Rev. Chris Jimmerson's sermon delivered on July 7, 2022. Researchers have called practicing gratitude the ultimate spiritual practice. The operative word though, is "practice" - it must be put into a form of action. We'll explore some gratitude practices, their many potential benefits and why gratitude is vital regarding both the good times and times of challenge.

Guest Minister Rev. Lee Legault's sermon delivered on July 3, 2022. The culture wars highlight the growing prevalence of speaking without communicating, and such speech is a form of verbal violence. Semanticist Wendell Johnson sums it up well: "Our language is an imperfect instrument created by ancient and ignorant men." Letapos;s explore an alternate communication paradigm. How might our households, churches, faith, and world benefit from moving towards nonviolent communication?

Guest Minister Rev. Lee Legault's sermon delivered on June 26, 2022. Life requires us to make sense of difficult times, large and small. We have all been through a collective trauma with the pandemic. Victor Frankl Austrian psychiatrist, philosopher, and Holocaust survivor offers a framework for making meaning constructively in the most difficult of circumstances. Let's reflect on how our thinking can transform our reality and set us free.

Rev. Chris Jimmerson's sermon delivered on June 19, 2022. In 1989, psychologist and researcher Dr. Carol Ryff developed her six-factor model of psychological well being, which she has updated and many others have validated since. The model focuses on how we might not only cope, but thrive. Might these six factors also apply with our spirituality, as well as to our religious community thriving?

Rev. Chris Jimmerson's sermon delivered on June 12, 2022. How might we express a Unitarian Universalist concept of a blessing? How might we be blessings for one another? What are the blessings to be found in day-to-day living? We will explore these questions and more as we discover how me might celebrate our blessing that may be greater than we often realize.

Rev. Chris Jimmerson's sermon delivered on June 5, 2022. While change be difficult sometimes, it is also ever present in our lives. Out of change and even loss, we so often find enhanced faith, greater resilience, and creative renewal. Out of it, new beginnings emerge. We will engage in a ritual of faith and renewal.

Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on May 29, 2022. In this intergenerational service we celebrate the traditional Unitarian ceremony of flower communion. We remember its origins as a vivid resistance to Nazi oppression. We bid farewell to Rev. Meg Barnhouse as she retires.

Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on May 22, 2022. Making commitments is complicated. Sometimes they are easy and sometimes they are hard to keep. How do we build our self-esteem by doing what we say we are going to do?

Assistant Minister Rev. Chris Jimmerson's sermon delivered on May 15, 2022. We tend to think of beauty as something we experience, but we also are capable of creating it. Nurturing beauty in our lives may be essential to our spiritual well being.

Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on May 8, 2022. How do you handle your rage? How do you help others with theirs? How do you deal with anger when it is at someone else, or when it is at the supreme court?