COVID-19 Response Updates
The church building is now closed to all services and activities until further notice.
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Welcome to Our Church
We are a warm and friendly congregation. We welcome all who seek to find meaning in our busy lives, make connections with others and search for answers to life's big questions.
Upcoming Events
Sip and Check In
Day and Time
Tuesday Aug 3, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PMDetails
Grab your favorite beverage and join Rev. Maddie on Zoom.
We will light a chalice, have a reading, and check in with each other.
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/7312177775
Meeting ID: 731 217 7775
Password: uucsp93060
Parking is available on the street in front of the church. In addition, there are a limited number of parking spaces behind the church in the alley-way. A handicap accessible entrance with an electric lift is available on the east side of the building next to the side entrance.
Meditation with Rev. Maddie
Day and Time
Wednesday Aug 4, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PMDetails
The community is invited to a meditation practice group of the Universalist Unitarian Church of Santa Paula led this evening by Rev. Maddie Sifantus. The group takes place during the time of COVID on the church's Facebook page and on Zoom. This group celebrates the diversity of Buddhist and other meditative orientations and welcomes participants from all contemplative traditions to attend. The group is open to everyone regardless of funds; there is a free will offering ($5 suggested with checks made to UUCSP with Meditation in the memo line, mailed to UUCSP, 740 E Main Street, Santa Paula, CA 93060). The meeting will begin with a reading and short discussion, with a guided meditation leading us into a time of silence. There is power in meditating together. We would love to have you join us. For more information, leave a message on Reverend Maddie's private line at the church: 805-525-4620 or email minister@uucsp.org
Image by Lynn Holbein
Join Zoom Meeting https://us04web.zoom.us/j/7312177775
Meeting ID: 731 217 7775
Password uucsp93060
1+ 669 900 9128 to call in by phone
Phone password: 529593
Parking is available on the street in front of the church. In addition, there are a limited number of parking spaces behind the church in the alley-way. A handicap accessible entrance with an electric lift is available on the east side of the building next to the side entrance.
Meditation with Jim Cole
Day and Time
Wednesday Aug 11, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PMDetails
The community is invited to a meditation practice group of the Universalist Unitarian Church of Santa Paula led this evening by Jim Cole. The group takes place during the time of COVID on the church's Facebook page and on Zoom. This group celebrates the diversity of Buddhist and other meditative orientations and welcomes participants from all contemplative traditions to attend. The group is open to everyone regardless of funds; there is a free will offering ($5 suggested with checks made to UUCSP with Meditation in the memo line, mailed to UUCSP, 740 E Main Street, Santa Paula, CA 93060). The meeting will begin with a reading and short discussion, with a guided meditation leading us into a time of silence. There is power in meditating together. We would love to have you join us. For more information, leave a message on Reverend Maddie's private line at the church: 805-525-4620 or email minister@uucsp.org
Image by Lynn Holbein
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/7312177775
Meeting ID: 731 217 7775
Password uucsp93060
or Facebook Live at www.facebook.com/uucsp
Parking is available on the street in front of the church. In addition, there are a limited number of parking spaces behind the church in the alley-way. A handicap accessible entrance with an electric lift is available on the east side of the building next to the side entrance.
Santa Paula Cinema Society
Day and Time
Friday Aug 13, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PMDetails
The Intruder
Parking is available on the street in front of the church. In addition, there are a limited number of parking spaces behind the church in the alley-way. A handicap accessible entrance with an electric lift is available on the east side of the building next to the side entrance.
Gathering
Day and Time
Tuesday Aug 17, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PMDetails
This is a reflective time in our busy week to hear some beautiful music, share some silence and hear spoken word on a theme, which this month is Communion. The music will be provided by Iranian musician, Sahba Sizdahkhani. Original poetry by Atul Ranchod. Led by Rev. Maddie.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/7312177775
Meeting ID: 731 217 7775 Password: uucsp93060
To phone:+1 253 215 8782 Phone password: 529593
Parking is available on the street in front of the church. In addition, there are a limited number of parking spaces behind the church in the alley-way. A handicap accessible entrance with an electric lift is available on the east side of the building next to the side entrance.
