Upcoming Worship Services - Soul Matters

Upcoming Worship Services

February 22, 2026 "Rituals and Practices for Resilience, Part 2"

Revered Doctor Megan Visser 

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.

March 1, 2026 "Books: Paying Attention"

Lay-led service by UUCSC Women's Book Group 

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.

March 8, 2026 "Mindful of Love as our Doctrine"

Revered Doctor Megan Visser 

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. 

March 15, 2026 "Attending to Our Shared Humanity"

Lay-led service with Soul Matters sermon by Rev. Joan Javier-Duval; sermon to be delivered by Terry Hassman-Paulin

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.

March 22, 2026 "The (W)holy Spirit of Covenant"

Revered Doctor Megan Visser 

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!

March 29, 2026 "What Did I Miss?"

Revered Doctor Kikanza Nuri-Robins 

The Sabbath is Spirit in the form of time.  Sabbath rest is allowing Spirit to rest within us.  Spirit is that which connects us to all there is, that which calls out the best of ourselves, the ineffable Mystery.  How often do you take advantage of Sabbath Moments?

Launching Our Theme-Based Ministry, 2025-2026

Our church belongs to the Soul Matters Sharing Circle, a network of Unitarian Universalist congregations who commit to connecting with monthly spiritual themes. Beginning in September, our worship services and religious exploration program will becentered around the Soul Matters themes. You will also notice our themes popping up in other places -- the marquee sign out front will have monthly themed welcome statements connecting our neighborhood with what is inspiring us that month and via our newsletter, our minister Rev. Megan will invite you to explore spiritual practices connected to the themes.

Listed in the graphic below, these themes offer us an opportunity to go deeper into our practices of Unitarian Universalism as a whole UUCSC community. One goal of the Soul Matters themed ministry is “to get us out of our heads and into our lives.” Whether you are new to Unitarian Universalism or a long-time UU, these offerings provide a variety of paths to connect to our faith and one another from week-to-week.