Sermon Archive

We continue our monthly exploration of spiritual practice with an introduction to and an opportunity to practice with the “Revolutionary Love Compass.” Created and shared by Valerie Kaur at revolutionarylove.org, this is a spiritual practice that places love at the center and invites us to “point the compass toward whomever you want to practice loving – another, an opponent, or yourself.”

Online (Zoom) Only Worship

Sunday at 10:30 AM

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Meeting ID:  275 194 110

Phone In:  (669) 900-6833

Our Social Justice Speaker Series for this church year focused on Building Beloved Community continues this month with Angela Swan and the work of the Pacific Refugee Support Group. Angela will share how the universal values of compassion and the shared responsibility to support vulnerable individuals guides the work of building community. She will share stories of staff and community members' experiences and how their lives have been impacted by the relationships they've built.  

Angela Swan currently works as the deputy Director of the Pacific Refugee Support Group (PRSG). She began her journey into the nonprofit sector nearly four years ago, and though she arrived here by accident, she is deeply grateful for the path that led her to PRSG. With a background as a recruiter for a major tax firm and later for an international direct placement agency, Angela witnessed firsthand the systemic biases that prevent qualified individuals from accessing opportunities. Time and again, she saw talented candidates being overlooked—often those with “funny” names that were difficult to pronounce or degrees from non-U.S. institutions. While never explicitly stated, the patterns were unmistakable, and the injustice fueled her desire for change.

Today, Angela channels that passion into her role at PRSG, an organization founded on the belief that every person deserves dignity and the right to pursue happiness, safety, and belonging. She loves the opportunity to work with a team that values diversity and is committed to re-empowering refugees and asylum seekers. For Angela, this work is not just a job—it’s a mission to help build a community where everyone has a chance to thrive.

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Special Collection: Pacific Refugee Support Group

Multi-Platform Worship (both in-person & online)

Sunday at 10:30 AM

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Meeting ID:  275 194 110

Phone In:  (669) 900-6833

The results of the November 2024 election and the inauguration of our new President have shown that many of our neighbors don't share the same vision of what kind of world we want to live in. Christian Nationalism has been on the rise and democracy is under attack.  In this service, we explore how the recently adopted UU Shared Values can help us model a compelling alternative. This service is part of our UUA Sermon Series Subscription and is presented by Rev. Reneé Ruchotzke, UUA Congregational Life Staff, Central East Region.

Rev. Renee Ruchotzke (ruh-HUT-skee) has served as a UUA Congregational Life Consultant since 2010.

She spends half of her time expanding the UUA Congregational Life Team's LeaderLab, UU Leadership Institute, and other online UUA resources for leadership development, organizational development, governance (including Sociocracy), growth, conflict transformation, congregational dynamics and other aspects of congregational life.

The other half of her time is with the Central East Region. She serves about 30 congregations (Greater Cleveland, OH, Western NY, and the Southern Tier of NY) as UUA Primary Contact.

Online (Zoom) Only Worship

Sunday at 10:30 AM

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Meeting ID:  275 194 110

Phone In:  (669) 900-6833

Borders may divide us, but our shared humanity unites us.

Recent executive orders and policy shifts have heightened fear and uncertainty for millions of immigrants. In this service, we will explore the intersections of justice, equity, and compassion as they relate to immigration and other challenges emerging in recent days. 

Together let us seek to discover how hope can guide us in building a world where everyone belongs.

First-Sunday Monthly Potluck after Service!

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Multi-Platform Worship (both in-person & online)

Sunday at 10:30 AM

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Meeting ID:  275 194 110

Phone In:  (669) 900-6833

Working from a little-understood story in the Gospel of John commonly called "the woman at the well," this sermon explores what it might mean for the wisest of teachers to sit and learn from exactly the person they were meant to ignore or discount entirely.  In fact, this short text is the longest recorded dialogue the teacher named Jesus has in the entirety of the Christian scriptures.  How are we shaped by dialogue rather than monologue?  How are the relationships that shape us serve as living water in a dry land?  Presented by Rev. Nancy McDonald-Ladd, UUA Director of Communications and Public Ministry.

Rev. Ladd leads the development and implementation of the UUA’s communications strategy, ensures that strategy addresses the UUA’s intersectional justice priorities, and manages the UUA Communications staff. Previously, she served as Senior Minister at River Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation from 2012 - 2024. Under her leadership, River Road became both a beacon and a beta-test for new forms of lay, staff and clergy collaboration within and across congregations.

