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Services are listed in reverse chronological order, scroll down to the most current. Events are listed below services.
Sunday Services and Current Events
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Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull, 1819
Sunday, June 14, 2026 • 10:50 am
250 Years: Meet the Moment
With Reverend Daniel Lawlor in the Pulpit
In-person Service with Virtual Option​​​
 What does it mean to meet the moment as our country turns 250 years old?

Let's gather in song, meditation and loving, defiant spirit to discern who we are called to be in this tumultuous year. Let's unite in worship and fellowship, and meet the moment - in community - together!

​​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, June 7, 2026 • 10:50 am
Pride Where You Are
With Seminarian Bambi Galore
In-person Service with Virtual Option​​​
Pride is a time of  celebration for the rights, equality and culture of the LGBTQ community. Pride is also a noun and a verb that expresses emotion and comes with a lot of assumptions about how it should be understood.  Using the gift of a story about Toad and Frog, left to us by Arnold Lobel, we will discuss what it means to be proud and how that can look different to many people. And why a community of people should need to claim the right to be Proud, as others once had to claim the right to be Beautiful.

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

Sunday, May 31, 2026 • 10:50 am
Caring and Caregivers
With UCSI Member Laura Martocci
In-person Service with Virtual Option​​​
Caring is about compassion. Compassion is about the availability to fully see and listen to others. Caretaking is putting that into action. Laura Martocci, Ph.D. has written extensively on bullying and is the owner and creator of the personal meditation and writing exercise company EmotionSpa.net  She brings insight to these reflections and is interested in opening the service up to participation by congregants.

​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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E.H. Shepard pencil sketch: Piglet blowing a dandelion, 1926
Sunday, May 24, 2026 • 10:50 am
The Te of Piglet
With UCSI Member Risa Anderson
In-person Service with Virtual Option​​​
​In his follow up book to the Tao of Pooh, Benjamin Hoff continues his exploration of Taoism by focusing on the concept of Te.  He uses the character of Piglet to help us understand the idea of power, strength, and purpose that lies within each of us.  What do we do when we begin to identify our power/strength?  What responsibilities do we have to ourselves and our community?

Risa is a member of UCSI and on the Arts Committee.  She has been an adjunct philosophy teacher for over 30 years and loves to ponder the questions with an open heart. She has also been a participant in a number of theater groups for even longer as an actor, director, lighting designer and stage manager throughout the midwest and in NYC. 

​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
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Christmas cheer, 2018
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.