November 15, 2026
Manny Andrade presents a sermon by
Rev. Douglas Taylor,
Minister of the UU Congregation of Binghamton, NY
“Healing Your Religious Past”
Mary Avery, Worship Leader
Gary Smart, Pianist
Marc Dickman, Euphoniumist, Guest Musician
“Often when we have left one religion and find ourselves in another, we are asked to make a full break with all that had been. In Unitarian Universalism, we strive, instead, for integration; to acknowledge the good and the bad, to endure what has been, that we may retain what is still precious… In the end, it is less about why you left behind and all about what you still want to carry…”
About our Sermon Presenter
Manny Andrade is a lover and explorer of spirituality. He is a life-professed Franciscan. He completed seminary studies in 2000. In 2003, he received ordination in an independent catholic, (small c) church. Manny recently retired from his career as a social worker serving communities living with HIV since 1989. He married Rusty Turner in 2016. Manny is an Honoree of 2023’s Jacksonville Rainbow Awards for Service to the LGBT and HIV Communities.
About Our Sermon Author
Rev. Douglas Taylor has served as Minister of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Binghamton (NY) since 2003. A fourth-generation UU and son of ordained minister Rev. Elizabeth M. Strong, he grew up deeply involved in the church, discovered a love of music (singing in church and school musicals), and worked as music and drama counselor at Camp Unirondack in 1988. After several years working with developmentally disabled adults, he graduated from Meadville Lombard Theological School and was ordained in 1999.
About Our Guest Musician
Dr. Marc Dickman is a founding member of the acclaimed Jazz Studies Program at the University of North Florida. His versatility on euphonium, trombone, bass trombone, and tuba in classical and jazz styles makes him in high demand in the United States. Dr. Dickman has also performed in Japan, Finland, Hungary, Paraguay, Uruguay, Canada, Honduras, and Colombia. He is a founding member of the groundbreaking jazz ensemble, the Modern Jazz Tuba Project. His CD, “A Weaver of Dreams,” is the first jazz euphonium recording available through popular services such as iTunes and Real Networks. At UNF he teaches applied low brass and jazz ensemble. His students have won awards in both the jazz and classical areas.