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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.**
December 10 marks the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The ideal of universal human solidarity continues to inspire us, but as theologian Sharon D. Welch writes, it is "not our birthright, not a gift, not an essence, but a task." We'll look at how to do the work together. Music: Mark Robertson, violin
Our guest speaker Jim Grant writes, "Both Hanukkah and Christmas are about light, as is the Winter Solstice. Light makes vision possible. Both Hanukkah and Christmas are also about vision; vision which goes beyond either the miracle of oil for eight days or Santa Claus." Jim Grant is a former American Baptist minister, now a Unitarian Universalist, serving as Consulting Minister to the UU Fellowship of Laguna Beach. Music Peter Gallway, singer-songwriter
Although we often think of Thanksgiving as a time to be grateful for what we have, it is also a time to be grateful for what we have given away. Today we give thanks for what we have given away. Music Joshua Rich, singer-songwriterAlthough we often think of Thanksgiving as a time to be grateful for what we have, it is also a time to be grateful for what we have given away. Today we give thanks for what we have given away. Music Joshua Rich, singer-songwriter
Has liberal religion moved so far away from its roots that it has become a secular faith? And how can a faith be considered secular? We'll look at these questions this Sunday. We?ll also welcome new members into our community. Music: Jonathan Davis, oboe
"Without a certain afterlife," writes Ricky Hoyt, "earthly salvation may be all we ever get. We want the world to be better even after we're gone but we need our own heaven right now." Ricky Hoyt, a former member of our congregation, is minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Verdugo Hills in La Crescenta. Music: David Ellis, Guitar
Day of the Dead Observance Many cultures and religious traditions teach that it is possible to maintain a lively relationship with those who have died. The separation between life and death is not as clear for them as it is for us. What are we missing? Music Vanessa Paloma, soprano
C.S. Lewis once observed that the more we fear, the more we hate. This is the dynamic of broken lives, violent behavior and a divided world. Can we change it
We Unitarian Universalists belong to a liberal religious tradition nurturing values and ideals that offer hope for peace. On United Nations Sunday, we revisit that tradition and rekindle the hope. Music: Mark Robertson, Violin
Our annual Coming Out Day service, sponsored by Interweave, features guest speaker Terry DeCrescenzo, executive director of Gay & Lesbian Adolescent Social Services (GLASS). Music Sara Andon, Flute
We have much to celebrate as a congregation. Let joy be the foundation of our giving. Today we look at the relationship between joy and generosity as we make our annual pledges to the church. Music: Heather Millette, Clarinet
