Sunday Worship
Sunday Service Starts At 10:00 AM In-Person or Online
For the rest of the summer, we will be hosting our services as usual in-person and online. We hope to see you soon!
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SAVE THE DATE Ingathering, our water ceremony and backpack blessings will take place on Sunday, September 11. We will also begin exploring the Soul Matters worship theme of Belonging.
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THIS SUNDAY, August 14 at 10:00 AM
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"A Geography of the Spirit"
Led by Rev. Lisa Friedman
Whether we are from lakes, mountains, or prairies, we are shaped by the land where we are raised. Our connection to the earth is not just a rootedness in place, but a guide to our inner landscape. As we enter into the summer harvest, what can this geography teach us?
CONNECT ONLINE:
Please use the weekly Zoom information below. Gather online starting at 9:30 AM and stay after the service for social time.
ZOOM LINK: A special link was sent to the Friday Update email list that includes an embedded password. If you did not receive this email, please click on the link below AND contact UUCM Tech Support at 612-486-2656 to request this week's password.
To join worship with video, click on this link: https://zoom.us/j/99163416469
For audio only, dial (312) 626-6799 and use meeting ID 991 6341 6469
TECH SUPPORT: If you need assistance on Sunday, please contact UUCM tech support at 612-486-2656.
Once you enter the meeting, you will be placed in a "waiting room" and we will manually welcome you in. If you’re new to Zoom or would like some extra help, we’ve created an instruction document that take you through how to install and use Zoom.
Monthly Themes
Special Services
Special Services
UUCM is part of the Soul Matters Sharing Circle and uses a monthly theme from September to June to guide worship and religious education. For the upcoming church year, we will explore the following themes:
September 2022: Belonging
October: Courage
November: Change
December: Wonder
January 2023: Finding Our Center
February: Love
March: Vulnerability
April: Resistance
May: Creativity
June: Delight
Special Services
Special Services
Special Services
During the year we celebrate many important days in the liturgical calendar:
- Easter Weekend
- Justice Sunday
- Flower Communion
- Bridging Sunday
- Ingathering Water Ceremony
- Earth Day
- Day of the Dead
- IOCP Sleep-out Weekend
- Thanksgiving
- Winter Solstice
- Christmas Eve
Music Ministry
Special Services
Music Ministry
Music is a big part of Sunday Worship Service at UUCM. Our music director, Paul Winchester, brings a lively array of genres from folk to rock, jazz to classical, and occasionally a little rap!
Music is especially celebrated annually each spring with Music Sunday where the worship service is led by our Music, the service is alive with loud and vibrant music!
The UUCM Band plays many times throughout the year, and includes drums, bass, acoustic guitar, and cello.
UUCM also has a large and talented choir. They sing about once a month, and rehearsal about three times a month. Once or twice a year, an Invitational Choir is assembled for people who wish to sing in the choir but not make a permanent commitment.
Musical performances and recruitment of guest musicians is also facilitated by the Church Council Music Ministry team.
Service Recordings
Click a link below to enjoy recordings of past services:
July Recordings
Sunday, July 24 - "Systemic Blindness – How Prejudice Hides in Plain Sight" led by Noel Martinson
Sunday, July 31 - "Saving Universalism" led by Rev. Lisa Friedman
June Soul Matters Theme: Celebrating Blessings
Sunday, June 5 - "To Bless & Be Blessed" led by Rev. Lisa Friedman
Sunday, June 12 - "The Blessings of Music" led by Paul Winchester
Sunday, June 19 - "The Blessing of the Flowers: Flower Communion" Led by Rev. Lisa Friedman
Sunday, June 26 - "The Blessings of Interbeing" Led by Gabriel Ross
May Soul Matters Theme: Nurturing Beauty
Sunday, May 1 - "The Beauty We Love" led by Rev. Lisa Friedman
Sunday, May 8 - "The Earth Is Our Mother" led by the UUCM Climate Justice Team
Sunday, May 15 - "Beauty for the Journey" led by Rev. Lisa Friedman and Jennifer Swick
Sunday, May 22 - "The Beauty of Strangers" led by Jennifer Swick
Sunday, May 29 - "A Community of Memory and Hope" led by Rev. Lisa Friedman
April Soul Matters Theme: Awakening
Sunday, April 3 - "Awakening to Community" led by Rev. Lisa Friedman
Sunday, April 10 - "Waking Up and Standing Up: The Story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer in Two Parts" led by Dr. Lori Brandt Hale
Sunday, April 17 - "Awakening Hope" led by Rev. Lisa Friedman
Sunday, April 24 - "Awakening to Change" with Guest Speaker and Artist Deborah Foutch
Special Services: We invite you to explore some of UUCM's special traditions throughout the year.
September 2020: Ingathering and Water Ceremony
November 2021: Multigenerational Thanksgiving Service "Holding History in the Family"
December 2021: Blue Holiday offers a time of stillness, comfort and space for the grief and struggle we carry in our hearts.
December 2020: Winter Solstice, a celebration of darkness to light.
December 2021: Candlelight Christmas Eve
Please note: if there is a recorded service not listed here that you would like to revisit, please email office@uucmtka.org to request the link.
