Scott writes,
With the American people so bitterly divided (between “Right” and “Left”…“Liberal” and “Conservative”) all indications are that this election will be narrowly decided, leaving almost half of the population wildly unhappy with the outcome. Regardless ow which side “wins” the election, we Americans have cause to be concerned about how the nation will move forward as a civil and functioning democracy . Do be with us as (this Sunday after the election) we discuss our role as Unitarian Universalist in the future of our nation.
Sunday service timeline:
9:50 – Join for informal conversation (optional)
10:00 – Service begins
11:00 – Coffee hour
Scott writes,
On this Sunday I will offer the third installment of your 2024 Autumn sermon series based on the work of the great 20th Century Unitarian Universalist Theologian the Rev. Dr. James Luther Adams. In this installment we will explore the duty we have as Unitarian Universalists to work tirelessly for justice in our society and world.
Sunday service timeline:
9:50 – Join for informal conversation (optional)
10:00 – Service begins
11:00 – Coffee hour
When times are hard, which they are in many ways now, we can always turn to hope, and try to live with the products of the harvests we gather even in the bad years.
Sarah Oelberg has been a special education teacher, has written special ed. curriculum for our U.S. Office of Education, was a faculty member at Yeshiva University in New York and at NYU, and trained special ed. teachers in Iowa. She followed her heart as the first in her six-generation Unitarian family to become a UU minister. After serving churches in Nebraska and Minnesota, she retired in 2001. She and husband Gerald raised four children and have six grand- and four great-grandchildren.
Sunday service timeline:
9:50 – Join for informal conversation (optional)
10:00 – Service begins
11:00 – Coffee hour
Scott writes:
On this Sunday, I continue my 2024-25 UCN sermon series based on the work of 20 th Century UU theologian the Rev. Dr. James Luther Adams. In this sermon we will explore our Unitarian Universalist obligation to roll up our sleeves and make this world a better, more just and compassionate place
for all.
Sunday service timeline:
9:50 – Join for informal conversation (optional)
10:00 – Service begins
11:00 – Coffee hour
Scott writes: Every year in December, as the Christmas holiday approaches, I preach a sermon on the true meaning of Jesus’s life and teachings. There are many questions about the meaning of many of Jesus’ pronouncements and parables, but there can be little doubt about his repeated message on social and economic justice. For example, there are simply no ways to misinterpret his statement, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God” (Matthew 19:26). Do be with us as we together look a little deeper into the stark implications of what Jesus was saying to his followers.
Sunday service timeline:
9:50 – Join for informal conversation (optional)
10:00 – Service begins
11:00 – Coffee hour
The Rev. Jacqueline Ziegler recently retired and lives in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Before retiring she served as the Settled Minister for the UU Church of Boulder, Colorado and Acting Minister for the Stockton Universalist Congregation in Stockton, Illinois. She also served as an interim minister for nine Unitarian Universalist congregations specializing in helping congregations who were experiencing conflict.
She graduated in 1994 with a joint Masters of Divinity degree from Meadville Lombard School of Theology and the University of Chicago’s Divinity School with emphasizes on ecological and process theology and democracy. She is very engaged in the climate change movement and has participated in many climate change rallies and non-violent acts of civil disobedience. Rev. Jackie considers climate change to be THE MORAL ISSUE of 21st century and most likely the greatest challenge humanity has ever faced.
Sunday service timeline:
9:50 – Join for informal conversation (optional)
10:00 – Service begins
11:00 – Coffee hour
The meaning of worship is
to be shaped by
what is of worth.
We gather together in spiritual community because we need constant reminders of what matters most in life. In a world of heartbreak and dehumanization, our congregations and communities call us to our better selves. We learn to live with more wisdom, more connection, and more compassion.
Our Worship Services are weekly reflections that weave together our own thoughts and experiences with music, beauty, poetry, and words that both comfort and challenge. Our programs for all ages inspire and awaken us to our capacities to make a difference in our own lives and in the world.