CLICK HERE for video of this sermon CLICK HERE for a printable PDF of this sermon. CHALICE LIGHTING: We light this chalice to remind us of the light that burns within ourselves, and others – and to remind us of our connection to one another. OPENING WORDS – Today we journey together – in this […]
“Dancing with Calamity” – Dayle Brownstein – SUMMER SERVICE – July 19, 2020 (video and PDF available)
CLICK HERE for video of this sermon CLICK HERE for a printable PDF of this sermon. I keep a hammer in my car. Now, that’s not because I plan on stopping on my way to CVS or Trader Joe’s and building something. No. It’s for the same reason that I have a rope in my […]
“Rise Like a Phoenix ” – Linda Lubin – SUMMER SERVICE – July 12, 2020 (video and PDF available)
CLICK HERE for video of this sermon CLICK HERE for a printable PDF of this sermon. To rise like a phoenix from the ashes means to emerge from a catastrophe stronger, smarter and more powerful. The phoenix comes from Greek mythology. It was a feathered creature of great size with talons and wings, its plumage […]
Reflections of an Earth-walker – April 19, 2020 (video and PDF available)
CLICK HERE for video of this sermon CLICK HERE for a printable PDF of this sermon. My fellow travelers… COVID-19 is a common experience we have as a forced Sabbath. “The intimacy of experience is where the simplest teachers present themselves.” Stopped in our tracks by the presence of an unseen force, it moves amongst […]
A Better Man – Past, Present, Future – August 18, 2019 (audio and PDF available)
CLICK HERE to listen to this sermon. CLICK HERE for a printable PDF of this sermon. WHAT IS A BETTER MAN? – Luke Garvey In the beginning, there was UGNO. Guys doing what guys do well: get together once a month at a bar, spend an hour or two over adult beverages, talk, toast Ken […]
Riding On A Light Beam: Dare To Imagine – August 4, 2019 (audio and PDF available)
CLICK HERE to listen to this sermon. CLICK HERE for a printable PDF of this sermon. (Opening words for Chalice Lighting, by worship associate, David Smith.) The Vision Must Grow: We light this flame to remember that every vision wants to grow. It has its own heat; its own hunger. It arrives wanting more and […]
Resilience, Hope and Forgiveness – July 21, 2019 (video, audio and PDF available)
CLICK HERE to listen to this sermon. CLICK HERE for video of this sermon CLICK HERE for a printable PDF of this sermon. So what about resilience? Looking back at eight decades of living, I’ve been wondering about its meaning, what got me from there to here, and realized that one of my guiding forces […]
Losing Patience, Finding Grace on the MTA – July 14, 2019 (video, audio and PDF available)
CLICK HERE to listen to this sermon. CLICK HERE for video of this sermon CLICK HERE for a printable PDF of this sermon. I am a big believer in signs—those little hints we all seem to get occasionally from the universe, God, the Divine. As a big believer in signs, I get them all the […]
Freedom is Not Free: A UU Perspective on Citizenship – July 7, 2019 (video, audio and PDF available)
CLICK HERE to listen to this sermon. CLICK HERE for video of this sermon CLICK HERE for a printable PDF of this sermon. When I’m driving on the highway and get stuck behind a semi, I’ll read anything that’s written on the back of the trailer. Often it’s an advertisement for the company, sometimes there’s […]
Deliberate Wandering – June 30, 2019 (video, audio and PDF available)
CLICK HERE to listen to this sermon. CLICK HERE for video of this sermon CLICK HERE for a printable PDF of this sermon. Good morning, I’m Judy Eckert. I’ve taken a lot of trips in my life. When I was a kid my father, Frank, would get out the maps and the travel guides and […]