Covid19 Update: You are welcome to join us in person or via Zoom for Sunday worship. Masks are optional inside the church building. If you would like to join via Zoom, please email office@starrking.org to request the link.
DRUUMM — Diverse and Revolutionary Unitarian Universalist Multicultural Ministries — is the oldest and largest Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) collective in Unitarian Universalism. DRUUMM organized in 1997 for mutual support and to advance an anti-racist, intersectional, multicultural faith. In August of 2023, DRUMM launched a pilot program to collect racial and ethnic demographic … Read the rest
Stewardship – the protection of something considered worth caring for and preserving. Something precious.
Have you noticed a new energy in our church? I have. You can see it in budding flowers and budding bushes, cottage meetings, congregational conversation sessions, laughing out of doors, singing without masks, and laughing at jokes from the pulpit, to name only a few. Spring … Read the rest
From Jeffrey Melcher, our Religious Education consultant:
Update 2.1.2023: We have hired a new administrator! She will start her new role later this month. Stay tuned for details!
There are some important changes in staffing coming up at Starr King UU Church. Our goal is to hire a new Office Administrator who lives locally, to start mid- to late-February. The position, for the most part, will … Read the rest
By Bob Britton
Today, Tuesday, Dec 6, 2022, at 3:15 pm the Alameda County Board of Supervisors will hold a “Special” Board meeting to discuss the parameters of a potential Sheriff Oversight ordinance.
Please speak at the meeting in support of strong independent sheriff oversight. You can speak at the meeting over zoom.
A coalition of organizations including our Starr … Read the rest
These poems are part of our annual Labor Day service this year. This tradition, started in 2003, is centered on social justice and HOPE. Poetry is one way we connect with the despair of injustice and our hope for a more just future.
Old South Meeting House by January Gill O’Neil
Yes, You Can! Yes, We … Read the rest
“We are happy to grow food for others…”
“The food we donated was grown without any pesticides…”
“We are happy we could feed hungry people.”
Our children’s community garden was a success!! Our harvest was sent home with families at our local food pantry, South Hayward Parish. We are … Read the rest
In those moments in life where we don’t quite get it right, look for opportunities to loosen up expectations that keep us stuck in the “plan.” Children have a great way of being in the moment, and our Starr King children taught me that exact lesson.
My StoryMy plan was to teach the children how music plays a part … Read the rest
SoUUlful UU Ministry has been experiencing “seed to harvest!” Several months ago the children planted pop corn, radish, sweet peas, beans, sweet corn, and pumpkin seeds. In preparation, as one of our family projects, the families created a table top compost bin. Now as we harvest, we will share our tomatoes with our local food bank. And we recently picked … Read the rest
