The Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, New Mexico
"Whoever you are, wherever you are on your life's journey, you are welcome here"
About Our Church/Location Religious Exploration: Kids Calendar
Church Staff/Contacts Articles: Minister, President Happenings & News  
Visitor Welcome & FAQ Sermons/Podcasts (archive)   Members & Friends

Contact Us
(505) 662-2346
1738 North Sage St.
Los Alamos, NM 87544
(get directions)

Notes From Our Staff

Happy New Year!
(01 Sep 2010)
8/22/2010 Sermon
(23 Aug 2010)
Greetings from Minneapolis!
(24 Jun 2010)

Benette Sherman, CDRE
From the Religious Exploration Staff

Children's Religious Exploration
10:00 am
(11:00 am 9-12th grade)

Adult Religious Exploration
Forum: 10:00 am
(no RE classes or Forum during summer)

Children's RE Class Registration
2010-11 RE Registration form
The forms have fillable fields and a button to send back to the DRE. Or, print the form and return directly to the DRE.

From the Church President

Church Happenings & News
Members & Friends
Directory Photo Bookings
Friday, September 3, 2010
UU Summer Camping: Agua Piedra
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
(7:00pm) Adult Choir begins
Voice Deadline
Friday, September 17, 2010
(11:30am) UU Women's 3rd Friday Luncheon
Saturday, September 18, 2010
(6:00pm) All Church Game Night
Saturday, October 16, 2010
(6:00pm) All Church Game Night
Members: Request an event be displayed here!

We are a Member Congregation of the
Mountain Desert District
Unitarian Universalist Association

Theodore Parker, radical theologian
IDEAS: 2010 is the bicentennial of the most influential Unitarian minister who ever lived.   (Mon, 30 Aug 2010)

New Orleans UU churches alive—and struggling
NEWS: Three New Orleans churches and a Gulfport, Miss., congregation struggle to regain members five years after Katrina.   (Mon, 30 Aug 2010)

Morales visits Unitarian Universalists in the Philippines
NEWS: UUA president's visit will renew historic ties with UU Church of the Philippines.   (Mon, 30 Aug 2010)


If you are curious about what Unitarian Universalist believe in, please look at the UUA visitors or frequently asked questions page.

Not sure what YOU believe in? Check out the Belief-o-matic from Beliefnet.com.

welcoming_congreation
We are a Welcoming Congregation
 
Welcome to the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos

A Most Dangerous Game
Rev. John Cullinan
22 Aug 2010
Install Adobe Flash Player Plugin

On the Vandalism of a Hindu Temple in Minnesota
Colin MacArthur
27 Jun 2010
Install Adobe Flash Player Plugin

Humanism and Skeptical Inquiry
ElRoy Miller
25 Jul 2010
Install Adobe Flash Player Plugin
 
We are always happy to welcome newcomers and we will try to make you feel at home and comfortable.

We respect each person's beliefs and our congregation is diverse and we cherish that diversity. If this sounds good to you we hope you will try us out by joining us on a Sunday morning for church service with coffee and conversation afterwards. We look forward to meeting you.


  • Vision & Mission
  • End Goals
  • The Seven Principles

Mission Statement (where we are now, at our best)

At the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos,
Our minds, hearts and doors are open.
Enter a community of compassion and inquiry.
Venture out to shape a just, sustainable world.


Vision Statement (where we want to be in five years)

We celebrate diversity of belief and seek unity in action.
We are an inclusive, caring community that nourishes and challenges the heart and mind.
People of all ages find a haven for spiritual and intellectual exploration and artistic expression.
Living our Seven Principles, we bring justice and compassion to our congregation, the community, and the world.
We are a beacon of hope.

End Goals (directions we will take to fulfill our vision):

We will expand our activities to support a diversity of congregational interests and needs, inviting broad participation of congregation and community members.

We will recruit volunteers and lay leaders throughout the congregation, promoting a culture to support and nurture them in their work.

We will offer support for a wide variety of needs in worship programs, continuing to support a varied and vibrant music and other cultural programs.

We will inspire personal growth by expanding our RE program to provide offerings for all ages.

We will bring more visibility to the congregation's vision of unity in action through connections with individual and group social justice efforts.

We will continue to work towards solutions to our facilities issues in ways that support and promote the above goals.

