Dr. Mark Yount presents
Spiritual Finding, Revisited
Mary Avery, Worship Leader
Gary Smart, Pianist
Bill and Paula Prince, Special Music

Former UUA president Bill Sinkford once observed that while we do a good job of addressing spiritual seeking, people want spiritual finding too. Most of uus (pun, not typo) are rightly skeptical of “answers” that would conclude the search. We also celebrate diverse paths, so we “share” individual beliefs that would be logically incompatible. I agree that it’s important to embrace “finding” as part of our unceasing search, so I will venture a spiritual perspective to honor the truth each of us finds along the way.

About Our Speaker

Since joining BBUUC in 1997, Dr. Mark Yount has given over 125 sermons, chaired several committees, served on Leadership Development, on the Board as Trustee and Vice President, and as Youth Advisor for most of his time here (one of his great passions). Mark has a Ph.D. in Philosophy and taught college philosophy courses full-time for 12 years, before a second career in addiction treatment administration and helping homeless/at-risk people apply for disability benefits. He is now retired and writing a book entitled Wisdom on the Way: Seeing Ourselves Whole through the Worldview Wars.

 About Our Guest Musicians

Paula Prince is a graduate of the jazz studies program at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.  In Cincinnati, she played saxophone and/or flute in various large and small bands. After relocating to Florida, she performed with various ensembles, including the First Coast Wind Symphony, the TBA Big Band, Swing and a Miss, and the North Florida Saxophone Quartet.

Bill Prince, a professor emeritus at the University of North Florida, has performed with numerous bands and orchestras, including Buddy Rich, the NORAD Band, and the American Wind Symphony Orchestra. He has performed on over 70 albums and can be heard on Buddy Rich’s, Mercy, Mercy, and The Best of Buddy Rich. In recent years, Bill developed a cabaret show that he performed on cruise ships worldwide. One of his unique talents is the ability to perform professionally on several instruments. Bill produced his CD, Happy Thoughts, on which he composed, arranged, and performed all parts. He also published a book on his musical life titled Music Is My Ticket, available on Amazon.

NEXT SUNDAY, February 15, 2026

Kris Kines presents a sermon written by
Rev. Eileen Wiviott,
Minister of the Unitarian Church of Evanston (IN)
“Progress is Possible Not Guaranteed: Finding Resilience for the Present by Remembering the Past”
Elizabeth DeCoux, Worship Leader
Gary Smart, Pianist
Adero Harrison, Special Music, Vocalist

“In my smallness, amidst a nation unravelling, it can be helpful – and an important act of resilience – to look back at history, as Heather Cox Richardson does, to put things into some kind reality check. It’s helpful to read about those who have resisted terrible oppression from power hungry and hateful leaders before. Even though every day seems to bring an unprecedented breach of public trust, it’s oddly encouraging and fortifying to know we’ve moved through some pretty awful things before…”