The Worship Team presents All Souls: A Service of Remembrance Dr. Gary Smart, Accompanist Rik Palieri, guitar, vocals, and more The end of October and the beginning of November bring us Halloween, Samhain, Day of the Dead, and All Souls Day—holidays and holy days that herald practices of honoring those who have transcended this mortal … Continue reading All Souls: A Service of Remembrance
Elizabeth DeCoux “We Need Courage Now” Donna Zimmerman, Worship Leader Sydney Crisp, Accompanist Caitlin Regan, special music, vocals October is LGBTQ History Month. Our Soul Matters theme for October is courage. Both Aristotle and Winston Churchill spoke of courage as the first virtue, because it makes all the other virtues possible. The sermon will explore … Continue reading We Need Courage Now
Rev. Tracie Barrett “Now Is the Accepted Time” Claudia Marshall, Worship Leader Dr. Gary Smart, Accompanist Grace Scarborough, Guest Musician, Piano The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v Wade came down while Unitarian Universalists were gathered in person and virtually at our General Assembly. Rev. Tracie acknowledges our feelings, as well as what our next … Continue reading Now Is the Accepted Time
David Dean presents “Where Seldom is Heard…” A sermon written by Rev. Rod Richards Beth Curtis, Worship Leader Dr. Gary Smart, Accompanist Job Meiller, Special Music, Guitar and Vocals Dis-courage-ment robs me of courage. How can I ever replenish courage—restore courage—if I am in this world where an encouraging word is seldom heard… About our … Continue reading Where Seldom is Heard…
Rev. Carmen Emerson BBUUC Affiliated Community Minister And Claudia Marshall BBUUC Board Trustee, Social Action and READI Ministry Chair present “If Not Us, Then Who? If Not Now, Then When?” Linda Mowers, Worship Leader Dr. Gary Smart, Accompanist Swing and a Miss, Guest Musicians The sermon title is a direct quote from civil rights leader … Continue reading If Not Us, Then Who? If Not Now, Then When?
Dr. Mark Yount presents “The World Tells Everyone to Shut Up” Sydney Crisp, Worship Leader Dr. Gary Smart, Accompanist Mike Ludwig (Guitar and Vocals), Special Music That title is a therapy insight into a conflict at the root of human character. We each need to become the unique person we are. But we also need … Continue reading The World Tells Everyone to Shut Up
Donna Zimmerman, BBUUC Chaplain, presents “Eleven Secret Herbs and Spices” Beth Curtis, Worship Leader Sydney Crisp, Accompanist Pete Jorgensen (Piano), Special Music It’s human nature to see things through the lens of our own experiences, knowledge, biases, understandings, and even our emotional state in any given moment. How can that separate us from others in … Continue reading Eleven Secret Herbs and Spices
BBUUC Annual Family Ingathering and Water Sharing Sunday Presented by the Worship Team and Lifespan Religious Education Dr. Gary Smart, Accompanist We have a tradition each year at BBUUC to hold an Ingathering and Water Sharing Sunday after Labor Day. It’s a celebration of our whole community coming back together after summer. In this multi-generational … Continue reading BBUUC Annual Family Ingathering and Water Sharing Sunday
Rev. Christine Dance Minister of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Phoenix presents a virtual sermon for BBUUC: “Longing for Belonging” Caitlin Regan, Worship Leader Dr. Gary Smart, Accompanist Timothy Edwards (Violin), Guest Musician Brené Brown says that our desire for connection and love runs deep but that “when we ‘fit in’ instead of actually ‘belong,’ … Continue reading Longing for Belonging
David Dean presents “Drawing On the Wide Side of The Brain” A sermon written by Rev. Rod Richards Donna Zimmerman, Worship Leader Dr. Gary Smart, Accompanist Cameron Norman (Soprano), Guest Musician This sermon challenges Unitarian Universalists to “make the circle wider,” inviting and welcoming others to join us in our faith. But the real challenge is … Continue reading Drawing On the Wide Side of The Brain
