Speaker: Rev. Nancy Palmer Jones

Beloved Community: What Is Mine to Do?

Join Us → https://bit.ly/FUCSJ-Sunday-Worship-and-Social-Hour Meeting ID: 970 0872 9249 / Password: 096695 By phone: 669 900 6833 US (San Jose area) Find your local number: https://uuma.zoom.us/u/abeU54lCqn On this Community Ministry Sunday, we look at what Beloved Community really means and what part we can each play in building it. Do we each have a “ministry”? … Continue reading Beloved Community: What Is Mine to Do?

“O Earth, O Earth, Return”

Join us live → https://bit.ly/FUCSJ-Sunday-Worship-and-Social-Hour Meeting ID: 970 0872 9249  /  Password: 096695 The Alegría Singers bring us a haunting new anthem, “O Earth, O Earth, Return,” with music by Bill Douglas, arranged and edited by John Ector. How could we have imagined the birth of Earth, before we learned (at least partially) the science of its history? What … Continue reading “O Earth, O Earth, Return”

The Strength to Resist: Another World Is Possible

Join us live → https://bit.ly/FUCSJ-Sunday-Worship-and-Social-Hour Meeting ID: 970 0872 9249  /  Password: 096695 On this particular Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, anticipation and anxiety wrestle for our attention. Join us this Sunday, as we find the resources for our resilience and resistance! We share stories of those who have stood up to tyranny … Continue reading The Strength to Resist: Another World Is Possible

“Good Enough”

Join us live → https://bit.ly/FUCSJ-Sunday-Worship-and-Social-Hour Meeting ID: 970 0872 9249  /  Password: 096695 “My hands are strong enough, my arms are long enough, my heart is wide enough, my light is bright enough, and I’m good enough to give love,” sings the wonderful musician Lea Morris (www.thisislea.com). With Lea’s generous permission, we build our worship service around … Continue reading “Good Enough”

Come into the Dark: A Solstice Celebration

Join us live → https://uuma.zoom.us/j/91822120238?pwd=Rmc5Q3lwQ2Q0QUVVclM1UUV2OFhyUT09 Meeting ID: 918 2212 0238 Passcode: 340657 Crystal Isola, Rev. Nancy, John Ector, and the Alegría Singers bring the spirit of the Winter Solstice into our homes. In the expectant hush of this night, we relish the darkness for all it gives us—and we welcome the return of the Sun. … Continue reading Come into the Dark: A Solstice Celebration

The Transcendent Encounter: What Makes Us Stop and Wonder? — Advent IV

Join us live → https://bit.ly/FUCSJ-Sunday-Worship-and-Social-Hour Meeting ID: 970 0872 9249  /  Password: 096695 Have you ever come across a painting, a statue, or another work of art—say, a piece of music or a fragrance on the air—that stops you in mid-stride? Something about what you’re seeing, hearing, feeling, or sensing makes you stop and go … Continue reading The Transcendent Encounter: What Makes Us Stop and Wonder? — Advent IV

“Everything Is Holy Now” — Advent III

Join us live → https://bit.ly/FUCSJ-Sunday-Worship-and-Social-Hour Meeting ID: 970 0872 9249  /  Password: 096695   Guitars Aloud’s offering of the wonder-full Peter Mayer folk tune “Holy Now” forms the center of this worship service. Do you remember the last time a little red-winged bird took your breath away? Have you stood lately under the full moon … Continue reading “Everything Is Holy Now” — Advent III

Stillness on the Verge of Something New — Advent II

Join us live → https://bit.ly/FUCSJ-Sunday-Worship-and-Social-Hour Meeting ID: 970 0872 9249  /  Password: 096695 What does a painter feel when they have a mammoth blank canvas in front of them? They may have a vision for what they want to create, but in this moment of stillness, before they make the first brush stroke, they can’t … Continue reading Stillness on the Verge of Something New — Advent II

Keeping Juristac Whole: Honoring Sacred Ground

Join us live → https://bit.ly/FUCSJ-Sunday-Worship-and-Social-Hour Meeting ID: 970 0872 9249  /  Password: 096695 On this Sunday before Thanksgiving, we honor the resilience, courage, and creativity of our indigenous kin. Rev. Nancy and Colleen Cabot share a beautiful presentation that’s part of the movement to preserve Juristac, the sacred lands of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band. … Continue reading Keeping Juristac Whole: Honoring Sacred Ground

Diwali: Alive and in Full Color

Join us live → https://bit.ly/FUCSJ-Sunday-Worship-and-Social-Hour Meeting ID: 970 0872 9249  /  Password: 096695 This year our annual celebration of the Hindu festival of Diwali celebrates all things bright and colorful! Wear your most colorful clothes to online worship on this Sunday, and come enjoy reflections of color and the ongoing beauty of love, life, and … Continue reading Diwali: Alive and in Full Color