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.**
By the People
Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur, speaker
Rev. Stephanie Etzbach-Dale, guest speaker
Forever Turning Earth Sunday
Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur, speaker
A Matter of Life and Death
Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur, speaker
Pack Nothing
Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur, speaker
It's Magic
Michael Eselun, Guest Speaker
Church member and oncology chaplain Michael Eselun will explore through personal reflections the tension between our rational self that yearns for answers, and the spiritual self that can be moved by wonder.
Our Whole Lives
Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur and Catherine Farmer Loya, speakers
(Read Rev. Bijur's Reflection Text) (Read Catherine Farmer Loya's Reflection Text)
Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone
YRUU Students
Comfort zones are comfortable because you know what to expect! To grow and develop, we need to step out of our comfort zone and experience things in a new way. YRUU youth will share thoughts and experiences from recent interaction with the homeless in San Francisco and Santa Monica -- and what it has taught us about ourselves.
Sowing Seeds
Judith Martin-Straw, Pulpit Host
Morning, Noon, and Night
Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur, speaker