Sermons

The Truth About Freedom Considering positive and negative freedom, as  author Timothy Snyder explores, and what it means to be free from bodily harm vs. free to be our authentic selves. Rev. Eileen leads the [...]

Glitter, Grief, and Grace: Radical Welcome in a Time of Harm  This vibrant, all-ages Pride service will celebrate the power of radical welcome at UCE. Through heartfelt contributions from newcomers to long-time members, we'll explore [...]

Blooms from the Breakdown We celebrate our annual flower communion ceremony, created by Unitarian Minister Norbert Čapek in Prague in 1923. We carry on this sacred tradition to remember the beauty and strength of our [...]

Carved by Grief, Carried by Love   On this Memorial Day weekend, we gather not only to remember the ones we’ve lost, but to honor the grief that lives in us still. Too often, we're asked [...]

Dreaming Who We Want to Be  Organizer adrienne maree brown says, “all organizing is science fiction – we are shaping the future we long for and have not yet experienced.” In our congregation, we are [...]

Imagining New Ways of Being Imagination’s greatest gift is to help us move beyond what is into what could be, inspiring us to create a more just, loving, inclusive, and liberated world. This service will [...]

May Our Faith Be With You We find ourselves facing the dark side of The Force these days, and yet as we continue to fight the injustices of the world, we have our faith and [...]

Knowing Ourselves, Growing Ourselves We will explore the joy that is cultivated when we take time and expend energy to get to know ourselves better, which often empowers us to grow our capacity for experiencing [...]

Dedicating Ourselves to Joy We celebrate the joy of dedicating our children and dedicating ourselves as a community to the care of our littlest ones. What does it mean to cultivate relationships of care and [...]