04/09/2023 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am – The Rev. Tania Márquez will be speaking at our pulpit on Easter Sunday and reflecting on Renewal as a form of Resistance by touching on Jesus’s story and his show of resistance in the week before Easter. We will be celebrating the miracle of spring and its message of rebirth with a Flower Communion. Our […]

04/16/2023 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am – Rev. Dr. Don Stouder is a career hospital and hospice chaplain and medical ethicist and has served the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Desert in various capacities since moving to the Palm Springs desert in the summer of 2017 with his husband Tim. He currently serves as our Affiliated Community Minister, a common designation for […]

04/23/2023 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am – One doesn’t have to become a Buddhist to benefit from some of the Buddha’s teachings. Rev. Arvid, who has had a Buddhist practice for more than 40 years will share some of the teachings that help make life better. Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube has been a parish minister for 35 years in Washington State, North […]

04/30/2023 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am – The data couldn’t be more clear: according to a significant amount of research, we are living in a time of rampant public disrespect. A recent survey found that ¾ of all front-line workers in 25 industries across the globe have experienced disrespect and incivility by customers on an average of once a month. Even more […]

05/07/2023 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am – Summit members Shelley Lekven, Sara Duvall speaking about their creative process with polymer clay, and clay and pottery

05/14/2023 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am – This Mother’s Day we celebrate all the nurturing that happened last year and we get creative around ways to up the nurturing ante from dinner to beyond. Rebekah Milhoan, LCSW is a licensed therapist in the field for more than 15 years. Bekah’s trauma-informed and mindfulness practice nurtures individuals in all walks of life toward […]

05/21/2023 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am – “Inspiration—to be inspired—comes from communion with spirit.To create in any form requires listening, hearing and receiving. Whether we know it or not. Alix and Jenny will share their creativity in 2-D and 3-D art mediums.” About the speakers: Jenny Saar has been attending Summit UU Fellowship for 17 years. Showing a proclivity for drawing as […]

05/28/2023 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am – Two Summit members will reflect on the creative process. Tom is looking forward to sharing some things he does when needing a boost in his work. At the dawn of the AI era, Ryn will consider the importance of love in human creativity. Two Summit members will reflect on the creative process. Tom is looking […]

06/03/2023 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Please join us on Saturday, June 3rd at 10:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary and on Zoom, as we get to meet KC Marie Pandell in person! She will start with a brief introduction, then have time for questions and answers from the congregation – in person and over zoom. Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/96459023656 Meeting ID: 964 […]

06/04/2023 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am – Longtime Summit members Al Mork, Liz McHugh, Nancy Merrill, Don & Barbara Jania-Smith, Margo Mariana, Bekah Milhoan, & Sam Olin will share their perspectives on organizing and volunteering for the Summit Interfaith Shelter this year after a four-year hiatus. They will talk about their experience working with other religious organizations, why they feel it’s important […]