The Ultimate Truth
What is truth? What is the ultimate truth? Where does it come from? Will we know it when we see it? Pastor Kimberley and Joe McKay engage these questions and more in a conversation-style service.
Speaker: Pastor Kimberley Debus
After Life – Sermon Text
We live our lives in stories – this happened, then that, then the other thing, and happily ever after. We can imagine what happens after the prince kisses the princess, or the assassin goes to jail, or the war ends, or the last alien returns to their planet. But death – the story ends. We … Continue reading After Life – Sermon Text
The Question Box
NOTE: We are meeting at Custer Institute (Bayview Road) this Sunday. Do you have questions about Unitarian Universalism, theology, history, scriptures, or religion? Bring them to the service, where Pastor Kimberley will offer her perspectives on your burning questions.
The Days of Awe
Jews around the world celebrate the time between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur as “The Days of Awe” – a time of forgiveness, reconciliation, and preparation for the new year. Together, we will celebrate our own version of this special time in a multigenerational service created by the UUs for Jewish Awareness.
Give Them Not Hell – Sermon Text
A Time for All Ages John Murray and The Winds of Change by Christy Olson and Jessica York Sermon True or false: In April of 1775, Paul Revere rode through the streets from Boston to Lexington yelling “The British Are Coming”. True or false: The Declaration of Independence was signed by everyone on July 4, … Continue reading Give Them Not Hell – Sermon Text
Shifting the Narrative – Sermon Text
Back in the mid 1980s, I moved to North Carolina. Now if you’ve ever lived in North Carolina, you know that the most important question is not “what’s your name” or “what do you do for a living” – it’s “What college basketball team do you support?” Because my friends were graduates of NC State … Continue reading Shifting the Narrative – Sermon Text
Where the River Will Never Run Dry – Service Text
Musical Introduction Performed by Pastor Kimberley Debus and Lauren Sisson – below is the original version by Ma Muse Homily I’d like to begin with a story by Christopher Buice (from A Pocketful of Dreams): Once upon a time there were two rivers flowing side by side. Both rivers liked to argue about who was … Continue reading Where the River Will Never Run Dry – Service Text
In Memory – Sermon Text
Sermon One of my co-ministers at the Church of the Larger Fellowship, Bob LaVallee, is a veteran who served in Afghanistan and is now a candidate for ministry. As we met this week to finalize the elements of CLF’s service for Memorial Day, he told us “in the Army, we call it Barbecue Day.” At … Continue reading In Memory – Sermon Text
Blossoming – Homily Text and Intro to Flower Communion
Homily: I will be honest with you – I really don’t like Mother’s Day. I used to go through a raft of reasons why – I’m not a mother, my mother has died. I hate how a day calling for an end to war has become a day reminding us to call our mothers and … Continue reading Blossoming – Homily Text and Intro to Flower Communion
Holey, Holy, Wholly – Sermon Text
People find wisdom in a variety of places – folk tales, sacred texts, nature, the words of prophetic people, music. I add to that list popular culture – specifically, movies and tv shows – in particular, those I find well written and which speak to something deeper than entertainment: Star Trek, M*A*S*H, and of course, … Continue reading Holey, Holy, Wholly – Sermon Text