UUCSS - Unitarian Universalist Church of Silver Spring

UUCSS - Unitarian Universalist Church of Silver Spring UUCSS is a religious congregation near Washington, DC; a safe and sacred space for nurturing spiritual growth and bending the universe toward justice.

Easter Choir and musicians! 😍
04/09/2026

Easter Choir and musicians! 😍

👏 What 👏 a 👏 night! We packed the house for last night’s Sing For Justice: Bread-breaking, sign-making and singing for t...
03/28/2026

👏 What 👏 a 👏 night!

We packed the house for last night’s Sing For Justice: Bread-breaking, sign-making and singing for the resistance event.

What a pleasure to be joined by Montgomery County Councilmembers Will Jawando, Shebra Evans, Kristin Mink and Laurie-Anne Sayles as well as a cast of amazing song leaders, justice choirs, and activists from all over the region. Thank you also to all the volunteers who helped to make this happen. It takes a village!

However you spent your day today, we know we will continue to sing for justice till the cows comes home (as one of our songs from last night proclaimed!)

Mark your calendars!SING FOR JUSTICEBread-breaking, sign-making and singing for the resistanceFriday, March 27, 2026 6:3...
02/13/2026

Mark your calendars!

SING FOR JUSTICE
Bread-breaking, sign-making and singing for the resistance
Friday, March 27, 2026 6:30-8:30pm
UU Church of Silver Spring
www.uucss.org

Gather one and all at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Silver Spring (10309 New Hampshire Ave) for a community potluck with local elected officials and changemakers, opportunities to connect with Action in Montgomery leaders and mutual aid organizations, sign-making for the No Kings Rally the following day, and amazing community singing led by local justice choirs, songleaders, and the UUCSS Choir.

Free and open to all. All ages welcome. Free childcare provided.

01/24/2026

Live from sound check! Get yourselves here and let Dante Pope and his amazing band transport you tonight at 7pm!

01/23/2026

UUCSS will be closed Sunday January 25 and Monday January 26 due to the snow. The Sam Cooke concert played by the Dante Pope Trio tomorrow night is still on! If you have not bought concerts and would like to, can access the link on uucss.org!

01/22/2026

Sam Cooke wrote "A Change is Gonna Come" in 1964, yet it's message feels just as relevant today: a song of hope for a grieving world.

If you could use a little hope, or just want to catch some great live music before getting snowed in, please join us this Saturday at 7pm!

Enjoy this sneak peek at Dante Pope's interpretation of this iconic tune and join us for much more on Saturday! Ticket link in comments.

01/22/2026

Snow is supposed to hold off until late Saturday/early Sunday…why not spend an evening with us before we all get snowed in? Can’t wait to welcome Dante' Pope Music, Janelle Gill, and Musselman on Saturday at 7pm! Ticket link in first comment!

REMINDER: Our Sam Cooke Tribute Concert with Dante Pope, Janelle Gill and Andrew Musselman is just nine days away on Sat...
01/15/2026

REMINDER: Our Sam Cooke Tribute Concert with Dante Pope, Janelle Gill and Andrew Musselman is just nine days away on Saturday, January 24 at 7pm!

The concert will feature many of Cooke’s hits and the stories behind them along with some of Pope’s own original songs. This 90 minute concert is geared toward people of all ages including kids. Tickets are $25 and kids under 18 get in free. You can find the ticket link in the first comment below. If you cannot attend, please consider donating a ticket for someone else to use. Just indicate your intention in the memo of your ticket purchase!

01/11/2026

A snippet from this morning’s choir anthem: United in Purpose by Rollo Dilworth.

“When we unite in purpose, united in purpose, we are greater than the sum of our parts.”

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Also sharing the amazing reading from today’s sermon:

A Collective Resolution for the year of our Lord 2026 by Nadia Bolz-Weber

Whereas we find ourselves in a time in which it is increasingly difficult to see the good in people, and

Whereas people suck but are also unspeakably beautiful, and

Whereas we all, for reasons of still having ice age brains, are more easily impacted by the negative than the positive even if the later far outnumbers the former, and

Whereas we are exposed to content that rewards the loud, the divisive, and the alarming (even when those things may distort reality), and

Whereas we live in an economy in which our attention is our currency, and

Whereas we can no longer afford the cynicism about each other which keeps us numb and scrolling, and

Whereas we are still hunter gatherers who need each other to survive,

Therefore,

Be it resolved that:

We the people of 2026 will look for beauty.

We will write down the good things about each other.

We will call our friends just to tell them what we love about them.

When it is we who suck, we will admit it and move on.

We will refuse to be manipulated into believing that we do not need each other.

We choose attention as an act of love—and of resistance.

Join us tomorrow for worship as we welcome women’s vocal group bēheld music for a service about light and togetherness i...
12/14/2025

Join us tomorrow for worship as we welcome women’s vocal group bēheld music for a service about light and togetherness in honor of the first night of Hanukkah. Hope to see you at 10:30am!

This Sunday, August 24, we will be holding our backpack blessing service! We do this blessing as a way to kick off the s...
08/20/2025

This Sunday, August 24, we will be holding our backpack blessing service! We do this blessing as a way to kick off the school year, but everyone is invited to bring a bag for blessing. So don't forget to bring your handbags, backpacks and purses for our all ages service this Sunday!

Our sanctuary elevator is currently undergoing some important repairs and upgrades. The company working on this has esti...
01/02/2025

Our sanctuary elevator is currently undergoing some important repairs and upgrades. The company working on this has estimated these repairs will take about two weeks to complete. We unfortunately do not have alternative accessibility for the sanctuary so please be advised if you plan on coming to a service or event. If this limits your ability to come in person for our Sunday services during this time, we do have our Zoom services and YouTube recordings if you miss anything! Thank you for your patience and we will keep you updated on the progress and conclusion of this work!

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10309 New Hampshire Avenue
Silver Spring, MD
20903

Opening Hours

Monday 1pm - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Sunday 9am - 1pm

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