Sermon by Rev Erika Hewitt, read by Tamara Murray. What do you get when you cross a UU with a Jehovah’s Witness? Did you hear the one about the UU monastery? How about the one about the UU at the gates of heaven? We will spend some time laughing at ourselves — but we’ll also listen … Continue reading “The Joke’s on (U)Us” 
What a gift colors are to our world! How amazing that many of us can open our eyes each morning and behold a world of golds and greens, blues and scarlets! This morning, amidst the terror and turmoil of our world, we will pause to rejoice – with story, song, and Rev. Jane’s homily – … Continue reading Living in a Rainbow World
The Greek philosopher Archilochus once wrote: “The fox knows many things; the hedgehog knows one big thing.” This morning you will be invited to explore that great philosophical question: Are YOU a hedgehog or a fox? How do you find and create meaning in your life? How do you engage in the world of politics, … Continue reading Hedgehogs and Foxes
Video sermon by Rev. Nancy McDonald Ladd, Senior Minister, River Road Unitarian Universalist Church, Bethesda, MD Sometimes we look for acts of invincible courage. The heroic times when someone in a great big cape with heaps of righteousness swoops in to change history. And yet, much of the time, history turns on the less invincible moments, … Continue reading Vincible Grace
With terrible events happening in our nation and in our world every day, it would be so easy to submit to the siren call of despair. If we are to keep living with any degree of hope or joy, we must instead ask ourselves: To what or to whom do we really belong, heart and … Continue reading “Whose Are You?”
Video sermon, GA 2022, Rev. Gretchen Haley This is the sermon from General Assembly, 6/26/22. The last few years have not been easy, including in our local congregations. Whole swaths of members have simply stopped coming; COVID is confusing, and polarizing; many ministers have joined the great resignation; and Pew studies and friends alike have … Continue reading The Deal On Those Days
It’s an old Hasidic curse – or maybe an old Chinese curse. What does our Unitarian Universalism ask us to believe, say, and do – individually and as a community of faith – in response to the times we are living in, this summer? We will speak of fear, anger, love, hope, and active response … Continue reading May You Live In Interesting Times
Happy Father’s Day! We will explore fatherhood from the tales from folks at the Olympia UU Church in Olympia, Washington. We will also celebrate and honor the national holiday of “Juneteenth”. See you Sunday! Tamara Murray will lead the service both in person and on Zoom. Greeters: Carolyn Burns and Leslie Roussel
Trees nurture our lives in countless ways. Trees are also metaphors for our lives, holding tight – sometimes – through hurricanes, and other times dancing in the sun. With shared music and with words of wisdom from poet Mary Oliver and Native American elders, a guided meditation by Carolyn Burns and a message from Rev. … Continue reading Roots and Branches, in Sunlight and Storm
Introduction: Giving Meaning vs. Finding Meaning: Sermon by Rev. Norm Horofker The inspiration for this sermon is the Fourth Principle of Unitarian Universalism. “We the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote a free and responsible search for Truth and Meaning.” As Rev. Norm Horofker was preparing this sermon, he … Continue reading Giving Meaning vs. Finding Meaning
