Upcoming Services and Sermons
We gather together on Sunday morning to find meaning and live more deeply. Worship creates connections within, among, and beyond us, calling us to our better selves, calling us to live with wisdom and compassion. Most of our Sunday services are led by our Minister, Rev. Heather Rion Starr. We also offer lay led services featuring members and friends who share their thoughts and life experiences.
Hybrid Sunday Service:
- UUSD is requiring that only vaccinated individuals (who are eligible to be vaccinated against COVID) attend in-person services.
- Please stay home and enjoy our livestream if you have a fever, any other symptoms of illness, or if it’s simply a better option for you.
- Mask wearing is encouraged but not required.
Enjoy our livestream service at uussd.org/livestream, starting at 9:55 a.m.
A Social Hour is held in the Gathering Area after the Sunday service.
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April 2025
Sunday, April 6, 10 a.m., “Our Days in the Sun,” Rev. Heather Rion Starr: We fear losing our memories. We witness to and care for our loved ones as they struggle with dementia and related memory loss. These days, from moment-to-moment, so many of us are so easily distracted. And how do we hang on to and remember more compassionate times in our country, and not allow ourselves to become accustomed to an ever-more caustic era as The New Normal? How (and why) do we maintain Memory?
Sunday, April 13, 10 a.m., “For a Glimmer of Hope,” Rev. Heather Rion Starr: Does everyone pray in the end? What is it about the intimate, direct, honesty of prayer? What is the surrender inherent in our understanding of prayer, that some of us embrace, some of us can’t quite let go of, and some of us prefer to avoid? Have we lost something if we’ve forgone a practice of prayer?
If weather permits, we will be holding an Evacuation Drill near the end of this service.
Sunday, April 20, 10 a.m., “A Stranger with Your Hair,” Rev. Heather Rion Starr: In this year’s annual Unitarian Universalist pondering of Easter Sunday, we will reflect on The Resurrection as a metaphorical experience of Grief. When someone is so imprinted on our hearts that we see them everywhere, even after they are gone, could that be Grief? When an experience was so powerful that we cannot stop talking about it and bringing it forward into our present, could that be Grief? When he/she/they are always with us now, could that be Grief?
There will be an Easter Egg Hunt following the service. Please speak with Children’s Faith Exploration Director, Heather Hamilton, for details!
Sunday, April 27, 10 a.m., “Message to be determined,” Guest Speaker Dr. Tanya Whittle:
Dr. Tanya Whittle is a criminal justice reform advocate and a sociologist who focuses on criminal justice, deviance and control, social psychology, social institutions, street-level bureaucrats, inequality, and perceptions of justice. Some of her experiences include ride-alongs with police departments, and citizen law enforcement academy training. Dr. Whittle is currently an adjunct professor at the University of Delaware in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice where she teaches courses that include Juvenile Delinquency and Criminal Justice Policy.
To view past services, go to Past Services.