A look at the ways UUs can and sometimes do contribute to racism and its continuing, crippling effects. Rev. Furrer, preaching, with some anecdotes from his life growing up in Cleveland and working for the Bedford Stuyvesant Model Cities.
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.**
April 11, 2010 - 5:00pm
Racism and Its Effects
Rev. Stephen H. Furrer, speaker
April 4, 2010 - 5:00pm
The True Resurrection
Rev. Stephen H. Furrer, speaker
Rev. Stephen Furrer deconstructs several of Jesus' parables in an attempt to look at them with fresh eyes. A glimpse at the Easter Myth through the lens of Process Theology -- the Interconnected Web comes alive!
April 1, 2010 - 5:00pm
Tenebrae Service
Rev. Stephen H. Furrer, speaker
The Rev. Stephen Furrer leads a Tenebrae (Latin for darkness or shadows) Service, replete with homemade bread and wine, candles, and scripture compatible with Unitarian Universalist sensitivities.
March 28, 2010 - 5:00pm
It Happens Every Spring
Rev. Stephen H. Furrer, speaker
Reverend Furrer will speak on Passover and Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem — a mythic reappraisal.
March 21, 2010 - 5:00pm
The Vernal Equinox
Rima Snyder and Dan March, speakers
A celebration of the first day of spring, welcoming this time of renewal in the world and in our lives. Choose something you would like to nurture in your own life and help it blossom into reality.
March 14, 2010 - 5:00pm
Youth Service
Join YRUU, the high school group, on March 14 as we perform our annual service for children and for every grownup’s inner child. We’ll explore life through the works of Dr. Seuss, using his stories, drawings, interpretation and song. You say you’ve never been to a YRUU service? “If you never did, you should. These things are fun, and fun is good,” said Dr. Seuss.
March 7, 2010 - 4:00pm
Magicians, Mayors, and Czars
Rev. Stephen Furrer and others, speakers
Join Reverend Furrer and others - including some goony milliners and dream types - in a look at how to be a more effective caring community. Step right up and be a part of it!
February 28, 2010 - 4:00pm
Emotional Honesty
Rev. Stephen Furrer, speaker
Unitarian Universalist sermons had better be thoughtful, but if they're only thoughtful that doesn't make it either. What good preaching requires is a connection to the heart. A sermon on preaching and sharing from the soul as opposed to preaching from just the head.
February 21, 2010 - 4:00pm
From Hopelessness to Hope
Rev. Stephen H. Furrer, speaker
February can be a rough time for many people the long nights and short days with a slant sun, the far-off promise of spring, and the cold all add up to increased depression among the general population. Indeed, despite being the shortest month, February has the highest suicide rate and shows no signs of giving up that distinction. Thoughts on suicide and how to prevent it, with notes on the writings of Thomas Szasz, Emily Dickinson, Richard Seiden, Li Ang, Erik Erikson, and others.
February 14, 2010 - 4:00pm
Racial Diversity
Vilma Ortiz, pulpit host
Members of the Multi-Racial Development Committee share their experiences as persons of color in our society and as UUs. Join us for thoughtful and insightful reflections on race. And bring a friend or acquaintance who might enjoy this special service.