Sermons

 Gratitude for Our Ancestors Honoring our UCE Founders, with thankfulness for those ancestors who planted long ago seeds of possibility so that we may continue to carry on their legacy and be good ancestors for [...]

Steady, Loving Confrontation  Members of UCE who journeyed the Living Legacy Pilgrimage to Alabama in September reflect on their experience and learning. Rev. Eileen leads the service with contributions from Bex Blackmore, Gretchen Brewster, Dana [...]

Self-Compassion How might our world change if we treated ourselves with the same compassion we strive to give others? This Sunday we explore the practice of self-compassion - its challenges, its quiet power, and the [...]

Fierce Compassion Practicing compassion is a lifelong challenge. It’s harder still while holding righteous anger at the injustices we witness and experience. Exploring the distinction between anger and hate and the root of compassion. Rev. [...]

Compassion for All Beings With gratitude for the lessons we learn from the creatures we share this planet with, and in honor of St. Francis Day, we bless the animals who bless our lives. Rev. [...]

Compassion for All Beings With gratitude for the lessons we learn from the creatures we share this planet with, and in honor of St. Francis Day, we bless the animals who bless our lives. Bring [...]

 Belonging Without Othering Drawing insights from the book by this title by john a. powell and Stephen Menendian, we explore the ways of building belonging within that is ever expansive beyond the borders of ‘us’ [...]

Belonging Without Othering  Drawing insights from the book by this title by john a. powell and Stephen Menendian, we explore the ways of building belonging within that is ever expansive beyond the borders of ‘us’ [...]