Sun, 21 April 2024
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)
Direct download: You_are_the_Earth_Transforming_our_thinking_about_Nature.mp3
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Sun, 14 April 2024
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) |
Sun, 7 April 2024
As we process, Rev. Anastassia's pending departure from ministry at UUCA, what are the important things we have to say to one another? |
Thu, 4 April 2024
Reverend John explains the meaning and importance of UUCA's Flower Communion tradition. (Delivered: Sunday, March 31,2024) |
Sun, 24 March 2024
Join Reverend Anastassia as she explores the idea of improbable hope and how it relates to miracles and new beginnings. |
Tue, 12 March 2024
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) |
Mon, 4 March 2024
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) |
Sun, 25 February 2024
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)
Direct download: What_We_Should_not_Forget_About_Marriage_Equality.mp3
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Mon, 19 February 2024
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)
Direct download: Madness__Crownsville_State_Hospital_and_Equity.mp3
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Sun, 11 February 2024
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) |
Mon, 5 February 2024
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. |
Sun, 28 January 2024
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) |
Sun, 21 January 2024
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) |
Tue, 16 January 2024
Martin Luther King, Jr. perhaps is most famous for his "I Have a Dream Speech," but he wasn't the originator or the last owner of this dream. This MLK Sunday, let's consider the history and future of the collective movement of dreamers. Rev. Anastassia preaching, |
Thu, 11 January 2024
During this intergenerational service, we will create the Beloved Community by honoring the sacramental transitions and celebrations in the lives of our members through poetry, music, and naming. Help us mark the joining of new members, coming-of-age advancement, the passage into adulthood, gender renaming, member departures, weddings, and deaths. (Delivered: Jan 7, 2024) |
Sun, 31 December 2023
On this last worship service for 2023, and in this season of Kwanza, what do you need more and less of to get into your positive flow for 2024? This is a participatory service with a homily and congregational sharing. |