UUCR Service Schedule

for

December 2025

12/7/2025     The Legacy of Joanna Macy     guest speaker Alan Levin

A teacher, author, scholar, and engaged Buddhist whose advocacy for the environment and social change spanned seven decades, Joanna Macy died on July 19 in Berkeley, California. An intellectual whirlwind and polymath, she left a far-reaching legacy that includes not only her ground-breaking integration of general systems theory and buddhadharma but also community organizing, anti-nuclear and environmental activism.

12/14/2025 Holiday Happenings

We celebrate the season with a look at Hanukkah, Solstice, Christmas and Kwanzaa. This festive, all-ages service features activity tables where people can create their own decorations for our Christmas tree, or make a gingerbread house. You'll hear holiday music and we will have festive seasonal refreshments as well - feel free to bring some special holiday treats to share.

12/21/2025 Solstice Steps: Walking the Labyrinth of Release and Transformation

Rockland Center for Spiritual Living  Rev. Melissa Moorer-Nobles

As the Winter Solstice invites us into the quiet turning point of the season, we walk the labyrinth as a symbol of release and transformation. This sacred walk becomes a journey inward of shedding the old skins and shining light on shadows. With each mindful step, we align with the Solstice promise: the return of Light, the rise of new consciousness, and the gentle unfolding of transformation. Together, we walk the labyrinth not to find our way out, but to find our way deeper in toward clarity, awakening, and the emerging brilliance of who we truly are.

12/28/2025 Peace on Earth Rev. Mark Cutolo

In an era where peace feels like an impossible dream and conflicts seem to have no end, we are called to a deeper understanding of our holiday message. This sermon will consider the nativity of the Prince of Peace not as a promise of an immediate, total victory, but as a call to the long, difficult, and essential work of building peace, one small act of reconciliation at a time. Today's service will include a brief UU communion ritual.