Finding Beauty in Who We Are: Poetic Expression
Anna Sontag
Sunday, 22 January 2012
May we unlearn negative judgments or rejection of our bodies as impure, not good enough, the source of sin or difference from divinity.
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Homily: You're Beautiful In Your Way
Katy Siepert, DRE
Sunday, 22 January 2012
A homily by Katy Siepert, Director of Religious Education, on how the world reflects for each of us our own unique beauty.
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Laughter at the Heart of Things
Rev. Alicia Forsey, Ph.D
Sunday, 15 January 2012
There are many kinds of laughter. Sometimes laughter is simply a better option than getting upset.
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Coming Home
Rev. Alicia Forsey, Ph.D
Sunday, 8 January 2012
When we think of going "home" what comes to mind? Is it a specific place where we feel we truly belong -- either real or something we have always longed for? Or, is it a place we seek to find within the depths of wisdom contained in our inner selves?
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Personal Reflection: Marina McIntire
Marina McIntire
Sunday, 8 January 2012
Approximately once a month, we have a tradition in which a member of our congregation shares with us their journey. This time we get to hear from Marina McIntire.
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Reflection and Re-Membering
Marilyn Junkins
Sunday, 1 January 2012
A retrospective look back at 2011 and all the changes we’ve gone through at UUCE...
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Zeus Without A Golden Chariot: Humanity's Evolutionary Path
Anna Sontag
Sunday, 4 December 2011
Inspired by the reflections of Paul Blackburn, we consider the opportunities available that support us feeling like Zeus...even when the floor falls out from under us, when things look bleak, and even when the sun shines in our lives.
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Standing In Our Own Truth
Rev. Alicia Forsey, Ph.D
Sunday, 20 November 2011
The state of the economy has changed the way many of us think about what is important. |
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Engaging Our Theological Diversity
Marilyn Junkins
Sunday, 13 November 2011
How do we engage our Theological Diversity? Among UUs, personal experience is considered the most important source of religious conviction.
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On Poverty
Paul Blackburn
Sunday, 06 November 2011
What does it mean to be poor in the USA and the world?
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Worshipful Harvest
Katy Siepert
Sunday, 30 October 2011
The medieval Irish festival of Samhain marked the end of the harvest; an end of the "lighter half" of the year and the beginning of the "darker half". It was celebrated over the course of several days and included a kind of Festival of the Dead.
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New UUCE Mission Statement
Marilyn Junkins
Sunday, 23 October 2011
Marilyn Junkins introduces UUCE’s new Mission Statement with background as to how the Board of Trustees selected it, with the guidance of Rev. Forsey.
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Personal Reflection: D. Björn Olson
D. Björn Olson
Sunday, 16 October 2011
Listen as Bjorn reflects on over 80 years in 6 minutes.
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Jackhammer’n Buddha: Spiritual Practice in the "Loud and Fast"
Jake Tenpa Walsh
Sunday, 16 October 2011
Although we have images of Spiritual Teachers sitting serenely, many encourage “becoming unstuck”, as the Great Path...
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Paganism, Quantum Mechanics, the Vedas, and UU-ism
Pete Benson
Sunday, 19 June 2011
Do you feel that the phrase “UU Pagan” is an oxymoron? UUs, like scientists, pride themselves on welcoming new truth even if it overturns comfortable assumptions.
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Opportunities, Challenges and Miracles Abound
Ed Zack
Sunday, 5 June 2011
As we approached the summer months, remodeling efforts at our new worship facility at 13th and Chambers accelerated dramatically. Come hear about all we’ve accomplished, learn about the challenges and sacrifices we will face, and help us to thank all the amazing volunteers who’ve contributed time, talent and treasure to making this beautiful new UUCE building a reality.
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Sowing the Seeds of Renewal
Judy Sawyer, and visiting speakers Phil and Susan Bertrand
Sunday, 24 April 2011
In honor of both Easter and Earth Day, the Green Sanctuary Committee celebrates the ever-renewing web of life and our commitment to cherish the earth, as we nurture the seeds of our own spiritual renewal.
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Get A Life!
Rev. D. Björn Olson
Sunday, 10 April 2011
What does it mean to “Get a Life”? What do we mean when we say this to others?
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How Many Waves?
Rev. Alicia Forsey, Ph.D
Sunday, 27 March 2011
I hear women say that they belong in the "Third Wave" or the "Second Wave" of the feminist movement, and I wonder what they know about the waves that came long before The Feminine Mystique in the 1960s.
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We Laugh, We Cry
Dennis Reynolds
Sunday, 20 March 2011
Dennis Reynolds, a long time active member of this church, is living away from us as he completes his preparation for a new career as a Unitarian Universalist minister. Join us as he reflects on the joys and challenges of the journey he has traveled with us and away from us and on the road he has yet to travel.
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A Community Moving Through Challenge
Anna Sontag
Sunday, 13 March 2011
As this church grapples with the truth of its “program” size and its move downtown from our sheltered woodland, what inspiration or advice may we glean from spiritual and transformational sources?
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Women Radical Reformers, Then And Now
Rev. Alicia Forsey, Ph.D.
Sunday, 6 March 2011
This morning, in honor of Women's History Month, we will learn about a few women who made a difference through their willingness to be disturbers of the status quo. What can we learn by studying their ways of leading?
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The Gospel According to Clark Kent
Erik Troberg
Sunday, 20 February 2011
Faster than a speeding existentialist... more powerful than a German Philosopher... able to leap nihilistic platitudes in a single bound... look, up in the sky!
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Leadership
Rev. Alicia Forsey, Ph.D.
Sunday, 23 January 2011
There are many ways to lead. The style of leadership you chose needs to match your personality, your values and your abilities.
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Petrified: A Journey of Growth
Rev. D. Björn Olson
Sunday, 16 January 2011
Growth can be hard at times. The thought of it can very well petrify some people. Using petrified wood as a metaphor, growth will be explored, in its fear and its wonderment.
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The Transformation of UUCE
Ed Zack
Sunday, 12 December 2010
Ed Zack, Project Manager for the renovation of our new church home at 13th & Chambers, spoke of his involvement in this project. He focused on not only the transformation of the new building, but his personal transformation and that of our church community.
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Hospitality
Rev. Alicia Forsey, Ph.D
Sunday, 7 November 2010
The state of the economy has changed the way many of us think about what is important.
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The Veil is Thin
Elan Sholz
Sunday, 31 October 2010
For some, this is the most sacred time of the year and we will explore the many traditions which honor a time of year when the veil between the worlds is thinnest.
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The Faith of an Atheist
Gil Osgood
Sunday, 3 October 2010
This sermon is subtitled "The gift of an empty box."
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Question Mark on the Lawn: Who Are We Really?
Rev. D. Björn Olson
Sunday, 1 August 2010
We UUs have often made jokes about ourselves for years and one of them is about placing a burning question mark on a Unitarian Universalist lawn rather than a cross to show anger or dissatisfaction. Maybe it is not a joke.
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