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Sermon Archive - 2017


This archive contains audio files of sermons from services at Community UU Church. You will have to attend in person to hear the great music from our services or the Message for All Ages or the Readings! Copyright rules prohibit us from distributing those recordings.

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Theological Theme for December: God

December 31 ~ "Turnings" ~ Sarah Reiling
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon (Sorry, due to copyrighted material, service not available).

December 24, 6:00 PM ~ "Christmas Eve Lessons & Carols Candle Light Service" ~ Rev. Patrick Price & Rev. Jennifer Innis, Worship Associates and the Community Church Choir
Order of Worship ~ Lesson-1 0.5 MB ~ Lesson-2 0.5 MB ~ Lesson-3 0.2 MB ~ Lesson-4 0.5 MB ~ Lesson-5 0.5 MB

December 24 ~ "A Christmas Spirit Worship For All Ages" ~ Rev. Patrick Price & Rev. Jennifer Innis
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon (Sorry, due to copyrighted material, service not available).

December 17 ~ "Annual Yuletide Celebration" - Rev. Patrick Price & the Community Church Choir
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon (Sorry, due to copyrighted material, service not available).

December 10 ~ A Holiday Pageant for All Ages ~ Rev. Jennifer Innis & a Cast of Thousands
Announcements ~ Order of Worship
Story1 "Getting Ready for a New Life" 1.0 MB
Story2 "From Luke and Matthew" 0.5 MB
Pageant "A Christmas Pageant for All Ages" 5.4 MB

December 3 ~ "Dancing With Goddess/God" ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements (Sorry, not available) ~ Order of Worship
Homily1 "What is Goddess/God?" 3.0 MB
Homily2 "Dancing With Goddess/God" 4.1 MB


Theological Theme for November: Covenant

November 26 ~ "Flame of Learning, Flame of Love" & "Promises" ~ Rev. Jennifer Innis
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon (Sorry, but due to technical difficulties, the service recording is not available.)

November 19 ~ "Spiraling Through the Golden Circle" ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship
Homily1 "The Golden Circle" (Sorry, not available due to copyright restrictions)
Homily2 "Spiraling Through the Golden Circle" 4.6 MB

November 12 ~ "There is More Love" - Worship in the Park ~ Rev. Patrick Price & Rev. Jennifer Innis
Announcements ~ Order of Worship (Sorry, not available) ~ Sermon (Sorry - Worship in the Park was not recorded)

November 5 ~ "Promises Broken and Remade" ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship
Homily1 "Promises, Broken" 2.8 MB
Homily2 "Promises, Broken and Remade" 4.0 MB


Theological Theme for October: Evil

October 29 ~ "Annual All Souls Worship and Celebration" ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship
Homily1 "Loss, Grief and Grace" 1.6 MB
Homily2 "Forgiveness and Healing" 2.5 MB
Homily3 "Grace, Gratitude and Thanksgiving" 2.9 MB

October 22 ~ "The Temptation to Be Good" ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship
Homily1 "The Temptation to be Good" 2.2 MB ~ Homily2 "Yielding to the Temptation to be Good" 4.1 MB

October 15 ~ "Waking Up to the Water" ~ Rev. Jennifer Innis
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 6.6 MB

October 8 ~ "Good and Evil - Blessings and Curses" ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship
Homily1 "Good and Evil" 8.7 MB ~ Homily2 "Blessings and Curses" 6.6 MB

October 1 ~ "Evil Is No Fairy Tale. Or, Is It?" ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements (sorry, not available) ~ Order of Worship (sorry, not available)
Homily1 4.9 MB ~ Homily2 10.2 MB


Theological Theme for September: Vision

September 24 ~ "A Vision for Climate Justice" ~ Aly Tharp, Guest Speaker
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 12.3 MB

September 17 ~ "Having Visions: Beyond Eden and a Shining City on the Hill", Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Homily1 8.4MB ~ Homily2 10.7 MB

September 10 ~ "Texting While Driving Nearsighted" ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Homily1 9.7MB ~ Homily2 11.2 MB

September 3 ~ "Love Knows No Boundaries" ~ Finnegan Jones, Guest Speaker
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 18.0 MB


Theological Theme for August: Resist and Rejoice (cont.)

August 27 ~ "Annual Ingathering" ~ Rev. Patrick Price, Sandy Farlow
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Homily 2.8 MB

August 20 ~ "Being the Community We Are Looking For" ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Homily1 3.8MB ~ Homily2 8.6 MB

August 13 ~ "Coming Out With PRIDE" ~ Stephanie Dorman, Guest Speaker
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 9.2 MB

August 6 ~ "A Personal Spiritual Odyssey" ~ Bob Bliss, Guest Speaker
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 11.8 MB


Theological Theme for July: Resist and Rejoice (cont.)

