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Blessing the House (09/13/2020 Service) - White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church (WBUUC) Sermons

15 September 2020 at 13:43
Watch the Service: To enable YouTube provided closed-captioning while viewing the service, click the β€œCC” icon on the bottom bar of your YouTube video player. Download 09-13-20-full-text.pdf Β  Β 

Attached media: https://whitebearunitarian.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/09-13-20-audio.mp3

Plow this Field... and other mantras to pull us through a wild and unfolding new year. - Sermons-First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco

15 September 2020 at 01:16
"Plow this Field... and other mantras to pull us through a wild and unfolding new year." (September 13, 2020)

This Sunday is the Sunday we always launch, officially, the new church year. Sunday School with our kids and youth kicks off, folks return from their summer places (geographically and/or mentally) and we live and learn and serve and witness and weather and delight in another year of life together.Β Β We are doing that again, but in a wild kind of year.Β Β And I have been thinking about how to hold myself steady through it and all the uncertainty of what will come.Β Β I'll share with you what I have been thinking and I'd love to know what you are thinking too!

Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern, Senior Minister
Rev. Alyson Jacks, Associate Minister
Meg McGuire, Ministerial Intern
Michael Bossier, performer
Jayanti Chapot, performer
Don Shearer, performer
Reiko Oda Lane, organist
Sarah Rose Cohen, soloist
Brielle Marina Neilson, soloist
Ben Rudiak-Gould, soloist
Asher Davison, soloist
Luis Maurer, pianist
Eric Shackelford, camera
SJ Ong, camera
Joe Chapot, Social Media Chat Support
Jonathan Silk, OOS, Sound, drums

Attached media: https://web.archive.org/web/20211110174600/http://content.uusf.org/podcast/20200913VRSSermon.mp3

Plow this Field... and other mantras to pull us through a wild and unfolding new year. - Sermons-First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco

15 September 2020 at 01:16
"Plow this Field... and other mantras to pull us through a wild and unfolding new year." (September 13, 2020)

This Sunday is the Sunday we always launch, officially, the new church year. Sunday School with our kids and youth kicks off, folks return from their summer places (geographically and/or mentally) and we live and learn and serve and witness and weather and delight in another year of life together.Β Β We are doing that again, but in a wild kind of year.Β Β And I have been thinking about how to hold myself steady through it and all the uncertainty of what will come.Β Β I'll share with you what I have been thinking and I'd love to know what you are thinking too!rs of experience as a union activist to celebrate worker resistance during these difficult times.

Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern, Senior Minister
Rev. Alyson Jacks, Associate Minister
Meg McGuire, Ministerial Intern
Michael Bossier, performer
Jayanti Chapot, performer
Don Shearer, performer
Reiko Oda Lane, organist
Sarah Cohen, soprano
Brielle Marina Neilson, mezzo soprano
Ben Rudiak-Gould, tenor
Asher Davison, baritone
Luis Maurer, pianist
Eric Shackelford, camera
SJ Ong, camera
Joe Chapot, Social Media Chat Support
Jonathan Silk, OOS, Sound, drums

Attached media: https://web.archive.org/web/20211110174600/http://content.uusf.org/podcast/20200913VRSSermon.mp3

Rest, Renew, Reimagine - First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin

13 September 2020 at 19:47
Assistant Minister Rev. Chris Jimmerson's sermon delivered on September 13, 2020. During times of anxiety and stress, we often need more rest. Physical, mental and spiritual renewal can become even more important for us. We'll explore stories of renewal, ways we might find it and how sometimes when our life circumstances change dramatically, we may be able to reimagine ourselves.

Attached media: https://web.archive.org/web/20211110174511/http://www.austinuuav.org/audio/2020-09-13_Rest_Renew_Reimagine.mp3

What Do We Do When We're Under Attack? - Sermons-First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco

8 September 2020 at 20:42
"What Do We Do When We're Under Attack?" (September 6, 2020)

Rev. Millie Phillips, a member of this congregation, is currently serving the UU Community of Lake County. For this Labor Day service, she draws on her many years of experience as a union activist to celebrate worker resistance during these difficult times.

