Growing up Unitarian Universalist was a wonderful experience for me. As we begin a congregational dialogue about Religious Education with our town hall meeting after the service today, I want to share some of my memories of my UU Sunday School.
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.**
March 3, 2002 - 4:00pm
What I Learned in Sunday School
The Rev. Judith Meyer, speaker
February 24, 2002 - 4:00pm
Why Change?
The Rev. Judith Meyer, speaker
Healthy, dynamic communities, as well as individuals, grow and change. Good change is grounded in strength and resilience and in the ability to make choices about where we are going.
February 17, 2002 - 4:00pm
Our Faith Today, Part II
The Rev. Judith Meyer, speaker
Unitarian Universalism is an evolving faith. In this two-part series, we will look at what our UU faith offers today as a spiritual practice and as a religious movement with a distinct message to the world.
February 10, 2002 - 4:00pm
Our Faith Today, Part I
The Rev. Judith Meyer, speaker
Unitarian Universalism is an evolving faith. In this two-part series, we will look at what our UU faith offers today as a spiritual practice and as a religious movement with a distinct message to the world.
February 3, 2002 - 4:00pm
What Do You Say to a Burning Bush?
The Rev. James E. Grant, guest speaker
The scriptures of all religions include stories that are sometimes interpreted literally. As Joseph Campbell reminds us, however, the past of those stories can become present reality as we apply the deeper truths in our lives. The accounts of Moses and the Exodus can become present reality as we consider our "Eureka" or "Burning Bush" experiences as well as the various "Egypts" which may enslave us. Jim Grant is a former American Baptist minister, now a Unitarian Universalist, serving as Consulting Minister to the UU Fellowship of Laguna Beach
January 27, 2002 - 4:00pm
Building Our Dream
The Rev. Judith Meyer, speaker
It's finally time to kick off the capital campaign for our building program. It's also time to remember that the dream that inspires this effort means more than ever to all of us.
January 20, 2002 - 4:00pm
What is Courage?
The Rev. Judith Meyer, speaker
A reflection on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. can teach us much about courage, a celebrated and timely virtue.
January 13, 2002 - 4:00pm
Two Ultimates
Rev. Ricky Hoyt, guest speaker
Western and Eastern religions describe two very different spiritual ultimates a personal God, and an impersonal beingness. Is one right and the other wrong? Does the contradiction suggest that religious thought is merely fantasy? Or could ultimate reality really have two different, equally real modes? Our guest speaker, Ricky Hoyt, is minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Verdugo Hills.
January 6, 2002 - 4:00pm
How We Have Changed
The Rev. Judith Meyer, speaker
The New Year is a time to take stock of where we have been and where we are going. Wherever that is, we're not the same this year. Please bring back Guest At Your Table boxes this Sunday.
December 30, 2001 - 4:00pm
A Young Muslim Looks at the World
Omar Haroon, guest speaker
Our guest speaker, an American-born Muslim and a 1994 graduate of Santa Monica High School, has been active in his faith community here and abroad all his life. Founder of the Muslim Student Association and co founder of the Pakistani Student Association while he was a student at UCLA, Omar serves the Islamic Center of Southern California as a volunteer and spokesperson. Now married and working in commercial real estate in downtown Los Angeles, Omar will share his perspective on Islam in America and the Koran?s acceptance of non-Muslims.