Sermon Archive

Where Is The Joy, and What Does It Mean Anyway?

“As a chaplain working in healthcare, I’m charged with supporting my team members in approaching their work in a sustainable way. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement advises us that finding meaning and joy in work can aid in that effort. But I wonder if they’re right, and if they are, can the ideas they suggest work for people in other fields? We’ll explore these and other questions together.” Service by UU minister Rev. Kate McGraw

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Sunday, February 25, 2018

The Chi(cago) Touch

Come visit a martial arts club in Barack Obama’s old South Side neighborhood, which is my old neighborhood, too. How can the diverse peoples of our country start to bridge the gaps between us? (Hint: take a look at your fingers and what you find between them.) Sermon by Rev. Craig Moro.

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Sunday, February 18, 2018

Black Lives of UU: Racial Justice Teach-in

Please join us for our 2nd Black Lives of UU Teach-In Service, organized in response to a call last April from the BLUU organizing collective. Many Wy’easters have worked together to understand the materials recommended by them and to create a service that answers their mandate to lift up black voices. Together, we’ll listen to those voices as we contemplate what it might mean to show up for black lives, both within our congregation and in the wider world.

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Sunday, February 11, 2018

Eklavya

India’s Mahabharata is the longest epic poem in the world, more than ten times the length of the Iliad and the Odyssey combined. Eklavya may be only a “minor” character in this long account of a great civil war, but those who hear his story can never forget it or the message that it teaches. Sermon by Rev. Craig Moro.

 

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Sunday, February 4, 2018

Paths to Healing: Sexual Violence and Community

From Morgan Evans, the Volunteer Program Coordinator at the Sexual Assault Resource Center: “For the past five years, it has been my honor to be a part of survivors’ journeys through healing. I am continually moved by the stories I hear, the resiliency I see, and the spirit of those who come together in an effort to eradicate sexual violence and social injustice in our community. I look forward to meeting all of you and sharing my experiences learning from these incredible individuals.”

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Sunday, January 28, 2018

PBUH

The second source of the living Unitarian Universalist tradition that we share is: “Words and deeds of prophetic women and men which challenge us to confront powers and structures of evil with justice, compassion, and the transforming power of love.” Prophets of every time and place share this task, but the means they use to get our attention must be updated constantly. From Muhammad to Martin Luther King to a Buddhist nun named Jun, let’s explore some of their strategies today. Sermon by Rev. Craig Moro

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Sunday, January 21, 2018

Life at the Improv

“Improvisation and Unitarian Universalism have more than a little bit in common. Both require an open mind and the willingness to explore past a predetermined path, for example. What wondrous possibilities might there be when faith and improvisation intersect?” 

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Sunday, January 14, 2018

What is Idolatry?

Idolatry is the only classic “sin” that’s mentioned by name in our statement of UU Principles, Purposes and Sources. That should get our attention, but what exactly does it mean? Can any form of worship that uses images instead of sticking to words alone be called idolatry? Can written texts—scriptures—be used in idolatrous ways? Sermon by Rev. Craig Moro.

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Sunday, January 7, 2018

New Year Hymn Sing

At this winter time of the New Year, there is nothing so warm and cozy as a service where we sing hymns together, particularly those that bring us joy and hope for the days ahead. We will have some hymns picked out ourselves for sure, but you might also come with some favorites and requests. This is led by our member pianist, Debra Tomsen.

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Sunday, December 31, 2017

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