Reverend Furrer addresses the value of service, the value of contributing one's time and energy for the betterment and uplift of others, and how that changes us, makes each of us a better, more fulfilled person...and a better, more faithful Unitarian Universalist.
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.**
When we think of what we want in a new minister, we always think of a desire to have stimulating and enlightening sermons (Creative, Competent, maybe even Comic).We likely also think of the need for a Caring or Cooperative individual. But much more needs to go into themix. As wemove toward a time of cottage meetings and questionnaires, which give you an opportunity for input into the search process, the search committee hopes to get you thinking as broadly as possible about what specifics are important to you.
Ministry is an ancient craft, one mostly learned through practice. A self-introduction to our interim minister for 2009–2010, the Reverend Doctor Stephen H. Furrer, with reflections on thirty years of parish ministry and suggestions with respect to a few possible goals for the coming year.
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It has been said that justice is love with legs; love that walks into the larger society with care, concern, compassion, and respect for the dignity of others.
Lux Aeterna is a Latin phrase meaning “eternal light.” What inspiration can we find in our own lives from the light of faith, the light of inspiration, or the light of fellowship we bring to one another?
Members of the young adult group, FUUsion, present different meanings of feminism and how it relates to their Unitarian Universalism — academically, personally, and spiritually.
Rev. Bajara is from the International Buddhist Meditation Center of Los Angeles.
Neuroscience is changing the way we view the process of being human. Our immediate past president, Ron Crane, will discuss advances in neuroscience as they relate to being a Unitarian Universalist.
As the humanitarian tragedy in Darfur stretches into its seventh year, what can people of conscience do to make a difference? Learn how Jewish World Watch, through Refugee Relief, has increased safety and created jobs for refugees in Darfur and Chad while working towards securing a peaceful future for them through education and advocacy campaigns.
The power of words can transform our everyday experience into something unfamiliar, enlightening and mystical. Join us as we share some favorite verses and what they have meant to us.