Episodios
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On this last Sunday with Rev. Anastassia, let us reflect on these four years of shared ministry, receive and give blessings, and release her from ministry at UUCA.
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What does membership mean, at first and through the decades? We want to honor the act of committing to a community of faith. Come welcome new members, hear several UUCA members share stories, music, and reflections about their journey with UUCA, and thank our Radical Hospitality Team.
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When Rev. Anastassia joined us for candidating week, before being called as a minister of equal standing with Rev. John, she preached about covenant. In this last sermon of hers, let's revisit the collective power and sustenance of covenantal community.
(Delivered Sunday June 2, 2024)
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What happens after we die? What awaits us? Time Magazine dedicated a special edition to this topic converging science and faith. I will share some of what they found as well as my own personal beliefs on the subject.
(Delivered: Sunday, May 26, 2024)
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You read my sermon title right: Mothers (plural). Join me this morning as I explore the qualities and characteristics of good mothering - from a personal point of view. Rev. Fred preaching.
(Delivered: May 12, 2024)
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UUs use the word "love" often. It appears three times in our Sunday covenant alone. What is the nature of this love?
(Delivered: Sunday May 5, 2024)
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In this auction sermon dedicated to UUCA member Sofia Blom, Rev John will examine Carl Jung's shadow concept and why a poem by William Ernest Henley provides the perfect context for understanding and overcoming our shadows which leads to spiritual transformation.
Delivered Sunday April 28, 2024
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In this sermon, Rev. John looks at the book of Genesis in The Bible and discusses why we need to reinterpret what it teaches as it relates to our relationship with other living beings.
(Delivered: Sunday April 21, 2024)
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Many come to religious communities seeking support in becoming their best self. Change is more than just understanding how you want to be, it is based on new behavior. Spiritual practices can be a powerful means for this process of becoming. Let's consider the transformational value of spiritual practice.
(Delivered: Sunday April 14, 2024)
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As we process, Rev. Anastassia's pending departure from ministry at UUCA, what are the important things we have to say to one another?
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Reverend John explains the meaning and importance of UUCA's Flower Communion tradition.
(Delivered: Sunday, March 31,2024)
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Join Reverend Anastassia as she explores the idea of improbable hope and how it relates to miracles and new beginnings.
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In this sermon, Rev John discusses his journey as a UU, why his faith has stood the test of time, and why he continues giving his financial resources to the UUCA community.
(Delivered Sunday March 10, 2024)
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Human beings are meant to belong, to experience the commune of life, yet so many of us struggle to find belonging. Sometimes we, almost miraculously step into a community of belonging, but more often, Beloved Community is something we mutually create through acts of contribution. This Sunday, as we launch for pledge drive, let us consider how contributions unlock community and life within us.
(Delivered: March 3, 2024)
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It has been nearly a decade since marriage equality became a legal right, but this was so much more than a Supreme Court decision. Let's review this movement, its power, its people, its values, and its impact. What might we carry forward as we think about the creation of equity and the Beloved Community beyond it.
(Delivered: February 25, 2024)
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In this sermon, Rev John reviews a new book that chronicles the story of mental health abuse and why repair is needed today to make amends for past sins.
(Delivered: February 18, 2024)
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In this sermon Rev John discusses fear and why it prevents humanity from creating a more just and. Equitable society.
(Delivered: Sunday February 11, 2024)
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William Ellery Channing, one of the founding leaders and theologians of our faith, was kept awake at night by a particular concern: have we missed the message about caring for people particularly, as we care for humanity universally? How much has this theology helped us engage more deeply in practicing care and inclusion with a more particular focus? Rev. Anastassia preaching.
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In this sermon, Rev. John will discuss what being radically welcoming means to him and how this equitable approach in life leads to more authentic relationships.
(Delivered: Sunday Jan. 28,2024)
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In this sermon, Rev. John discusses the number 2, the human body and brain and why making 2 into 1 is the key to peace, equity and unity in our lives.
(Delivered: Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024)
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