Rev. Millie Phillips, Guest Minister
Sam King, Worship Associate
Select members of The Rockin’ Solidarity Chorus
Pat Wynne, director
Asher Davison, song leader
Ben Rudiak-Gould, song leader
My-Hoa Steger, pianist
Eric Shackelford, camera
Joe Chapot, Social Media Chat Support
Jonathan Silk, OOS, Sound

Attached media: https://web.archive.org/web/20211110173830/http://content.uusf.org/podcast/20200906MPSermon.mp3

Be a stream and not a swamp - First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin

6 September 2020 at 16:00
Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on September 9, 2020. Autumn is upon us, school is starting back up, and we hope life is getting back to as regular a rhythm as can be in these days. All of that means it is time for us to gather together and share water communion. Join Rev. Meg as she speaks about letting joy flow through us rather than binding it to us and holding it all for ourselves.

Attached media: https://web.archive.org/web/20211110173740/http://www.austinuuav.org/audio/2020-09-06_Be_a_stream.mp3

Jonah and the Big Fish - Sermons-First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco

31 August 2020 at 21:23
"Jonah and the Big Fish" (August 30, 2020)

I love stories and their power to teach or invite us to let them speak to us wherever we are.Β Β And I love the story in the Hebrew Scriptures of Jonah and his journey with that Big Fish. And what layers we might find for ourselves in it about how to face life and what it might insist on from us.

Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern, Senior Minister
Gregg Biggs, Worship Associate
Reiko Oda Lane, organist
Eric Hamilton, guitarist
Mark Sumner, pianist
Asher Davison, song leader
Eric Shackelford, camera
Joe Chapot, Social Media Chat Support
Jonathan Silk, OOS, Sound, drums

Attached media: https://web.archive.org/web/20211110172618/http://content.uusf.org/podcast/20200830VRSSermon.mp3

Lifting as We Climb (08/30/20 Service) - White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church (WBUUC) Sermons

31 August 2020 at 13:25
Watch the Service: To enable YouTube provided closed-captioning while viewing the service, click the β€œCC” icon on the bottom bar of your YouTube video player. Download 08-30-20-full-text.pdf Β  Β 

Attached media: https://whitebearunitarian.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/08-30-20-audio.mp3

Balancing Acts - First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin

30 August 2020 at 20:40
Assistant Minister Rev. Chris Jimmerson's sermon delivered on August 30, 2020. In this time of Covid-19 and witnessing the violent treatment of protestors, it can seem hard to find our balance. Especially when the protestors are rising up against the violence and other horrible things being directed at black, brown and native people in the first place. Sometimes, we tend to think of balance as a sense of peace and calm, but perhaps balance also means accepting our fear, pain, anger and desire for justice in our world.

Attached media: https://web.archive.org/web/20211110172430/http://www.austinuuav.org/audio/2020-08-30_Balancing_Acts.mp3

Launching the Fledglings - Sermons-First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco

24 August 2020 at 21:49
"Launching the Fledglings" (August 23, 2020)

It's an odd year to think about how to raise and launch adults (be they nieces, nephews, children, grandchildren).Β Β It is also a process and one we are engaged in all along the way. It probably also has lessons about how we deal with some adults too!!!

Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern, Senior Minister
Dennis Adams, Worship Associate
Reiko Oda Lane, organist
Asher Davison, clarinet and song leader
Wm. GarcΓ­a Ganz, pianist
Ben Rudiak-Gould, song leader
Eric Shackelford, camera
Joe Chapot, Social Media Chat Support
Jonathan Silk, OOS, Sound, drums

Attached media: https://web.archive.org/web/20211110172012/http://content.uusf.org/podcast/20200823VRSSermon.mp3

Joy in the Struggle (08/23/20 Service) - White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church (WBUUC) Sermons

23 August 2020 at 19:57
Watch the Service: To enable YouTube provided closed-captioning while viewing the service, click the β€œCC” icon on the bottom bar of your YouTube video player. Download 08-23-20-full-text.pdf Β 

Attached media: https://whitebearunitarian.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/08-23-20-audio.mp3

#2034: The Life and Teachings of Congressman John R. Lewis (08-23-2020) - Unitarian Universalist Church of Urbana-Champaign

23 August 2020 at 19:00

Recorded live, Sunday August 23, 2020, The Life and Teachings of Congressman John R. Lewis, Rev. Florence Caplow.Β 

β€œI believe that you see something that you want to get done, you cannot give up, and you cannot give in.” This summer we lost Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights hero, a man of towering moral integrity, and member of Congress for 33 years. When he died the whole nation mourned, and four former presidents offered words of gratitude and admiration at his funeral service. In this service we will celebrate, learn from, and be inspired by his life and word.