July 30 ~ Book Sunday ~ Speakers Below
Announcements ~ Order of Worship
"The Ocean at the End of the Lane" ~ Alyssa Church, Guest Speaker ~ Book Talk 1
"Sing for Your Life: A Story of Race Music and Family" ~ Tara Hands, Guest Speaker ~ Book Talk 2
"No Baggage: A Minimalist Tale of Love and Wandering" ~ Deb Bliss, Guest Speaker ~ Book Talk 3
"The Wind In the Willows" ~ Cheri Naquin, Guest Speaker ~ Book Talk 4

July 23 ~ Common Ground Street Choir ~ Kathy Smith
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 11.7 MB

July 16 ~ "The Third Way" ~ Elena Westbrook, Guest Speaker
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 19.7 MB

July 9 ~ "Love as Counterculture" ~ Zack Hughes, Guest Speaker
Announcements (sorry, not available) ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 16.1 MB

July 2 ~ "Who is My Neighbor?" ~ Bill Holston, Guest Speaker
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 23.3 MB


Theological Theme for June: Resist and Rejoice

June 25 ~ Michael Phillips, Guest Speaker
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 17.0 MB

June 18 ~ "All the World's a Stage" ~ Mark Walz, Guest Speaker
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 16.3 MB

June 11 ~ "Rejoice, Resist and Sing: Music Sunday" ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sorry, due to copyrighted material, service not available.

June 4 ~ "The Force is With You: Rejoice in the Resistance" ~ Rev. Patrick Price & Kathy Smith, DRE
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Homily 10.2 MB


Theological Theme for May: Truth

May 28 ~ "To Tell the Truth" ~ Annie Foerster, Guest Speaker
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sorry, due to technical difficulties, sermon not available.

May 21 ~ Homilies: "Truth, Reason and Baloney Detection" and "Critical Thinking in Unthinking Times" ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Homily1 7.7MB ~ Homily2 9.2 MB

May 14 ~ "Annual Flower Communion and Mother's Day Service For All Ages"
Announcements ~ Order of Worship
"Julia Ward Howe and Her Mother's Day Proclamation" ~ Kathy Smith and Cheri Naquin ~ Homily1 4.8 MB
"The Story of the Rev. Norbert F. Capek and the Flower Communion" ~ Rev. Patrick Price ~ Homily2 5.0 MB

May 7 ~ "Coming of Age Service" ~ Coming of Age Class, Kathy Smith & Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sorry, homilies not available.


Theological Theme for April: Salvation

April 30 ~ "Salvation: If not us, who? If not now, when?" ~ Kathy Smith, Guest Speaker
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 12.4 MB

April 23 ~ Sunday Following Earth Day ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship
Homily 1 ~ "Saving Creation" ~ 5.5 MB
Homily 2 ~ "The Greater Good" ~ 4.8 MB

April 16 ~ Eastertide Service for All Ages
Announcements ~ Order of Worship
Teaching 1 ~ "The Ministry & Teachings of Jesus" ~ Kathy Smith and Rev. Patrick Price ~ 7.9 MB
Teaching 2 ~ "The Witness and Death of Jesus: from Scripture: Mark 13" ~ Elena Westbrook ~ 2.1 MB
Teaching 3 ~ "U/U Insights about Jesus" ~ Kathy Smith and Rev. Patrick Price ~ 2.2 MB
Homily ~ "Salvation" ~ Rev. Patrick Price ~ 2.3 MB

April 9 ~ "Back to the Garden" ~ Brett Bratcher
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 15.9 MB

April 2 ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship
Homily 1 ~ "Salvation? We Don't Need No Stinking Salvation!" 3.7 MB
Homily 2 ~ "What Has Saved Me" 5.1 MB


Theological Theme for March: Letting Go

March 26 ~ "Love, Compassion and Boundaries" ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 11.8 MB

March 19 Harvest the Power ~ Guest Speakers, Katie Eubanks and Karen Ditsch
Announcements ~ Order of Worship
Homily 1 ~ "A Meditation on Trying Not to Try" ~ Karen Ditsch ~ 7.5 MB
Homily 2 ~ "Be Not Afraid" ~ Katey Eubanks ~ 3.9 MB

March 12 ~ "Messages from the Fifth United Parish of Perpetual Control Freaks, Reformed, Again" ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 12.6 MB

March 5 ~ "Let It Go" ~ Rev. Patrick Price
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 7.9 MB


Theological Theme for February: Prayer/Spiritual Practice

February 26 ~ "To Whom Do You Pray?" ~ Guest Speaker, Rev. Mark Walz
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon (sorry but due to technical difficulties, not available)

February 19 ~ "Discovering Islam" ~ Guest Speaker, Robertus van der Wege
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 9.1 MB
Sermon Notes (© 2017 Robertus van der Wege - All Rights Reserved. Used by permission of the author.)

February 12 ~ Evolution Sunday: "Science and Religion: It's Okay To Struggle" ~ Guest Speaker: Cheri Naquin
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 9.4 MB

February 5 ~ "Crushed Kingdoms and Crushed Dreams" ~ Guest Speaker, Rev. Larry Brumfield
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 13.3 MB


Theological Theme for January:Grace

January 29 ~ "The Grace That Issues Peace" ~ Guest Speaker, Rev. Mark Walz
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 13.3 MB

January 22 ~ Harvest the Power Class
Announcements ~ Order of Worship
"Grace Is For All Of Us" ~ Alyssa Church ~ Homily1 5.1 MB
"Grace and Favor" ~ Kimberly Schramm ~ Homily2 4.7 MB

January 15 ~ "Grace and Responsibility: Transference and Acceptance of Merit" ~ Guest Speaker, Tashi Nyima
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 6.5 MB

January 8 ~ "What is UU Grace?" ~ Guest Speaker, Tom Kellner
Announcements ~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 6.4 MB ~ Homily: "Blessing of Peace" 3.5 MB

January 1 ~ "Turnings" ~ Guest Speaker, Sarah Reiling
Announcements (sorry, not available)~ Order of Worship ~ Sermon 5.0 MB

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