Covid-19 Info & Updates

Services are multiplatform (with both in-person and virtual participation available). Masks are required inside when in shared spaces. Masks are not required for small/medium groups who have come to a covenantal agreement. Click to learn more about our Gathering Plan and the overall UUS COVID response. Read more »

Sunday Services: Join Us In Person or On YouTube Live

The news is full of baffling, despondent, and downright horrifying stories. It can be easy to feel helpless and hopeless. Join us online or in person for a Sunday service led by UUS member Brenda Linley, a radical optimist who embraces the world, warts and all; while maintaining a positive outlook and belief that the good outweighs the bad. Find more information on this Sunday at https://www.uusic.org/services/7-4-22 If you are a visitor, and would like to let us know you have participated in our service today, you are invited to fill out a UUS Visitor form: https://forms.gle/4tefFpSCjEXiSPnj9 July Offerings Benefit the Inside Out Reentry Community. Donate online at http://bit.ly/UUSPartner, or mail a check to UUS with “Inside Out” on the memo line. You can also make a gift or pledge payment to our Operating Budget: donate online at http://bit.ly/UUSOperating, text “GivetoUUSIC Operating” to 73256, or mail a check to the office with “operating” or “pledge” on the memo line (also write “pledge” if you’d like to apply to an existing stewardship pledge).
July 3rd, 2022- The Power of And

Streaming live Sunday July 3rd, 2022 - 10:00 am

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The Power of And

The news is full of baffling, despondent, and downright horrifying stories. It can be easy to feel helpless and hopeless. Join us online or in person for a Sunday service led by UUS member Brenda Linley, a radical optimist who embraces the world, warts and all; while maintaining a positive outlook and belief that the good outweighs the bad.

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  • The Inside Out Reentry Community is our July Community PartnerThe Inside Out Reentry Community is our July Community Partner
    Inside Out’s mission is to support people involved in the criminal legal system and to educate the public to promote healing, restore relationships, and reduce recidivism. Inside Out works with individuals incarcerated throughout Iowa and provides additional assistance to those returning to Johnson County after release, operating a drop-in Resource Center and offering weekly meetings ...

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Watch Recent Services

General Assembly comes around every year - but have you ever wondered what actually happens there? Ever thought about attending but didn’t know if it would be a good fit? Since our service this week will be live from Portland and later than our usual time, join us in person or online at our regular 10am for an informal panel discussion with fellow UUS members who have attended General Assembly in the past. Questions will be welcomed both in the sanctuary and in the YouTube chat. We hope to see you there! (The General Assembly worship service in Portland will be livestreamed at 11:30 am at https://www.uua.org/ga/off-site/2022/sunday-worship.) Find more information on this Sunday at https://www.uusic.org/services/6-26-22/ If you are a visitor, and would like to let us know you have participated in our service today, you are invited to fill out a UUS Visitor form: https://forms.gle/4tefFpSCjEXiSPnj9 June Offerings Benefit Table to Table. Donate online at http://bit.ly/UUSPartner, or mail a check to UUS with “Table to Table” on the memo line. You can also make a gift or pledge payment to our Operating Budget: donate online at http://bit.ly/UUSOperating, text “GivetoUUSIC Operating” to 73256, or mail a check to the office with “operating” or “pledge” on the memo line (also write “pledge” if you’d like to apply to an existing stewardship pledge).
June 26th, 2022- General Assembly 101
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Zach Wahls, Iowa State Senator for District 37 since 2019, will be our guest speaker for this Sunday service. Prior to his election, Zach worked as an advocate in the LGBTQ rights movement following his testimony before the Iowa House Judiciary Committee about growing up with lesbian parents in the Midwest. He continued his activism with his writings, speaking, public service, and living the 7 principles he was raised with right here at UUS. You won’t want to miss this! Find more information on this Sunday at https://www.uusic.org/services/7-10-22/ If you are a visitor, and would like to let us know you have participated in our service today, you are invited to fill out a UUS Visitor form: https://forms.gle/4tefFpSCjEXiSPnj9 July offerings benefit the Inside Out Reentry Community. Donate online at http://bit.ly/UUSPartner, or mail a check to UUS with “Inside Out” on the memo line. You can also make a gift or pledge payment to our Operating Budget: donate online at http://bit.ly/UUSOperating, text “GivetoUUSIC Operating” to 73256, or mail a check to the office with “operating” or “pledge” on the memo line (also write “pledge” if you’d like to apply to an existing stewardship pledge).
July 10th, 2022- Compassion, or the Lack of It, in Current Iowa Politics
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The news is full of baffling, despondent, and downright horrifying stories. It can be easy to feel helpless and hopeless. Join us online or in person for a Sunday service led by UUS member Brenda Linley, a radical optimist who embraces the world, warts and all; while maintaining a positive outlook and belief that the good outweighs the bad. Find more information on this Sunday at https://www.uusic.org/services/7-4-22 If you are a visitor, and would like to let us know you have participated in our service today, you are invited to fill out a UUS Visitor form: https://forms.gle/4tefFpSCjEXiSPnj9 July Offerings Benefit the Inside Out Reentry Community. Donate online at http://bit.ly/UUSPartner, or mail a check to UUS with “Inside Out” on the memo line. You can also make a gift or pledge payment to our Operating Budget: donate online at http://bit.ly/UUSOperating, text “GivetoUUSIC Operating” to 73256, or mail a check to the office with “operating” or “pledge” on the memo line (also write “pledge” if you’d like to apply to an existing stewardship pledge).
July 3rd, 2022- The Power of And
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  • July Newsletter Now Available