Click to play this service recording, or subscribe to our podcasts in the iTunes store to download new episodes automatically to your computer or smartphone. See the Podcast Guide for more help.

Attached media: https://web.archive.org/web/20211110171818/https://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/5/9/7/597760d1201da7a9/uucuc-2034-08232020.mp3?c_id=81898532&cs_id=81898532&destination_id=175040&expiration=1636568026&hwt=3e89a60d8d2b1cf19311e18567b1132c

Chalice Circles - Deepening Connection - First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin

23 August 2020 at 16:00
Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on August 23, 2020. While we are approaching things differently with Chalice Circles, they still remain an integral part of our community and individual spiritual growth and development. Chalice Circles help us tell our stories. What happens and what do our stories say what happens? Let us explore the idea of story, courage, community, and connection through Chalice Circles.

Attached media: https://web.archive.org/web/20211110171722/https://www.austinuuav.org/audio/2020-08-23_Chalice_Circles.mp3

Turning Points - Sermons-First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco

17 August 2020 at 19:35
"Turning Points" (August 16, 2020)

Our history is full of turning points. So are our individual lives. As we live through a time full of both danger and opportunity, let us reflect on some of the great turning points in our national history – such as women winning the right to vote in August, 1920, or same sex couples winning the right to marry just five years ago, – and how they came about.

John Buehrens is the past Senior Minister of UUSF, the past President of the Unitarian Universalist Association (1993-2001), a past honorary President of Religions for Peace, and was national co-chair of Freedom to Marry from 2002 t0 2012. He is the author of seven books, most recently, Conflagration: How the Transcendentalists Sparked the American Struggle for Racial, Gender, and Social Justice.

Rev. John Buehrens
Richard Davis-Lowell, Worship Associate
Jennifer Peringer, pianist
Martha RodrΓ­guez Peringer, flutist
Jon Silk, drummer
Asher Davison, Songleader
Brielle Neilson, Songleader
Eric Shackelford, camera
Joe Chapot, Social Media Chat Support
Alex Darr, Zoom Remote Host
Jonathan Silk, OOS, Sound

Attached media: https://web.archive.org/web/20211110171145/https://content.uusf.org/podcast/20200816JBSermon.mp3

#2033: Back to School in Fall 2020β€”The Long and Winding Road (08-16-2020) - Unitarian Universalist Church of Urbana-Champaign

16 August 2020 at 19:00

Recorded live, Sunday August 16, 2020, Back to School in Fall 2020β€”The Long and Winding Road, Janet Revell Barrett and Sam Beshers.Β 

For many, the start of the school year welcomes new beginnings. This fall, however, we arrive at this point after the most unusual summer in memoryβ€”in which the isolation of the pandemic, the turning point of the Black Lives Matter movement, and the uncertainty surrounding school openings have left us wondering about the road ahead. This service, inspired by a Beatles’ tune, will look to the past to reflect on the school desegregation movement of the 1950s; the present, through the challenges of public service as a school board member; and the future, as secondary school teachers look ahead to the coming year.

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Speak the Unspeakable (08/16/2020) - White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church (WBUUC) Sermons

16 August 2020 at 17:01
Watch the Service: To enable YouTube provided closed-captioning while viewing the service, click the “CC” icon on the bottom bar of your YouTube video player. Download 08-16-20-full-text.pdf    

Attached media: https://whitebearunitarian.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/08-16-20-audio.mp3

Radicals v Respectables - First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin

16 August 2020 at 16:00
Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on August 16, 2020. On this 100th anniversary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, we will look at strategies and tactics of people who irritate and horrify each other.

Attached media: https://web.archive.org/web/20211110170717/http://www.austinuuav.org/audio/2020-08-16_Radicals_v_Respectables.mp3

Story Time - Sermons-First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco

10 August 2020 at 21:11
"Story Time" (August 9, 2020)

We are the stuff of stars. A collection of particles held together by the laws of physics and the forces of nature. We talk of free will but we move and act in accordance to evolution’s playbook. What sets us apart is our ability to reflect, to look back in time and imagine the future – to see ourselves as part of the unfolding story of time, and ask ourselves what does it mean to be human after all.

