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Services are listed in reverse chronological order, scroll down to the most current. Events are listed below services.
Sunday Services 
Sunday, October 18, 2026 • 10:50 am
Something to Ponder: The Power of Our Voice
With UCSI Member Risa Anderson in the Pulpit
​Hans Christian Anderson wrote The Little Mermaid in 1837 as a cautionary tale far different from the modern musical. As we draw closer to the elections, let's look at the power of our voice - be it spoken or written - and consider how it helps to define who we are as people.

​​​For Access to Video Online:  A video of the sermon is subsequently posted on our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3xgePI3 ​​​

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Sunday, October 11, 2026 • 10:50 am
Search For Truth 
With Reverend Daniel Lawlor in the Pulpit
​Every week, our congregation’s affirmation recites that we unite in “the Search for Truth.” What does this mean? Join us for rousing music, shared meditation, and to explore what the “the Search for Truth” may inspire in our community and mission in the 2020s. 

​​For Access to Video Online:  A video of the sermon is subsequently posted on our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3xgePI3 ​​​

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Sunday, October 4, 2026 • 10:50 am
"Are you there, God? It's me, a Unitarian Universalist." 
With Seminarian India Wood in the Pulpit
In-person Service with Virtual Option​​​
As Unitarian Universalists, what is our relationship to prayer? When we cry out in our joys and in our sorrows, to whom do we exclaim or lament? What, if anything, is prayer for, and can it change anything in our lives?

In this service, India Wood, Seminarian and UU ministerial aspirant, will explore the theme of prayer, and how her experience as a chaplain intern in a long-term care unit changed her relationship to prayer. ​​

​For Access to Video Online:  A video of the sermon is subsequently posted on our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3xgePI3 ​​​
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Recent Services 
​Sunday, September 27, 2026 • 10:50 am
Cradle to Grave
With Garnett Losak in the Pulpit
In-person Service with Virtual Option​​​
Faith communities bring people of all generations together for work and play, in sorrow, and in joy.  Unitarian Universalism, especially, with its call for lifelong transformation encourages each generation to learn from and teach the other from earliest childhood through the end of life. 

Garnett Losak retired in 2025 as Director of Congregational Life at The First Unitarian Congregational Society in Brooklyn where she was responsible for membership and leadership development. Garnett also worked with the staff team and ministry on worship planning, pastoral care, and faith formation. Since retirement, Garnett has enjoyed leading worship for Unitarian Universalist throughout the New York metro area. 

​​​​​For Access to Video Online:  A video of the sermon is subsequently posted on our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3xgePI3 ​​​
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Sunday, September 20, 2026 • 10:50 am
Defending Democracy 
With UCSI Member Mary Hernandez and Members of our Social Justice Committee
In-person Service with Virtual Option​​​
Democracy is more than a political system. It is a sacred practice of how we live together, rooted in covenant, collective accountability, and the inherent worth and dignity of every person. Efforts to undermine elections, ban books, and criminalize protest are part of a broader agenda to consolidate power for the few.

Through UU the Vote, Unitarian Universalists across the country are organizing to build a genuine multiracial democracy. What began as an election-year initiative has grown into a year-round movement, mobilizing people of faith to defend voting rights, strengthen democratic participation, and cultivate communities committed to justice. This moment calls us to build—and rebuild—our understanding of what it means spiritually to be neighbors and to engage in many forms of sacred community defense.

Ahead of this year’s national election in November, how can we  strive to defend democracy and protect our communities?

​​For Access to Video Online:  A video of the sermon is subsequently posted on our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3xgePI3 ​​

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Current Events​
Upcoming Events
Get/Stay Connected with the UCSI Women's Online Gatherings
Every Tuesday at 7:30pm 
Through weekly meetings of the Women's Group on Zoom,  we enjoy catching up with each other and getting to know one another better.  You can either video call or phone call in to these gatherings. Please contact Kathy Santo at [email protected] for more details.

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Children and Youth Programming 
Religious Exploration and Childcare 
UCSI will have childcare and religious exploration during one Sunday Service each month. After a Story for All Ages, led by our minister, children 10 years old and younger will be invited to attend a religious exploration class. Older children and teens are invited to remain in the Sanctuary and participate in the Service.
 
We’ll explore tenets of Judaic and Christian teachings, other world religions and cultural traditions, and examine the words and deeds of prophetic people both past and present to strengthen understanding of how we can live faith into action on matters of social and environmental justice.