Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Santa Monica

05/31/2026

Two weeks from today, fun for all! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Join us for our annual multi-generational march in the LA Pride Parade — a fun event for all! Join us for our annual multi-generational march in the LA Pride Parade — a fun event for all!

05/31/2026

While fascism was on the rise in Prague in 1923, Rev. Norbert Čapek, founder of the Unitarian Church in Czechoslovakia, created the Flower Communion to celebrate the beauty of pluralism, community, and spiritual life in the face of the ugliness of fascism’s conformity, exclusion, and death. It was later brought to the US by his partner Rev. Maja Čapek and it remains a late spring tradition celebrated in many contemporary Unitarian Universalist congregations. Please bring a flower (or a few) to church with you this morning for this special service.

Rev. Jeremiah Lal Shahbaz Kalendae, preaching. Chela Metzger, worship associate.

Order of Service: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fFNhLovYeLxhMvhNSf6c6m1iDYz3UjHK3UqkedFwZGU/edit?usp=sharing

05/24/2026

Pentecost, Memorial Day, and Hajj ask a shared human question: What does it mean to give yourself—your voice, your body, your life—to something sacred or worthy? They remind us that: Spirit creates community. Memory demands responsibility. Pilgrimage changes those who undertake it. Rev. Dr. Kikanza Nuri-Robins, preaching; Karen Hsu Patterson, worship associate. Order of Service: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ONQhJTnDdfT0NQElv5LvSdVeX3Gp5js8tEOWEZAR_Ok/edit?tab=t.0

05/17/2026

How do we enliven spirit when the world at times feels so heavy and bleak? We turn to ancient teachings from the Buddhist and Christian traditions as we reflect upon the times in which we are living and how we might finding meaning and inspiration in the midst of it all.

Rev. Jeremiah Lal Shahbaz Kalendae, preaching; Judith Martin-Straw, worship associate.

Order of Service: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XLVqIk8CEPKKhsm0D1ZLVFGvxysIlrNYiWZlc62ZlPc/edit?tab=t.0

05/10/2026

Join us in Hollywood on Sunday June 14th for our annual intergenerational march in the LA Pride Parade — we proudly march for our UU Values.

05/10/2026

Our Unitarian Universalists Values proclaim: "Love is the power that holds us together and is at the center of our shared values. We are accountable to one another for doing the work of living our shared values through the spiritual discipline of Love." Join us as we explore what it means to embody love in our daily lives and as we honor Mother's Day as a celebration of mothering and a condemnation of war.

Rev. Jeremiah Lal Shahbaz Kalendae, preaching; John Hart, worship associate.

Order of Service: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LeZqsr_dev2cvIItaTt4rMcRF_GILDk-4bzwHfoQeLU/edit?tab=t.0

05/06/2026

Green Living Fair + Vegan/Veggie Potluck

Our annual Green Living Fair + Vegan/Veggie Potluck was held May 3. Green Living Committee members provided information and encouragement to everyone in our UUSM community for living more sustainably through their example and experience....

Our annual Green Living Fair + Vegan/Veggie Potluck was held May 3. Green Living Committee members provided information and encouragement to everyone in our UUSM community for living more sustainably through their example and experience.

05/06/2026

What’s Happening in CYRE in May 2026?

Here’s news about what’s coming up for Children & Youth RE this Sunday and beyond....

Here’s news about what’s coming up for Children & Youth RE this Sunday and beyond.

05/05/2026

May 2026 Generous Congregation Contributions Support CLUE

We come together for more than ourselves. This month, half of our Sunday offerings will go to CLUE to help support those least protected in our economy, low-wage workers and immigrants....

Our Generous Congregation program supports our church community. And together, we uplift the reach and impact of vital organizations doing work we could not do on our own.