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December, 2007

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Title	Presenter	Church	Date presented
The Unfairness of It All Although many people take pleasure in the holidays and find them to be quite satisfying, others experience them as stressful and disappointing. Indeed, all the tinsel, gaiety and good cheer may deepen the latter’s negative mood by making them feel odd and excluded. Some congregations have attempted to address this issue by observing a "Blue Christmas." What are our options when life lets us down?.	Drew C. Kennedy	First Unitarian Society of Madison (WI)	12/30/2007
A Whole New Year, A Holy New Year	Rev. Kathy Schmitz	Pathways Church, Southlake, TX	12/30/2007
Bridging the Chasm of Everything	Mark Richards	First Parish in Concord, MA	12/30/2007
Breather Come in, Breathless, and be still. Inspire, release, revive.	Rev. Margie Allen	The Unitarian Church in Westport	12/30/2007
The World Without Us	Rev. Marti Keller and The Second Sunday Spirituality Group	Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta	12/30/2007
To Be Called Beloved Fourth in a series on Children of God	Jen Crow	First Unitarian Church of Rochester NY	12/30/2007
Reflections on Love and Marriage	Rev. Bill Darlison	Unitarian Church Dublin	12/23/2007
Sabbaticals and the Nature of Creation The term, sabbatical, comes from the Jewish scriptures, having to do with observing a sabbatical year every seventh year. The concept and the practice are interwoven with the nature of creation. These will be the last Sunday services Art will lead before his four month sabbatical, January – April, 2008.	Rev Art Vaeni	Olympia Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Olympia, WA	12/23/2007
Letter to Joseph	Rev. Anthony David	Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta	12/23/2007
Mr. Bergy's Christmas Third in a series on Children of God	Kaaren Anderson and Scott Tayler	First Unitarian Church of Rochester NY	12/23/2007
Peace on Earth Holiday Intergenerational Service A service for all ages with plenty of carol singing and an emphasis on the "Peace on Earth, Good Will to All" part of the holidays.	Rev Art Severance	East Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, Kirtland, OH	12/23/2007
Joy to the World and Other Holiday Antidepressants	Rev. Chris Buice	Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville	12/23/2007
Better to Light One Candle These are the days of Advent, Hannukah, Divali, and many others. These are also the shortest days of the year. Is it any wonder so many cultures choose to celebrate light during this season? After all, they say it's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.	Rev. John Cullinan	The Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, New Mexico	12/23/2007
Handel's Messiah-Chorale, Orchestra, Soloist & Mark Vogul A brilliant performance of Handel's Messiah	Natalie Fenimore	Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax, VA	12/23/2007
Stories of Darkness and Light	Debora Nielson	Second Unitarian Church of Omaha	12/23/2007
Angels, Oysters, and Blessing the Pain Drew writes that his sermon this weekend will focus on spiritual "soul-work," and in particular the need to find ways to bless our pain and to somehow transform the struggles of our lives into wisdom. This is, arguably, a perennial spiritual challenge.	Drew C. Kennedy	First Unitarian Society of Madison (WI)	12/16/2007
The Miracles of Mindfulness	Br. ChiSing	Pathways Church, Southlake, TX	12/16/2007
When Tradition Speaks A special relationship exists between the liberal religious tendency toward facing forward and the remembrances of things past - the human capacity for separating vision from memory.	Rev. Dr. Randolph W.B. Becker	Unitarian Universalist Fellowshop, Key West. FL	12/16/2007
Declaration of Interdependence We often refer to the "interdependent web of all existence" as it’s identified within our Association’s principles. In this age of radical individualism, how might that inform not only our individual lives but our congregational life within an Association of congregations? We will celebrate this first Association Sunday by receiving a special offering for our partner church, North Shore UU Society of Louisiana as it continues with its recovery from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.	Rev Art Vaeni	Olympia Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Olympia, WA	12/16/2007
