The founding of an institution is a unique time in its history when it has no history. Where does creation… Read more In the Beginning
Author: Rick
My life-long passion is in the arts: music, theater, visual arts, and literature. I graduated from Cal Arts in 1985. I began my career in non-profit administration working in Human Resources for AIDS Project Los Angeles during the height of the AIDS crisis. In 1995 I returned to school for a Masters in Divinity, and became a Unitarian Universalist minister. The ministry combined my passion for the arts with my skill as a non-profit administrator.
Add Your Flower to our ‘Dazzling Bouquet’
I had fun making a “flower” to decorate the border of the big church calendar in the Narthex. See the… Read more Add Your Flower to our ‘Dazzling Bouquet’
Make it NUU
Around the year 1800 something new happened in American religion: the Universalist Church of America, and the American Unitarian Association… Read more Make it NUU
Days of Awe
The High Holy Days of the Jewish calendar Are the time of self-reflection Ten days to consider the question Am… Read more Days of Awe
Give Me That Old Time Religion
Unitarian Universalism defined negatively, begins in 325 CE when Christianity defined itself as Trinitarian, which we are not. But defined… Read more Give Me That Old Time Religion
Two Crocodiles
Two Crocodiles by Fyodor Dostoevsky and Felisberto Hernandez These are two longish, but still short, short stories, that have nothing… Read more Two Crocodiles
Tolerance and Brunch
After a summer following our individual paths of rest and exploration, our annual Ingathering service calls us back to community.… Read more Tolerance and Brunch
Adult Religious Education
With this Sunday’s Ingathering worship service and water communion, our 2023-2024 church year begins: the 80th year of our church! … Read more Adult Religious Education
New Website
For the past few months, a team of us have been working on creating a new website for the church. … Read more New Website
The Heat is On
When it’s hot outside I feel like doing nothing. But igniting an internal flame gets us going; at least that’s… Read more The Heat is On