August’s worship theme is Collaboration! Engaging in the depth of collaboration required to engage in some of life’s most sacred endeavors… marriage, parenting, care-taking, covenant based congregational life… requires an incredible amount of TRUST. But trust is a precious gift that many of us hold onto so tightly as the years that pass teach us … Continue reading Falling In Trust
Join us for a special service commemorating the 65th anniversary of the release of the Miles Davis masterpiece and greatest selling jazz album of all time, KIND OF BLUE. We’ll have an amazing jazz group made up of congregants and special guests and discuss the cultural and spiritual implications of this incredible collaborative work of … Continue reading Kind of Blue
The worship theme for August to kick off this new church year is Collaboration!Join us on Sunday, August 11th for an examination of just what it means to be a collaborator.Our religious community depends upon creative teamwork and diplomatic consensus building to advance our shared values.But being a “collaborator” has also historically been associated with … Continue reading Collaborators
Join Rev. Charlotte Cramer in a follow up conversation about her work as a Street Chaplain in Marin, and the sacred calling she experienced to create Temple of the Forgotten, her new organization serving Marin County. Together we will explore the innovative and important work of TOF, and how you, as a community member in … Continue reading Meditations on Care for the Unhoused
We come to UU Marin for the fellowship, friendship, and mutual support that community provides. But why a religious community, particularly for those who don’t consider themselves religious or for whom the word and concept of religion is fraught? We’ll explore this question together. Dave Hudson was born and raised in New England, the son … Continue reading Why a Religious Community?
Humans are social animals. We need community just as much as we need food and shelter. But why do we need a religious community? Why do you come here? What are you looking for and are you finding it? Are you getting what you want or what you need? Is there a difference? Do you need answers to all your … Continue reading Why Do We Need a Religious Community?
The theme for our worship in July is “Community.” All of us are members of communities of different kinds. Some we are born into—our families, our cultures. Some we choose—the circle of the friends we choose (and who choose us). Some we are called to—communities united by a sense of purpose or mission. In this service we will explore … Continue reading Born Into, Chosen By, Called To
The worship theme for the month of June is Pride! We’re one year into a shared settled ministry at UU Marin! This summer will find UU Marin in the midst of further transformation, physically and spiritually, into a modern congregation on the vanguard of 21st century spirituality. If there was ever a time to center … Continue reading Times Like These
We are all tangled up together in a great web of life that is woven with beauty and hardship, love and loss, thriving and struggle. How do we tend well to the weaving so that all of us are held in care? This Sunday, UU Marin is proud to join with congregations from across the … Continue reading “Weaving Our Lives” General Assembly Sunday Service 2024
The worship theme for the month of June is Pride! On this special Sunday when we observe both Father’s Day, Juneteenth, and a month of LGBTQIA2S+ love and allyship, lets take stock of all the ways that we have made substantive progress as a congregation, as a faith movement, and as a society. Let us … Continue reading Pride In Progress
