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Unitarian Universalist Church of The Desert

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Unitarian Universalist Church of The Desert

UUCOD is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Association. Services at 10 a.m. Sundays. We are an accessible facility.

We are a welcoming congregation, no matter your race, citizenship status, age, gender, or sexual orientation.

06/14/2026

Please join us at 10 am this Sunday June 14 for Questions and Curiosity: Ask Your Minister Anything

Worship Leader: Rev. Ian W. Riddell

Worship Associate: Julia Alberg-Burbank

Do you have a question you really want Rev. Ian to answer? About theology? social justice? fascism? knitting? Unitarian Universalism? ministry? Now's the time. Throughout the service Rev. Ian will strive to answer the question you've asked.

06/06/2026

Please join us at 10 am Sunday June 7 for Tis a gift to be Simple

Worship Leader: Rev. Maddie Sifantus

Worship Associate: Mel Wilkinson

As we get ready to go into the summer months, how can we simplify our lives to make space to live them! What if simplicity is our delight?

05/30/2026

Please join us at 10 am this Sunday May 31 for “Crafting a Common Future: Religious Education as Embodied Hope”

Worship Leader: Rev. Ian W. Riddell

Worship Associate:Julia Alberg-Burbank

We return to the topic of learning, this time as a collective activity. How do communities facilitate and nurture learning throughout the lifespan of participants and of the community. Join us as we explore and imagine possibilities.

05/23/2026

Please join us at 10 am this Sunday May 24 for “People as Things: Pratchett, Tolkien, Le Guin and the Problem of Evil”

Worship Leader: Rev. Ian W. Riddell

Worship Associate: Ginger Hemingway

It’s not only professional theologians who grapple with good and evil and their origins and place in our lives. Science Fiction and Fantasy authors have always explored the less healthy parts of our human ethics along with aspiring toward the good. Join us as Rev. Ian explores along with authors beloved and new.

05/16/2026

Please join us at 10 am this Sunday May 17 for The Size of the Cloth: Kindness as a Spiritual Practice

Worship Leader: Rev. Ian W. Riddell

Worship Associate: Walter Gendell

The media shares story after story of fear and violence and cruelty in the world around us. Today we remind ourselves that we are called to kindness and care and to love our neighbor.

05/09/2026

Please join us at 10 am Sunday May 10 for Keeping Love at the Center: Using the Power of “Mama” Love to Heal

Worship Leader: Julia Alberg-Burbank
Worship Associate: Mel Wilkinson

We are not all moms, nor do we want to be. Still, how can we tap into courageous love and heal our world?

05/02/2026

Please join us at 10 am this Sunday, May 3, for “Look to the Helpers: Shifting Communities Toward Care”

Worship Leaders:
Rev. Ian W. Riddell
Worship Associate:
Bryna Blum

Fred Rogers famously told the story of his mother telling him to “Look for the helpers” when he saw catastrophe and disaster. Join us as we explore how we can both be helpers and build communities of care. And we’ll celebrate our volunteers today as well!

04/24/2026

Please join us at 10 am this Sunday April 26 for Weaving Understanding: Learning as Spiritual Practice

Worship Leader: Rev. Ian W.Riddell

Worship Associate: Mel Wilkinson

Social media and web-based platforms have brought many challenges and threats, but they have also allowed the creation of so many ways for us to learn about ourselves and the world outside of classroom walls. Join us as we imagine ways to weave learning.

04/17/2026

Please join us at 10 am this Sunday April 19 for Weaving Possibility: Visions of a Future Earth

Worship Leader: Rev. Ian W. Riddell

Worship Associate: Denise Janssen Eager

On this Earth Day we face, it seems, unavoidable disaster and catastrophe. How might we reimagine possibilities, inspired by the writings of authors and poets from around the world? Join us as we imagine ways to weave possibility.

Photo: Louis Maniquet/unsplash

04/10/2026

Please join us at 10 am this Sunday April 12 for Hope is a Thing with Feathers

Worship Leaders: Margaret Manson and Sandy Sladen

Worship Associate: Joni Padduck

It goes without saying that we live in difficult times that seem to grow even more difficult with each passing day. It is hard not to feel despair. It is hard not to feel helpless. It hard not to feel hopeless. For these reasons we will take a deep dive into understanding and thinking about hope. What is it? Where does it come from? What does it look like? How does it work in our lives?

Address

72425 Via Vail
Rancho Mirage, CA
92270

Opening Hours

Wednesday	11am - 4pm
Friday	11am - 5pm

Telephone

+17603210694

Website

http://uucod.org/

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