Rev Chris Jimmerson and the leaders of our First UU Cares Team's sermon delivered on July 9, 2023. As a faith without creed, Unitarian Universalism is deeply rooted in relationship. We are a people of shared values, mission, and covenant, and through these we make sacred promises to care for one another and our world. We explore how we can create an ever increasing culture of caring at First UU Church of Austin.

Guest speaker Julica Hermann de la Fuente's sermon delivered on July 2, 2023. There are so many things vying for our attention and energy. How do we manage it all? How do we find joy and satisfaction? How do we fit our commitment to justice among the many other things that need doing? Let's explore the possibility of sustainable and joyful liberation and transformation, in our lives and our communities.

Rev Chris Buice's sermon delivered on June 24, 2023. We bring a very special worship service from our annual Unitarian Universalist General Assembly, where UUs from from far and wide have gathered in Pittsburgh this week. Our Director of Religious Education, Kelly Stokes, leads our service as we join our larger faith in worship. Rev Buice is minister of the Tennessee Valley UU Church in Knoxville, Tenn.

Rev Chris Jimmerson's sermon delivered on June 18, 2023. The experience of delight is essential to our spirits. Delight allows us to encounter the transcendent even within the mundane of this world. We will explore what brings us delight and how we may cultivate and find it - how we often discover that our path to delight lies in serving others and the greater good, being a part of creating something larger than ourselves.

Rev Erin Walter's sermon delivered on June 11, 2023. Happy Pride Month. This Sunday, Rev. Erin Walter and three members of First UU will co-lead a service inspired by the recent Transgender Inclusion in Congregations course. What did folks learn that can spark more love and joy in our own lives? How can lessons of trans inclusion help First UU foster belonging for all, be more welcoming of all ages, cultures, abilities, and more?

Rev Chris Jimmerson's sermon delivered on June 4, 2023. In this traditional Unitarian ceremony, everyone is invited to bring flowers to church. Then, during the service, we hold our annual ritual where we bless the flowers and then share them with one another. What might this annual ritual tell us about human flourishing and delight.

Rev Chris Jimmerson's sermon delivered on May 28, 2023. We need our most creative spirits to manifest the holy in our world. Indeed, becoming, changing, engaging in constant acts of creation and re-creation are the essence of our growth and spirituality, And we are at our most transformative and transformed when we co-create in communion with one another and the web of existence.

Rev Chris Jimmerson and Kelly Stokes' sermon delivered on May 21, 2023. One of our church ends states, "We embody the principals of Unitarian Universalism and invite people of goodwill to find a spiritual home with us." Our church is growing in both numbers and multiculturally. This both provides all of us greater creative potential and requires greater creative efforts and openness from each of us.

Rev Jonalou Johnstone's sermon delivered on May 14, 2023. Whether you came from a different religious tradition or grew up purely UU, you have probably encountered religious concepts, phrases, and words that rub you wrong. Today we consider those words - some that you've provided - and what it means to consider, reclaim, or reject the words that we love to hate.

Rev Erin Walter's sermon delivered on May 7, 2023. A proverb (and countless songs) tell us, "If you love something, set it free." But alongside letting go with love, we also need the capacity to invite people in. This is a muscle we are still regrowing from the pandemic.