What are the sources - and limits - of our capacity to be caring people? The idea of the wounded healer comes from Henri Nouwen, a twentieth - century Dutch priest whose life and ministry inspired people all over the world. (Remarks by Nancy Shinno)
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.**
January 13, 2008 - 4:00pm
Wounded Healers
The Rev. Judith Meyer, speaker
January 6, 2008 - 4:00pm
Personal Best, 2008
The Rev. Judith Meyer, speaker
Resolutions aside, the New Year is a good time to think about living our lives as fully as possible. There are good pointers in our tradition. (Personal Best by Nicole Henderson-MacLennan)
December 30, 2007 - 4:00pm
Kwanzaa Service
Edna Bonacich, guest speaker
In this last service of the year we celebrate the African-American festival of Kwanzaa. Edna will speak about whether/how we can make UU-ism truly a faith for everyone, inclusive of all races and ethnicities.
December 24, 2007 - 4:00pm
Christmas Eve
6 p.m. — Family Vespers Service
A service of carols, music and stories especially for children and their families
8 p.m. — Candle Lighting Vespers Service
A quiet service of reflection and music concluding with a candle lighting ceremony
December 23, 2007 - 4:00pm
Come A-Wassailing - Intergenerational Service & Pageant
We celebrate the Winter Solstice and the story of Christmas through music, words, and ritual. Friendly beasts, camels, children, youth and adults come together to entertain and inspire. Bring your spirited voices and knock down a glass of wassail once we are done!
December 16, 2007 - 4:00pm
Our Christian Heritage
The Rev. Judith Meyer, speaker
Unitarian Universalism is rooted in Christianity. Our predecessors embraced some Christian values and rejected others, leaving us a heritage that remains relevant even today.
December 9, 2007 - 4:00pm
Heroes in Every Age
The Rev. Judith Meyer, speaker
The Hanukkah story tells of the heroic triumph of the Maccabees over hostile forces and celebrates their preservation of Hebrew tradition. Who is a hero today? What does it take to be one?
December 2, 2007 - 4:00pm
Our Pluralism Project
The Rev. Judith Meyer, speaker
The world religion banners that hung from our walls for many years were a visual affirmation of our religious pluralism. This Sunday we’ll welcome our new banners and reaffirm their meaning for us now.
November 25, 2007 - 4:00pm
The Ordinary as Mask of the Holy
The Rev. Jim Grant, guest speaker
Jim writes, "Betty and I saw a play the other night, ‘Oscar and the Pink Lady.’ Written by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, the play is about a young boy in a cancer ward, befriended by a ‘pink lady’ volunteer. The play is about spirituality, which Schmitt says he found in a desert ‘the lonely night under the starry sky was absolutely thrilling. I experienced the feeling of the Absolute.’ More when I see you on the Sunday following Thanksgiving."
November 18, 2007 - 4:00pm
Thanksgiving Sunday
The Rev. Judith Meyer, speaker
Is gratitude a spiritual condition to be cultivated no matter what? Or is it contingent on everything from health to economic justice? Let’s get ready for the season probing these questions.