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Some people wonder what goes on in a typical Unitarian Universalist service. Here is a point-by-point list. Most UU congregations have most of these items most of the time, although probably not in this exact order. Our services usually take an hour and a quarter. We have:
That's it! We stand for hymns and responsive readings. The minister or service leader will always ask the congregation to stand and to be seated. You don't have to worry about knowing when to stand or sit. We don't genuflect. We don't kneel to pray. If you are a first-time visitor, you can sit towards the back, watch what other people do, and fit right in. [Ed. Note: I was on the board of trustees for four years. Trustees rotate through "Mike Duty", which means they make the welcoming announcement at the start of the service and the community announcements at the end. About half the time I had Mike Duty I found myself making an announcement at the end to warn first-time visitors "This wasn't a typical service..." We had an all-joke service one April Fool's Day. We tried some Wiccan chants and dance steps once. We have an all-hymn service every year. We have a Blessing of the Animals service every two or three years. We have had panel discussions and slide shows. We have had talks given by a man who really is a rocket scientist, which were more like college lectures than sermons. We haven't had a "Quaker Silence" service yet, but we could.] |
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2172 Kiernan Avenue Modesto, California (209) 545-1837 |
We have no mail service on Kiernan;
please use: PO Box 1000 Salida, CA 95368 |
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We are a liberal church and the only UU congregation in Stanislaus county. We serve Ceres, Denair, Escalon, Hickman, Hughson, Keyes, Manteca, Modesto, Oakdale, Patterson, Ripon, Riverbank, Salida, Turlock and Waterford. We welcome people, be they Agnostic, Atheist, Buddhist, Christian, Deist, Free-thinker, Humanist, Jew, Pagan, Theist, Wiccan, or those who seek their own spiritual path. We welcome people without regard to race, physical ability, ethnicity or sexual orientation.
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Visits since 17 Apr 1999. We updated this page 21 Apr 2010 |