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| Title | Presenter | Church | Date presented |
| What Can I Trust? A sermon about Trust, especially in the context of Rosh Hashana. |
Reverend Eric M. Cherry | Unity Church of North Easton, MA | 09/24/2006 |
| Part of the Solution It is time for First Universalist to own its place as part of the solution. We have a vital role to play in bring hope, love compassion and peace to the world. We have a message that can truly save people from isolation, fear and pain. We have a place in the world that we have every right to claim as our own…. So let's get busy and claim it! |
Rev. George Tyger | First Universalist Church of Rochester | 09/24/2006 |
| Like Desperadoes Waiting for a Train |
Reverend David Johnson | Unitarian Church of Marlborough and Hudson (MA) | 09/24/2006 |
| Wandering Hearts, Boundaries and the Ministry ?Was Mary a virgin? Plus the evolution of sexual ethics in our congregation over the past 30 years. |
Rev. John Marsh | May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society, Syracuse, NY | 09/24/2006 |
| Living Matters | Rev. Liz Lerner | The Unitarian Universalist Church of Silver Spring, Maryland | 09/24/2006 |
| Familiar Strangers For the first of our High Holy Day services, Janne and Worship Associate Elizabeth Alexander will explore the dimensions of the classic text used for the beginning of the new year, the sacrifice of Isaac at the hands of his father. In addition they will address this in the light of the immigrant experience in our country. |
Janne Eller-Isaacs | Unity Church-Unitarian, St. Paul, MN | 09/24/2006 |
| Reflections on Perfection | Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman | Central Unitarian Church, Paramus, NJ | 09/24/2006 |
| The Healing Power of Empathy | Rita Hertzog | East Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, Kirtland, OH | 09/24/2006 |
| The Search for Spiritual Integrity | Eric Terrell | Pathways Church, Southlake, TX | 09/24/2006 |
| Root Power One February evening in 1994 during Live Oak's seedling days, the community decided to employ consensus as our governing model. Shared power and shared leadership has been at the root of our genius over the years. As we grow bigger branches, the consensus model is being stretched and challenged. How can we maintain the spirit of consensus without making molasses seem speedy? What are the spiritual principles of consensus that go beyond "church governance", which enhance all relationships? |
Rev. Chuck Freeman | Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church, Cedar Park (Austin), TX | 09/24/2006 |
| Tennessee Football and Other Religions | Rev. Chris Buice | Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville | 09/24/2006 |
| The Gift of Not Knowing Many of us strive to be in the know to have ready responses to life's questions, and explanations for all that we see going on around us. In this service we celebrate the state of "not knowing" and the gift that can be. |
Rev. Dan Brosier | Unitarian Universalist Church of Elgin, IL | 09/24/2006 |
| Meditation on Mutual Dependence | Rev. Bill Darlison | Unitarian Church Dublin | 09/24/2006 |
| Spoken Mercy | Rev. Bill Clark | First Parish Lexington Unitarian Universalist | 09/24/2006 |
| Responding to Terrorism It's been five years since the terrorist acts of 9/11. Although our nation has not experienced a second catastrophic terrorist act directly since then, terrorism continues to play a significant role in our lives. How do we respond to this? |
Rev. Art Vaeni | Olympia Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Olympia, WA | 09/24/2006 |
| The Third Great Awakening? | Rev. Forrest Church | All Souls Unitarian Church (New York City) | 09/24/2006 |
| Generosity: Blessed by Beauty, Called to Service Rev. Mary Katherine Morn shares her one, most personal sermon..."If I could preach on only one spiritual virtue, if I were restricted, by some bizarre by-law or policy based governance limitation or by the IRS, to only one sermon this would not be a hard choice for me. I would preach on generosity. I believe that generosity is the most important virtue for us to cultivate and practice." |
Rev Mary Katherine Morn | Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax, VA | 09/24/2006 |
| Liberal Religion - Unplugged What will liberal religion and Unitarian Universalism be 50 years from now? My prediction may surprise you. |
Rev. Matt Tittle | Bay Area Unitarian Universalist Church, Houston, TX | 09/24/2006 |
| Standing on the Side of Love | Amy DeBeck | Unitarian Universalists of Sterling, VA | 09/24/2006 |
| Sometimes Davy Wins Fourth in a series on Preparation |
Co-Minister Kaaren Anderson | First Unitarian Church of Rochester NY | 09/24/2006 |
