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October 15, 2023 Rev. Ben Robins - Hey Margaret, It's Me, God
Judy Blume's most loved coming-of-age book is called Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Eleven-year-old Margaret keeps god up-to-date as she seeks a…
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October 8, 2023 Trystan Reese - How We Do Family
Transgender parent Trystan Reese will share his experiences as a pregnant man navigating a world that assumes pregnancy is uniquely linked to femininity. While…
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October 1, 2023 Rev. Ben Robins - Status Games
Were you taught to take up space in the room, to make your voice heard within an assertive culture? Or perhaps your spidey sense tingles when someone else is…
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September 24, 2023 Scott Lindstrom - Liberated Leaves
Like leaves taking a plunge from a tree in fall, our freedom to explore spiritual paths can be unsettling. But our congregation can make for a safe landing…
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September 17, 2023 Rev. Ben Robins - A Wonderful Life
On this Bring a Friend Sunday, with a church celebration after the service, we explore what makes for a meaningful life. What do you need, for yourself, your…
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September 3, 2023 Why Covenant Groups Are So Meaningful
Come and hear four church members—Gary Conaway, Julia Surtshin, Kathryn Warrior, and Kathy Foldes—express how meaningful covenant groups have been to them.
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August 27, 2023 Rev. Ben Robins - Intro to UU
Rev. Ben will do an introduction to what Unitarian Universalism is all about.
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August 13, 2023 Kathleen LaFlamme - Everything Is Cosplay
Every day, when we decide how to present ourselves to the world, we create a story of who we are. How we dress shows who we want to be. The world of cosplay…
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August 6, 2023 Darlene Tschudy - Thoughts on Mortality
How are we accustomed to thinking about our mortality? Can we adjust our thinking to help us make more of the lives and times we have?
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July 30, 2023 Darolyn Wylie - Many-Colored Lenses
Do you ever wonder how people can be in the same world (or the same room!) and experience entirely different realities? Where do our different lenses come…
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July 16, 2023 Lee Baldwin - A Personal Journey
Lee Baldwin will speak to the way UU Principles led him to migrate from a formal, commandment driven faith to Unitarian Universalism—a place where imperfect…
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July 23, 2023 Scott Lindstrom - Owning Our Stories
“Work a little harder, study more, push, push, push." Stopping to listen to our own stories rather than the ambitions others have for us can enrich our lives…
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July 9, 2023 Rev. Ben Robins - Celebrating Our Imperfect Union
Rev. Ben Robins, Christine Hinderer, Jane Hogue, and Mary Jacobs Every year at General Assembly, Unitarian Universalists from across the country (and beyond)…
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June 11, 2023 Welcoming Congregation - Singing Our Pride
Celebrate Pride with the choir! Dress in your best pride-wear and be prepared to sing along and hear some tales of Pride from our congregation.
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June 4, 2023 Rev. Leah Ongiri - Sandpaper People
Some people just seem to rub us raw, maybe for an obvious reason or no discernible cause. What's the best way to handle those to whom we have instinctive…
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May 28, 2023 Rev. Ben Robins - Out of Many, One (Part 2)
A group of friends can be made up of very different personalities, and a congregation is like that too. We'll explore 6 styles of spirituality (6 ways of doing…
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May 21, 2023 Terri Schmiesing - Back to Basics: Honoring Concerns and Creating Joy
Every so often it is helpful to come back to basics. We will consider Buddhist guidance for coming back to our breath and focusing on impermanence and…
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May 7, 2023 Scott Lindstrom - Pray Much?
