Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on December 3, 2017. As the days grow darker, nature's energy goes to the roots of growing things. The five remembrances of Buddhism direct our attention to the radical (meaning root) question of what in life has lasting value.

Assistant Minister Rev. Chris Jimmerson's sermon delivered on November 26, 2017. Thanksgiving often brings to mind images of a nuclear family gathered together around the table enjoying dinner. But the reality is that the families we choose to come together with at this time of year take many shapes. In this all-ages service, we hear from several church members about their diverse families and how they are thankful this season.

Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on November 19, 2017. The job of preachers and prophets has often been described as "to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable." Elijah's story tracks his trials, tribulations and triumphs.

Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on November 12, 2017. At times it all gets to be too much. How do we learn to rest rather than quitting?

Assistant Minister Rev. Chris Jimmerson's sermon delivered on November 5, 2017. We tend to think of ministers as answering a calling, but all of us are called in some way to make a difference in our world. How will we live out our mission next?

Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on October 29, 2017. Using an Appalachian practice brought from Cornwall, we will have a cloutie tree. People will be able to breathe the names of their beloved departed into pieces of cloth and put them on a symbolic tree.

Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on October 22, 2017. How does this part of our mission fit with the others? In preparation for our November congregational conversations about the mission, a few thoughts about justice and transformation.

Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on October 15, 2017. We celebrate our impending renovation with a symbolic groundbreaking, and we talk about other life situations which are a paradox of the already and the not yet, the comforting and the discomforting, preparing the way for the new.

Rev. Meg Barnhouse and members of the UU leadership team's sermon delivered on October 8, 2017. How will you use your gifts? What if we were able to use our gifts to their full potential, and purposefully encourage others around us to do the same?

Assistant Minister Rev. Chris Jimmerson's sermon delivered on October 1, 2017. Often we must make decisions and face challenges with incomplete information and limited options. Sometimes if we move into these situations with an open mind and heart, doing so can be transformative.