Starr King Unitarian Universalist Church

Esther and Vashti: Biblical Women Resisting Injustice

A reflection on two unlikely allies who rebelled against oppression. Rev. Maria Cristina preaches.

Our Relationship with the Great Mother

Lorie Miller explores how nature plays a part in our daily lives and how we draw from Her source.

Nevertheless, She Persisted!

Led by Rev. Maria Cristina Vlassidis Burgoa - The spirit of women’s empowerment through powerful narratives of resiliency and resistance.

Speaking from the Heart

In this impromptu sermon, Rev. Maria Cristina will speak from her heart about recent disheartening events.  She will start by reading a poem by Mario Benedetti.

Who Decides When We're Old?

Bob Meyerson takes a serious/comic view of that part of life called 'old age.'  When does it happen?  Is it simply a matter of the calendar?

Do we look at the subject with horror?  Or are their benefits and while a serious subject, there is much to laugh about.

 

Celebrate All Kinds of Love

On the Sunday closest to Valentine's Day we celebrate All kinds of Love with a special guest: Ms. Lorrain Taylor, Executive Director of 1000 Mothers Against Violence.

Book Communion

Love, Activism, and Books: Join us for our book communion. Bring a book to share and leave with one that you have not read yet.  You will hear favorite readings from Beth Oglivie, Lu Middleton, Rev. Dr. María Cristina Vlassidis Burgoa, Bob Britton and Xiomara Tapia.

Loss and Change

How do we deal with loss and change? At the start of a new year, with so much loss in the past year and upcoming change, what are some ways we can move forward with hope? Listen to Joyce Kinnear in our of her last sermons as a member of Starr King UU Church.

Random Acts of Kindness

Karen Cook, the Co-chair of the Pastoral Care Committee, will describe the work of the committee and Natalie Forrest will give a testimony as a recipient of the services of the Pastoral Care Committee. Then there will be a sermon by Rev. Dr. María Cristina Vlassidis Burgoa.

Commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King

Commemoration service for Dr. Martin Luther King. There will be a reading from UU World about the march on Selma by Stuart Fink and a sermon by Rev. Dr. María Cristina Vlassidis Burgoa.