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Love is the Spirit of this Church, and Service is its Prayer.
WORSHIP SERVICE
"Attempted Poetry and Other Misdemeanors, Oh Joy!"
Sunday, April 6, 2025, 10:50 am
Carmen Barsody and Sam Dennison,
Faithful Fools, preaching
Joy is a little word with an expansive definition. There is Joy in the hard work of trudging towards Justice. And there is the pure joy of celebration. With a spring in your step, a poem in your heart, and companions by your side, the fraught world becomes a little lighter. Sure, we hear that there is danger everywhere: Danger to the right of us, Danger to the left. Danger within and Danger without. How Foolish it is to enter the fray wearing only armor plated with rhyme, padded with a quilt of verse, and carrying shields as light as any song. Come, let us gird ourselves with a little wry humor, a bit of dry wit, and let us join the poets in defending joy even in these dark days!
Explore our YouTube Channel for an array of inspiring music, powerful sermons, and engaging programming that appeals to all interests!
THE FLAME
UUSF Weekly Newsletter
April 2 , 2025
The Flame, our weekly newsletter, is published every Wednesday! We cover Sunday services as well as recent UUSF news and upcoming events. On Fridays, we also send a brief email outlining the weekend's events. If you send us an email at flame@uusf.org The Flame will be sent directly to your inbox.
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UUSF
Passover Dinner
Feast for Freedom: A Potluck Celebration of Liberation and Tradition!
Passover Seder—Friday, April 18 @ 6:30 pm, TSK Room
The UUSF annual Passover Seder, a celebration of liberation, tradition, and community feasting, is scheduled for April 18th, and everyone is invited to participate—you do not need to have a Jewish background, just a willingness to learn more.
The event will include a potluck dinner featuring chicken, wine, and traditional Passover foods like matzo and matzo ball soup, and attendees are encouraged to volunteer for set-up and clean-up and to bring a dish to share. A suggested donation of $10-20 is requested to cover costs, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. For those interested in helping or learning more, please contact Mia Shackelford at miashackelford@gmail.com or visit our table in the gallery after church.
2025 All Church
Retreat
The All Church Retreat is scheduled for May 24-26, 2025, at the CYO Retreat Center in Sonoma County, where participants can enjoy a variety of activities including campfire songs, workshops, and a talent show. The retreat offers comfortable accommodations, recreational facilities like a swimming pool and sports courts, and is located near local attractions such as Wild Flour Bakery and wineries. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own bedding, towels, and toiletries. Registration is open until May 15, 2025, with fees of $250 for adults, $200 for teens, and $175 for children, while children under three can attend for free. Scholarships are available, and interested individuals can reach out via email for questions or apply for financial assistance by May 5.
NEWCOMER ORIENTATION
Sunday April 6, 2025
Fireside Room, 12:30pm
🌟 Are you ready to embark on a transformative journey? 🌟
Join us this Sunday after the service for an exciting opportunity to dive into the heart of our vibrant community! Whether you're new to Unitarian Universalism or just exploring, we warmly invite you to connect with our welcoming members and discover what makes our congregation truly special.
This is your chance to mingle, ask questions, and uncover the myriad ways you can get involved!
GET INVOLVED!
“… and Service is our Prayer.”
UUSF relies on all of us to offer our time and ideas in order to build the church that we all know and love! To see a list of volunteer opportunities, classes, and ministries, visit the "Finding Your Ministry" form below. For additional questions, or if you are interested in finding other ways to get involved at UUSF, feel free to contact the UUSF Nominating Committee HERE.
Upcoming! & Watch Now
An Inconvenient Reality: Reflections on the Civil Rights Movement, and America’s History of Racism
Sunday, March 16, 9:30 am, 2025
"Trust the Body"
Sunday, March 16, 10:50 am, 2025
Coyote Chronicles: Insights from Janet Kessler, the Urban Coyote Whisperer
Sunday, March 23, 9:30 am, 2025
"Trusting In Community"
Sunday, March 23, 10:50 am, 2025
Exploring New Horizons: The 1187 Task Force's Vision for UUSF Center
Sunday, March 23, 12:30 pm, 2025
United Against Division: Standing Strong with Immigrants and Workers!
Sunday, March 30, 9:30 am, 2025
"Trust in the Wild"
Sunday, March 30, 10:50 am, 2025
Forests Forever with Paul Hughes
Sunday, April 6, 9:30 am, 2025
"Attempted Poetry and Other Misdemeanors, Oh Joy!"
Sunday, April 6, 10:50 am, 2025
REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE BANNER CELEBRATION
Sunday, April 6, 12:15 pm, 2025
"April 13 Worship Service"
Sunday, April 13, 10:50 am, 2025
"An Easter Service"
Sunday, April 20, 10:50 am, 2025
Restore the Delta
Sunday, April 27, 9:30 am, 2025
FAMILY MINISTRY
Stay up to date with what is happening for our families and Sunday School program by subscribing to the Thursday weekly emails. To be put on the email list, please contact Rev. Laura Shennum at lshennum@uusf.org.
FROM THE COVID ADVISORY GROUP
Recommendation for close contacts of cases.
If you have new COVID-19 symptoms, you should test and mask right away.
If you do not have symptoms, and are at higher risk of severe COVID-19 infection and would benefit from treatment, you should test within 5 days.
If you do not have symptoms and have contact with people who are at higher risk for severe infection, you should mask indoors when around such people for 10 days. Consider testing within 5 days after the last exposure date (Day 0) and before contact with higher-risk people. For further details, see CDPH COVID-19 testing guidance.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
If you have questions, suggestions, resources or want/need clarification, please reach out to our Covid Advisory Team Here.
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While we meet live every Sunday morning at 10:50 am PT, worship certainly isn’t restricted to those moments! Anytime you need a comforting word, a song that will help you with your life, visit our video archives or listen to one of our podcasts.
