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UCDSM Sermons
Episodios
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Believing in Santa
06/12/2015Rev. Mark Stringer December 6, 2015 Watch the Video (YouTube link) Listen to the Audio (MP3) Mark shares with us his personal journey with the mystery and mythology of Santa Claus. He hasn’t always believed.
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You Make the Call - Arriving Empty Handed
29/11/2015Rev. Mark Stringer November 29, 2015 Watch the Video (YouTube link) Listen to the Audio (MP3) At our October 25 services, the congregation voted for a sermon they would like to hear Mark deliver again. “Arriving Empty Handed”—originally presented in 2014—was the winner.
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All in the Family
15/11/2015Rev. Mark Stringer November 15, 2015 Watch the Video (YouTube link) Listen to the Audio (MP3) For this annual service that grapples with a concept from Murray Bowen’s Family Systems theory, Mark considers how we are bequeathed at least some of the emotional process and levels of differentiation of our ancestors and how we might begin to claim our own differentiation (or capacity to be a separate self) in the current families of our lives.
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Celebrant Reflection
15/11/2015Laura Berardi November 15, 2015 Watch the Video (YouTube link) Listen to the Audio (MP3)
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Crossing the Bridge to Selma
08/11/2015Rev. Dr. Mark Morrison-Reed November 8, 2015 Watch the Video (YouTube link) Listen to the Audio (MP3) In March 1965, when the call came to join the African-American citizens of Selma, UUs responded.
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Waking Up to Whiteness
01/11/2015Rev. Mark Stringer November 1, 2015 Watch the Video (YouTube link) Listen to the Audio (MP3) By considering his own indoctrination into his “white” racial identity, Mark will invite us to reflect upon how we have been racialized—cast into stories of racial identity that we did not choose but that impact our lives nonetheless.
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We Remember Them
25/10/2015Rev. Mark Stringer October 25, 2015 Listen to the Audio (MP3) A Festival of Remembrance Service: For this, our traditional end-of-October service of remembrance to honor those who have died and to celebrate the continuity of life, we will together create an altar adorned with items that we think would be beautiful to our departed loved ones. All who attend are encouraged to bring photos, mementos, special items, etc.
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Patience and Impatience
18/10/2015Rev. Erin Gingrich October 18, 2015 Watch the Video (YouTube link) Listen to the Audio (MP3) Celebrant Reflection Video (YouTube link) Celebrant Reflection Audio (MP3) Let's gather at the intersection and consider how the two relate in our lives and in social justice work, especially with regards to our church posting a Black Lives Matters banner.
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Who are Your People?
13/10/2015Rev. Dr. Jennifer Harvey October 11, 2015 Watch the Video (YouTube link) Listen to the Audio (MP3) When we become aware of injustices in our community and world, we can become fiercely and tenaciously committed to making significant social change – but making a difference also requires a long-term commitment toward that change.
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Letting Go to be True
04/10/2015Rev. Mark Stringer October 4, 2015 Watch the Video (YouTube link) Listen to the Audio (MP3) Download the Text (PDF) The September Soul Matters packet included a poem with the lines: “I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself; if you can bear the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul.” These lines have continued to stir in Mark’s mind and heart, especially as we enter a month of considering what it means to be a people of letting go. What might you need to ...
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Religion 3.0: Evidence as Scripture, Ecology as Theology
27/09/2015Rev. Michael Dowd September 27, 2015 Watch the Video (YouTube link) Listen the the Audio (MP3) Human cultures have always looked to collective intelligence for discerning facts and values. Is religion up to the task of integrating the best sources of evidence available today?
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The Invitation Before You
20/09/2015Rev. Mark Stringer September 20, 2015 Watch the Video (YouTube link) Listen to the Audio (MP3) Download the Text (PDF) When we choose to see the invitations always present in the world, we are more likely to extend our own invitations, too. To what are we being invited as Unitarian Universalists?
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I've Got Counters to Clean & Other Ways I Sleepwalk Through Life
13/09/2015Rev. Erin Gingrich September 13, 2015 Listen on YouTube Listen to the Audio (MP3) Vacation over the summer revealed to Erin many of the tactics she uses to avoid listening to anything of substance in life. It also made clearer what wakes her up and invites her to be present.
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The Apprentice: A Labor Day Meditation
09/09/2015David Devonis, member September 6, 2015 Watch the Video (YouTube link) Listen to the Audio (MP3) Apprenticeship is one of the stages of work life that receives comparatively little attention in our world that values speed over patience and profit over craft. Yet examination of apprenticeship reveals many unique aspects of the way that work enters into the web of life, and may point a way toward lifelong learning and rejuvenation.
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Wisdom from the Bouncy House Line
02/09/2015Homily by Rev. Mark Stringer August 30, 2015 Watch the Video (YouTube link) Listen to the Audio (MP3) Our annual “blending of the waters” celebration, a ritual that reminds us of all that we bring to our congregation and how our contributions of time, talent and treasure come together to create something greater than we could ever achieve on our own. As is our custom, we will all bring a small amount of water from our summer travels, or even from our taps at home.
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Dignity, Grace and the Moral Arc
23/08/2015Rev. Mark Stringer August 23, 2015 Watch the Video (YouTube link) Listen to the Audio (MP3) Download the Text (PDF) Same-sex marriage upheld as a right, the Confederate flag being removed, and mass incarceration being more broadly questioned are among several cultural shifts we have been seeing this summer. What shifts may be yet to come and what roles will we play?
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In Service To?
16/08/2015Rev. Mark Stringer August 16, 2015 Watch the Video (YouTube link) Listen to the Audio (MP3) In a recent correspondence with a local legislator, Mark was thanked for his “service to the Lord,” which made him reflective about the kind of “lord” he aims to serve.
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Black Lives Matter
09/08/2015Rev. Erin Gingrich August 9, 2014 Watch the Video (YouTube link) Listen to the Audio (MP3) Download the Text of the Black Lives Matter Meditation (PDF) Newcomers often share that the reason they came to our church was to find like-minded community and a place where they can take a stand for social justice. Even when connection and justice are our goals, some of us find ourselves reluctant to engage each other.
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Hope for the Long Haul
02/08/2015Jordinn Nelson Long August 2, 2015 Watch the Video (YouTube link) Listen to the Audio (MP3) As we confront challenges that we have no chance of solving completely, how do Unitarian Universalists maintain hope? Should we even try? Join guest and Meadville Lombard Seminarian Jordinn Nelson Long as we stake a bold claim on joy and optimism, even amid discouragement.
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Unitarianism and Paganism
26/07/2015Unitarianism and Paganism: Why are Pagans Coming to Church? Members of Sacred Bridges - A Chapter of Covenant UU Pagans July 26, 2015 Watch the Video (YouTube link) Listen to the Audio (MP3) Many Pagans across the country are also members of the Unitarian Universalist churches and fellowships, and choose to be active in the many programs within the individual congregations. Yet, Pagans are often thought of as those rebellious souls who reject the common beliefs about what "church"means.

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