This weekend is the Pacific Pride Festival, our community’s annual LGBTQ+ celebration. Celebrating Pride, as an expression of both joy and resistance, is an integral part of the ongoing struggle … Continue reading Liberation is Ongoing
We openly and honestly embrace the transgender and nonbinary members of our congregation and the larger community. They help us expand and add color to our conception of what it … Continue reading Rainbow Thinking
Come celebrate Pride Sunday with the USSB community! Through music and readings we will explore and celebrate what it means to live authentic and proud lives.
What is the universal message of freedom and redemption embedded within the Passover narrative? How do the lessons of Passover resonate within the collective human experience and offer pathways to … Continue reading Unlocking Liberation: The Transformative Power of Passover for All
Join us for our final “Summer of Pride” service – a reflection on this moment in the struggle for LGBTQ+ equality. How do we balance our need to glitter and … Continue reading We Are An Angry, Angry People
Passover commemorates the liberation of the Jewish people from enslavement in Egypt. The story of the exodus is told and retold at the Seder, an interactive, fun, and engaging dinner … Continue reading Passing Over: The Celebration and Challenge of Passover
Once again, we find ourselves in a fight for our lives and for the lives of those we love, against the rising tide of hate and fear rolling across the … Continue reading Unsettling Ourselves: A Pride Service for Perilous Times
For many of us, young and old alike, war has been one of the few constants in our lives. Whether it’s living through conflicts in which our country was actively … Continue reading Memorials and Memories: Reflecting on War, Working for Peace
With worship associates Ellen Broidy and Anna Fortner. The Zoom link to this service is here: uuma.zoom.us/j/96003638223 Or watch on Facebook: www.facebook.com/unitariansocietysantabarbara
