April Sunday Service Schedule:
All services take place at 10:30 am in person and online. Fellowship Hour Following the Service
Source of Love,
Rise as the spring in our overwintered hearts. Help us stretch from the dark and nourishing soil to the bright and nurturing sunlight. Help us reach one another. Love us back to life in all its fullness as we blossom and unfold amid days that will always contain beauty and terror alike. No matter what else they may hold, may each day contain impossible, inexorable, blooming love.
Amen.
– Rev. Molly Housh Gordon
Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia, Missouri
Spring is springing upon us here in the Sonoran Desert! We’ve returned to cactus greening, flowers blooming, and temperatures rising. So remember to take tweezers for the needles, allergy medicine for the pollen, and lots more water than you’ve been carrying around.
Spring is a beautiful time of year, and as Rev. Molly reminds us, it is a time of transition and preparation. This month, we honor the spirit of spring with our Sunday services.
April 6 “A Curious Paradox”
Life and death are inseparable—every ending makes way for a new beginning. In this service, we’ll explore the paradox of death as a natural part of the life cycle and how letting go creates space for growth.
Robin Bousel & Samar Adi
April 13 “Bring the Good News”
What is our “Good News”? And how do we share it at MVUU and take it with us outside our doors reaching out to our broader community?
Rev. Matthew
April 20 “Easter Blooming!” (Flower Communion)
Our Easter Sunday means sharing in our annual flower communion! Please bring a flower or two to our altar in a ritual of recognizing one anothers worth and dignity.
April 27 “Beyond the Binary”
We continue the Baja 4’s Beyond the Binary event (see below) with our Sunday of building community and understanding.
Iris Safehaven and Madeline Hart
We welcome you to our Sunday Services whether in our sanctuary, on Zoom, or on our YouTube channel. Here you might sing a few hymns, listen to our choir—and maybe even tap your foot to our band. A reflection or sermon is usually delivered by our minister, one of our members, or a guest speaker. Maybe you’ll come on a Sunday that is interactive or when members present readings and choral selections. Another Sunday may include a celebration of a life event or be devoted to a justice issue. You might catch a humorous enactment expressing one of our values. In other words, no two Sundays are the same at MVUU.
What is the same is that You Are Welcome here.
All ages are welcome: Children and youth may attend the entire Sunday service or participate in age-specific programming. We provide children’s activities with background checked volunteers every Sunday for our community members ages 2-10.
Wear what you please: At MVUU you’ll see casual clothes, shorts and jeans, and maybe even skirts and neckties.
Our building is accessible: We can accommodate wheelchairs, canes, and walkers. We have assistive listening devices. Our restrooms are accessible, family-friendly, and gender neutral.
Introduce yourself if comfortable: We invite visitors to introduce themselves so that people in the congregation can welcome you. Participation is always optional!
Stay for Coffee Hour: We want to meet you, so stick around. Coffee Hour is practically a UU ritual where we gather casually and make connections in an informal atmosphere. Stay for a coffee, linger on the garden patio, or play on the swing-set.
