There is a wall, a veil, between our world and the spirit world... the sages and prophets found ways through the wall, they brought back teachings from the spirit world. They left behind signs so that we could find our way through. Some folks who came after, got really into sign making. Some thought that the tunnels through the wall should be enlarged, decorated, celebrated... Some spent their lives making their religion's entrance look more beautiful and inviting than others

“The cross can heal and hurt; it can be empowering and liberating but also enslaving and oppressive. There is no one way in which the cross can be interpreted. I offer my reflections because I believe that the cross placed alongside the lynching tree can help us to see Jesus in America in a new light, and thereby empower people who claim to follow him to take a stand against white supremacy and every kind of injustice.” ― James H. Cone, The Cross and the Lynching Tree

March 22, 2026 - In our third and final service in the Simone Weil Series, we'll explore the culminating movement of her thought: DECREATION. I'll get you pointed in the right direction with this teaser: "We do not become just by adding virtue. We become just by subtracting the self that blocks reality." Mic. Drop. The third and final service in a three-part Simone Weil series honoring Women's History Month centers Weil's most demanding idea: decreation. The Voice of Wisdom s

Join us for an all-ages Social Justice Sunday where art and social justice come together to explore how artists, activists, and everyday people use humor, images, and handmade creations to call out injustice and inspire change. Inspired by the Guerrilla Girls, zine-making, and other creative practices, this interactive service invites us to complain about what we care about in a creative and unique way.

Grief is an integral part of life that requires our attention if we want to be fully available for life. In our culture, however, we have forgotten how to share our grief with one another. When we add to our personal losses the experience of economic instability, ecological degradation, the extinction of species, individual and collective health crises, and the unrest and turmoil within human societies, the burden of grief that we are carrying as individuals can begin to feel

For International Women's Day, we'll continue our exploration of the work of Simone Weil - moving from her work on attention as spiritual practice, to her social justice oriented work on the necessity of duties preceding rights. "Beloved community is not where everyone gets their rights. It is where everyone has taken up their obligations." The second service in a three-part Simone Weil series honoring Women's History Month — delivered on International Women's Day — centers W

"Absolutely unmixed attention is prayer." The first service in a three-part Simone Weil series honoring Women's History Month centers Weil's teaching, from Gravity and Grace, that we cure our faults by attention and not by will — and that inner supplication is the only reasonable way. The sermon was delivered on a hard morning: the Great World House holds both the memorial of Rev. Meg Barnhouse — a matriarch of Unitarian Universalism, honored with the story of how elephants c

Greensleeves is one of the oldest and most familiar songs in our tradition—tender, plaintive, and enduring. It has been sung as a love song, a lament, and a prayer, carried across centuries and cultures. This Sunday, we’ll listen to it together, reflect on what it has meant, and consider what it might still be teaching us. We’ll sing it, sit with it, and listen again—trusting that sometimes an old song can open new space when we give it our full attention.

Congregant and community leader Chuck Collins shares a version of American History as seen through the eyes of his family's history.

I got on a bus headed south, past San Antonio to a community called Dilley, Texas. There is a modern day American internment / concentration / prison camp there, we call it a detention center. Let's talk about what I saw, what I learned, and what we might all need to learn if we want things to change.

First Goal of the Legacy Fund Campaign Now Completed Thanks for the generosity of our congregation and the advanced gifts that have already been received, our church facilities now have new high-quality roofs installed. Replacing the roofs on our three buildings was the first goal of our capital campaign. As you will see in these pictures, the sanctuary now has a new green metal roof with a 30 year+ manufacturer's warranty on the material and a 5 year workmanship warranty b

How do we keep going? How do we embody resilience? Simone Monique Barnes shares the importance of having spiritual practices and tools that build our resilience and cultivate joy that is sustainable, even in hard times; joy that is not reliant on circumstances or situations, and that cannot be taken away.

Friday 01/23/2026 6:00 pm - Tuesday 01/27/2026 9:00 am We will do our best to accommodate everyone in need- because everyone deserves warmth and safety. The Warming Center will be located at Getsemani Community Center at 412 E 19th Street 78626. Pets are welcome. Animals must remain in a closed crate while indoors, and owners are responsible for their care. Crates, food, and sanitary bags will be available if needed. If you’d like to help out, we have several needs to fill, i

PLEASE BE ON ALERT THAT SGUUF CHURCH MAY BE CLOSED ON SUNDAY DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER! WATCH FOR MORE INFORMATION VIA EMAIL, SANGABRIELUU.ORG, FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM. The Warming Center (overnight freeze shelter) will be opening once again at the Getsemani Center at 412 E. 19th Street, starting Friday January 23. To better coordinate our efforts in providing meals, which are so appreciated by our unhoused neighbors, and a gift from many in our community, Helping Hands of Geo

San Gabriel UU Fellowship is seeking a warm, grounded Religious Exploration (RE) Guide to work with our elementary-age children on Sunday mornings. This role is for someone who loves kids, understands neurodivergence, and believes that relationship, agency, and trust matter more than compliance or control. Our RE program focuses on teaching life-giving practices — emotional regulation, empathy, cooperation, and spiritual curiosity — while drawing from Unitarian Universalism,

SGUUF Facilities Improvement Begins Thanks to our congregation's generous support of our Legacy Capital Campaign, the roofing contractor will begin replacing the roofs on the Fellowship House and Little House Saturday 1-17-26. The Facilities Team received the best bid from 1st Choice Roofing and Construction Company in Georgetown to remove the old shingles and install the highest-grade architectural shingles on both of the two houses. Beginning Monday 1-19-26 the roofing

Could it be that one of the most effective ways to subvert a prophet is to turn them into an idol? There is a case to be made that this is what "the church" has done to Jesus. There is a case to be made that this is what American Culture has done with Dr. King. If we toss the idol, maybe we can ask what the prophet was trying to teach.

On (or around) the first Sunday of each month, we explore our Soul Matters theme. For this month, that's Practicing Resistance.

Full Moon Drum Circle and Celebration 7pm @ SGUUF Family Friendly and Drums to share! Dates Saturday Jan 3rd Saturday Jan 31st Wednesday Mar 4th Wednesday April 1st

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