Releasing Expectations	Rev. Kim K. Crawford Harvie	Arlington Street Church, Boston, MA	12/16/2007
Nobel Peace Prize Sermon for 2007	Rev. Anthony David	Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta	12/16/2007
Widening the Circle Second in a series on Children of God	Kaaren Anderson	First Unitarian Church of Rochester NY	12/16/2007
Scrooge Transformed for the 21st Century From the book, Tranforming Scrooge: Dickens' Blueprint for a Spiritual Awakening, by Joseph D. Cusumano, PhD. The old Unitarian Dickens penned a classic for all times which still challenges us to examine our lives and how we treat the world and ourselves.	Rev Art Severance	East Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, Kirtland, OH	12/16/2007
Where is the Light?	Rev. Chris Buice	Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville	12/16/2007
Taking Time to Take Care There's no season like the holiday season for bringing on feelings of stress and raw nerves. Each year, it seems as though the pressure grows worse and worse. This year, if I could, I would give you the gift of sanity. It's time to talk about taking care of ourselves as we rush around taking care of everyone else.	Rev. John Cullinan	The Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, New Mexico	12/16/2007
And Then There Was Light	Natalie Fenimore	Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax, VA	12/16/2007
"Music In Us" - Holiday Intergenerational Service	Mark Dickmeyer	Second Unitarian Church of Omaha	12/16/2007
Do You Hear What I Hear?	Rev. Kathy Schmitz	Pathways Church, Southlake, TX	12/09/2007
Setting the World Ablaze The light calls to us - in tribal fires, in beacon flares, in Menorah candles, in distant stars, in the hearts of all who want to work together to express the human capacity for change.	Rev. Dr. Randolph W.B. Becker	Unitarian Universalist Fellowshop, Key West. FL	12/09/2007
Transcending the Darkness	Gary Smith	First Parish in Concord, MA	12/09/2007
Soul of Light	Rev. Kim K. Crawford Harvie	Arlington Street Church, Boston, MA	12/09/2007
Living the Peace of Advent with Tich Nhat Hahn When we speak of peace, our first thought is of peace in the world. We look for an absence of violence and conflict, warfare and crime. But there is a more immediate level of peace, the peace within. The Budhist tradition offers us detailed techniques for developing inner peace. And the Vietnamese Budhist writer, Tich Nhat Hahn describes them with a beautiful simplicity.	Rev. Dr. Rob Manning	The Unitarian Church of Quincy, Illinois	12/09/2007
The Messiah It's a curious concept, originating in Judaism. The prophets predicted that a liberator would come 'to save the people.' The word means 'the anoited.' In Latin the word is Christus, in Greek it's Khristos. What's Unitarian for Messiah?.	Rev. Frank A. Hall	The Unitarian Church in Westport	12/09/2007
How Can I Forgive?	Rev. Anthony David	Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta	12/09/2007
A Season of Lights May Be the Reason It is no coincidence that most holy days/holidays come at the turning of the seasons, or that they are layers of meaning and older celebrations or that we must make them fun so the kids will participate. There is what I call a "religious algebra" to be solved where "X" can have many meanings! At a time when days are short, dark, and cold we need hope for the future and thanks for the past; we feel deep appreciation for our beloved community. Maybe the holiday lights are really to treat our "Seasonal Affective Disorder", a kind of depression brought on by lack of sunlight in the winter! The Jewish season of Hanukah at around this time is a minor one, but it, too, is about a special light.	Rev Art Severance	East Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, Kirtland, OH	12/09/2007
Centaurs	Rev. Bill Darlison	Unitarian Church Dublin	12/09/2007
The Balance of Hope and Fear As we look more closely at the future of our congregation, it's time to acknowledge the place where the dreams that drive us meet the fears that give us pause. No matter what the futrue holds, how shall we be with one another as we face it together?	Rev. John Cullinan	The Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, New Mexico	12/09/2007