| Fostering Understanding | Rev. Bill and Barbara Hamilton-Holway | Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley | 09/24/2006 |
| Let Your Life Speak | Rev. Kim K. Crawford Harvie | Arlington Street Church, Boston, MA | 09/24/2006 |
| Characters of Religion: Matriarchs and Patriarchs Why should religions settle for iconic figures of men and women when our own lives are touched by real people? |
Rev. Dr. Randolph W.B. Becker | Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Park Forest, Illinois | 09/24/2006 |
| Going for Broke As a nation and as individuals, we live with brokenness and the disappointments that come with always being short of the wholeness we seek. In this annual recognition of Judaism's High Holy Days, join me as I explore and give voice to the promise of going for broke. |
Fred Muir | Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis | 09/24/2006 |
| Is Unitarian Universalism Hereditary? | Rev. Fritz Hudson | Second Unitarian Church of Omaha | 09/24/2006 |
| Familiar Strangers For the first of our High Holy Day services, Janne and Worship Associate Elizabeth Alexander will explore the dimensions of the classic text used for the beginning of the new year, the sacrifice of Isaac at the hands of his father. In addition they will address this in the light of the immigrant experience in our country. |
Janne Eller-Isaacs | Unity Church-Unitarian, St. Paul, MN | 09/24/2006 |
| Coming Home As a musician as well as a minister, I am looking forward to leading services with UU celebrity songwriter Nick Page exploring the theme of coming home. Nick Page has been surrounded by singing all of his life. Every Saturday night his family would gather around the fire to sing folk songs, pop songs, spirituals, and roundssongs in harmony. Nick sees these experiences as being necessary for growth, both as an individual and as a member of society. |
Rev. Tamara Lebak | All Souls Unitarian Church of Tulsa | 09/24/2006 |
| The Eternal Isle The English novelist and essayist E. M. Forster once wrote, "The people I respect most behave as if they were immortal and as if society was eternal."? Of course we know that all things are impermanent, that we ourselves and all that we know will eventually pass. Do we yet dare to believe that there is something of us, something in us that is eternal? |
Rev. Evan Keely | UU Congregation of Somerset Hills | 09/17/2006 |
| With Mind, Heart, and Soul | The Rev. Roberta Finkelstein | South Church - the Unitarian Universalist Church of Portsmouth, NH | 09/17/2006 |
| The Burger King Effect "In a get everything you want now" it is easy to forget not everything is as easy as a trip to the drive through. From voluntary organizations to local and national government our participation is vital to making it all work. In particular the free church must function within the spirit of freedom in which every member takes up both the work and joy of the organization. |
Rev. George Tyger | First Universalist Church of Rochester | 09/17/2006 |
| A Beacon of Hospitality and Service Your staff this summer has been listening to jack hammers, pile drivers, and heavy machinery making lots of noise next door. In a year we'll be occupying a beautiful new space. One of the key architectural design themes reflecting the spirit of our congregation was creating "a beacon of light." How can we use this theme to focus our energies to welcome and serve future Uus who have yet to find us? |
Rev. Samuel A. Trumbore | First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany | 09/17/2006 |
| From Generation to Generation How we understand our lives and what we need from the churches that support and sustain us differs from generation to generation. Rev. Kathy Ellis helps us explore the shifts that have occurred over the last 50 years. |
Rev. Kathy Ellis | May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society, Syracuse, NY | 09/17/2006 |
| Long Sermon (on a Pretty Sunday) | Rev. Liz Lerner | The Unitarian Universalist Church of Silver Spring, Maryland | 09/17/2006 |
| The 6 Realms of Being A lifelong career of studying the world's religions has made the world-renowned Dr. Huston Smith especially gifted in illuminating the dialogues that are timeless. His conversations touch upon many Big Questions: what is the meaning of God? Where do science and religion meet? How can we teach children about the sacred in everyday life? Join Rob Eller-Isaacs and Dr. Smith for an insightful look into this field of study. |
Dr. Huston Smith and Rob Eller-Isaacs | Unity Church-Unitarian, St. Paul, MN | 09/17/2006 |
| The Future of Christianity: Jesus in the 21st Century | Rev. Anthony David | Pathways Church, Southlake, TX | 09/17/2006 |
