Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Santa Rosa

05/29/2026

This Sunday's Service!
Small Things, Great Love

May 31, 2026

St. Teresa of Calcutta said, “Don't look for big things, just do small things with great love.” Over the past few months, we have heard about the values we share as Unitarian Universalists: justice, equity, transformation, pluralism, interdependence, and generosity. They sound so big and grand, yet all of them are connected to, and expressions of, something very personal, even intimate: love. How does putting love into practice look in our daily lives?

Minister/Speaker: Rev. Amy Zucker Morgenstern
Worship Associate: Judy Withee
Lay Chaplain: Bruce Hope
Music Director: Gage Purdy
Music Coordinator: Crystal McDougall Purdy
Pianist: Roger Corman
Director of Religious Education: Annika Lawson
The Basket: UUCSR General Fund

05/28/2026

Relatable?

UUs are very good at holding complexity.

We can affirm many ways to move through the world, connect to the sacred, or sing a beloved hymn… and still hold firm to the precise dishwasher loading diagram everyone should follow when using the congregation’s kitchen. 😄

That’s the beauty of our shared UU community life: we may not have perfect agreement, but we can be our best imperfect selves practicing how to live together with care, intention, and respect for one another.

05/25/2026

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Memorial Day invites many kinds of remembrance.

Today, we hold gratitude and care for all who served in the military, including the many Unitarian Universalists who gave of themselves in service to their country and communities. We honor those who died in war and military service, and the loved ones who carry their memory forward.

We also hold close the immeasurable human cost of violence—lives lost, families changed forever, communities shattered, and generations shaped by grief.

Veterans For Peace calls for a deeper kind of remembrance: one that resists turning this day into a celebration of militarism and instead asks us to reckon honestly with the human cost of war.

At a time when war and suffering continue across the globe, may we remember that every life carries inherent worth and dignity. And may we continue the work of building communities grounded in compassion, justice, and peace.

Read the full statement from Veterans For Peace at the link in the comments.

05/22/2026

The Long Journey Towards Hope

May 24, 2026

This Sunday we explore the long journey towards hope of LGBTQIA+ people. We start back in the age of legally sanctioned discrimination when coming out meant loss of employment and family relationships. We move forward to today when coming out generally isnʻt the challenge it once was. Weʻll trace the journey for marriage equality and learn how weʻre still catching up to full acceptance. Join us in the RE wing afterwards for a meet and greet where you can share your story.

Speakers: QUU Members Cate Steane, Jan Ogren, Mike McGirr, Christina Davitt
Worship Associate: Rev. Amy Zucker Morgenstern
Lay Chaplain: Barb Kezur
Music Director: Gage Purdy
Pianist: Roger Corman
Director of Religious Education: Annika Lawson
Share the Basket: Positive Images is an LGBTQIA+ Community Center that provides support to the North Bay’s LGBTQIA+ population, with an emphasis on identities and individuals at the margins.

05/18/2026

Happy Flower Communion, UUCSR! What a bouquet we are!

05/15/2026

Sunday, May 17, 2026

Bring a flower and join us for our annual Flower Communion service, a multigenerational celebration of beauty, diversity, and community! This year, by remembering the origins of this beloved Unitarian Universalist tradition, we will reclaim its power as a collective ritual of resistance and resilience. Expanding our focus to include not only the flowers, but also the surrounding muck, we celebrate joy and beauty in the midst of hardship. As the Zen Buddhist saying goes, “no mud, no lotus!” Come, let’s draw strength for these times, in community!

Children are invited to stay for the service; there will be no Religious Education classes.

If you're joining us by Zoom, we invite you to have a flower(s) nearby so you can participate from home.

Minister: Rev. Dr. Tovis Page
Worship Associate: Veronica Jordan
Lay Chaplain: Erica Mikesh
Music Director: Gage Purdy
Music Coordinator: John Ray
Musicians: Crystal McDougal Purdy, John Chenowith
Pianist: Louise Bettner
Director of Religious Education: Annika Lawson
Share the Basket: Our Own Saturday Breakfast for Our Neighbors

05/08/2026

Planting Seeds of Justice

Sunday, May 10, 2026

While human rights and international aid are under attack, it’s easy to feel like change is impossible. The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee’s (UUSC) partners, however, know first-hand that justice doesn’t just appear overnight. The movement for collective liberation requires ongoing, diligent tending and long-haul commitment. Please join Rev. Dr. Sheri Prud’homme to hear some of the inspiring stories from UUSC’s partners – grassroots movement leaders and activists around the world – and to hear her conversion story from lukewarm supporter to enthusiastic champion of UUSC’s work.

Minister/Speaker: Rev. Dr. Sheri Prud’homme
Worship Associate: Mark Sowers
Music Director: Gage Purdy
Pianist: Roger Corman
Director of Religious Education: Annika Lawson
Share the Basket: Sonoma County Secure Families Collaborative is a multicultural, cross-sector network dedicated to ensuring immigrant families have access to justice, stability, and opportunity.

04/24/2026

Join us for a morning of hope and empowerment! And....beautiful music!

Seeking Compassion & Building Resilience in Challenging Times

Sunday, April 26, 2026

How can we find or seek compassion during these challenging times in our world? How can we build resilience when fear, instability, and uncertainty prevent us from attaining fullness of life? InterPlay helps us seek compassion and build resilience. Its co-founders Cynthia Winton-Henry and Phil Porter emphasize that InterPlay “promotes community, creativity, and change.” InterPlay is a performance art, which uses dance, theater, music, comedy, improvisation, ritual, and spirit, to help balance body, mind, heart, and spirit.

Minister/Speaker: Rev. Jojo Gabuya
Worship Associate: Eric Fischer
Music Director: Gage Purdy
Pianist: Roger Corman
Director of Religious Education: Annika Lawson
The Basket: UUCSR General Fund

04/23/2026

FREE Swap/Giveaway
Saturday, April 25, 2026
10 am-2 pm

Unitarian Universalist Congregation
547 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 (North Door)

Bring stuff you don’t want and browse around for other stuff you can use.

Purpose: Share what we have with each other, our neighboring community, and with others in need. Reduce waste, recycle what you don’t need, reuse what others don’t need, share your abundance.

How this works:

Bring what you don't need (items like clothing, jewelry, books, music, videos, school supplies, kitchen & household items, small appliances, linens, working electronics, toys & games (NO large furniture, no plants, no produce, and no pets, please) to UUCSR on Saturday morning. Follow the signs to the outside entrance to the breezeway.
STAY to pick up things you CAN use—even if you don’t drop off anything.
Early Dropoff 9-10 AM to people attending the Women Together at 10:00

04/17/2026

Beautiful music awaits this Sunday! Celebrating Earth Day.


For the Beauty of the Earth

Sunday, April 19, 2026

Today is Earth Day Sunday! In the spirit of our monthly theme, "Embracing Possibility," we lift up the things that inspire us and bring us joy and hope as we tend our beautiful planet.

Minister/Speaker: Amy Zucker Morgenstern
Worship Associate: Cathie Wiese
Guest Presenters: Climate Action Team members
Music Director: Gage Purdy
Music Coordinator: Alan Bell
Guest Musicians: Sally Jones, Alan Bell, Michael Drayton
Pianist: Louise Bettner
Director of Religious Education: Annika Lawson
Share The Basket: Shelterwood Community Forest- is stewarded by Indigenous, Black, Disabled and Q***r leaders, land protectors and cultural changemakers.