Rev. Alyson Jacks, Associate Minister
Don Wiepert, Worship Associate
Reiko Oda Lane, organist
AndrΓ©s Vera, cellist
My-Hoa Steger, pianist
Mark Sumner, Songleader
Brielle Nielson, Songleader
Eric Shackelford, camera
Joe Chapot, Social Media Chat Support
Alex Darr, Zoom Remote Host
Jonathan Silk, OOS, Sound

Attached media: https://web.archive.org/web/20211110170452/http://content.uusf.org/podcast/20200809AJSermon.mp3

#2032: Souls Matter (08-09-2020) - Unitarian Universalist Church of Urbana-Champaign

9 August 2020 at 19:00

Recorded live, Sunday August 9, 2020, Souls Matter, Sam Beshers and Sherry Bohlen.Β 

Soul Matters small groups have added a new and vital dimension to church life and our community. Soul Matters groups work with a different theme each month, and meet to share their experiences and insights from the theme. A key feature of Soul Matters is deep listening, in which the group members commit to giving every member the space to articulate and to share their thoughts. Soul Matters is better experienced than described. In this service we will share a Soul Matters group meeting, to bring the Soul Matters experience to a wilder audience.

Click to play this service recording, or subscribe to our podcasts in the iTunes store to download new episodes automatically to your computer or smartphone. See the Podcast Guide for more help.

Attached media: https://web.archive.org/web/20211110170427/https://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/4/d/e/4de1eb00e9badd4a/uucuc-2032-08092020.mp3?c_id=81815807&cs_id=81815807&destination_id=175040&expiration=1636569257&hwt=89c4a5525c9239769e1299e59bb4c95b

Using your Anger, Holdng on to your Hope - First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin

9 August 2020 at 16:00
Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on August 9, 2020. So many of us feel ourselves unraveling, from time to time, feeling helpless, or traumatized, or horrified at what has been revealed about our neighbors' view of the world. What do we do with the anger we feel? How do we hold on to our hope?

Attached media: https://web.archive.org/web/20211110170222/http://www.austinuuav.org/audio/2020-08-09_Using_your_anger.mp3

The Promise in the Desert - Sermons-First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco

3 August 2020 at 21:54
"The Promise in the Desert" (August 2, 2020)

Some have begun calling 2020 "The Great Reckoning," a time when the injustices of reality are fully being called in by the promises of our possibility. It is a powerful, scary, tense, creative, and uncertain time in our lives. Drawing inspiration from the story of Hajar in the Islamic Traditions, we will explore what it can mean to believe in the promise of our faith in these times, and how to deepen our resilience as Unitarian Universalists manifesting justice and love.

Rev. Ranwa Hammamy, Executive Director, UU Legislative Ministry of California
Sam King, Worship Associate
Larry Chinn, jazz pianist
Asher Davison, sonleader
Mark Sumner, songleader
Eric Shackelford, camera
Joe Chapot, Social Media Chat Support
Alex Darr, Zoom Remote Host
Jonathan Silk, OOS, Sound

Attached media: https://web.archive.org/web/20211110165841/http://content.uusf.org/podcast/20200802RHSermon.mp3

No Need for Silence (08/2/2020 Service) - White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church (WBUUC) Sermons

3 August 2020 at 11:47
Watch the Service: To enable YouTube provided closed-captioning while viewing the service, click the “CC” icon on the bottom bar of your YouTube video player. Download 8-2-20-service.pdf    

Attached media: https://whitebearunitarian.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/08-02-2020-audio.mp3

Question Box Sermon 2020 - First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin

2 August 2020 at 16:00
Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on August 2, 2020. Rev. Meg is back from her study break and starting off strong with sermon questions from a box. Join Rev. Meg as she answers your questions.

Attached media: https://web.archive.org/web/20211110165638/http://www.austinuuav.org/audio/2020-08-02_Question_Box_Sermon.mp3

From Fragility to Accountability - Sermons-First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco

27 July 2020 at 02:37
"From Fragility to Accountability" (July 26, 2020)

This Sunday, there is a journey we'd like you to take with us.Β Β Let us go as seekers. We will pack a little bag and wander along a less traveled path. It's a path that we hope, one day, will become well worn as others follow us into a new place. We won’t be following an easy trail, but the promise of this journey is that we will become less anxious and more steadfast in the work of anti-racism.Β Β We have a responsibility that has been nagging at us for generation upon generation, and now is a very good time to take up the mantle handed to us by our ancestors. It is time to survey the landscape and ask ourselves, β€œHow has this nation’s history of racism shaped my life and my community?”

And what if along this road we discover new possibilities that fuel us towards a more just society? What if the contentment that comes with facing the past illustrates for usβ€”in bright, living colorβ€”what a stronger, healthier, more just community might be?Β Β 

How do we get to that place from where we are now? In the words of Antonio Machado, β€œTraveler, there is no path. The path is made by walking. By walking you make the path.”

