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Theological Theme for December: Peace
December 25 ~ "Ghosts of Christmas Past" ~ Guest Speaker, Elena Westbrook
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 6.9 MB
December 18 ~ "Annual Yuletide Celebration" ~ led by Kathy Smith & Community Church Choir
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ There was no sermon for this service.
December 11 ~ "Spirit Play Worship" ~ led by Kathy Smith
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ There was no sermon for this service.
December 4 ~ "Pacificist, Made Not Born" ~ Guest Speaker, Dr. James Cotten
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 7.2 MB
Theological Theme for November: Gratitude
November 27 ~ "Covenant" ~ Guest Speaker, Rev. Mark Walz
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 8.6 MB
November 20 ~ "Parallel Lives" ~ Guest Speaker, Elena Westbrook
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 13.6 MB ~ Sermon Text ( (c) Elena Westbrook 2016)
November 13 ~ Worship in the Park at Bob Woodruff Park in the North Shelter
Announcements ~ Order of Worship (not available) ~ Sorry, sermon not recorded
November 6 ~ "LGBT Human Rights: An International Perspective" ~ Guest Speaker, David Overton
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 19.4 MB ~ Sermon Text ( (c) David Overton 2016)
Theological Theme for October: Unity & Diversity
October 30 ~ Annual All Souls Celebration ~ Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ We're sorry but due to technical difficulties, the homilies are not available
October 23 ~ "Vision and Resilience: Our Unity and Our Diversity" ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 11.7 MB
October 16 ~ "Isolation, Solitude and Community" ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 11.2 MB
October 9 ~ "Do All Lives Matter?" ~ Guest Speaker, Rev. Mark Walz
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 11.4 MB
October 2 ~ "The Many-ness and the One-ness" ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 9.5 MB
Theological Theme for September: Vocation & Calling
September 25 ~ "Cradle Will Rock, Again" ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 13.3 MB
September 18 ~ "Doing Work You Love and Work You Don't Love" ~ Guest Speaker, David Fisher
Annoucements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 13.8 MB
September 11 ~ "Even 'G-d' Gets Time Off" ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 14.9 MB
September 4 ~ "A Callng to Come Alive" ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 11.3 MB
Theological Theme for August: Making It Real
August 28 ~ "The Good News of Unitarian Universalism" ~ Zach Hughes
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 8.2 MB
August 21 ~ In Gathering of Water Service ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Homily, "Backpacks, Buckets and Blessings" 3.4 MB
August 14 ~ "A Question Box Sermon" ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 16.1 MB
August 7 ~ "What's Goin' On? - Observations on Current Events" ~ Harvest the Power Class
Announcements ~ Order of Worship
"What’s In the Box?" ~ Karen Ditsch ~ Homily1
"Labels, Illusions, and Missed Connections" ~ Katey Eubanks ~ Homily2
"Tearing the Lettuce, Listening for God" ~ Kimberly Schramm ~ Homily3
Theological Theme for July: Making It Real
July 31 ~ "Unwritten Rules and Stealth Expectations" ~ Guest Speaker, Pat Smith
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 9.0 MB
July 24 ~ "Come and See" ~ Guest Speaker, Rev. Larry Brumfield
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 19.3 MB
July 17 ~ "Soul of the earth: The new green revolution" ~ Guest Speaker, Alan Robbins
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Invocation ~ Meditation ~ Sermon 7.1 MB
July 10 ~ "Losing who we THINK we are to discover who we REALLY are" ~ Guest Speaker, Rev. Brett Bratcher
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 12.4 MB
July 3 ~ "The Servant Leader" ~ Guest Speaker, Bill Holston
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 13.3 MB
Theological Theme for June: Making It Real
June 26 ~ Book Sunday
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~
Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross, given by Anita Van Ouwerkerk ~ Talk1 3.2 MB
The French Lieutenant’s Woman by John Fowles given by Cheri Naquin ~ Talk2 4.2 MB
The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck given by Miles Dillon ~ Talk3 3.7 MB
June 19 ~ "Things My Father Taught Me, Whether He Knew It or Not" ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 9.9 MB - We're sorry but due to technical difficulties, the recording ended before Rev. Price had finished his sermon.
June 12 ~ "REAL-izing Our Lives" ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 10.4 MB
June 5 ~ "Reality. Wow! What a Concept" ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 11.6 MB
Theological Theme for May: Transcendence
May 29 ~ Beyond the Pale ~ Special Musical Guests
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ We're sorry - sermon not available
May 22 ~ "Mysticism, Transcendence and the Laundry" ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Homily 10.0MB
May 15 ~ "Hungering for the Sacred" ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 11.1 MB
May 8 ~ Flower Communion and Mother's Day Celebration
Announcements ~ Order of Worship
"Julia Ward Howe and Her Mother's Day Proclamation" ~ Kathy Smith and Karen Roggenkamp
"The Story of the Rev. Norbert F. Capek and the Flower Communion" ~ Rev. Patrick Price
May 1 ~ Beltane Celebration ~ Guest Speakers, Elena Westbrook and Kathy Smith
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ We're sorry - sermon not available
Theological Theme for April: Transformation
April 24 ~ "My good spirit, my better self." ~ Guest Speaker, Tom Kellner
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 9.4 MB
April 17 ~ "Roots hold me close. Wings set me free." ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 9.6 MB
April 10 ~ "The Heart of Whiteness: Understanding Power and Privilege" ~ Guest Speaker: Robert Jensen, PhD
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 10.5 MB
April 3 ~ "Transformation: Beyond the Novelty of Change" ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 9.3 MB
Theological Theme for March: Brokenness
March 27 ~ Easter Sunday ~ Rev. Patrick Price, Kathy Smith and MaryAnn Owens
Announcements ~ Order of Worship
Biblical Perspective: "Passion Week: The Witness and Death of Jesus" 1.8 MB
U/U Perspective: "U/U Insights about Jesus" 2.2 MB
Homily: "Busted, Blended and Mended" 1.6 MB
March 20 ~ "The Roots of Brokenness: Self-Grasping and Self-Cherishing" ~ Guest Speaker: Ven. Tashi Nyima
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 5.4 MB
March 13 ~ "Healing the Broken" ~ Guest Speaker: Name Withheld by Request
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ We're sorry - sermon not available
March 6 ~ "You Break It, You Buy It" ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 8.6 MB
Theological Theme for February: Love
February 28 ~ "Taking the Leap Forward" ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 12.2 MB
February 21 ~ Evolution Sunday ~ Guest Speakers: Elena Westbrook, Jeannette Baillie and Cheri Naquin
Sorry, No Announcements ~ Order of Worship
"The Power of Observation" ~ Jeannette Baillie ~ Homily1 4.8 MB
"What Would Albertus Magnus Do?" ~ Cheri Naquin ~ Homily2 3.4 MB
"Why Is Teaching Evolution Scary?" ~ Elena Westbrook ~ Homily3 6.8 MB
February 14 ~ "What Has Love Got to Do With It?" ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 10.5 MB
February 7 ~ "Where Is Love?" ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 11.2 MB
Theological Theme for January: Justice
January 31 ~ "More than Marriage: LBGTQ Equality After Ogberfell v. Hodges" ~ Guest Speaker: Dr. Susan Harper
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 10.5 MB
January 24 ~ "Equal Justice" ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 11.5 MB
January 17 ~ "A Justice Made of Love" ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 9.3 MB
January 10 ~ "A Question Box Sermon" ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 19.0 MB
January 3 ~ "The Fast I Choose, a winding journey to becoming a human rights lawyer" ~ Guest Speaker: Bill Holston
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 11.3 MB
