There’s an old saying that wherever you go, there you are. But I find that’s not entirely true. Out of… Read more Out of Here
Author: Rick
My life-long passion is in the arts: music, theater, visual arts, and literature. I graduated from Cal Arts in 1985 with a degree in music composition. After a career in Human Resources with the AIDS Project Los Angeles and as a parish minister for Unitarian Universalist churches in the Los Angeles area, I retired in 2025 and pursued my artistic work: drawing, painting, composing, and creative writing.
The Ultimate Good
We hold in our thoughts this morning All who are suffering All who are in pain All who are fearful… Read more The Ultimate Good
Ain’t Doing Nothin’
In the rhythm of the church, it’s the months between the end of one church year in June and the… Read more Ain’t Doing Nothin’
Welcome our New DRE
The exciting news at church this week is the arrival of Jacki Weber, our new Religious Education Director. She started… Read more Welcome our New DRE
Gratitude
We sing now together our song of thanksgiving, rejoicing in goods which the ages have wrought, We sing of the… Read more Gratitude
Thanks for Everything/Flower Communion
A look back at the church year just completed. Specific thanks is appropriate for the experiences of growth and learning… Read more Thanks for Everything/Flower Communion
Notices for Sunday, June 25
This Sunday we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the uniquely Unitarian ritual of flower communion. Please bring a flower with… Read more Notices for Sunday, June 25
The Diamond as Big as the Ritz
The Diamond as Big as the Ritz and Other Stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald Fitzgerald wrote these six stories at… Read more The Diamond as Big as the Ritz
The Beautiful and Damned
The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald To be clear, it’s about one set of people, not two: people… Read more The Beautiful and Damned
Flower Communion
I am taking a few days off, so I won’t be with you this Sunday. I hope you enjoy the… Read more Flower Communion