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Together: We Burn Brighter
Date: March 1, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Amy McCormick
Length: 10:54
We gather this morning to feel the love, the comfort, the inspiration we need to carry on. We gather to remember that we are part of something greater than ourselves. That when our own light gets dim it can be rekindled by another. We gather to remember that together we burn brighter and that the fire of compassion and truth that we bring to the world matters. What we give multiplies. When the world seems the darkest we find a way to shine on.
Moving Through, Not Bouncing Back
Date: February 22, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Amy McCormick
Length: 20:57
This homily is in two parts. The individual-focused part is the first eight minutes. Then comes part two - the organizational focus. They were separated in the service, but are together here.
For a long time, we in this society have associated resilience with returning to normal, going back to the way things were. What if true resilience means letting go of what was, moving through what’s hard, and embracing something new. How does this fit within the context of religious life and community living? How are examples of this played out in our UU Institutions and in our country as a whole? Together we will wonder and learn.
Loving in the Face of Lies
Date: February 15, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Jim Scott
Length: 17:46
We are so lucky to have the fabulous UU musician Jim Scott with us and leading our worship service on February 15. The service featured many of the songs/hymns written by Jim Scott. The messages he brought focused on inclusion and love. There are two talks here - the first about the UU Church: "The Dangerous Bastion" and the second, starting at 17:46, was called "At the Mosque."
Its Own Unfolding
Date: February 8, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Amy McCormick
Length: 12:13
The
Soul Matters theme for February is Embodying Resilience. Today Rev. Amy will
share thoughts on what it means to practice resilience through trusting in the
movement of things and the mystery of time passing, healing as it goes. Pulling
from her weeklong experience with the family of priest, writer, and philosopher
John O’Donohue in Ireland, we will think about what it means to live resilience
in our everyday life, in the face of hardships and all that is unknowable and
uncontrollable.
I would love to live like a river flows, Carried
by the surprise of its own unfolding. - John O’Donohue
The Both/And of it All
Date: February 1, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Amy McCormick, Kathy Muzzy, Dean Anderson, Anna Wood Cox, Debbie Bailly
Length: 23:38
The service today will attempt to explore the nature of
belonging and welcome from the acknowledgement that we are all seeking
belonging and welcome while also being the ones who do the welcoming and create
the opportunity for belonging. “We are the ones we are waiting for”, says
Kimberly Quinn Johnson. What does it mean to look at this concept through the
lens of community life and a covenantal faith. I’m excited to share the service
with voices from our Committee on Ministry, who have prepared little vignettes
of experience to highlight the struggles and the joys of being part of
something larger than oneself but still made up of all of us flawed and
striving humans.
- Starts with Rev. Amy
- Kathy Muzzy at 9:14
- Dean Anderson at 13:41
- Anna Wood Cox at 16:48
- Debbie Bailly at 20:01.
Turning Toward Discomfort
Date: January 25, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Amy McCormick
Length: 13:10
In the midst of the ICE actions being taken in Minneapolis, and the deaths of two residents at the hands of federal agents, Rev. Amy addresses a way to deal with this and all issues that weight heavily on us. She suggests acceptance and surrender to the realities - to turn toward the discomfort. Se suggests we abandon avoidance and magical thinking. Instead, become willing to meet life face-to-face, to find clarity that will lead to right and effective action.
Wherever You Go, There You Are
Date: January 18, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Amy McCormick
Length: 15:07
(Rev. Amy showed a short video of photos from her sabbatical time just preceding her message.) After 6 months of reflection, travelling, and experiences both good and hard, Rev. Amy returns to the pulpit to reassure us that no matter where you go, you carry yourself with you. Are you surprised? This service will touch on the themes of choice, of following what you love in the service of justice, it will give you a window into some tender learnings that will hopefully resonate with some of your own. The world is vast, times are hard, beauty abounds, and cruelty exists, kindness wins. Wherever you go, there you are. What a blessing that is.
Finding Faith in Fungi, Lichens, and Community
Date: January 11, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Marty Pelham
Length: 16:35
The Universe in Verse: Exploring the Cosmos Through Science and Poetry
Date: January 4, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Jan Hutslar
Length: 9:16
Making Space for the New Year
Date: December 28, 2025
Speaker: Rev. Donna Dolham
Length: 7:40
- Rev. Dolham began with a story about a cricket, followed by members of the congregations speaking of those things for which they give thanks.
- After music indicates that break, at 3:10, she provides the story of the woman and the two monks. After this, the congregation wrote of things they want to let go of, and burned those pieces of paper in a bowl.
- Then, at 6:16 of the recording, Rev. Dolham spoke of intentions for the coming year.