We nurture hearts and minds, practice beloved community and work for justice.―UU Santa Fe Mission Statement

Being | meaning making | right relationship with the sacred

Come with open heart. Come with an open mind. Come with eyes and arms wide open. Come and bring all of your gifts and all of your history. Come discover your wholeness. Come engage the world. Come and together we will bless the world.

Being  | Guiding Questions

• What is the eternal artistry of which we are a part?
• How would we be if we remembered this?
• How would be be if we lived this?

Welcome!
Welcome to UU Santa Fe, we’ve been watching for you! Seriously. We are an open-minded, open-hearted spiritual community seeking to bend the world toward justice, sustainability and love and we are always looking for friends and allies to join us on our adventure.

​We gather on Sunday mornings for many reasons:

• We gather to celebrate the gift of being alive.
• We gather to reconnect with old friends and to make new ones.
• We gather to reflect on the events of the day, to consider our values and sift the teachings of the world’s wisdom traditions for guidance and inspiration.
• We gather to support each other as together we help bend the moral arc of the universe toward justice, wholeness and love.

​If your heart yearns for a community where your unique identity will be welcomed and celebrated―we have opportunities for you to connect and belong. 

If your mind is hungry for insight and thoughtful conversations about big questions―we have groups where you can debate and discover and dig deep into the challenges of being alive.

If your hands itch to help in some practical way―to pack lunches, plant trees, lobby legislators―but it feels overwhelming to try to change the world all by yourself―join us and together our efforts will be magnified.

If your spirit craves silence and music and poetry and thoughtful engagement with big questions and perennial themes―come worship with us and together we will transform each other and the world...

​Many faiths ask "What do you believe in?" Unitarian Universalists ask, "How shall I live my life?"

Our Holy Days

​​Unitarian Universalism celebrates theological diversity. The sources of our faith include aspects of Jewish and Christian traditions, Humanist teachings, and teachings from earth-centered traditions. The holiday celebrations in our Unitarian Universalist congregations reflect this diversity.

We mark Christian holy days like Christmas and Easter, Jewish holy days like Passover, and Pagan Winter Solstice, among others. You may find that we re-envision and celebrate these high holy days in meaningful and respectful ways.

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Our Holidays

In addition to religious holidays, we honor secular holidays including Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Earth Day, Labor Day, and Indigenous Peoples Day. Some of our most beloved gatherings are those that are uniquely Unitarian Universalist:

• Ingathering and Water Ceremony in September as we start a new church year
• All Souls in November when we practice remembrance, grief, cycle of life and death, and honoring those who have gone before us
• ​Bread Service in November when we reflect on abundance and family
• Solstice, Christmas, and Cosmic Walk in December
• Flower Communion in May that celebrates beauty, human uniqueness, diversity, and community

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Our Celebrations

New Member Covenant 2018

We honor the "going out and coming in" of our lives and lift them up in ceremony. We mark our days and attend to the rhythms of life and the seasons. Through ceremony we enhance our ability to see greatness in small things; to reconcile our losses and embrace our unfolding lives. UU Santa Fe recognizes: 

• Child dedication
• Coming of Age
• Senior High School Bridging
• Weddings and memorial services
• New member covenant

​To breathe deeply is a religious act; for in breathing, our individual spirit partakes of the Infinite Spirit.―​Tom Owen-Towle, Theology Ablaze (2011) p. 58 (Unitarian Universalist, minister)