Words come at us relentlessly, but the words we choose to hold close to our hearts determine our well being. Those closely held words color our view of every…
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April 30, 2023 Rev. Ben Robins - Water Beats Fire
In Chinese philosophy, Wuxing is the study of the five elements - earth, water, fire, metal and wood. Wuxing can help you to change a relationship that is…
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April 9, 2023 Rev. Ben Robins - Elderhood in a Living Tradition
In the Christian Easter tradition, Christ is reborn in a way that the disciples don't recognize. What do you do when change gets ahead of you? What is the role…
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April 2, 2023 Carter Smith - Learning to Be a Guest
What does it mean to know and love a place? Can we make a home for ourselves while still feeling like a guest somewhere? Our speaker will reflect on her…
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March 26, 2023 Rev. Ben Robins - Out of Many, One
A hero of many UUs, Jan Hus, was burnt at the stake for welcoming differences that the church disallowed. In this service we explore where we celebrate…
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March 19, 2023 Rev. Ben Robins - The Most Powerful Force in the Universe
The Holi festival celebrates the victory of good over evil – but which force would actually win the cosmic battle? Love? Justice
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March 12, 2023 Rev. Ben Robins - Ask Me Anything
Rev. Ben will do a Question Box sermon. What questions do you have about life, death, or anything else? The Time for All Ages will also be a Question Box.
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March 5, 2023 Annmarie Dinan Hansen - Words for Women: Spinster, Mistress, Mother, Queen
March 8 is International Women's Day. It's a good time to honor the lives and accomplishments of women - and to examine what being a "woman" means. The words…
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February 12, 2023 Rev. Ben Robins - Our Love Languages
We love each other. Sometimes it's easy, and sometimes it takes some navigating. In this service, we explore the dance of love. What happens when we're not…
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February 19, 2023 Rev. Ben Robins - I Promise (Covenant)
This is the second of a three-part series on how we treat each other. This part is on the promises we make. When we are intentional about how we treat each…
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February 26, 2023 Rev. Ben Robins - I Promise (Accountability)
This is the third of a three-part series on how we treat each other. Last week we looked at how we promise to treat each other. This week we look at what to do…
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February 5, 2023 Bill Ellis - Empathy Revisited: Hear Their Stories
We have explored empathy as a building block for connection. On our Interim journey together, we’ve learned and grown through heart-to-heart conversations and…
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January 22, 2023 Rev. Ben Robins - Coming Together, Moving Forward
As we launch our stewardship campaign, we explore what church is for. What is it that garners your deepest commitment? What taps into the most meaningful life…
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January 29, 2023 Rev. Ben Robins - Seek First to Understand?
They say that you should seek first to understand, before being understood. But life isn't always that simple. In this service, we explore when to explore the…
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December 18, 2022 Rev. Leah Ongiri - Wonder, Dedication and the Hanukkah Fairy
Hanukkah, a word that means dedication in Hebrew, has become an important Jewish observance in part because its teachings can offer us such diverse wisdom. Is…
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January 15, 2023 - Cherish the Dream
It has been 55 years since Dr Martin Luther King’s assassination. His leadership during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s is well known, but sadly in…
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January 8, 2023 Rev. Ben Robins - The Storm Is Passing Over
All ages welcome. We enter the new year with a fire ceremony. Let go of what you don't want anymore, and bring with you what matters most. This is especially…
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December 11, 2022 Rev. Ben Robins - I Wonder
Our search for truth and meaning expands our horizons, but what lies beyond? We'll explore what happens when we engage in our search with a sense of wonder.
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November 27, 2022 Jay Hamlin and Friends - Food and Shelter in Washington County
In our service this Sunday we will present and reflect upon two important non-profits in our own area that provide food and shelter to those in need, and this…
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November 20, 2022 Rev. Ben Robins - Is Enlightenment a Thing?
Life can be a series of eye-openings, becoming more aware of what brings meaning in life and how to live accordingly. We explore what it's like to learn more…
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November 13, 2022 Rev. Ben Robins - An Imperfect Union
The UUA has released a draft proposal to replace the UU principles. In this service we will celebrate our principles, consider what problems the draft proposal…
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October 30, 2022 Dr. Teresa Goodell - Speaking of Death
The end of October and start of November mark Halloween, Samhain, and Day of the Dead celebrations. When seasons change, leaves fall, and nature prepares for…
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October 23, 2022 Elaine Nelson - Displacement & Human Rights: All In for Climate Justice
Each year we do a service to highlight the work of the Unitarian Universalist Office at the United Nations, usually related to human rights and/or climate…
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October 16, 2022 Rev. Ben Robins - This I Believe
The word equity is in one of our principles, but conversations about equity can be fraught. Some of us have felt hurt by these conversations, while some of us…
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October 10, 2022 Rev. Sue Matranga-Watson - Being LBGTQ in Oregon's State Prisons...the good, the bad, the scary
October 11, 1988, was the day chosen for “National Coming Out Day” in the United States. What does that mean to the thousands of LGBTQ Adults in Custody (AICs)…
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October 2, 2022 Rev. Ben Robins - Heart to Heart, Soul to Soul
One reason we come here is the deep personal connections. But relationship can be complicated, and once bitten, twice shy. What do you need, to open your heart…
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September 25, 2022 Rev. Ben Robins - We Are Opening Up in Sweet Surrender
As religious liberals, we tend to love new experiences, new ideas, new ways of seeing the world. In this service, we explore how to nurture this feeling of…
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September 18, 2022 Rev. Mark Gallagher - Be. Let Be.
Navigating human relationships– family, friendship, community, business – can seem overwhelming and complicated. Here is one simple principle with surprising…
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September 11, 2022 Rev. Ben Robins - Homecoming, Waters of the World and New Member Ingathering
For this all-ages service, bring water from your home or from your summer. We will imagine that our water is full of our rest and renewal, our joy, our grief…
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September 4, 2022 Rev. Ben Robins - 5 UU Elevator Pitches
These days, a lot of people are looking for something grounding, nourishing, even sacred. Perhaps they are looking for this community. How do you describe what…
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August 21, 2022 Pamela Midyett - Letting Go: The Reality of Forgiveness
Many Unitarian-Universalists have difficulty with the concept of forgiveness. It's one of those "loaded" words that for some of us carries a lot of baggage…
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August 28, 2022 Kay Demlow - Truth and Beauty
Art—great art—connects us to the people of past generations and to their truths. As human beings, each of us is an artist, in our own way. Each of us has the…
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August, 7 2022 Darlene Tschudy - The Music of Diversity
Being a UU is much like participating in an orchestra of diverse instruments and sounds. We hold a place for divergent voices and opinions to be together in…
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July 24, 2022 Rev. Emily A. Champagne - War Connections: An American Heart in Russia
Rev. Emily A. Champagne will speak about her nine months in Moscow and how this experience has affected her feelings about the Russian people and Russia’s…
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July 31, 2022 Darolyn Wylie - One World, Vulnerable Together
At this painful point in history, our sustaining systems (natural and human) all seem to be unraveling. Many wonder if we will even continue to have a planet…
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July 17, 2022 Scott Lindstrom - Choosing to Be First Responders
Join us as we respond to a crisis that calls upon our UU community and our connection to the web of existence. And prepare to meet our forlorn and lonely…
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July 10, 2022 Kathleen LaFlamme - Seeing the Invisibles
Our world is full of invisible labor. Our lives are often made possible by the work of people we never see or know. Many of the spaces where we connect to…
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July 3 Emily Bostian - Reflections
Emily Bostian discusses how literature, especially children’s literature relates to our UU Principles and the challenges of life.
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June 5, 2022 Rev. Ben Robins - Freedom
With Pride and Juneteenth coming up this month, we celebrate freedom and equality, and explore the many challenging and meaningful pathways to liberation.
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May 29, 2022 Rev. Bruce Bode - Seeds of Memory
What is it that is passed on from one life to another? Why do we remember what we remember? The sermon on this Memorial Day weekend will explore the mystery of…
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May 22, 2022 Rev. Ben Robins - Persuasion
You have so much wisdom to share, and other people don't always get it. We will explore the human psyche, and consider how to approach others so that you might…
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May 8, 2022 Rev. Marty Pelham - Committed to Re-Connecting
How can we embody equity and compassion in human relations in a fractured and polarized world? How can we be UU missionaries? Should we even try? We’ll…
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May 1, 2022 Rev. Ben Robins From You I Receive, To You I Give (Flower Ceremony)
In our flower ceremony, we give and receive flowers, to feel a connection to each other and to the interdependent web. The pandemic and past conflicts might…