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Sermons
This is a full list of sermons presented at UUCCSM since mid-1999. Links to sermon texts are included when made available by their authors. Audio recordings are also available for most sermons presented after September, 2007 by our staff ministers and others directly affiliated with our church (just click the speaker icon next to each sermon where it's available*). Audio from guest speakers is posted only when we have their permission to share it.
Hard copies of sermons by Rev. Jeremiah Kalendae are available in the church office. Contact office assistant Sibylla Nash at office@uusm.org if you have a request.
"Leaving Room for Hope: Sermons for Uncertain Times," a book of Minister Emerita Judith Meyer's sermons, is available here.
**Please Note: Video recordings are available for sermons with a small TV icon showing at the bottom of the sermon listing. Just click the icon to watch the service.**
June 13, 2004 - 5:00pm
An Unexpected Break
The Rev. Judith Meyer, speaker
June 6, 2004 - 5:00pm
RE Sunday
DRE Catherine Farmer, speaker
Join us in celebrating our RE focus for this year, the Inherent Worth and Dignity of Every Person, with participation from each RE class and including a very special RE volunteer recognition. Music Sara Andon, flute
May 30, 2004 - 5:00pm
Memorial Day Service
The Rev. Judith Meyer, speaker
America is in a state of mourning. The lives lost at war this year leave many families bereft and many more anxious and fearful. Our Memorial Day observance will look at this reality and search for hope in the sadness. Music Ginger Murphy, cello
May 23, 2004 - 5:00pm
Coming of Age Service
Join us in celebrating the Coming of Age of Katie Gross, Mayura Jain, Nick Kendall-Barr, Ananya Kepper, Emily Mann, Jo Messer, Catherine Nakajima, Claire Rush and Luke Silver as they share their religious credos in a worship service of their own design.
Music: Coming of Age Students
May 16, 2004 - 5:00pm
Building Momentum
The Rev. Judith Meyer, speaker
Our building program is teaching us many lessons about planning, process, design, and money. It is also teaching us some spiritual lessons. The service today will reflect on them. Our Annual Meeting will be held today at 1230 p.m. Music David Ellis, guitar
May 9, 2004 - 5:00pm
Looking to the Growing Edge
The Rev. Stefanie Etzbach-Dale, speaker
Black Elk shared a vision of the world as a sacred hoop within which were sheltered all the children of one mother and one father. This Mother's Day service explores the gift of life, of hope, and of care that we each are to one another. Come celebrate with us. Music: Julie Millett, soprano
May 2, 2004 - 5:00pm
Free For All
The Rev. Judith Meyer, speaker
Our faith tradition affirms the value of individuals, a stance that has undermined at times the cohesiveness of our community. We?ll explore the tensions between individualism and community, and the unique challenges they pose to us as Unitarian Universalists. Music: Jenifer Jurrick, soprano
April 25, 2004 - 5:00pm
Moving the Hinges of Destiny
The Rev. Stefanie Etzbach-Dale, speaker
The freedom to make choices regarding one's destiny is not always accompanied by the will or ability to do so. This sermon explores choice and freedom from a liberal religious context. Music Choir (9 a.m.), Louis Durra, jazz piano (1100 a.m.)
April 18, 2004 - 5:00pm
YRUU Service: What it's Like to Be Young and UU
The YRUU high school group presents a service that explores their experiences of being young liberal religious youths, inspired by Dr. Seuss.
Music: Julie Millett, vocalist
April 11, 2004 - 5:00pm
Easter Service
The Rev. Judith Meyer, speaker
This Easter we celebrate new life and the many ways in which our faith helps us to grow. We will participate in an intergenerational ritual based on a tradition Norbert Capek introduced to Unitarian Universalism. Please bring a packet of flower seeds for this purpose. Music Jonathan Davis, oboe