First, Darkness	Rev. Mary Katherine Morn	Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax, VA	12/09/2007
God Is My Charioteer	Rev. Dr. Joshua Snyder	Second Unitarian Church of Omaha	12/09/2007
The Waiting Game	Rev. Kathy Schmitz	Pathways Church, Southlake, TX	12/02/2007
Awaiting the Unexpected Together In the traditional season of Advent, we remember the human capacity for hope.	Rev. Dr. Randolph W.B. Becker	Unitarian Universalist Fellowshop, Key West. FL	12/02/2007
Why Holy Ground	Jenny Rankin	First Parish in Concord, MA	12/02/2007
Santuario: Sanctuary for All	Rev. Kim K. Crawford Harvie	Arlington Street Church, Boston, MA	12/02/2007
The Rise of Fundamentalism Part three in the "Religion in America" series: This sermon will look at the origins and rise of fundamentalist movements in America. What does 'fundamentalism' really mean? Why are fundamentalist movements so appealing to so many and what message might counteract fundamentalism's most damaging aspects? We'll also examine the balance between some dualities like tradition and innovation in American religion.	Reverend Nancy McDonald Ladd	Bull Run Unitarian Universalists, Manassas, Virginia	12/02/2007
Living the Peace of Advent with Catholic Mystic Thomas Merton American Christianity, even American Catholicism, has lost much of the contemplative meaning of Advent. From the writings Thomas Merton, a secluded, Trappist Monk, we glean his understanding of what it is about current events that is worthy of contemplation, and what is not.	Rev. Dr. Rob Manning	The Unitarian Church of Quincy, Illinois	12/02/2007
The Free, Responsible (and Sometimes Shocking) Search For Truth and Meaning Our fourth Unitarian Universalist Principle offers us total freedom to pursue the quest for truth unencumbered by creed or doctrine. It all sounds like a great ride until the search takes the seeker somewhere surprising and profoundly uncomfortable. What do we do then? Is there room in Unitarian Universalism not only for seeking but for arriving?	Rev. Victoria Weinstein	First Parish Church, Norwell, MA	12/02/2007
The Pursuit of Happiness As we ease ourselves into December with ads bulging out of the New York Times for holiday shopping hints, we do well to ask what we're after. What is happiness, anyway?.	Rev. Frank A. Hall	The Unitarian Church in Westport	12/02/2007
Coping With Cancer in Ourselves or Other Loved Ones	Rev. Anthony David	Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta	12/02/2007
To Be a Child of God First in a series on Children of God	Scott Tayler	First Unitarian Church of Rochester NY	12/02/2007
Believing What You Know Ain't So The title is based on the humorous words that Mark Twain used to define the word "faith". What does the bible really say? Why is myth and magic so important, especially today? What does it mean? How did we get so many holiday traditions and, most importantly, why are they still so meaningful and often comforting? Why do so many of us still love to sing Xmas carols while not "believing a word of it?" And lastly, the year I found religious trust-a boot print in the fireplace when I was 8 years old.	Rev Art Severance	East Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, Kirtland, OH	12/02/2007
Shopping for a Messiah	Rev. Chris Buice	Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville	12/02/2007
The Ransom	Rev. Bill Darlison	Unitarian Church Dublin	12/02/2007
Soul Investments, Spiritual Dividends We have entered a season of conflicting messages -- consumerism on one side, and charity on the other. One invokes our self-interest, the other our altruism. Lately, it may feel as though consumerism is winning, as holiday spending increases by billions of dollars each year. In the face of such unimaginable amounts, does our charity really do any good? With the holidays fast approaching, it's time to step back, take a deep breath, and take a fresh look at our the relationship between our money and our spirits.	Rev. John Cullinan	The Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, New Mexico	12/02/2007
The Bible for Religious Liberals	Rev. Mary Katherine Morn	Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax, VA	12/02/2007
Unitarian Universalism and Prayer	Rev. Dr. Joshua Snyder	Second Unitarian Church of Omaha	12/02/2007

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