Guest speaker Malaika Tawasufi helped us understand the origins and meaning of Kwanzaa and how its principles unite us today.
Read MoreOn Christmas Eve, Rev. Lissa used the biblical story of the star as a jumping-off point to remind us to live in awe, open to marvelous possibilities and eager to be awed.
Read MoreRev. Lissa used the winter solstice to illustrate how we can look at darkness differently. Check out her sermon to learn how you can be a better “student of the solstice!”
Read MoreGuest preacher Rabbi Susan Goldberg drew on Jewish traditions and the Hebrew language to define "courage" in a new way.
Read MoreChurch member and guest preacher Christine Celata shared the science behind keeping good behavior and discontinuing bad behaviors.
Read MoreGuest speaker Clare Fox of the Los Angeles Food Policy Council affirmed the connection between the food we eat and the justice we crave in our communities.
Read MoreHow does privacy relate to self-care? How does it impact our spiritual well-being? Rev. Lissa asked these questions of us while taking a look at our culture's devaluation of privacy.
Read MoreReverend Lissa brought the rich history of our church into the Sanctuary, including the original mandates of this beloved community.
Read MoreInterfaith activist Tahil Sharma brought the concept of light to us as seen in the Hindu and Sikh traditions.
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Rev. Lissa encouraged us not to be afraid to bring our true, vulnerable selves to this community. Belonging is knowing that we belong to each other, she says.
Read MoreRev. Christina Shu led us through the beginnings of the reconciliation process as we reckon with some disturbing legacies of our church’s past.
Read MoreRev. Lissa invites us to examine what forgiveness means to us and how forgiveness has contributed to our own social evolution as human beings. What can you gain by exploring forgiveness in your life?
Read MoreGuest preacher Rev. Kikanza Nuri-Robins asks to adjust the way we look at truth-telling and offers new benchmarks to help us make wise decisions accordingly.
Read MoreRev. Lissa and Social Justice and Inclusion Coordinator Luis Sierra Campos shared the pulpit to talk about social justice as a necessary part of our Unitarian Universalist identity.
Read MoreRev. Lissa reminds us of the rich history of both Neighborhood Church and Unitarian Universalism, encouraging us to remember our liberal religious identity and our call to foster the inclusion of all.
Read MoreRev. Lissa Gundlach welcomed the congregation to a new church year with the beloved ritual of Water Communion. In her homily, she reminds us all to "water" our souls even when the immediate effects aren't visible, much like a tree whose roots expand underground and unseen.
Read MoreAs part of the Voices of Neighborhood summer sermon series, Lexi Schwede asked us to consider that while we can't always change our circumstances, we can change our reaction to them.
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