There are seven principles which Unitarian Universalist congregations Affirm and Promote:

  1. The inherent worth and dignity of every person
  2. Justice, equity, and compassion in human relations
  3. Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations
  4. A free and responsible search for truth and meaning
  5. The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within congregations and society at large
  6. The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all
  7. Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part

Sunday Morning Services
Services start at 9:00 am and 11:00 am unless otherwise noted (summer 10:00 am)
  • Sunday Services
  • Sunday Forum
September 5th (10:00 AM): "Books, Bagels, & Bach" by Evan Rose
This 10 a.m. service will feature an opportunity to socialize over beverages and bagels in the Hearth Room. During the service in Robinson Hall, members will present mini book reviews from their summer reading, punctuated by Bach musical pieces played by Alicia Solomon. Be sure to attend this community-building event.

September 12th: "Ingathering & Water Communion" by Rev. John Cullinan & Benette Sherman, DRE
Welcome back!! For our annual water communion service, we explore the ways in which we share the burdens of one another's journeys as part of a faithful community. Our two service schedule & children's religious education resume for today's all ages service

September 19th: "Many Paths, One Journey" by Rev. John Cullinan
Our new vision statement proclaims our diversity of belief and unity in action, but what does this mean for us? How can people with such differing world views and religious outlooks possibly stand to sit together in the same room every Sunday? This morning, we begin the first of a two part exploration of translating our vision into reality.
Music: Youth Choir debuts the year with ?Reflection from Mulan, and the Copeland arrangement of favorite ?Simple Gifts?

September 26th: "A Beacon of Hope" by Rev. John Cullinan
In part two of our "Vision" exploration, we take a look at the idea of "hope." It's a word that's become politicized of late, but that hasn't diminished the importance of the idea. We all need hope. So, just how do we become a beacon in this community?
Music: Children's Choir performs

October 3rd: "A Work In Progress" by Rev. John Cullinan
If our mission in life is to become more fully human, more fully ourselves, how do we know when we've reached completion? Do we ever reach completion? Are we brave enough to be changed by the human journey?
Sunday Forum takes place each Sunday during the church year (August-May) in Robinson Hall, following the first service. The forum starts at 10:10 a.m. and finishes at 10:50 a.m. with a 25-minute presentation and a 15-minute discussion period. Questions by audience members are limited to two minutes per person. Forum concentrates on church activities, community issues, denominational topics, books of note, and topics of interest to the Los Alamos Unitarian Church community.
September 12th: "Report From General Assembly 2010" by Evan Rose
The annual GA meeting for 2010 was held in Minneapolis. Nine members attended from our church: Dean Carstens, Jess and John Cullinan, KokHeong and Mike McNaughton, Felicia Orth, Alexander and Leo Orth Rose, and Evan Rose. Hear about GA 2010 and share their experiences.

September 19th: "Book Review: Last Call by Daniel Okrent" by Evan Rose
Last Call, by Daniel Okrent (2010) tells the story of the 18th Amendment--the Prohibition of Alcohol that was passed in 1919. Repealed by the 21st Amendment in 1933, it took Alan Cranston (D-CA) to make homebrewing legal starting in 1979. This book?s for you.

September 26th: "Music and My Bavarian Childhood" by Maria Petersen
Maria Petersen, Mark's mother, grew up in Bavaria after World War II. Those were hard years filled with work, personal sacrifice, and few possessions. Despite this, Maria recalls, "My parents raised us with kind, gentle, and loving guidance, prayer, and a strong faith in God. I never felt that my life lacked anything. I happily recall that warm feeling of being loved and nurtured by Mama and Papa in our home." Papa was a carpenter but money was tight. He was also a skilled musician and taught Maria to play the Bavarian zither at age eight. One year later the family performed nightly at hotels and restaurants to earn their income. Please join us to hear Maria play the beautiful Bavarian zither, and share stories from her childhood.

 
Get The Voice On-Line!
If you would like to receive the church's newletter "The Voice" electronically, please contact the church at office@uulosalamos.org. You can also download it from the members only link below! Get a sample of The Voice here.
Members & Friends Section!
We have a web section for Members & Friends. The Voice archive, minutes archive, and pictures too!
(please contact the church for username and password)

Creative Commons License

(505) 662-2346
1738 North Sage St.
Los Alamos, NM 87544

Copyright © 2001-2010, The Unitarian Church of Los Alamos. Some rights reserved.
Comments or suggestions about this site? Send e-mail to our Webmaster: webmaster [at] uulosalamos.org
The URL for this site is http://www.uulosalamos.org
Church logo by Kristine Coblentz

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License.
View our Privacy Policy