Come then, join us, and let us make our way together through this difficult terrain moving from fragility to accountability. No, it won’t be easy, but it is necessary. It is what we are called to do in this time and place.

Carmen Barsody, Faithful Fools Street Ministry
Sam Dennison, Faithful Fools Street Ministry
Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern, Senior Minister
Dennis Adams, Worship Associate
Reiko Oda Lane, organist
Hugo Wainzinger, guitarist
Rita Fabrizio, flutist
Mark Sumner, Songleader
Brielle Nielson, Songleader
Eric Shackelford, camera
Joe Chapot, Social Media Chat Support
Alex Darr, Zoom Remote Host
Jonathan Silk, OOS, Sound

Attached media: https://web.archive.org/web/20211110165119/http://content.uusf.org/podcast/20200726Sermon.mp3

Creative Durability - First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin

26 July 2020 at 19:55
Assistant Minister Rev. Chris Jimmerson's sermon delivered on July 26, 2020. Engaging our creativity may be one way we can deal with living through a pandemic and sheltering in place. What are some creative pursuits you might like to engage? How might we creatively enhance our spirituality?

Attached media: https://web.archive.org/web/20211110165056/http://www.austinuuav.org/audio/2020-07-26_Creative_Durability.mp3

Poetry for Summer Musing - Sermons-First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco

20 July 2020 at 04:00
"Poetry for Summer Musing" (July 19, 2020)

Periodically diving deep in the world of poetry is like asking someone to hold a frame around the ordinary or a magnifying glass against the small that holds universes. What better time for such presence to ordinary that is anything but ordinary than summer days -- bring a blade of grass to put between your teeth!

Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern, Senior Minister
Sam King, Worship Associate
Jill Rachuy Brindel, cello
Marilyn Thompson, pianist
Asher Davison, song leader
Wm. GarcΓ­a Ganz, pianist
Eric Shackelford, camera
Joe Chapot, Social Media Chat Support
Alex Darr, Zoom Remote Host
Jonathan Silk, OOS, Sound

Attached media: https://web.archive.org/web/20211110164420/http://content.uusf.org/podcast/20200719VRSSermon.mp3

Stoic Spiritual Survival - First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin

19 July 2020 at 21:26
Ministerial Intern Lee Legault's sermon delivered on July 19, 2020. Stoics were warriors of the mind who trained to build unbreakable will and character. Roman emperors, enslaved persons, and Vietnam POWs alike have dealt with challenges using Stoic techniques. What might we learn about surviving in this day and age from the ancient mindset of the Stoics? Are your habits helping you build your Inner Citadel, and do you even want one?

Attached media: https://web.archive.org/web/20211110164357/http://www.austinuuav.org/audio/2020-07-19_Stoic_Spiritual_Survival.mp3

The Power of Witnessing - Sermons-First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco

13 July 2020 at 02:15
"The Power of Witnessing" (July 12, 2020)

In W.H. Auden's poem "Musee des Beaux Arts" the poet describes two Brueghel paintings and in both something about the witnessing or missing of huge moments in the human drama was/is the theme. It got me thinking about this act of witnessing, why and how it is important to us, a salve, a buoy. And how it might actually be one of the most important and not-so-difficult gifts we can give one another.

Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern, Senior Minister
Alex Darr, Worship Associate
Reiko Oda Lane, organist
Joyce Lee, flutist
My-Hoa Steger, pianist
Asher Davison, song leader
Ben Rudiak-Gould, song leader
Jon Silk, drums
Eric Shackelford, camera
Joe Chapot, Social Media Chat Support
Alex Darr, Zoom Remote Host
Jonathan Silk, OOS, Sound, Podcasting, Video Edits

Attached media: https://web.archive.org/web/20211110163427/http://content.uusf.org/podcast/20200712VRSSermon.mp3

2020 Youth Service - First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin

12 July 2020 at 20:32
Senior High Youth service delivered on July 12, 2020. Join our senior youth group as they lead worship and explore the theme of Sanctuary. We celebrate our graduating seniors as they transition to young adults and welcome our Middle School kids into High School with our annual bridging ceremony.

