Sermons

"Identity, Intersections, and Impasses" - 10:00am In an age of identity politics and intersectionality, as we struggle to build a broad justice coalition, friction comes with the territory. How we move within and among that [...]

“Tools for the Work of Our Hands” - 10:00am Complex identities sometimes make it feel dangerous to move through the world authentically. But that very complexity can also prove an invaluable tool in our struggle [...]

“Unconditional Love: Our Annual Pet Blessing Service” - 10:00am It’s bring your pet to church day! They will worship with us, sing (or bark) along, and be celebrated as the important parts of our lives [...]

“Question Box” - 10:00am They say that UU churches are great at offering “questions for your answers.” On this morning, Rev. Bret Lortie will attempt to do better by addressing questions that you bring to [...]

"The Gods We Worship" - 10:00am In 2001 author Neil Gaiman wrote a book, American Gods, that would capture the essence of Emerson's warning "to be careful what we worship, for what we are worshiping [...]

"The Courage To Be Whole" - 10:00am There is a courageous beauty in LGBTQ people’s struggle to live into their whole selves. Indeed this struggle to step into our own wholeness is one we all [...]

“Faith Healing” - 10:00am How can we be healed by our faith? Reflections on healing, faith, and the challenges we face. Charley Earp speaking. Charley Earp is a candidate for ministry, a student at Meadville [...]

"Notes from New Orleans" - 10:00am Members of UCE who attended this year’s Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly in New Orleans will reflect on their experiences of this important moment in our movement. Service will [...]

"Emerging God" - 10:00am The universe expands and society polarizes, yet we remain interconnected at the most fundamental levels. Finding grounding and direction in the infinite and intimate sense of oneness. Rev. Eileen Wiviott speaking.

"Radical Hospitality Revisited" - 10:00am In 2008, Rev. David Pyle and I preached a sermon together on Radical Hospitality, which has become a catch phrase as well as a spiritual practice we strive for as [...]