Manny Andrade presents a sermon by Rev. Dr. John T. Morehouse of the Main Line Unitarian Church of Devon, PA “Thin Places” Claudia Marshall, Worship Leader Eileen Morrison, Accompanist Bill and Paula Prince, Guest Musicians Every spiritual tradition recognizes “thin places of the soul” where we experience a deep personal connection with all of creation. … Continue reading Thin Places
David Dean presents a sermon by Rev. Gretchen Haley, Minister at Foothills Unitarian in Fort Collins, CO “After the Fall” Elizabeth DeCoux, Worship Leader Garret Kaplan, Guest Musician, Piano “We are right now in the days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur… Between these two holy days lies the practice of Teshuva, which has as … Continue reading After the Fall
Jennifer Bacmeister and Kris Kines, Worship Leaders Gary Smart, Pianist Join us for our annual Ingathering and Water Sharing Service, also known as Water Communion, as we celebrate the start of a new church year in September. Everyone is invited to bring a small container of water that represents a meaningful place or spirit—whether from … Continue reading BBUUC Annual Family Ingathering and Water Sharing Sunday
Alyssa Halliday presents a sermon by Rev. Dr. Sandra Fees, UU Minister, poet, spiritual teacher and facilitator “Starting Over” Manny Andrade, Worship Leader Gary Smart, Pianist Timothy Edwards, Violinist “At times, we need to take a wrong turn or go on retreat to start fresh. I hope each of you will be attentive to the … Continue reading Starting Over
Coca-Cola famously contains a secret ingredient known as Merchandise 7X. The only copy of the formula is locked in a safe in Atlanta, Georgia. In this sermon, Elizabeth DeCoux describes a different secret ingredient: one which has the power to transform the relationship between humans and animals.
How I experience my situation in life is often shaped by my beliefs about my self and my world. How many of us are living by underlying assumptions that interfere with our health, happiness or growth? Can seemingly “miraculous” cures show us how to overthrow these “governing assumptions,” to embrace new possibilities and even transform our lives?
“I want to instill in my children, and what’s more, I want to instill in myself, the sense of vocation as endeavoring to get to the other side of impossible, where “impossible” simply falls away. All the challenges, all the obstacles – they are not blocking the path. They are the path…”
We often navigate a crowded world trapped in self-absorbed bubbles, assuming the worst when inconvenienced by others. Through the lens of a tense encounter on St. Augustine’s busy St. George Street, this sermon explores how quickly anger can turn to something else entirely when we fail to see the humanity around us. Join us to explore how to move beyond entitlement and truly see one another.
Have you ever faced a problem that you thought was beyond you that you immediately wanted to give up or hand it off to someone else? When life gets hard, our brains naturally default to familiar assumptions. We jump to negative conclusions about our own limitations. This Sunday, we will explore how running on mental autopilot disconnects us from our Unitarian Universalist values. By confronting the old scripts, we tell ourselves that we can trade our fears for “holy curiosity” and discover that the light we’re looking for might be much closer than we think.
July 26, 2026 Kris Kines presents a sermon written by Rev. Kaaren Anderson “We Are One” Claudia Marshall, Worship Leader Eileen Morrison, Accompaniment Job Meiller, Guitar and Vocals The current critical threat to our biological web, including the massive reduction in pollinators is happening in a world where “one out of every three bites that … Continue reading We Are One
