UU Community Church of Washington County's Podcast

Amidst the complications of life, there is often a simple message that you want to say to yourself, or to each other.  What is your message?  We launch our pledge drive by going to the heart of spiritual living.

Should old acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind?  Or welcomed back with open arms, even the prodigal son?  With the help of our fire ceremony, we explore the decisions we make, as we choose what to keep in our lives and what to move on from.

For some, this is a time of year for groundedness, patience, peace. Not denying the troubles of the world, but putting them down for a moment to experience a hope shared by all who believe that a better world is possible. We'll consider what was going on for Barbie when she sang the Indigo Girls song Closer to Fine.

If we know that creative work is so beneficial, why is it so difficult? What counts as creativity, anyway?  Why should UUs make time for creativity when there is so much other work to do?  Emily Bostian has some answers, and some questions.

In the year 1838, in a time of great change, Theodore Parker delivered a sermon called The Transient and the Permanent. He asked, what are the enduring aspects of a liberal church, and what might change from year to year or generation to generation. We will hear an abbreviated version of the sermon, and wonder, what might Parker have to say today.

Three members of the church community will each speak about their current spiritual journey. You might come out of it feeling more connected to your own, and each other's. What is a spiritual practice you value (perhaps how you find peace, openness, connection, meaning)? What is a question you are pondering? How are you changing or want to change? How is it to be the age that you are? Or what is anything else that makes you you, in this moment of your journey?

On International Men's Day, we celebrate men, and explore pressures and expectations around being a man.  Whether it's you or someone you know, being a man can be quite a ride. During Joys & Concerns, we mark International Transgender Day of Remembrance by saying the names of those killed in the last year.

You are perfect the way you are … and you could use a little improvement,” writes Japanese Zen teacher Shunryu Suzuki Roshi. This week’s sermon will be an exploration of the interior sense of being both judged and accepted.

Pamela Midyett, Brian Lightcap and Priscilla Bradley

In a number of traditions, this time of year lifts the veil between the world of the living and the world of the dead.  Three speakers will each tell the story of an ancestor they love, with the hope that it will inspire you to open to an ancestor of your own (whether of your birth or chosen family).  On this day, we open up a connection with those who came before.

Come and hear updates from Elaine Nelson on UN Sunday.  UU advocacy work at the UN previously held by the Unitarian Universalist Office at the United Nations (UU@UN) as of this year has been incorporated into the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC).  Elaine will share about UU Climate Justice work with UN’s International Court of Justice (ICJ), the UN’s Conference of the Parties (COP), and Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change. A Special Collection will be taken for the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC).