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November 1, 2026 Reaping and Remembrance
At this time of year, as autumn turns to winter and the last harvest is brought in, we remember those we have lost. The Covenant of UU Pagans will honor the…
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October 4, 2026 Chaplain Jesse Ford - Cultivating Courage, Competence and Compassion in Times of Chaos
Times of disruption can become sacred invitations to deepen spiritual practice, strengthen communal bonds, and serve the common good. When the world feels…
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September 20, 2026 Sara Blackthorne - Weaving the Interdependent Web in Times of Disconnection
Life is full of beginnings and endings. From the cycle of the Sun to the rotation of crops, we see examples every day of the ways we are connected – and…
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September 6, 2026 Rev. Rivka Gevurtz - Return to Beginning: Love Is the Home of Our Interdependence
As we stand on the threshold of a new congregational year as well as the Jewish High Holy Days, we explore the sacred act of beginning. Drawing on the creation…
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August 30, 2026 Schann Wysong - How To Be a Spiritual Ghost
After a childhood of attendance at 10 or 11 different schools by the time she hit grade school, an ever-increasing number of siblings and both Christian…
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August 23, 2026 Rebecca Long - How I Found Peace in a Life of Chaos
After being born into addiction and then being orphaned, I had to raise myself. I learned how to find peace amongst the chaos of living on the streets and…
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August 16, 2026 Bill Ellis - Des Moines, Diversity and Me
You don’t know what you don’t know. Right? Growing up in a small town in Iowa I had no exposure to diversity – until there came times when it slapped me upside…
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August 2, 2026 Kym Lamb - Blackboard Spirituality
Kym’s spiritual journey started at an early age after witnessing a miracle. After a lifetime of conservative beliefs and “not enoughness” she used a blackboard…
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August 9, 2026 Kerri Nussbaum - Spiritual Journeys Are Not Linear
Kerri's religious life, as opposed to her spiritual life, began in Catholicism, swerved briefly into born-again Christianity, and finally veered clunkily into…
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July 12, 2026 Kevin Rex - A Straight Man's Eulogy Turned Gay
If you’ve never thought you were Doris Day and could seduce Rock Hudson to kiss you, then you’re in for a treat as I turn the world upside down with music, TV…
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July 19, 2026 Bernal Cruz - Reclaiming the Sacred: How Kind Spirit Found Me
The long shadow of colonization brought my people Catholic Christianity, and in that history it became the dominant spiritual framework around me, overlaying…
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July 26, 2026 Lyssa Martin - Truth Is All Around Us
Raise your voice, your spirit, and your smile as we get to know Lyssa Martin - a creator, a caregiver, an advocate, and your newest UU sibling! Explore the…
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June 21, 2026 Helen Rivers - Say Gay, Y'all
Did you know that having just one affirming adult in their life can decrease a LGBTQ+ youth’s risk of devastating mental health outcomes by up to 40%? What…
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April 12, 2026 Rev. Julián Jamaica Soto - Learning a New Response
In a famous set of experiments, psychologist Albert Bandura helped people unlearn their fear of snakes—not through reasoning, but through watching others…
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April 26, 2026 Rev. Nick Sanchez - Say Yes: Embracing a Life of Purpose
Modern life can be an exhausting barrage of things clamoring for your attention. Having access to 'more' puzzlingly enough often leads us to doing 'less.' We…
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April 5, 2026 Rev. Julián Jamaica Soto
When Jim Henson died, people didn’t only speak of loss. They spoke of presence—of how his voice, his characters, his particular way of making meaning and…
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February 22, 2026 Rev. Julián Jamaica Soto - There Will Your Heart Be
“We are held by what we hold in common.”— Robin Wall Kimmerer As we take the opportunity to pledge support to this community, we look more deeply into the…
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June 7, 2026 Rev. Julián Jamaica Soto - Blooming Together
What do people need to grow and thrive? This service explores the beauty of each of us being ourselves and what we can provide one another to grow.
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March 8, 2026 Rev. Julián Jamaica Soto
Not all transformation is about becoming new—some of it is about the ability to adapt that allows us to continue forward. We reflect on the forces, seen and…
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May 10, 2026 Rev. JeKaren Bell - What We Owe Each Other in the Wilderness
We have always known how to carry each other. This sermon is about what happens when we forget that, and what becomes possible when we choose to remember, not…
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May 24, 2026 Rev. Julián Jamaica Soto - The Magic of Jazz
This service explores the spiritual wisdom of jazz—what it teaches us about trust, collaboration, and making meaning together without certainty. We’ll reflect…
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February 1, 2026 Rev. Julián Jamaica Soto - Halfway There
Let’s lean into the wisdom of the calendar, as we land halfway between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox. What are the lessons of looking forward to the…
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February 15, 2026 Rev. Julián Jamaica Soto - Who We Know Ourselves To Be
"We are not what other people say we are. We are who we know ourselves to be, and we are what we love. That's okay." — Laverne Cox What does it mean to be a…
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February 8, 2026 Rev. Elle Dowd - Jesus: Enemy of the State
Drawing on the prophetic witness of Martin Luther King Jr., Fred Hampton, Archbishop Oscar Romero, and the radical story of Jesus in Mark’s Gospel, this sermon…
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January 26, 2026 Rev. Julián Jamaica Soto - The Sweetness of Giving
“The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose.”– Hada Bejar We’re going to really lean into what we love about our congregation: what we know…
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December 21, 2025 Rev. Julián Jamaica Soto - Here Comes the Sun
Join us for a celebration of the lengthening days and consideration of what it means to embrace progress and inspiration.
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January 11, 2026 Rev. Julián Jamaica Soto - Resisting the Scam
New Year is the time when we’re romanced into thinking there’s something wrong - with us, with our lives, our bodies, our relationships. What if, instead, it’s…
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January 4, 2026 Rev. Julián Jamaica Soto - Embracing Courage
Witold Pilecki was a Polish cavalry officer in WWII, who was the only person to ever break into Auschwitz and then back out again. Together we’ll examine…
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December 14, 2025 Rev. Julián Jamaica Soto - They Did What They Could With What They Had
What is Hanukkah anyway? Join us to talk about how a story about resisting military enemies can teach us about courage and offer us questions about peace.
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December 7, 2025 Rev. Julián Jamaica Soto - Gifts From the Darkness
“Sometimes it takes darkness and the sweet confinement of your aloneness to learn…” - David Whyte This part of the year often gets described as the end of the…
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November 30, 2025 Terri Schmiesing - Giving Thanks, Finding Joy
Even when we find ourselves in the midst of struggles, every day gives us a new opportunity to practice gratitude and find joy. Please join us in taking time…
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August 17, 2025 Cheyenne Herlandstein - Something in the Water
We get to choose some of our endeavors; others choose us. Cheyenne will share her personal story of becoming an environmentalist and science educator, and the…
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November 2, 2025 Rev. Julián Jamaica Soto - Where Do We Come From? Who Are We? Where Are We Going?
Across cultures, people develop rituals to honor their beloved dead—vibrant celebrations like Día de los Muertos in Mexico, ancient Celtic Samhain, church…
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November 9, 2025 Rev. Julián Jamaica Soto - Wisdom Emerging
Fall and harvest are a time of transition, and sometimes, counterintuitively, growth. Let’s talk about what the ebb of autumn can teach us about change…
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October 26, 2025 Jim Powers - UU Lite: A Religion for the Digital Age
As we reflect on healing, both in community and as individuals, we will create a bandage ritual together. What does it mean to have compassion for your…
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October 7, 2025 Rev. Julián Jamaica Soto - Where the Light Gets In
As we reflect on healing, both in community and as individuals, we will create a bandage ritual together. What does it mean to have compassion for your…
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September 21, 2025 GA Delegates - Meeting the Moment
UUA’s General Assembly (GA) is the annual Business Meeting for our denomination; but it is SO much more than just doing business. GA's 2025 theme called us to…
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September 28, 2025 Rev. Misha Sanders - Tongues of Fire!
Can an ancient sacred story about the infilling of the Holy Spirit be useful to Unitarian Universalists? What if a retelling through a new lens makes all the…
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October 19, 2025 Rev. Julián Jamaica Soto - The Welcome That Perceives Us
What does it mean to be welcomed for who we are, and not for what we appear to be? This Sunday we’ll reflect on mistaken honor and ask how compassion, dignity…
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October 12, 2025 Rev. Julián Jamaica Soto - How Did We Get Here?
Inspired by the Talking Heads song Once in a Lifetime, we’ll reflect on the story of Tisquantum, often nicknamed “Squanto” and what it means to remember with…
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September 7, 2025 Pamela Midyett - The Gift of Eve
"Adam & Eve didn't fall", says my friend, Rabbi David Horowitz, "they were pushed." The "Fall of Man" supposedly was the First "Sin" and the event that made…
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August 31, 2025 Echo Christensen, Jim Powers, Kathleen LaFlamme - Summer's End
We stand at the end of one season, looking back at the warm, carefree days of Summer, not quite ready to say goodbye but knowing that just around the corner is…
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August 10, 2025 Christine Hinderer - It's All Curriculum
The most important part of our religious education curriculum for children, youth, and adults is our church community, our congregation, our church building…
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August 24, 2025 Kat Prince Kosmos - The Revolutionary Act of Self-Love
This Sunday, join us as we explore the radical power of loving ourselves in a world that often thrives on our self-doubt. Together, we’ll reflect on how…
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August 3, 2025 Kim Stein - Self-Care: It's All About Connections
Have you found yourself exhausted of late? Are you finding it difficult to relate to those with different views, or even to foster your close relationships?…
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July 27, 2025 Matt DePlois - Bodily Autonomy and the Need to Trust Each Other
Affirming the inherent dignity and worth of every person is the 1st principle of UUism, but how do we live that principle? What does it mean to really affirm…
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July 13, 2025 Scott Lindstrom - More Than Not
Without dogma, we may seem spiritually untethered. But our freedom to believe compels us daily to seek deeper meaning for ourselves and our community. Join us…
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July 20, 2025 Kym Lamb - Everyday Mystics
When we hear the title of Mystic, we tend to think of gurus, solitary monks or enlightened spiritual leaders, but a mystic is simply someone who is seeking to…
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July 6, 2025 Jenn Crowell - Disability Allyship and Activism: Defending the Worth and Dignity of All
Disability allyship reflects the worth and dignity of every person, while disability activism allows us to put our UU values in action in a society that…
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June 29, 2025 Rev. Lauren Levwood - The Magic of the Empty Space
If there is water filling half of a glass, do you see it as half full, or half empty? Whichever way you see it, what's the matter with the empty space? Maybe…
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June 22, 2025 Kathleen LaFlamme - Summer Solstice: Rise, Fall, Rise
The sun is at its highest point in the sky and the longest, hottest days of the year greet us. Ancient peoples celebrated this day as part of a sacred cycle of…
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May 11, 2025 Rev. Lauren Levwood - Mothering in our Bones
Mother's Day can be a complicated holiday, and mean many different things for each one of us. In fact, every individual likely has numerous experiences and…
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May 4, 2025 Darolyn Wylie - Reframing the Journey
The number of people in the U.S. aged 100 or older jumped 44% between 2000 and 2014. As we live longer, healthier lives how can we make intentional choices…
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April 27, 2025 Rev. Lauren Levwood - Climate Justice Revival
Throughout religious history, revivals have marked periods of resurgence in people’s commitment to their faith traditions. Classic American tent revivals took…
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April 20, 2025 Diane Larson - Flower Power
Gary Kowalski, delivered by Diane Larson Flower Communion symbolizes the light and color and fragrance of many creeds, many cultures, and many races joining…
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April 13, 2025 Rev. Lauren Levwood - Buoyed by Joy
It is said that laughter is the best medicine… let’s find out if that’s true! April rings in with its first day heralding pranks and silliness. Come and enjoy…
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April 6, 2025 Jon Biemer - The Three C's of Sustainability
Jon Biemer will share Three C’s of Sustainability – and how we can make use of them. He draws stories and insights from his books Our Journey to…
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March 30, 2025 Scott Lindstrom - We Celebrate Dandelions
Like UUs, Dandelions are persistent, often flamboyant, and rooted in a growing future. Join us and Ms Bloom as we consider spreading the seeds of our community.
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March 23, 2025 Rev. Lauren Levwood - Be Still and Get Going
The meditation practice, “Be Still and Get Going,” was created by Rabbi Alan Lew, and can be found in his book by the same name. This practice weaves together…
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March 16, 2025 Rev. Catharine (Qira) Clarenbach - Tender Changes: Persistence and Gentleness
In my 20 years as a spiritual director, I have found nothing so effective in fostering personal change as gentle persistence and persistent gentleness. As…