Past Services

March 22, 2026: In these days of ever-present distractions, from shiny social media posts to doom-laden news streams, it is even more important that we devote attention to […]

March 15, 2026: (also available as a podcast) Kurt Gray claims, in his book Outraged, that across the socio-political spectrum we share the same moral foundation – an ancient psychological need to protect the vulnerable from harm. […]

March 8, 2026: Once again, we approach our theme by starting close in, by paying attention first to the worlds inside of us, […]

March 1, 2026: (also available as a podcast) This Sunday, beginning our month-long invitation to “pay attention,” we celebrate the nature and power of community […]

February 22, 2026: Mutual aid is about communities organizing themselves to provide direct, compassionate support (food, housing, skills, care) to meet immediate […]

February 15, 2026: (also available as a podcast) Kristin Neff advocates Fierce Compassion: balancing tender self-kindness (yin) with assertive strength (yang). We’ll draw on Neff’s […]

February 8, 2026: As UUCM prepares to move to a new home, our annual Nisenan-focused service invites this community to approach […]

February 1, 2026: We welcome back guest Daryl Grigsby, local author, community activist, and board member of Color Me Human and Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, […]

January 25, 2026: “Sitting here in limbo, But I know it won’t be long…”  These words of Jimmy Cliff’s may be resonating with many of us as we navigate the liminal spaces […]

January 18, 2026: Resistance in social-political spheres is often rooted in trying to keep things as they are or getting things back to where they were, a kind of “restorative resistance” that ultimately bolsters the status quo. […]