September 2025We are just days away from my October-December sabbatical. Staff and leaders are prepared, energy is up, Sunday attendance is good, and the stewardship campaign is off to a good start. We have spent September “building belonging” with our ingathering rituals and sharing meals, by discerning how to “meet the moment,” by illuminating Latino history … Continue reading Minister Reflections
What is a pledge? Each fall, UUFoM holds a stewardship campaign where members and friends make a financial commitment, called a pledge, to support our community in the coming year. Our 2026 Stewardship campaign runs from September–October 2025, but new members and anyone who missed the campaign are welcome to pledge at any time. Why … Continue reading Pledging FAQs
The UUA is launching The Woodlands, a new online pastoral care program for trans people and their families, beginning this fall. This monthly gathering offers space for trans children, youth, adults, and their caregivers to connect. Each session includes a shared message and ritual, breakout rooms for different groups (each co-facilitated by chaplains), and a closing … Continue reading Across the UU Universe: The Woodlands
Join The Gathering on Monday, September 8, at 8:00 PM as SIde With Love kicks off the church year with live music from Parker Woodland and a conversation on solidarity with Side With Love’s Nicole Pressley and author Deepa Iyer. The Gathering is Side With Love’s monthly virtual event offering spiritual grounding, political analysis, and collective action for UUs … Continue reading Across the UU Universe: The Gathering
Have you noticed? The UUFoM Events Team is kicking off the Worship Year with a bang! They’re planning a wide variety of activities—congregational events, outreach opportunities, and plenty of fun. Would you like to join them? Their next meeting is Sunday, August 31, at 7:00 PM via Zoom. The team usually meets on the first … Continue reading Help Shape the Fun – Join the Events Team!
Serve on UUFoM’s 2026–2027 Board of Directors Open positions: Interested? Or want to nominate someone? Contact the Nominating Committee: Sara Clavez, Susan Mayer, or Shannon Sonoras.
Sunday, September 14Bring small amounts of water from a place that holds personal significance – such as from a vacation, a local river/lake, or even tap water. During the service, waters are combined into a communal bowl, symbolizing the coming together of individual experiences into one shared spiritual journey.
Let’s get together and eat breakfast at EAA’s All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast at Barstow Airport! Meet up with Wendy by 9:30 am in front of the Terminal Building on Saturday, September 13, and we’ll enter together as a group. Come enjoy food, airplanes, pilots, and children’s activities—plus all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, eggs, and their famous homemade donuts! … Continue reading Pancakes, Planes, & Fellowship: Join Us!
Join us Sunday, September 14, after the service for our Welcome Back Picnic where we will also welcome our new members to UUFoM! We will provide pulled pork, jackfruit, chips, lemonade, games, and fellowship. Please bring a dish to pass. Come for the community; stay for the fun! Please let us know you are coming so we … Continue reading Annual Welcome Back Picnic
August 23, at 2:00 PMhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/83523345485?pwd=PWpSkVNpEkPn7sa3OZHBiHUoFOKp4X.1Join Christina via Zoom for an illuminating Tarot reading and learning session in honor of the New Moon in Virgo. This is the perfect time to align with Virgo’s grounded, introspective energy—ideal for setting intentions, refining routines, and gaining clarity. Please have a tarot deck ready to use!
