Below is a comprehensive listing of the many events and meetings at UUCSS.

Be Here, Now – Rev. Kristin Grassel Schmidt

Through silent, guided, mindfulness, and sung meditations this service will invite participants into the practice of presence with one’s self. No prior meditation experience necessary!

Administrative Operations Committee

Please contact aoc@uucss.org for details, as meeting schedule and location are subject to change. Supports the minister and staff in performing the administrative functions of the church. The committee is responsible for improving office procedures and making decisions about purchases, replacements, repairs and maintenance of all office equipment.

Demands of the Age – Rev. Abhi Janamanchi

We are thrilled to welcome Rev. Abhi Janamanchi, Senior Minister at Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Congregation, to the UUCSS pulpit! The sermon title is inspired by William Ellery Channing, who used it effectively in 1824 during the ordination and installation service of his junior colleague Ezra Stiles Gannett. The service will reflect on what Unitarian…

food donation

Food Donations

UUCSS volunteers donate coffee, green vegetables, and fruit once a month to Silver Spring Christian Reform Church located at 1501 Arcola Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20902. UUCSS volunteers sign up to donate food every other month, or drive the food over — which really only amounts to driving on average once a year. Donations of…

Property Committee

Please contact property@uucss.org for details, as meeting schedule and location are subject to change. Monitors the requirements for maintenance, renovation and improvement of buildings and grounds. Working closely with the sexton, supervises and organizes the maintenance of church property. Manages the attractiveness of the church facility, gardens, and grounds. Helps the church to be energy-efficient and…

Worship Services Committee

Please contact worship@uucss.org for details, as meeting schedule and location are subject to change. Worship committee oversees the production of consistent and meaningful worship services throughout the year by coordinating with the minister, minister of religious education, music director, deaf access committee, and congregation. The committee creates worship services when the minister is absent from…

The Ones Who Save Us – Rev. Kristin Grassel Schmidt

Superheroes and their stories evolve as the world and its challenges change. This week, we we celebrate what our youngest members have been learning in the Our Whole Lives, Superhero Academy, and Holy Troublemakers curricula and we consider what today’s superheroes can tell us about our needs and the needs of our world today. Everyone…

Program Council

Please contact council@uucss.org for details, as meeting schedule and location are subject to change. The Program Council through its volunteer committees provides structure for church members to operate all the programs of the Church in conjunction with our professional leaders. The Council is led by the Board Vice President for Program and includes the Chairs of all…

Hymn Sing Sunday – Rev. Kristin Grassel Schmidt

People of all ages are invited to make a joyful noise in this hymn sing service. Everyone will get to submit the song they want us to sing and we’ll make selections out of a hat. Add your voice to the chorus or just sit back and bask in the music.