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Love is the Spirit of this Church, and Service is its Prayer.
WORSHIP SERVICE
"Spiritual Practice for the Long Haul"
Sunday, February 23, 2025, 10:50 am
Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern, Senior Minister, preaching
With so much feeling out of our control, from the present administration to climate change and even things like aging (and being in our own body), let's talk about what we can control. And about spiritual practices we put in place that ground us and uplift us and sustain us for the long haul.
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THE FLAME
UUSF Weekly Newsletter
February 19 , 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.
February: "The Practice of Inclusion"
Our theme for the month of February is the practice of inclusion. In a time when it feels like the safe place to be is curled up in bed with the curtains drawn, it can be difficult to know that challenging ourselves to be in community and welcoming others are the best places for us to find safety right now. Inclusion calls us to move beyond just belonging or tolerating. It calls us to live into our values and put love at the center of all we do. Inclusion invites us to examine ourselves and determine what we are not recognizing in ourselves that prevents us from being whole. The practice of inclusion reminds us we have to actively participate in our lives and in our communities to constantly become aware of how to make more room in our hearts and in our congregation. This is especially important when so many are pulling back policies and practices of expanding their communities. Let us enter into this month with curiosity about how we can be more inclusive of pieces of ourselves and inclusive of others in our congregation and community.
-- Soul Matters (www.soulmatterssharingcircle.com)
NEWCOMER ORIENTATION
Sunday March 2, 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
"MLK"
Sunday, January 19, 10:50 am, 2025
What the New Administration Can and Can’t Do to Immigrants with David Bacon
Sunday, January 19, 9:30 am, 2025
Prospects for Restraining Militarism in U.S. Foreign Policy with Norman Solomon
Sunday, January 26, 9:30 am, 2025
"Story: Wine, Weddings, and a Coming Out"
Sunday, January 26, 10:50 am, 2025
Social Justice Town Hall
Sunday, January 26, 12:30 pm, 2025
The Long and Bitter, but Beautiful, Struggle for a New World with Nell Myhand
Sunday, February 2, 9:30 am, 2025
"Inclusion"
Sunday, February 2, 10:50 am, 2025
Special Voting Meeting
Sunday, February 2, 12:30 pm, 2025
How Animal Cruelty Helps Fund the MAGA Movement with Wayne Hsiung
Sunday, February 9, 9:30 am, 2025
"To Honor Like a Snake: A Lunar New Year Celebration"
Sunday, February 9, 10:50 am, 2025
"Art and Our Humanity"
Sunday, February 16, 10:50 am, 2025
What Kind of Bird Can’t Fly: A Memoir of Resilience and Resurrection with Dorsey Nunn
Sunday, February 23, 9:30 am, 2025
"Spiritual Practice for the Long Haul"
Sunday, February 23, 10:50 am, 2025
"Safe Harbors in Stormy Times"
Sunday, March 2, 10:50 am, 2025
Historical Fiction in the Service of Coexistence & Peace Booktalk & Fundraiser for HEAL Palestine
Sunday, March 9, 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.
