Sermons and Services from Bradford Community Church Unitarian Universalist, Kenosha, WI

Sermon by Denise Cawley on how to better engage in Unitarian Universalism based in part on the recent work of Kimberly Sweeney on "The Death of Sunday School".

Rev. Erik David Carlson discusses the cultural problem of the false binary and how we have in Universalism a means to address the complexity of our lives.

Unitarian Universalist seminarian and intern minister at the UU Church West in Brookfield, Wisconsin, Kimberlee Tomczak Carlson shares the importance of embracing and even enjoying the mysteries that surround us and our lives.

Rev. Erik David Carlson explores our human ability to change our minds through the lens of science and religion, constructive dialogue and Christian Mysticism as exemplified by Saint Hildegard von Bingen.

Rev. Erik David Carlson examines the connection between thought and memory, the biological and mythological implications of both, and how we might honor our past while moving towards an ever-brighter future.

Rev. Erik David Carlson explores the unique intersection between memory and history and our connection to the living generations and our understanding of the future, using the Harry Chapin song "Remember When the Music" as framework for the sermon.

Student minister Denise Cawley, Bradford UU founding-member Kay Wikel, UU historian and storyteller Mary Norris and Rev. Erik David Carlson offer reflections on the 150th anniversary of Unitarian worship space in Kenosha.

Sermon by student minister Denise Cawley on our congregation's connection to the Prophetic Sisterhood and how we might be more welcoming and radically inclusive in our church today.

Did you know the most racially segregated time of the week in America is Sunday morning? What does it say about us as a culture that we are least diverse within our faith communities, and how might we engage across faith divisions in order to do good work in the word? Opening reading by Steve Garnaas-Holmes shared by student minister Denise Cawley, sermon by Rev. Erik David Carlson.

In recognition of Columbus Day and Indigenous People's Day, we will be examining the implications of imperialism and the process by which we judge past actions by current moral standards. Sermon by Rev. Erik David Carlson with opening reading by Rev. Qiyamah A. Rahman shared by Denise Cawley.