Joy is the Secret of Resistance - March 8, 2026

Joy is the Secret of Resistance - March 8, 2026

Alice Walker says “resistance is the secret of joy” but the inverse is also true. Joy is the secret of resistance. In these tough times we often focus on resistance and forget to be joyful together. But Joy is essential! Our joy is what scares them, our joy is what we are fighting for. Join us to hear about some of UUSC’s joyful resistance and to learn about how you too can lean into joy in these troubling times.

Love In Between - February 15, 2026

Because we are imperfect people in an imperfect world, we will always feel tension and conflict between the world as it is, and the world as it should be. Our Universalist ancestors teach us to Love the world anyway. How might Universalist Love stories help us to make things better by loving what is broken?

Black history is everyone’s history - February 8, 2026

In honor of Black History Month, we recall some of the stories that shape our country, our faith, and our world and why they are important to everyone.

Building the Beloved Community - January 18, 2026

Martin Luther King Jr. envisioned a Beloved Community of love and justice, where the races would be reconciled, and the deep and terrible wounds of racism finally healed. Let’s explore, this MLK Day weekend, what that looks like in this day and age, for our congregation, our community, and our world.

Hope in the Dark - January 11, 2026

Author Rebecca Solnit says “Hopefulness is risky, since it is after all a form of trust, trust in the unknown and the possible.” We are in what some might call a moment of darkness. What does hope look like in these times? How can we embrace hope even when it feels hard or like we don’t know where we are going?