Hope Unitarian Church Podcast

Sunday, September 1st, 2024  Rev. Justin M. McCreary When I was a kid, I loved the feeling of getting an invitation in the mail. It was usually someone’s birthday, and I looked forward to every opportunity for birthday cake. Receiving an invitation can be a warm feeling, a feeling that will stay with someone for a long time. The act of inviting someone into our lives is important, especially to or...

Rev Steven Leigh Williams Sunday, August 25th, 2024

Rev Justin M McCreary - August 18th, 2024

Sunday, August 4th, 2024  Rev. Ren Pasco  What makes us human? What makes us different from AI? One thing is our errors and the beauty of those mistakes.

Sunday, August 11th, 2024  Rev. Justin M. McCreary  The last time I preached I highlighted the UU value transformation; this week I will be highlighting the UU Value Pluralism. As a liberal church in Oklahoma Pluralism is a very important value, and it isn’t just about accepting different people of different spiritual identities in our circles. Pluralism is also rooted in our American System in ou...

Sunday, July 14th, 2024  Rev. Justin M McCreary During the summer I decided I would preach a series on the UU values represented in the UUA’s article II. Last week we explored the value of Generosity, and this week we will be exploring the Values of Justice and Equity.

Rev. Justin M. McCreary  Sunday, July 7th, 2024 Often, the first thing that comes to mind regarding generosity is giving money and time. Generosity though, is something much bigger; it is a lifestyle. It involves a way that we live into our mutuality. Generosity is the balance between giving and receiving and the inherent understanding that all human beings deserve to be treated with dignity and r...

Sunday, June 9th, 2024  Rev. Justin M. McCreary

Sunday, May 26th, 2024 Rev. Gary McAlpin

We are the stories we tell. Not just the stories we tell of ourselves but also the stories we tell about one another. This narrative is made up of perspectives that  we form from the experience of both joy and our sorrow. It is easy to forget that the world we see, though real, is perceived only through our senses, the eyes, the ears, the hands. That there are colors and sounds that we will never...

 It is our tradition to celebrate Mother’s Day at Hope Unitarian Church with a flower communion. Flower communion itself though held at different times of the year in different churches dates to Prague in 1923 and was created by Norbert Čapek and was brought to the United States by his wife Mája Čapek following World War II. This tradition gives us an opportunity to focus on the beauty of the worl...

 Pluralism is seldom understood by those who do not value it, yet these are the people who generally define it. Unitarian Universalism is a liberal, pluralistic religion. It is important for us to define and understand this value for ourselves. Come and learn about it this Sunday. 

 Tulsa CARES helps to transform the lives of clients and serve as the leading voice of HIV and Hep C in the community. 

By Steven Leigh Williams Sunday April 28th, 2004  Wyrd, in Norse pagan and related traditions, is essentially the woven fabric of reality, and each being/power in Existence has a thread in it. This service, we're going to get a little wyrd and explore how everything, everywhere, is connected and concurrent, from mycelial networks to star nurseries to you and me and our neighbors across the wo...

 In Ancient Egyptian Mythology the heart of the dead is weighed against Ma’at, the goddess of harmony, justice, and morality. Ma’at is represented by a feather and the heart must be lighter than Ma’at’s feather if the spirit wants to pass into the afterlife. Though we may no longer fear this judgement, we still come to one another with heavy hearts, loaded down with the baggage of resentments. Whe...

 The Learning Center at Euchee Butterfly Farm helps improve the lives of Native people, plants and pollinators through innovative community-based programs that emphasize capacity building, cultural preservation, and sustainability. 

Sermon by Justin M. McCreary  APRIL 14TH, 2024 - 11:00 AM Last week, I laid groundwork for my sermons on interdependence and the human need for connection by exploring suffering and the human condition. This Sunday, I will explore the Importance of interdependence during what Douglass Adams calls, “The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul.” 

Rev. Gary McAlpin

 The Gospel of Subversion: Liberation in a Liberal Context  REV. JUSTIN M. MCCREARY   FEBRUARY 11TH, 2024 - 11:00 AM  You might notice the similarity in titles between this week and last week’s sermon. Last week I focused in on the theme of Justice and Equity through the idea of, Gospel meaning Good News. This week I will continue with this theme, expounding on the idea of preaching good news to t...

  Liberating Love Part 2: Throwing Stones (A Redux)   JANUARY 21ST, 2024 - 11:00 AM   REV. JUSTIN M MCCREARY   This week I will be preaching the sermon I prepared for last week when we got snowed out. I did change the title because there will be no soup this coming week. Love can be complicated, and it has many dimensions. This past week we talked about the importance of Joy and Romantic Love. Thi...

Understanding Alzheimer's and Dementia  Dr. Garrett from Tulsa’s Branch of the Alzheimer’s Association.  Speaking at Adult Forum on Feb. 2nd. Feb Generosity Recipient.

 Liberating Love Part 1: Embrace REV. JUSTIN M MCCREARY JANUARY 7TH, 2024 - 11:00 AM As a faith, Unitarian Universalism centers itself theologically around Love. This might sound simple; however, the meaning and expression of love is often debated. From Romantic Comedies to heartbreaking ballads, love is characterized as one of the simplest and most complicated concepts in the human collective unc...

Podcast information about our generosity recipient for January 2024 Wild Heart Ranch.

Burning Bowl Ceremony Readings Celebrating Endings and Beginnings

 What the Dickens   This Sunday, Christmas Eve morning we will be celebrating one of Unitarian Charles Dicken’s most powerful stories, A Christmas Carol. Please join us for this live action retelling of Charles Dicken’s classic with special Hope Unitarian Zing!!! This live action service will be one you don’t want to miss.