Meditation with Rev. Maddie
Day and Time
Wednesday Aug 18, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PMDetails
The community is invited to a meditation practice group of the Universalist Unitarian Church of Santa Paula led this evening by Rev. Maddie Sifantus. The group takes place during the time of COVID on the church's Facebook page and on Zoom. This group celebrates the diversity of Buddhist and other meditative orientations and welcomes participants from all contemplative traditions to attend. The group is open to everyone regardless of funds; there is a free will offering ($5 suggested with checks made to UUCSP with Meditation in the memo line, mailed to UUCSP, 740 E Main Street, Santa Paula, CA 93060). The meeting will begin with a reading and short discussion, with a guided meditation leading us into a time of silence. There is power in meditating together. We would love to have you join us. For more information, leave a message on Reverend Maddie's private line at the church: 805-525-4620 or email minister@uucsp.org
Image by Lynn Holbein
Join Zoom Meeting https://us04web.zoom.us/j/7312177775
Meeting ID: 731 217 7775
Password uucsp93060
1+ 669 900 9128 to call in by phone
Phone password: 529593
Parking is available on the street in front of the church. In addition, there are a limited number of parking spaces behind the church in the alley-way. A handicap accessible entrance with an electric lift is available on the east side of the building next to the side entrance.
Service: Sankofa: A Walk Into the Light of Love with Reggie Harris
Day and Time
Sunday Aug 22, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AMDetails
Rev. Maddie, Rev. Betty with ministers from our cluster
Please join the Channel Islands ClUUster of congregations collaborative worship service, with special guest musician Reggie Harris. A songwriter of great depth and passion, Reggie Harris writes from a personal sense of mission that merges a world wise point of view with a singularly hopeful stance that life, though often challenging, is filled with possibility and hope. His songs reveal thoughts about life and love and some of the deep aspects of the human experience and cover topics from his own personal journey to world issues and history. Offering to the Living Legacy Project, on whose board Reggie sits. https://www.uulivinglegacy.org/. More information to come!
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/7312177775
Meeting ID: 731 217 7775 Password: uucsp93060
To phone:+1 253 215 8782 Phone password: 529593
Parking is available on the street in front of the church. In addition, there are a limited number of parking spaces behind the church in the alley-way. A handicap accessible entrance with an electric lift is available on the east side of the building next to the side entrance.
Sip and Check In
Day and Time
Tuesday Aug 24, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PMDetails
Grab your favorite beverage and join Rev. Maddie on Zoom.
We will light a chalice, have a reading, and check in with each other.
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/7312177775
Meeting ID: 731 217 7775
Password: uucsp93060
Parking is available on the street in front of the church. In addition, there are a limited number of parking spaces behind the church in the alley-way. A handicap accessible entrance with an electric lift is available on the east side of the building next to the side entrance.
Meditation with Rev. Maddie
Day and Time
Wednesday Aug 25, 6:00 PM - Friday Aug 27, 7:00 PMDetails
The community is invited to a meditation practice group of the Universalist Unitarian Church of Santa Paula led this evening by Rev. Maddie Sifantus. The group takes place during the time of COVID on the church's Facebook page and on Zoom. This group celebrates the diversity of Buddhist and other meditative orientations and welcomes participants from all contemplative traditions to attend. The group is open to everyone regardless of funds; there is a free will offering ($5 suggested with checks made to UUCSP with Meditation in the memo line, mailed to UUCSP, 740 E Main Street, Santa Paula, CA 93060). The meeting will begin with a reading and short discussion, with a guided meditation leading us into a time of silence. There is power in meditating together. We would love to have you join us. For more information, leave a message on Reverend Maddie's private line at the church: 805-525-4620 or email minister@uucsp.org
Image by Lynn Holbein
Join Zoom Meeting https://us04web.zoom.us/j/7312177775
Meeting ID: 731 217 7775
Password uucsp93060
1+ 669 900 9128 to call in by phone
Phone password: 529593
Parking is available on the street in front of the church. In addition, there are a limited number of parking spaces behind the church in the alley-way. A handicap accessible entrance with an electric lift is available on the east side of the building next to the side entrance.
Our Congregation
Are you looking for a friendly home where you can explore the larger questions of life with those who bring many perspectives? Are you looking for a faith community that looks outward to the larger community to make a difference in the world? Are you looking for a place that you can share your gifts as well as your concerns and your interests? Would you like to find a place that has a Spiritual Growth Center so we can grow together in spirit and health? Would you like to be able to laugh and cry together, sing together and share our lives? Rev. Maddie would love to welcome you to our small but mighty faith home.
About Unitarian Universalism
We are people of all ages, people of many backgrounds, and people of many beliefs. We are brave, curious and compassionate thinkers and doers. We create spirituality and community beyond boundaries, working for more justice and more love in our own lives and in the world.
Church of the Larger Fellowship
Unitarian Universalist Association
LGBTQ Welcoming Congregation
Pacific Western Region of the UUA
