titled, "Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution." On this day Dr. King famously preached, "We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." Rev. Courtney will share his spiritual experience of the post-Civil War "Monuments" exhibit at the MOCA and draw connections to the wisdom from Dr. King's final Sunday sermon.

"Something Beyond, Calling Us"

Rev. Dr. Megan Visser

01/11/2026

“Once upon a time there were three – yes, three – very wise men who were sitting in their own countries minding their own business when a bright star lodged in the right eye of each one of them. It was so bright that none of them could tell whether it was burning in the sky or in their own imaginations” (Barbara Brown Taylor). There is something beyond, calling each of us. Join Rev. Megan in worship with an ancient story and a look toward the new year.  Also, come participate in a New Year special ritual and receive a ""power word"" for 2026!"

"Resistance is (NOT) Futile"

Lay Led - Terry Hassman Paulin

01/04/2026

In the TV series Star Trek, there is a race of beings called the Borg. The Borg’s existence comes from assimilating and taking over other species, and their most memorable saying is “Resistance is futile!” And it is sometimes easy to think that resistance to evil is indeed futile. What impact can our actions have on all the hate and pain in the world? We come together this morning to question what the Borg say, and to see if resistance is futile.