Welcome to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Stillwater

We invite you to come in, look around and get a feel for our church. We are a Welcoming Congregation. You will not be pressured into conversation or membership. We welcome you just as you are. Our members, friends, and guests include Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Pagans, humanists, atheists, agnostics, skeptics, seekers, singles, couples, families, heterosexuals, gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered people, of different races, ethnic backgrounds, national origins and socio-economic circumstances. As we say at the beginning of the Sunday Service, "Come, Come whoever you are..."

If you're not currently a member of our church - we'd like to take this opportunity to invite you to one of our weekly services and/or group activities. You can view a streamed service on our YouTube Channel. click on this link  https://www.youtube.com/@uuchurchstillwater9753/live

 Mike Smolen

Board President

Sunday Service 

Sunday services begin at 10:30 and conclude before noon. Services are followed by socializing and a potluck smorgasbord, arranged with minimal planning. If you prefer to watch the service online, we share it on YouTube at  https://www.youtube.com/@uuchurchstillwater9753/live. Our live stream does not allow you to see the Trail Markers portion of the service or to interact with others, but everything else is the same.

Sunday, May 3 - Rev. Mark Christian, "Where are We Going?"

This is the sixth and final part of my series on UU history, following through on the anthem I’ve been using that asks “Where do we come from? And the final question: “Where are we going?” Join me! 

Reverend Christian is a third generation Unitarian Universalist and speaks to us on the fourth Sundays and alternate first Sundays. He has served congregations in OKC and in Las Cruces NM, prior to moving to Stillwater. Before his career in ministry he had a career in radio broadcasting. 

Sunday, May 10 - Rev. Shiitake Mama, "What Comes Next?"

What do people say who have had Near Death Experiences, or people who get glimpses of the "Other Side" before they die? We'll depart from our regular Order of Service and from our regular definitions of "crossing over." 

Rev. Shiitake Mama, PhD, formerly Sandra Dutreau Williams, has studied death and dying since her mother, Frances Dutreau, a long-time member of the Stillwater UUs, began her long road to the end of her life. Shiitake is ordained in the Universal Life Church. She and her husband Doug teach and present services at Sunset Spiritualist Church in Wells, Kansas. 

Sunday, May 17 - Rev. Susan Ross, "Rooted"

We live among them; we need them. Do they also need us? Or, if not, is it possible they want us around? (An Arbor Day sermon when it's not.) 

Reverend Ross, ordained as a United Methodist minister, is our pastoral care minister and speaks on the third and fifth Sundays of the month. She also works for the Stillwater Public Library.

Sunday, May 24 - Rev. Mark Christian, "Memory: How and Why?"

Looking towards this Memorial Day weekend, I started thinking about how we memorialize things. How does our memory work, and why does it work? 

Reverend Christian is a third generation Unitarian Universalist and speaks to us on the fourth Sundays and alternate first Sundays. He has served congregations in OKC and in Las Cruces NM, prior to moving to Stillwater. Before his career in ministry he had a career in radio broadcasting.

Sunday, May 31 - Rev. Susan Ross, "They Too Go Marching"

So tiny, so insignificant, so in our way. . . .Can we be in relationship? 

Reverend Ross, ordained as a United Methodist minister, is our pastoral care minister and speaks on the third and fifth Sundays of the month. She also works for the Stillwater Public Library.

Announcements & Events

Information about upcoming special events can be found under the "What's Happening" section. See Upcoming Events. 

Congregational Events

Annual Congregational Meeting - May 3, 2026

Our annual business meeting will be Sunday, May 3rd, after the service. We will elect board officers and trustees and members of the Endowment Committee and the Nominating Committee, and approve the budget for 2026-2027. To make a nomination, contact Doug Williams, Tana Del Prete or Rebecca Brienen.  Please find the agenda and proposed bylaw changes here.

Music Practice Every Wednesday at 6:30pm
Please put it on your calendar, on “Repeat” as an ongoing event, and come as often as you can to help us craft the music you love at our church! Currently, we are learning Singing Resistance and Justice Choir songs. We’ll be learning our beloved troubadour, Rick Reiley’s song, “We Shall Rise,” and we’ll be learning songs from our teal songbook, “Singing the Journey.” So we need lots of practice to learn the songs we will bring to our congregation, many of which we will teach. So please join us to strengthen the power of music in our church and in our community, as we raise our voices for peace, love and purpose. 

Children's Program Snapshot - April Schedule of Sunday Topics
May 3 -- LEGO ValUUes, Workshop 2, Value: Covenant Title: Every person is important 

May 10 -- LEGO ValUUes, Workshop 3, Value: Pluralism Title: We welcome everyone who shares our values 

May 17 -- Third Sunday Potluck Service Project We make plant-based food to contribute to Potluck 

May 24 -- Fourth Sunday Children’s Music We make music together, then share it upstairs during Trailmarkers 

May 31 -- LEGO ValUUes, Workshop 4, Value: Pluralism Title: We honor many spiritual practices 

A Skills Fair Is Coming …and We Want to Hear from You! 

At our recent canvass dinner, a wonderful idea was suggested: hosting a Skills Fair at our church. A Skills Fair is a community gathering where members share talents, abilities, and know-how, whether that's a craft, a career skill, a cooking technique, a life lesson, changing a tire, or anything in between. The spirit is simple: we all have something to teach, and we all have something to learn. To help us plan, we'll soon be sharing a short survey where you can tell us what you'd be interested in sharing with others. Watch for it in the coming weeks, and in the meantime, start thinking about the gifts and passions you might bring to the table. You may be more talented than you think! Questions or ideas? Reach out to Donna Sinnes at dcsinnes@gmail.com. 

Forum, Sunday May 17 At 12:30 

Haridas Heitz will present, "The Dimension of Being." The Dimension of Being is far “more” than what we think we are. True inner peace and joy arise when we discover this “more” and it is here all the time. NOTE that Forum this month is on the THIRD Sunday, not the second. 

Larger Community Events

Mental Health Awareness Month 

Your mental health matters! Good mental health can help you cope with stress and improve your quality of life. Get tips and resources to help take care of your mental health. https://www.samhsa.gov/mental-health/what-is-mental-health 

Upcoming Covenant Groups

Information about each of our covenant groups can be found in "Our Gatherings" section.

Reports and other Items of Interest

Report on October 2024 Congregational Retreat 

Pastoral Care

Struggling? Need help? Or maybe you know someone who needs help? Our Care Committee and Rev. Susan Ross, our Pastoral Care Minister, are available to help you with the difficulties you're facing. We're only a phone call away! Please contact us: Rev. Susan Ross: 405-714-0064 or Sandi Schultz (Care Committee chair):  

(405) 743-9490 .

There are times when people aren’t sure if it is appropriate to contact the Pastoral Care Minister, or that they may be interrupting something. Please know that the needs and concerns of the members and friends of this congregation are important to us. That is what the Pastoral Care Minister’s work is all about! The following is a list of occasions when it might be appropriate to contact me:

 1) When you have problems you’d like to discuss, job, children, marriage or anything else where a sympathetic ear might be of help.

2) When you are going into the hospital, or when someone close to you is going in, or when you know of someone else in the church going in.

3) When someone close to you has died or is critically ill.

4) When you are planning on getting married.

5) When it is the middle of the night, and you are in some sort of trouble and you don’t know who else to call.

 6) When you are struggling with fears or doubts about the way things are now.

 7) When you know of needs that the Pastor's Emergency Fund might help meet.