Join us as we celebrate the many accomplishments of our Religious Explorations Program and express our gratitude for the staff and all the volunteers who made this year's RE a success.

Join us as we celebrate and express our gratitude to our many volunteers. Our community is blessed to have so many caring people who make possible our services, programs, and special events. Ice cream social immediately following the service! (vegan/sugar free alternatives provided)

This year marks the 95th Anniversary of the Flower Communion tradition. To commemorate this anniversary, the Prague Unitarian Church has invited UU congregations around the world to join in the celebration on Sunday, June 4. Join us and bring a flower to share!

The Flower Communion was first celebrated in Prague on June 4, 1923 by Norbert Čapek, who was also the founder of the Unitarian Church in Czechoslovakia. He saw the need to unite the diverse congregants of his church, from varying Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish backgrounds, through honoring the universal beauty of nature. His wife, Rev. Maja Čapek, brought the ritual to the United States in 1940.

In this service led by Worship Committee member Bob Simoni, both recorded and live music from the musical "Godspell" will be used to help make the point that we UU's are the lights of the world.

In this service, you'll hear reflections from Bob Meyerson on his 4 years in the service, a reading by Stuart Fink on the book "Soul Repair: Recovering from Moral Injury after War" by Rita Nakashima Brock and Gabriella Lettini, and lastly a sermon by Rev. Dr. María Cristina Vlassidis Burgoa.

We made a ritual of our choices without paying attention. Doing things we hate, being too cool to care, coming not fully human, compromising our integrity, putting on a face to each other, being less intimate with ourselves.  Now what if we made a ritual about choices we would like to have for ourselves? Maria Theresa Gallardo  will be our guest preacher.

Rev. Gallardo was ordained by the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Philippines (UUCP) in April 2013 and called to serve the Bicutan Congregation in Manila. She is currently the Balazs scholar at the Starr King School for the Ministry.

 

Listen to significant portions of the Installation Ceremony for Rev. Dr. María Cristina Vlassidis Burgoa. You will hear the following:

Welcome - Jennifer Koney

Call to Worship - Karin Lin

Prayer - Rev. Mykal Slack

Sermon - Rev. Rosemary Bray McNatt

Charge - Rev. Clyde Grubbs

Installation Ceremony - Diana Dickerson, Jennifer Koney, Congregation

Benediction - Rev. Dr. María Cristina Vlassidis Burgoa

 

Beltane honors Life. It represents the peak of Spring and the beginning of Summer. Earth energies are at their strongest manifesting growth and renewal. The word 'Beltane' originates from the Celtic God 'Bel', meaning 'the bright one' and the Gaelic word 'teine' meaning fire. Join us as we celebrate the Sun's light to nurture the emerging future harvest.

 

Jennifer Koney, Mary Lou Schuller & Rev. María Cristina Vlassidis Burgoa speak about climate change and things they are doing and things we can do to minimize its impact.  After the service, visit with Hayward Animal Shelter animals, join the children's project, listen to a presentation from Citizens Climate Lobby, plus an update from SKUU's Climate Action Team. Check out plant section outside and bring seeds to plant/share.

Hear insights and inspiration from the common read for members of the Anti-Racism Multi-Cultural Alliance (ARMCA): The Third Reconstruction, How a Moral Movement is Overcoming the Politics of Division and Fear by the Rev Dr William J Barber II.  The speakers are Beth Oglivie, Renée Castle, Frank Burton, Rene Castle and Heidi Green.