| Turning Public School Into Sunday School Long a contentious venue for church-state issues, public schools have become the front line in Texas' "culture war". The religious right is busy dreaming up new ways to introduce religious ideology into the classroom: creationism (or intelligent design) into biology textbooks; stripping out all disease prevention and family planning from health textbooks in favor of abstinence-only instruction; elective courses in the Bible, many of them devotional in nature; teaching fundamentalist, Protestant beliefs as fact. Come hear what you can do to protect the line separating church and state in our neighborhood schools. |
Ryan Valentine | Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church, Cedar Park (Austin), TX | 09/17/2006 |
| Zen Judaism (or the Joys and Risks of Eclectic Theology) | Rev. Chris Buice | Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville | 09/17/2006 |
| This Little Light Of Ours Begins the church year with some reminders about who we are and what we UUs are about. We are a people of faith with a covenant and a mission. |
Rev. Dan Brosier | Unitarian Universalist Church of Elgin, IL | 09/17/2006 |
| A Question of Faith | Keith Troughton | Unitarian Church Dublin | 09/17/2006 |
| An Inconvenient Truth: The Sermon | Rev. Bill Clark | First Parish Lexington Unitarian Universalist | 09/17/2006 |
| Theodore Parker: When Justice Requires More Than Words Theodore Parker, a 19th century Unitarian minister, was also a scholar and theologian whose religious perspective was informed by Transcendentalism. He lived his faith and his values, particularly those we now identify in our second principle of "promoting justice, equity and compassion in human relations" in his other roles as abolitionist and social reformer. While he believed in nonviolence, he was one of the "secret six" who supported John Brown. |
Rev. Art Vaeni | Olympia Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Olympia, WA | 09/17/2006 |
| The Cadence of Courage | Rev. Galen Guengerich | All Souls Unitarian Church (New York City) | 09/17/2006 |
| Inspiration Rev. Mary Katherine Morn takes us on a humorous, and inspirational journey on how she gets all of her great inspiration. "Sometimes inspiration is needed for a specific task. This morning, though, I am speaking about inspiration as that state of being filled with that which animates, enlivens, or exalts. Being filled with Life. Spiritâs breath, some might say. God." |
Rev Mary Katherine Morn | Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax, VA | 09/17/2006 |
| Children Will Listen | Rev. Linda Hansen | Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Danbury | 09/17/2006 |
| Fundamentalism Exposed The dangers of religious fundamentalism within our own borders. |
Rev. Matt Tittle | Bay Area Unitarian Universalist Church, Houston, TX | 09/17/2006 |
| The Religion Of 9/12 Third in a series on Preparation |
Co-Minister Scott Tayler | First Unitarian Church of Rochester NY | 09/17/2006 |
| Why Religion? | Rev.Barbara Hamilton-Holway | Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley | 09/17/2006 |
| The Blessing of Regret | Rev. Kim K. Crawford Harvie | Arlington Street Church, Boston, MA | 09/17/2006 |
| When the Fear of Terrorism Eclipses Faith in Tomorrow Living in a culture of fear is debilitating, and denies the very principles upon which civilization is founded. How do we turn this country around, back to being an America with a faith in tomorrow? |
Rev. Dr. Randolph W.B. Becker | Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Park Forest, Illinois | 09/17/2006 |
| An Excess of Certitude There are those in our faith - Unitarian Universalism - who would bristle at what this sermon title suggests. Many UUs take pride and refuge in our faith's tradition of reason and knowing. Yet, can there be too much reason, too much knowing? Let's look at this together. |
Fred Muir | Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis | 09/17/2006 |
| Ramadan | Dr. Ahmad Alzaree, M.D. | Second Unitarian Church of Omaha | 09/17/2006 |
| Entertaining Angels Unawares: Thoughts On Hospitality "Hospitality as a global virtue is being eclipsed by security as a national interest." In her response to First Parish member Bev Gardner's "Faith Journey" reflection on supporting the education of twins from our Transylvanian Partner Church, Rev. Victoria Weinstein reminds us, and herself, that hospitality is a religious virtue, and a fast-disappearing one. |
Rev. Victoria Weinstein | First Parish Church, Norwell, MA | 09/17/2006 |
