Online Worship During COVID-19

Children and Youth Religious Education is currently being held online. Please click here to learn more and register. 

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(UUCM's building is currently closed as a precaution during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please see the online worship details under "Upcoming Services" to the right of this message.)

UUCM offers Sunday services at 10:00 AM. Child and Youth RE is held during Worship Service, following the beginning portion of the worship service,  starting around 10:15 AM.  After the service there is a fellowship time in the Community Room and in the Sanctuary.

Childcare: Childcare is generally open Sundays from 9:45-11:15 AM in the Spruce Room, for children birth-kindergarten. The predominant curriculum for this age group is love, security and safety. When preschoolers and kindergartners attend, there will also be stories and activities from the theme-based Soul Matters curriculum.

Kindergarten – 12th grade students start in worship with their families. Around 10:15 AM the children are “sung out” of the service to head downstairs to their classrooms. Parents of younger students are invited to walk their children to class. RE classes are scheduled to go until 11:15 AM. Students 3rd grade and younger need to picked up from their classroom by their parent/guardian.

GATHER ONLINE EVERY SUNDAY AT 10 AM

Each Sunday, members, friends  and guests of UUCM gather on Zoom for a time of  worship, community, and reflection. 

THE OCTOBER SOUL MATTERS THEME IS DEEP LISTENING

Sunday, October 25 - Honoring Our Tears

This Sunday we honor and remember those we have lost in the past year and those we still grieve from years past. In addition to our personal grief, we recognize that we are living in a time of deep collective grief and uncertainty. How can facing our grief help us to find hope and resilience? How can honoring our tears help us to renew the strength of our love for one another and our world?

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 the link below AND contact Karen at 612-486-2705 to request this week's password.

To join worship with video, click on this link: https://zoom.us/j/95930068377

For audio only, dial (312) 626-6799 and use meeting ID 959 3006 8377.

Once you enter the meeting, you will be placed in a "waiting room" and we will manually welcome you in. Click here to learn more about our online safety precautions. 

You are welcome to come online anytime starting at 9:30 am. If you’ve never used Zoom before, we encourage you to join early. You can use most any device — a smart phone, tablet or computer.

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. If you need assistance on Sunday, please text Karen at 612-486-2705 (and include your name). We have a UUCM Zoom tech team ready to help!

UUCM is part of the Soul Matters Sharing Circle and uses a monthly theme to guide worship and religious education. For the 2020/2021 church year, we’re exploring what it means to be a people of...

September: Renewal
October:  Deep Listening
November:  Healing
December:  Stillness
January 2021:  Imagination
February:  Beloved Community
March:  Commitment
April:  Becoming
May:  Story
June:  Play 

 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 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.