Sunday Services

The Unitarian Church of Los Alamos is located at:

Map and Directions

Sunday Schedule

During the regular church year (Mid-August through May), Rev. John Cullinan leads services at 9:00 am and 11:00 am. During the summer, we have one service at 10:00 am. See the Sunday Service Titles and Descriptions. You can also see a list of Previous Services.

One Sunday a month our Worship Committee organizes a lay-lead service. Church members or invited guests will discuss an issue of importance to the church or local community.

What to Expect on Sundays

Unitarian Universalism is a religious tradition with a rich history in the United States. You’ll find a diversity of religious belief in our sanctuary. On any Sunday morning, you’re as likely to sit with a Christian as you are with a Buddhist, someone raised in the Jewish tradition, or someone raised with no religious background at all. In our liberal religious tradition, we are grounded in principles of freedom, reason, and tolerance, and we are far more concerned with the world we choose to build together, here and now, than we are in dictating any form of correct belief. As it says in our vision statement, “We celebrate diversity in belief and seek unity in action“.

If you are visiting us for the first time, please stop by the welcome table in the foyer to sign our guest book and fill out a name tag. Be sure to pick up a visitor’s packet, which includes the most recent issue of The Voice, our monthly newsletter.

Religious exploration for children takes place between the two services at 10 am. During services, children remain in the sanctuary with their parents for the first half of the service, and are then dismissed for activity time. Children are always welcome to remain with their parents in the sanctuary for the entirety of the service. Our Director of Religious Exploration, De Anna Hoyle, is available to answer any questions you may have. Childcare is available in the nursery during Sunday Services.

We welcome people of all races, ages, beliefs and sexual/gender orientations. We are recognized as a Welcoming Congregation by the Unitarian Universalist Association, embracing our pride in and solidarity with our gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender members and friends.

Accessibility: assistive listening devices, magnifiers for print materials, Braille hymns, and wheelchair spaces in the sanctuary are all available. Our greeters can direct you to appropriate materials. Please consider that some people have adverse reactions to fragrances. Notify the greeter of any other needs you have have. Welcome!

Sunday Forum
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. Click on the link above to see a list of upcoming Sunday Forum topics or click here for a list of Previous Forum Titles.

Sermon Audio
Each week, we post an audio recording of the Sunday readings and sermon by Rev. John Cullinan or guests. See the list of audio recordings here or you can view the latest audio at the top right of the welcome page. You can also subscribe to our podcast on iTunes.

Touchstones
During the church year, we offer several special services:

• Water Communion
• Christmas Eve by Candlelight
• Flower Communion
• New Member Ceremony
• Child Dedications