| The 6 Realms of Being A lifelong career of studying the world's religions has made the world-renowned Dr. Huston Smith especially gifted in illuminating the dialogues that are timeless. His conversations touch upon many Big Questions: what is the meaning of God? Where do science and religion meet? How can we teach children about the sacred in everyday life? Join Rob Eller-Isaacs and Dr. Smith for an insightful look into this field of study. |
Dr. Huston Smith and Rob Eller-Isaacs | Unity Church-Unitarian, St. Paul, MN | 09/17/2006 |
| Apocalyptic Thinking With our new church year off to a passionate start, I thought I would dive right in to exposing some of the apocalyptic thinking that may actually offer some signs for progressive religious thinkers. These signs are not heralding the end of the world, but they are an indication that something is coming to an end and therefore, something new and creative is needing to be conceived. At All Souls we are engaged in something akin to the re-imagination of the world as we know it. I can hardly think of a more worthy project for the start of a new church year. |
Rev. Marlin Lavanhar | All Souls Unitarian Church of Tulsa | 09/17/2006 |
| Healing Waters |
Reverend David Johnson | Unitarian Church of Marlborough and Hudson (MA) | 09/10/2006 |
| Of Evil I Cannot Speak | Rev. Rod Debs | Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Emerald Coast | 09/10/2006 |
| The Future of Christianity: God/Satan in the 21st Century | Rev. Anthony David | Pathways Church, Southlake, TX | 09/10/2006 |
| Flame On! Every Sunday we join UUs around the globe in lighting what is known as the Flaming Chalice. How did this come to be a common symbol for our churches? What are the meanings that underlie it? We have a real purty one now! Today we will dedicate our new chalice, bathing it in history and future vision. |
Rev. Chuck Freeman | Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church, Cedar Park (Austin), TX | 09/10/2006 |
| Miracles or the Closest Equivalent | Rev. Chris Buice | Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville | 09/10/2006 |
| Water Communion A water communion where attendees are invited to bring a small sample of water they have collected over the summer of spiritual and or emotional importance. The water is collected during the service for use in various blessing rituals throughout the year. |
Rev. Dan Brosier | Unitarian Universalist Church of Elgin, IL | 09/10/2006 |
| Illumination and Illustration | Jennifer Flegg | Unitarian Church Dublin | 09/10/2006 |
| Annual Ingathering: Water | Rev. Bill Clark, Rev. Laura Cavicchio, Lynne Weygint, Tim Temerson | First Parish Lexington Unitarian Universalist | 09/10/2006 |
| Dies Irae | Rev. Forrest Church | All Souls Unitarian Church (New York City) | 09/10/2006 |
| In Gathering and Water Communion Join Rev C. Mary Katherine Morn on our annual Water Communion. "Every September we mingle our waters. This ritual represents our coming together again as one community. Even many as we are on our many different journeys. Water is elemental. Without it, there would be no life." |
Rev C. Mary Katherine Morn | Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax, VA | 09/10/2006 |
| Water/Ingathering Ceremony | Rev. Matthew McNaught | Unitarian Universalists of Sterling, VA | 09/10/2006 |
| Honoring Our Need To Give to the Greater Good Second in a series on Preparation |
Co-Minister Scott Tayler | First Unitarian Church of Rochester NY | 09/10/2006 |
| Honoring Our Need To Be Filled First in a series on Preparation |
Co-Minister Kaaren Anderson | First Unitarian Church of Rochester NY | 09/10/2006 |
| Religious Hospitality | Rev. Bill Hamilton-Holway | Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley | 09/10/2006 |
| Pilgrimage | Rev. Kim K. Crawford Harvie | Arlington Street Church, Boston, MA | 09/10/2006 |
| Ears to Hear, Mouths to Speak Guest Sermon at a Presbyterian Church - based on Mark 7:24-37. What is the "Church of the People" as opposed to the "Church of the Institution?" |
Rev. Dr. Randolph W.B. Becker | Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Park Forest, Illinois | 09/10/2006 |
| Speaking of Peace | Rev. Sara Zimmerman | East Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, Kirtland, OH | 09/10/2006 |
| Crossing the Waters Every river flows down to the sea. And we will merge the waters of the world as we begin another year together. The whole church family will gather bringing water they have brought back from around the world. We'll sing songs old and new. We'll pray for peace and be at peace together. |
Rob and Janne Eller-Isaacs | Unity Church-Unitarian, St. Paul, MN | 09/10/2006 |
| All Souls Church Homecoming 2006 | Rev. Marlin Lavanhar | All Souls Unitarian Church of Tulsa | 09/10/2006 |
| Sacred Interconnections | Rev. Dr. Joshua Snyder | Second Unitarian Church of Omaha | 09/10/2006 |
