We say it every week: “When the light of truth burns all else away.” This Sunday, we pause to listen more closely to what that might mean. Among us are people who call themselves religious, spiritual, both, or neither; and many who aren’t sure where they belong. Together we’ll explore what these words reveal, what they obscure, and what might remain when the fire has done its work. This service makes room for insight, ritual, rhythm, and release; and invites each of us to lis

The SGUUF choir would like to invite you formally to our Christmas Eve service “Songs of Wonder and Whimsy” at 6pm on 12/24 . This will be a Christmas Carol driven service with special musical performances and a story to be told for all ages. Please join us for celebration, singing, and fun.

Please join us for a special all ages service  on December 21 A time to look at the Winter Holidays and how we can celebrate together with our siblings in a time of joy and light. We invite all to join us, especially those with children.

As I reach the midway point of my Doctor of Ministry in Social Justice program at Meadville Lombard — our UU seminary in Chicago — I want to share the heart of what has been unfolding. Stephen Jenkinson has said that we live in a time with more old folks and fewer wise elders than ever before. In this reflection, I’ll explore what it might mean to rescue wise elderhood from western history’s dustbin — to draw a clear, compassionate distinction between wise elders and old adol

On the first Sunday of each month, we explore our Soul Matters theme. For this month, that's Choosing Hope.

When religion forgets its spirit, it becomes a shell — beautiful, perhaps, but hollow. Inspired by Christopher Wallis’s Near Enemies of the Truth, this service explores how both religion and spirituality can lose their way, mistaking form for life or freedom for meaning. Together we’ll remember what religion once promised: to bind us not in dogma, but in wonder — to help us remember the sacred light that first called us to belong. Livestream Available: https://www.youtube.co

THANKSGIVING POTLUCK GUIDELINES (PLEASE READ): Eating together  is a time-tested way to strengthen the bonds of community, so please bring a dish to share if you are willing and able. All are welcome at table, regardless. There are some parameters for the potluck below, please read them! We will have buffet style tables setup  in Mark's Place prior to service. You may bring your dishes in when you arrive at church. We will have a time after service to setup tables and put foo

You remember the children's rhyme, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." Sometimes this landed as good and helpful advice, not to take on the harm that others wanted to inflict on us with their words. Other times, it just feels deeply untrue. For many of us some of the most painful hurts we've ever received have been delivered mostly through words. So, we'll spend some time with this worthy paradox - and hopefully leave with a deepened sense of

From pre pregnancy through postpartum and beyond. Stories of women impacted by restrictive laws and hope of those working to change it. Watch the Full Video of Service Here:

What It Cost$ to Give At the request of a number of our members, we have recently added Venmo as a method of giving money  to the Fellowship.  A number of you have been taking advantage of this new payment method.  However, while convenient, you should be aware that Venmo extracts a fee for every transaction because Venmo considers us a business, regardless of our being a church and 501c3 charitable organization.  Venmo’s fee is 1.9% + $0.10 for each transaction.  Here ar

November 4, 2025 To the Congregation of San Gabriel UU Fellowship, This past Sunday our congregation celebrated the conclusion of our Legacy Fund Capital Campaign with a party.  As I reported at this celebration, our congregation has generously pledged $243,000  over the next three years.  This amazing support from our membership surpasses by 35%  the $180,000 goal the Board set for this capital campaign to replace our aging roofs, to pay off the remaining mortgage, and make

What if AI isn't our impending digital overlord, what if it is the catalyst we've been waiting for? A helper as we work to collect, integrate, and practice human wisdom? My journey down this path started at the Peace Summit at Southwestern University a few weeks back, I look forward to sharing some of the early fruit. Listen to the Sermon Here: Or listen here: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/FOf7O0PNbYb Watch the Full Video of Service Here:

We honor our ancestors on Dia de los Muertos with the beautiful Ancestor Altar our community has put together this month. This is such a special time of year and such a special honor for us all to love and remember our departed together as a beloved community. Podcast of the Sermon Available on Youtube

On (or around) the first Sunday of each month, we explore our Soul Matters theme. For the month of November, that's Nurturing Gratitude. Full Video of Service Available on Youtube : Podcast of the Sermon Available on Youtube  and Spotify : Youtube:

Of the Completion of the Legacy Fund Campaign Sunday, November 2nd A Catered Luncheon Will Be Provided Immediately After the Service with Special Live Entertainment The Capital Campaign Committee and the Board of SGUUF are hosting a congregational party to celebrate the overwhelming generosity of our congregation in surpassing the $180,000 Legacy Fund campaign goal. All members and friends of our congregation are invited to attend this luncheon to hear the results of our cap

Applying lessons from the prison abolition movement to unbuild walls and imagine the future of a more just and human-centered immigration system. Full Video of Service Available on Youtube :

This Sunday we'll ask how our Soul Matters theme, of Cultivating Compassion, intersects with our call to Generosity, Generosity of spirit. Generosity with our time, energy, talent and treasure. Podcast of the Sermon Available on Youtube  and Spotify : Youtube: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1rPFerU2tkkVohiVPZ3ygj?si=fhmDuQ2-Rj6EmGJ20HTEUQ

We talk a lot about being 'Unitarians'. But do we spend enough time reflecting on what that word means? Where it comes from? Who it...

As we celebrate the Fall Equinox we recognize it as the traditional time of harvest. We focus this social justice service on the question of food and sustenance. Kelly McGinty, our Guest Speaker and long-time member of SGUUF will be sharing her thoughts on the sacredness of gastronomy. Video of Service:

Every week we practice Joys & Concerns, we practice Gratitudes & Reflections. For those of us in Connections Groups, we have a monthly practice of listening deeply to one another. What does it mean to develop listening as a spiritual practice? If that spiritual practice is more than individual, if it is truly communal, what does that imply? How does our listening hold space for others?