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, March 8 - Rev. Catherine Shearer, "The Power of Your Vision"

Reverend Shearer is an ordained Disciples of Christ minister and a psychotherapist in Oklahoma City. She speaks in our pulpit on the second Sunday of each month. 

Sunday, March 15 - Rev. Susan Ross, "Two Doctors..."

...Walk into a bar. Then What?

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, March 22 - Rev. Mark Christian, "Question Box, AKA Stump the Preacher"

If you have questions about church, religion, or why I do things the way I do, this your change to ask. Come prepared with questions?

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, March 29 - Rev. Susan Ross, "Testify"

Standing up for something, or against it - a Palm Sunday Reminder

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. 

March is pledge Month

This church exists because of your commitment of time, energy and resources. We request pledges in March because in April we create our proposed operating budget for the next fiscal year that will begin on July 1st. The proposed budget is finalized in April because we vote on it at the Annual Congregational Meeting on the first Sunday in May. You can complete a pledge form (available at the entrance to the Social Room) and place it in the red slotted lockbox. 

Daylight Savings Time Begins

Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 8th, so remember to set your clock forward one hour. 

Forum Sunday March 8 at 12:30pm

Join us Sunday March 8th at 12:30 when Elisha LightAngel will lead a forum on "Human Design". Discover who you designed yourself to be before the world told you who you should be. If you plan to attend, you can give Elisha the following information, and she will print out your human design prior to the forum. Name, Birth date, Birth time, Birth place 

Ladies Night Out
Movie night returns March 17th, with buttered popcorn and an Academy Award winning movie. Doors open at 7 pm and the movie will start at 7:30. See you there. 

Stillwater Trash-Off March 28
Help protect our watershed! Our Social Action Committee is assembling a group from our church to pick up trash in Stillwater's Annual Trash-Off on Saturday March 28th from 9:00 to noon. Groups will meet at Couch Park Pavilion 2. There is a sign up sheet in the Social Room for anyone interested in joining us. The City's Watershed Quality Division will provide work gloves, safety vests, and trash bags. And, anyone wishing to earn community service hours can get verified hours from this event. 

Clothing Closet Reminder
Our Clothing Closet exists to support one another and our neighbors seeking appropriate office attire and nice casual wear - clothing that helps people feel confident for work, interviews, and daily life. When donating, please ask: - Would I feel comfortable wearing this to work? - Is it clean, in good repair, and ready to wear? - Would this help someone present their best self? When shopping, please treat the space with care - refolding and rehanging items so others may have the same welcoming experience. Thank you for helping us offer clothing with dignity and respect. 

Easter Sunday April 5
Easter will be on Sunday, April 5th. Our Potluck Brunch will be from 9:30 to 10:15. The Sunday Service will start at 10:30 am, as usual. Our Flower Communion will be during the service, and the Children's Easter Egg Hunt will be after the service. There is a signup sheet in the social room for those who wish to bring a dozen Easter eggs, READY FOR HUNTING, to the church by SUNDAY, MARCH 29th. The child in all of us thanks you! On Easter, please a bring a FLOWER for the flower communion, a BRUNCH ITEM to share, and a BASKET for each child hunting eggs. Mindful Meditation Practice will not meet on Easter Sunday. 

March is Women's History Month
Women's History Month is a celebration of women's contributions to history, culture and society and has been observed annually in the month of March in the United States since 1987. For 2026, the theme “Leading the Change: Women Shaping a Sustainable Future” honors the women who have and are reimagining and rebuilding systems to ensure long-term sustainability - environmental, economic, educational and societal. 

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.