{"id":10621,"date":"2015-09-08T19:15:16","date_gmt":"2015-09-08T23:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/monkeymind\/?p=10621"},"modified":"2015-09-08T20:04:55","modified_gmt":"2015-09-09T00:04:55","slug":"a-welcome-to-the-pacific-unitarian-church-in-rancho-palos-verdes-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/monkeymind\/2015\/09\/a-welcome-to-the-pacific-unitarian-church-in-rancho-palos-verdes-california.html","title":{"rendered":"A Welcome to the Pacific Unitarian Church in Rancho Palos Verdes, California"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/81\/2015\/09\/PUC-logo.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/81\/2015\/09\/PUC-logo.jpg\" alt=\"PUC logo\" width=\"250\" height=\"339\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-10622\"><\/a><br>\nIf you\u2019re in the Los Angeles area and thinking about a church, here\u2019s an idea. Come and check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/pacificunitarian.org\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Pacific Unitarian Church<\/a> in Rancho Palos Verdes. We are a member congregation of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uua.org\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Unitarian Universalist Association<\/a>. I will be serving as the interim minister for the next two years. I work with an amazing team of professionals and volunteers. Our community offers something for individuals and families who are seeking a spirituality that is equally committed to the mind and the heart. Christian? You\u2019re welcome among us. Atheist? Welcome home. <a href='https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/library\/buddhism' target='_blank'>Buddhist<\/a>, pagan, still thinking about these things? You should see how we do spiritual community. Need a GBLTQQ welcoming community? That\u2019s us. Whatever your color, whatever school you went to or didn\u2019t go to, whatever the condition of your pocketbook, come and see if we aren\u2019t the home you\u2019ve been looking for\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s our official welcome to the Pacific Unitarian Church in Rancho Palos Verdes. Aren\u2019t you glad we\u2019re not all into over the top high production values?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nzEFjss5LIc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>How about some views of the campus?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZA05inGUOfA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Like to sing?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ak_Zt5cgfg8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I know, I know. You want to know how to join!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nYqlzU3_T_k\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And last, if you\u2019re thinking of coming this Sunday, I have a couple of words for you.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SE86spLNGV4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Okay, okay, one more thing. A little about me from an interview with the VUU when I was serving among the wonderful folk in Providence, Rhode Island, who still own a big hunk of my heart. It can serve as a fair warning to what kind of people this congregation think can serve as their minister, and probably a lot about who they are, too\u2026<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dRO8k9mUr_o\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re in the Los Angeles area and thinking about a church, here\u2019s an idea. Come and check out the Pacific Unitarian Church in Rancho Palos Verdes. We are a member congregation of the Unitarian Universalist Association. I will be serving as the interim minister for the next two years. 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