Sun, 20 December 2020
In this short homily, Rev. Anastassia Zinke shares her family's story of Hanukkah and why this celebration is still important for her life.
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Sun, 16 August 2020
Voter Suppression is an unacknowledged part of American history. Today’s service will spotlight the history of voter suppression both nationally and locally and provide steps you can take to challenge these laws and practices. When We All Vote… All Voices are Heard. Music by Joshua Long and the Awake Singers.
Direct download: 08162020_Voter_Suppression_-_Building_Beloved_Community_Service.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:00pm EDT |
Sun, 14 June 2020
This is my last sermon until August. I'm taking a month off to rest. In this message, I talk about compassion and these exciting and excruciating times we live in. There are days when things seem surreal. If you are A UU with only a little time, go to the 17:00 mark and listen to my message directly pointed toward Unitarian Universalism and our present/future. Enjoy.
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Wed, 3 June 2020
Listen to Rev. John as he shares his theological underpinnings and why he feels EL is humanity's salvation.
Direct download: February2020Emotional_Literacy_Conversation_Workshop.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00pm EDT |
Sun, 24 May 2020
In this message, Rev. John puts social and spiritual context on what is happening today with the pandemic. He discusses his understanding Gaia (Mother Earth), karma/dharma/sin, history, and the lesson(s) we must learn. Enjoy.
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Sun, 26 April 2020
It's late getting posted but here is Rev. Anastassia Zinke's candidating sermon before she was voted in as UUCA's minister of equal standing with Rev. John
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Sun, 19 April 2020
Sunday, April 19, 2020 10:00 am Service Surrender to the Earth Reverend Kathleen C. Rolenz, Interim Minister On this Sunday before Earth Day, we, like the earth, are taking time to pause, reflect on how to respond to the immediate global crisis. Although Earth is getting a break from human-made environmental abuses, it's only a matter of time before humans return to our habits. How can we help the earth - and all species survive and thrive for the near and long-term future?  |
Sun, 12 April 2020
In this message, Rev. John looks at the themes of Easter and the symbolic meanings to this celebration and shows how regeneration is a teaching of nature and not just from traditional religion.
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Sun, 22 March 2020
Convert and reframe where you are today. Rev. John T. Crestwell, Jr.
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Sun, 8 March 2020
Rev. John answers the question: What is a real man? In this sermon he will focus on an Oprah endorsed book, "You Throw Like a Girl" written by a former pro athlete, Don McPherson, who tells the story about his blind spots as a cis-gendered male athlete raised with many stereotypical biases. Rev. John will offer his comments as well as his own personal narrative about his growth and struggles around gender, race, and manhood.  Reverend John T. Crestwell, Jr., Minister |
Sun, 1 March 2020
Awake or Woke? Reverend Kathleen C. Rolenz, Interim Minister UUCA adopted the 8th Principle in April 2018 – a move which has called the entire congregation into a journey to counter racism and oppression. Building Beloved Community (BBC) created the 8th Principle Practice Series in response to this commitment with the hope that all 381 members of UUCA take the class at least once as part of waking up to the realities of racism and white supremacy. At the same time, we acknowledge that waking up from the slumber of whiteness can be awkward and painful for white people; and frustrating and exhausting for people of color. How might we – as members striving to build Beloved Community, together, move from being asleep to awake to woke? UUCA Choir will provide.  |
Sun, 23 February 2020
Reverend Kathleen C. Rolenz, Interim Minister On any given Sunday morning, the worship services should (ideally) address diverse needs. Worship needs to not assume unanimity in our theological, cultural, gender/affectional orientation, social location, racial, neurobiological orientations. The one category that is often overlooked in creating church and planning programs is the introverts! This sermon, purchased at the Fall Fundraising Festival by Jamie Harms will explore the needs of the introvert and how church can be a generative space for them as well. Rev. Kathleen will use the book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain as a primary resource. |
Sun, 16 February 2020
In this brief message, Rev. John uses the UU Soul Matters theme of Resilience to show how the African American story in history epitomizes the word; and offers some brief advice for anyone needing to be reminded why they are alive today--in this time of social change.
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Sun, 9 February 2020
On UUCA's inaugural Science Sunday (aka Darwin Sunday) Rev. John continues his message about why we are both/and not either/or people and uses quantum entanglement as his proof. This was a wonderful multigenerational service so there are beautiful kid voices in the audio. We need that level of innocence and curiosity to move our thinking forward... Enjoy.
Direct download: Scienceandreligionbalnacingpolarities.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:00pm EDT |
Tue, 4 February 2020
Rev. Kathleen Rolenz All of us are aging, and all of us are dealing with the realities of our aging in different ways. This sermon will reflect on the various life stages, with a particular focus towards the last 1/3 of life—on its challenges, its gravitas, and its grace. |
Sun, 2 February 2020
Leika Lewis-Cornwell, Intern Minister "I'd lose my head if it wasn't attached to my body," the old joke goes. But what about when it's the body itself doing the remembering? This sermon will examine the ways our bodies and minds manifest our environment and history, and explore what that means for how we build resilient communities together.  |
Sun, 19 January 2020
The late Rev. Martin L King Jr.'s arrival as a leader and messenger of peace marked the apex of a repeating paradigm shift in America; a pattern that Rev. John believes occurs every 50 or so years. Obama/Trump is part of this historical pattern as we reconcile our original sin from 1619 when the first blacks arrived to the New World (which of course wasn't "new"). In this sermon, Rev. John gives new insight into old problems about race and human relations and offers his simple solution. Enjoy.
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Mon, 6 January 2020
Ten Rules for Living Rev. Kathleen Rolenz, Interim Minister Happy New Year! If you’re like most, you see the new year as a fresh start; a chance to break an old habit and start a new one. Jean Vanier, a spiritual leader of the L’Arche communities was asked the secret of life and by way of response, he provided “ten rules for living.” Let’s start living! |
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UU Church of Annapolis Podcast
Sermons by the ministers and guests at UUCA -Living boldly and compassionately in Annapolis, MD for over 60 years!
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