Along with the Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti, she co-edited a new volume (published by the UUA’s publishing imprint Skinner House Books), Seeds of a New Way: Nurturing Authentic and Diverse Religious Leadership, which explores the unique demands and possibilities such collaboration can bring to leadership in the progressive faith traditions. She is also the author of After the Good News: Progressive Religion Beyond Optimism. 

She lives in Bethesda, Maryland with her spouse and two children.

Online (Zoom) Only Worship

Sunday at 10:30 AM

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Meeting ID:  275 194 110

Phone In:  (669) 900-6833

Join us as we explore the power of cherishing all generations and fostering generational solidarity. In this talk, we will reflect on the importance of building a strong, supportive community where neighbors help neighbors, and every generation finds purpose and meaning in connecting with one another. By embracing an intergenerational perspective, we can address the challenges of social isolation, promote health and well-being, and create thriving, resilient communities. A discussion of Bridge Meadows, intentional intergenerational communities will illuminate how these principles of intergenerational living are applied to build a beloved community. Together, we will discover how we can weave a safety net that strengthens our families, cities, and country, ensuring a vibrant future for all.

Bridge Meadows, Executive Director, Dr. Derenda Schubert, a licensed psychologist, leads Bridge Meadows, advocates nationally for intergenerational housing solutions to complex social challenges, spearheads strategic planning shaping Bridge Meadows’ expansive vision for the future.  She builds coalitions, works with Boards of Directors, manages $60M in assets and to date, raised over $50M to create affordable housing.

Bridge Meadows’ innovative community design intersects housing, child welfare, senior housing, and health in one model. The Bridge Meadows intergenerational housing developments include supportive housing wraparound services designed to address the needs of vulnerable children, families and seniors.

Under Dr. Schubert’s leadership, Bridge Meadows has received national and international recognition for the innovative, intergenerational housing model.  Bridge Meadows has been featured in the New York Times. Washington Post, Stanford Social Innovation Review and the World Health Organization as a housing model for addressing the social determinants of health across the age span.  Dr. Schubert speaks locally and nationally on these topics.  She has spoken nationally, internationally and at TEDxMtHood about the power of intergenerational solutions.

Dr. Schubert was been honored for her contributions to housing, community development and leadership locally and nationally. She is an American Leadership Forum Senior Fellow, an Encore Public Voices Fellow and a former Board Co-Chair for OregonServes.

Special Collection: Bridge Meadows

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Multi-Platform Worship (both in-person & online)

Sunday at 10:30 AM

Click here to join the virtual service on Zoom

Meeting ID:  275 194 110

Phone In:  (669) 900-6833

We are using one online service each month to explore spiritual practice. This service explores how to cultivate nonviolence in our thoughts, words, and deeds. Drawing on Nonviolent Communication, Rev. Leslie will guide us in exercises to practice mindful communication with a commitment to mutual understanding and honest self-expression.Together, we’ll consider how these practices can bring us closer to our vision of a more compassionate and equitable world.

Online (Zoom) Only Worship

Sunday at 10:30 AM

Click here to join the virtual service on Zoom

Meeting ID:  275 194 110

Phone In:  (669) 900-6833

Nonviolence asks us to open our arms and strengthen our hearts—to meet conflict with empathy and injustice with unwavering resolve. Nonviolence is a spiritual practice that nurtures resilience, fosters compassion, and calls us to a higher vision of justice and community.This service will examine the practical dimensions of nonviolence, with a focus on Nonviolent Communication, one of Rev. Leslie’s core spiritual practices. Together, we will imagine a world transformed by kindness and justice.

First-Sunday Monthly Potluck after Service!

Watch the Service Recording

Multi-Platform Worship (both in-person & online)

Sunday at 10:30 AM

Click here to join the virtual service on Zoom

Meeting ID:  275 194 110

Phone In:  (669) 900-6833

As part of our lay-led ministry, we gather on 5th Sundays for a service project in lieu of holding a service, either in-person or on Zoom. Our December 2024 project will again be a supply drive to support Our Just Future and the Lilac Meadows Family Shelter. Details will be forthcoming about their needs. 

We will again gather at Larry & Diane’s home from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm, with everyone bringing their gifts here. We’ll have snacks and cider, maybe sing a little. We will send out information on the address when we get closer to the event.

Here is the information on the Amazon lists of what is being requested. 

There will be NO regular service (either in-person or online) this Sunday.

Gather around and let the warmth of our community fire your spirit and spark your imagination. In this darkest time of the year, our exploration of spiritual practice this month will focus on how we might seek, find and nourish the things that will kindle our own inner flames in the year ahead. 

Online (Zoom) Only Worship

Sunday at 10:30 AM

Click here to join the virtual service on Zoom

Meeting ID:  275 194 110

Phone In:  (669) 900-6833