| Finding Joy in Our Labor Why is it that for many of us, being in need makes us feel so ashamed? Why is it that a simple act of loving kindness towards us, can sometimes bring us to tears just thinking about it? With so much going for us, why do so many of us still feel so basically flawed, so unworthy of love? If we truly believe that we are all inherently worthy, why is our culture so preoccupied with proving (by our displays of wealth, or good works) that we are? We live in a culture that breeds separation and shame, and conscious of it or not, most of us have been saddled with fundamental feelings of unworthiness. Join us this Sunday as we explore the cultural stories we internalized as children that may very well be at the root of our pain and suffering today. |
The Rev. Dr. Betty Stapleford | Conejo Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Thousand Oaks, California | 09/03/2006 |
| These Are My People Too | Rev. Rod Debs | Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Emerald Coast | 09/03/2006 |
| The Future of Christianity: The Bible in the 21st Century | Rev. Anthony David | Pathways Church, Southlake, TX | 09/03/2006 |
| Foundation for Democracy Leander Independent School District has a vision: "Every student is encouraged, supported, and challenged to achieve the highest levels of knowledge, skills, and character." Yet schools in Leander, Cedar Park, Austin, and Texas face enormous challenges in helping all of our students achieve these standards. Changing demographics mean that more families who speak no English and have no high school graduates at home attend Texas schools. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita propelled 46,000 students into Texas and 35,000 of them are staying. Many of them will need extra assistance in meeting state standards. Can we do something about the schools? |
Rev. Kathleen Ellis | Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church, Cedar Park (Austin), TX | 09/03/2006 |
| Unitarian Universalism's Good News! Evangelism is not a word regularly used in most UU congregations, but perhaps it should be. Today our faith's vision for creating a more loveable and livable world is needed more than ever; let's share it! |
Rev Carol McKinley | Olympia Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Olympia, WA | 09/03/2006 |
| Free, Please Take Intern Minister Lisa Kemper gives a wonderful sermon on how the fall harvest is just a metaphor and a parallel to ones own life. "This time of year, this harvest season, is also when we send our children back to school with a brand new First Day of School dress and Wonder Woman lunchbox, or perhaps with a trunk-full of dorm-sized appliances, shower caddies and quarters for the laundry and we gather at church, wondering how the time passed, look at the children in our congregation and ask when did they grow up?" |
Lisa Kemper | Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax, VA | 09/03/2006 |
| Becoming, Awake | Dr. Mark A. Hicks | The Unitarian Universalist Church of Silver Spring, Maryland | 09/03/2006 |
| Do the Right Thing How do we do the right thing in a complex world where no action comes without some negative consequences? |
Rev. Matt Tittle | Bay Area Unitarian Universalist Church, Houston, TX | 09/03/2006 |
| The Revolution Will Not Be Televised | Terri Glass | Unitarian Universalists of Sterling, VA | 09/03/2006 |
| Something Larger Than Ourselves | Associate Minister Jennifer Crow | First Unitarian Church of Rochester NY | 09/03/2006 |
| Sparks for Growth | Rev. Christopher Craethnann | Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley | 09/03/2006 |
| Speaking Our Truths in Love | Ginny Merritt and Shea Mullaney | Arlington Street Church, Boston, MA | 09/03/2006 |
| The Cassandra Effect How has the image of Cassandra, the cursed seer, been co-opted by those who define themselves through a critical approach to all life? |
Rev. Dr. Randolph W.B. Becker | Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Park Forest, Illinois | 09/03/2006 |
| Service is Our Prayer What does it mean to live out our faith in action? This Labor Day weekend let us look together at how our Unitarian Universalist religion calls us to serve others, to witness and to work for a better community both locally and globally. |
Amber Beland | Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis | 09/03/2006 |
| Change is Good, Right? | Rev. Sara Zimmerman | East Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, Kirtland, OH | 09/03/2006 |
| I Never Did See Shanghai | Reverend Nancy McDonald Ladd | Bull Run Unitarian Universalists, Manassas, Virginia | 09/03/2006 |
| Water Communion | Rev. Dr. Joshua Snyder | Second Unitarian Church of Omaha | 09/03/2006 |
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