Welcome & Bienvenida/os
You're invited to our supportive, vibrant, accepting community of religious free thinkers.
Join us for Online Sunday Services!
Join us for Online Sunday Services!
Our mission is to create community, to nurture spiritual growth, and to act on our values to help heal the world.
Nuestra misión es crear comunidad, fomentar el crecimiento spiritual y vivir nuestros valores para ayudar a sanar el mundo.
View our aspiration, principles, and sources.
Nuestra misión es crear comunidad, fomentar el crecimiento spiritual y vivir nuestros valores para ayudar a sanar el mundo.
View our aspiration, principles, and sources.
Services and Sermons
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To safeguard against COVID, onsite worship services and events are currently suspended. However, we remain together in spirit and invite you to join us online to watch, sing along and participate in meaningful ways.
Watch our live stream online service Sundays at 9:30am.
To add your comments, watch the service on YouTube or Facebook (log in required). To watch past services go to our Messages page. Next Sunday Worship Live Stream:
"Immersed" Rev. Tania Y. Márquez, Assistant Minister Sunday, June 20, 2021 9:30 am PST |
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Staying Connected
From our weekly live stream worship service and online social hour to our Family Ministry activities, Facebook Groups, meditation videos and online meetings, we are thriving together virtually until we can be together in person again. We heartily invite you to turn isolation into inspiration by joining us online. For a growing collection of ways to connect, Staying Connected page.
Calendar
All onsite events are on temporarily suspended until further notice. For online meetings, classes, etc. see our Calendar.
News
Read the 20/21 Annual Report
Annual Meeting via Zoom Webinar on Sunday, June 20, 2021 at 11 am. Please go to the Members Only Section through the top tool bar for more information about the meeting's agenda and voting. If you need help with signing in to this section, please contact Rose at officeadmin@firstuusandiego.org.
Reopening Team Update ─ June 10, 2021
Our experiences with small group meetings are going well. No major issues have arisen, and we feel more confident about how other meetings may go. Any other small groups that wish to begin to meet on campus should apply for permission through Robie Evans.
Church groups are free to meet off campus. Vaccinations are recommended. Mask wearing should continue. Of course anyone with symptoms should not participate. Each group leader should keep track of those who attend.
Larger groups, up to about 30 people, will now be permitted to meet on campus. Please apply through Robie Evans to get the okay. The on-campus mask "mandate" continues, along with the other recommendations set out for small groups. The church has acquired a portable sound system which could help facilitate large group meetings.
About outdoor worship services: Sites such as the park in the South Bay area where the farewell for Rev. Tania will be held may be suitable for South Bay services. This is being investigated. For Hillcrest, renting a large enough canopy and other requirements and costs are being looked into.
About indoor worship services: Improved meeting house air circulation may allow for Hillcrest services while the weather remains warm enough. Heating work remains to be done before services in colder weather can happen. A possible target date of sometime in September is being looked at but no decision has been made.
Budget constraints remain with respect to holding any in-person worship services, inside or out. The church budget is up for approval at our general meeting on June 20. Passage of the budget will help clarify these considerations.
A red-yellow-green system of personal badges is being looked at. Red badge: for whatever reasons I request appropriate social distance please. Yellow badge: approaching me is okay but please no physical contact. Green badge: I'm comfortable interacting as we did before the pandemic.
Our experiences with small group meetings are going well. No major issues have arisen, and we feel more confident about how other meetings may go. Any other small groups that wish to begin to meet on campus should apply for permission through Robie Evans.
Church groups are free to meet off campus. Vaccinations are recommended. Mask wearing should continue. Of course anyone with symptoms should not participate. Each group leader should keep track of those who attend.
Larger groups, up to about 30 people, will now be permitted to meet on campus. Please apply through Robie Evans to get the okay. The on-campus mask "mandate" continues, along with the other recommendations set out for small groups. The church has acquired a portable sound system which could help facilitate large group meetings.
About outdoor worship services: Sites such as the park in the South Bay area where the farewell for Rev. Tania will be held may be suitable for South Bay services. This is being investigated. For Hillcrest, renting a large enough canopy and other requirements and costs are being looked into.
About indoor worship services: Improved meeting house air circulation may allow for Hillcrest services while the weather remains warm enough. Heating work remains to be done before services in colder weather can happen. A possible target date of sometime in September is being looked at but no decision has been made.
Budget constraints remain with respect to holding any in-person worship services, inside or out. The church budget is up for approval at our general meeting on June 20. Passage of the budget will help clarify these considerations.
A red-yellow-green system of personal badges is being looked at. Red badge: for whatever reasons I request appropriate social distance please. Yellow badge: approaching me is okay but please no physical contact. Green badge: I'm comfortable interacting as we did before the pandemic.
Our Food Pantry - The Future of our Congregational Life
While our church, communities, and State have been closed down for most of the last 14 months, the volunteers at our South Bay Food Pantry have lived our values, created beloved community, and established an institution... Read More
While our church, communities, and State have been closed down for most of the last 14 months, the volunteers at our South Bay Food Pantry have lived our values, created beloved community, and established an institution... Read More
River of Life Footpath Installation to Begin in June
We have exciting news! The “River of Life” footpath installation in our Memorial Garden will begin this June, 2021, according to Designer and Artist Jerry Thiebolt. A couple of years ago, we held three brick-stamping events at both campuses to create the “building blocks” of this footpath while leaving a little of our creativity behind as a part of this beautiful garden of six memorial walls... Read More
We have exciting news! The “River of Life” footpath installation in our Memorial Garden will begin this June, 2021, according to Designer and Artist Jerry Thiebolt. A couple of years ago, we held three brick-stamping events at both campuses to create the “building blocks” of this footpath while leaving a little of our creativity behind as a part of this beautiful garden of six memorial walls... Read More
8th Principle
Visit our 8th Principle page to find out more about the 8th Principle and to watch the recordings of the forums on the 8th Principle.
Visit our 8th Principle page to find out more about the 8th Principle and to watch the recordings of the forums on the 8th Principle.
Zoom With Your Board - monthly on the first Sunday
Sunday, August 1, 10:30 am, https://bit.ly/FirstUUBoardChat. Chat with Board members to find out what the Board is working on or voice your accolades and/or concerns for our congregation.
Sunday, August 1, 10:30 am, https://bit.ly/FirstUUBoardChat. Chat with Board members to find out what the Board is working on or voice your accolades and/or concerns for our congregation.
Reopening TeamFirst Church is preparing for our new normal. A great team has been tasked with preparing our church for a safe return. Read More.
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