We all feel fear at many points in our lives. We all deal with it in different ways. Our Worship Services are In Person at 1893 N Vasco Rd, Livermore, CA 94551. You can attend services online at the following Zoom link:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82288296993?pwd=U1dlY1BSS1pPUnJpSXVaZG1ObU9kZz09Meeting ID: 822 8829 6993Passcode: Love KN95 or N95 masks are available at the … Continue reading Fear
Human beings live by our stories. Yet individuals, couples, families and organizations can get stuck in stories that limit our sense of possibility or make us feel bad. We don’t have to hide anything in order to gain a fresh perspective on who we are–and to appreciate it. Our Worship Services are In Person at 1893 N Vasco Rd, Livermore, CA 94551. You can attend … Continue reading The Stories in our Head that Get in our Way
Our Choir Director, Michael Mares, will share some examples of story music. Our Worship Services are In Person at 1893 N Vasco Rd, Livermore, CA 94551. You can attend services online at the following Zoom link:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82288296993?pwd=U1dlY1BSS1pPUnJpSXVaZG1ObU9kZz09Meeting ID: 822 8829 6993Passcode: Love KN95 or N95 masks are available at the Welcome Desk for those who desire … Continue reading Songs that Tell Stories
Our Worship Services are In Person at 1893 N Vasco Rd, Livermore, CA 94551. You can attend services online at the following Zoom link:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82288296993?pwd=U1dlY1BSS1pPUnJpSXVaZG1ObU9kZz09Meeting ID: 822 8829 6993Passcode: Love KN95 or N95 masks are available at the Welcome Desk for those who desire them. We ask that you attend services on Zoom if you are … Continue reading The World’s on Fire, Now What?
Until the middle of the 19th century, agnosticism and atheism in the modern sense were almost literally unthinkable. But the foundations of conventional faith had been gradually shifting and weakening for several hundred years prior to that. In this service we’ll explore how and why the religious culture of Europe and North America changed. Our … Continue reading The Origins of Unbelief
A lifetime of experiences made me a Christian. My dislike of using Christianity to control and judge people brought me to UUCiL. Our Worship Services are In Person at 1893 N Vasco Rd, Livermore, CA 94551. You can attend services online at the following Zoom link:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82288296993?pwd=U1dlY1BSS1pPUnJpSXVaZG1ObU9kZz09Meeting ID: 822 8829 6993Passcode: Love KN95 or N95 masks … Continue reading How I Became a Christian
The American writer, Willa Cather, wrote, “There are only two or three human stories,and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before.”Stories can keep us stuck in a perpetual cycle of struggle or liberate us into a previously unimagined potential. Our Worship Services are In Person at 1893 N … Continue reading Re-storying Our Lives
Join UUCiL member Jocelyn Combs as she shares her experience with 12 stepprograms such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon, and how they dovetailwith Unitarian Universalism. The faith, love, and community of UU have much incommon with recovery. Our Worship Services are In Person at 1893 N Vasco Rd, Livermore, CA 94551. You can attend services … Continue reading Life is a Dance if You Take the Steps
We will have a firsthand experience of the four states of consciousness. Like sugar that can crystallize out of syrup and dissolve back into it, we explore the coming and going of consciousness through the chanting of Om. Our speaker, Gaurav Rastogi, teaches from the Hindu sacred scripture, Mandukya Upanishad. Through this shared experience, we … Continue reading An Om-mersion into Sacred Silence
Inspired by the 13 virtues of Benjamin Franklin, the 19th-century Lithuanian Rabbi Israel Salanter built out a system of character refinement system called Mussar. With the advent of the New Year, and the prospect of many of us formulating New Year’s resolutions, Bill Heavlin sketches the Mussar system and braids it together with Buddhist thought. … Continue reading A Second Look at New Year’s Resolutions (with Moose)
