Rev. Stefanie Etzbach-Dale
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Sunday, December 4th: Occupying Hope
Hope is generated through the songs, symbols and celebrations of the winter holiday season. It’s generated through stories both of acts “Divine” and “Human”. Invite a friend and join us for worship at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Santa Clarita … Continue reading
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Each Sunday I invite folks to share their reflections, their spiritual perspectives and experiences with another another, because this is one of the gifts of caring liberal religious community. It’s one of the ways we grow to understand and guide … Continue reading
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Sunday September 25th at the UU Church of Santa Clarita Valley
This Sunday’s Ingathering worship service (“Wade In The Water”) will highlight a Water Communion Ceremony. Bring along a few drops representing a time or place special to you!
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The Graves of Children: Bullying & the Christian Right
This morning I read about an initiative of the Christian Right against the FAIR Education Act – intended to provide students with accurate information about GLBT history, and to protect GLBT students from discrimination. Apparently right-wing Christians in California are … Continue reading
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NIMBY?
Someone brought to my attention this week news of a plan to build a rehab center just blocks from my home. Apparently it will include 86 beds, and some locals are deeply disturbed by this plan – insisting that the … Continue reading
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The Arc of the Church Year
And so the arc of the year circles round, Fixing in our memories that which we have shared, And in our hearts and minds that which we yearn to see unfold. May celebration arise, curiosity and commitment, As we face … Continue reading
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Talking About UU
There are those who reject all religion because of “the problems it has created in the world” – and clearly there are many such problems to point to. But it is simplistic to say that “religion causes all people to … Continue reading
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Sunday June 12th at UUofSCV at 10:30 am
Invite a friend and come to the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Santa Clarita Valley for a special “Potpourri” worship service inspired by these questions: Tell us about the importance of Olympia Brown…what will the history of this church be…what’s … Continue reading
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Sacred Spaces
Know that Sacred are all the chambers of our transformation. Sacred are the spaces in which we are formed, protected, and nourished. Sacred are the dark cluttered corners and the rainbow-kissed sills. Sacred, the groves, pastures, hills and waters where love is … Continue reading
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After Doomsday 05/21/11
I spent last Saturday, what could have been my last afternoon on earth (had I led a blameless life and believed in the Apocalypse), leading a workshop geared toward those who are painfully aware of the world’s wounds and of … Continue reading
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