Attached media: https://web.archive.org/web/20211110163405/http://www.austinuuav.org/audio/2020-07-12_Youth_Service_on_Sanctuary.mp3

Exquisite Risk - Sermons-First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco

6 July 2020 at 05:20
"Exquisite Risk" (July 5, 2020)

Following on our sermon on "Negotiating Risk" (May 17) we will look this Sunday at the flip side of risk -- that part of engaging life that is scary but gorgeous and transformative, that keeps us growing and alive.

Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern, Senior Minister
Dennis Adams, Worship Associate
Reiko Oda Lane, organist
Gilead Wurman, baritone
Asher Davison, bass-baritone
Wm. Garcia Ganz, pianist
Eric Shackelford, camera
Joe Chapot, Social Media Chat Support
Alex Darr, Zoom Remote Host
Jonathan Silk, OOS, Sound, Podcasting, Video Edits

Attached media: https://web.archive.org/web/20211110153412/http://content.uusf.org/podcast/20200705VRSSermon.mp3

Bless. Be Blessed - First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin

5 July 2020 at 20:24
Assistant Minister Rev. Chris Jimmerson's sermon delivered on July 5, 2020. In this challenging time through which we are living, it is important that we offer ourselves and others many blessings. Let us comfort one another and accept one another's comforting. We do not have to pretend everything is ok.

Attached media: https://web.archive.org/web/20211110153343/http://www.austinuuav.org/audio/2020-07-05_Bless_Be_Blessed.mp3

DeMythifying 'Murica (07/05/20 Service) - White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church (WBUUC) Sermons

5 July 2020 at 20:16
Watch the service:  To enable YouTube provided closed-captioning while viewing the service, click the “CC” icon on the bottom bar of your YouTube video player Download 07-05-20-service.pdf    

Attached media: https://whitebearunitarian.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/07-05-20-audio.mp3

The Perfect Day - Sermons-First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco

30 June 2020 at 01:03
"The Perfect Day" (June 28, 2020)

In the story of creation told in Hebrew Scriptures, after six days of work creating heaven and earth, God took a day off. And so there’s a long tradition in Judaism and Christianity and Islam this day of Sabbath so the actual day that’s marked as such as different in each tradition. It is a day of mandatory rest. A day in which we are supposed to pretend that everything is perfect as it is and well in the gorgeousness of life at our feet. To me this is a genius creation by man or God who or whatever you want to credit it to. And I want to talk again about why.

Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern, Senior Minister
Sharon Weld, Ministerial Intern
Reiko Oda Lane, organist
Allen Biggs, marimbist
Asher Davison, song leader
Mary Jane Mikuriya, Internship Committee
Marie Kazan-Komarek, Internship Committee
Luanne Schulte, Internship Committee
Eric Shackelford, camera
Joe Chapot, Social Media Chat Support
Alex Darr, Zoom Remote Host
Jonathan Silk, OOS, Sound, Podcasting, Video Edits

Attached media: https://web.archive.org/web/20211110152421/http://content.uusf.org/podcast/20200628VRSSermon.mp3

Big Gay Sunday - First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin

28 June 2020 at 22:33
Guest Speaker Kye Flannery's sermon delivered on June 28, 2020. A celebration of pride from the perspective of queerness and queer theologies - exploring belonging, solidarity and deep acceptance of our collective history, and the possibilities of our collective power.

Attached media: https://web.archive.org/web/20211110152046/http://www.austinuuav.org/audio/2020-06-28_Gay_Pride.mp3

Living Our Values - First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin

21 June 2020 at 20:47
Assistant Minister Rev. Chris Jimmerson's sermon delivered on June 21, 2020. One of First UU Austin's stated values is compassion - which we defined as "to treat ourselves and others with love". What does living out that value look like, especially in these challenging times?

Attached media: https://web.archive.org/web/20211110151040/http://www.austinuuav.org/audio/2020-06-21_Living_our_values.mp3

The History of American Policing - First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin

14 June 2020 at 20:10
Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on June 14, 2020. All eyes are on the brutality of many law enforcement interactions with people of color. How did we get the system of policing that we have today? What are its roots in US history?

Attached media: http://www.austinuuav.org/audio/2020-06-14_American_Policing.mp3

Useful Ignorance and Beginner's Mind - First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin

7 June 2020 at 16:00
Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on June 7, 2020. In Zen Buddhism, it is called beginner's mind. Thoreau called it useful ignorance. When we choose to approach scary things with curiosity instead of defensiveness, suddenly our mind and body are open to adventure and transformation.

Attached media: https://web.archive.org/web/20211110145106/http://www.austinuuav.org/audio/2020-06-07_Beginners_Mind.mp3

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