    The June issue of the UUS News is now available. Download it here (PDF), or find it and past issues on our website. Hard copies will be mailed to subscribers.

  • Read the 2021/2022 Annual Report

    Learn more about the programs, activities, and outreach our UUS congregation has undertaken this past year! Read the 2021/2022 Annual Report here (PDF) or browse our archive of past issues.

Featured Events

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Virtual Girls’ Night Out

June 27 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Virtual, IA + Google Map

All UUS women are invited to join this virtual happy/social "hour" with friends from Girls' Night Out at 5:30 pm on the fourth Monday of each month via Zoom.  Everyone is welcome even if you haven't gathered with us in the past.  Let's catch up over a beverage of your choice (or none) and perhaps chat about any good books we've read,  movies we've watched, or walks we've taken. Contact Marianne Mason with questions (girlsnightout@uusic.org). Link to Join, Meeting ID: 832 4041…

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UU Buddhist Sangha

June 27 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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An event every week that begins at 7:00 pm on Monday, repeating indefinitely

Virtual, IA + Google Map

The UUS Buddhist Sangha is a community of people who gather weekly for silent meditation and discussion of contemporary Buddhist teachings. We meet via Zoom on Mondays, from 7 to 8:30 pm, with social time before the meeting at 6:45. Diversity of view is welcome as a foundation for collective wisdom. Our mutual support promotes clarity, compassion and ethical behavior through the practice of mindfulness. To find out more, contact Cindy Spading (buddhistsangha@uusic.org). While you can join in Zoom with…

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Men’s Sunday Social

July 3 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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An event every month that begins at 6:00 pm on day First of the month, repeating indefinitely

Two Dogs Pub, 1705 S 1st Ave
Iowa City, IA + Google Map

UUS adult men are invited to gather together on the first Sunday of most months from 6 to 8 pm to socialize in a casual setting at 2dogs pub in Iowa City (1705 S 1st Ave). Send questions to Nik Jakob at menssundaysocial@uusic.org.

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Lectio Divina with Poetry

July 13 @ 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
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One event on July 13, 2022 at 12:00 pm

One event on August 10, 2022 at 12:00 pm

Unitarian Universalist Society, 2355 Oakdale Rd
Coralville, IA + Google Map

Lectio Divina is a practice of reading a text in a way that allows you to meditatively enter into a deeper understanding of the text, what is happening in your emotional, mental, or spiritual life, and reflect on where or what you might be called to do in your life in the coming day(s) or week(s). Rev. Diana is leading a multiplatform group (in person and on Zoom) to practice Lectio Divina with poetry this summer. This is a drop-in/come…

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CUUPs Lunations

July 13 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
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One event on March 16, 2022 at 8:00 pm

One event on April 16, 2022 at 8:00 pm

One event on May 16, 2022 at 8:00 pm

One event on June 14, 2022 at 8:00 pm

One event on July 13, 2022 at 8:00 pm

One event on August 11, 2022 at 8:00 pm

One event on September 10, 2022 at 8:00 pm

One event on October 9, 2022 at 8:00 pm

One event on November 8, 2022 at 8:00 pm

One event on December 7, 2022 at 8:00 pm

Virtual, IA + Google Map

"What if for each moon cycle you practiced thinking, feeling, knowing like something else?" - Sophie Strand The UU Covenant of UU Pagans (CUUPs) invites you to join us each lunar cycle to choose a being, an animal, plant, or landscape feature to come into greater contact with.  Your being for the lunar cycle can be the same as or different from other participants.  (Inspired by Sophie Strand) This online gathering is a combination of discussion, sharing, and learning magical…

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