UU Church of Annapolis Podcast

Several months ago we were elated with the election of Barack Obama.  Today many are cynical and wondering if they made the right choice.  Today I explore, from a religious perspective, what it means to hope and be hopeful in the midst of criticism, pain, grief, and loss.  Check it out...

It's been said that after Charles Darwin, everything changed.  November 24th marked the 150 anniversary of Darwin's On the Origin of Species and that's when it all changed for him.  So much so that Christmas 1859 could be called his first.  Come join me to honor and celebrate this momentous anniversary

Join our ministers and Choir for a service of Thanksgiving.

Our Intern Minister, Christina Leone, explores what standing on the side of love and justice means to UUs.

In ministry, sometimes these are the only words I can come up with hoping to provide solace to a weary soul.  Life throws so many strikes and it gets hard to get up to bat again. Today I'll be talking about getting up and holding on.

United Nations Sunday.

Christina Leone, Intern Minister Why is the flaming chalice symbol off-center in the circles? And for that matter, why is the pulpit off to the side? Join UUCA's intern minister Christina Leone as she tackles these questions and learns to live with the questions that are the center of Unitarian Universalist faith.  

"Be Like Water.  Adjust to the object."  --Bruce Lee In this sermon, Rev. John T. Crestwell, Jr. will explain why he shares Bruce Lee's philosophy that sometimes to gain we must let go, sometimes to find something we must allow it to be lost, and that sometimes we just have to be like water, lucid, fluid, and open to the Tao.  Before the sermon listen to a wonderful Piano Interlude and after the s...

Part II we discuss privilege with more analogies and personal experiences...

In this message, John and Fred share frankly on what creating multicultural UU congregations will take, intentionality and patience.

In this annual Stewardship Sunday service at UUCA, the Rev. Dr. Fredric Muir, with great insight and humor, shares what it means to be a mission church.  He says we are not a service church that asks "What's in it for me?" rather we are a MISSION church that asks "How can I/we help serve?"  He explains that the mission church is made up of people who are gracious, generous, caring, and reverent. S...

Our seven principles teach that we must live from the inside out not the outside in.  Listen in for more...

Learning to forgive and ask for forgiveness is a simple but profound lesson Rev. Dr. Fred Muir shares today on this "high holy" Sunday at UUCA.  Rev. Muir says that if we learn this lesson well, we will not only have a positive impact on our relationships but we will also heal our own soul in the process.  Listen in for more...

After Rev. Fred's meditation and the responsive hymn "Motherless Child", Rev. John tells members his reason for choosing Unitarian Universalism

Sometimes we just have to slow down, put down our latest gadget and breathe in the freshness of life.  Listen in to Rev. Dr. Fred Muir tell us how we can get back in touch with the meaning of Sabbath.

We make sudden judgements and quick decisions when we hear the words that people use.   Words and names shape opinions and set direction.   Join me this morning as I reflect on the power of naming.

"Speak Up" by Bryant Brown - Summer Minister - "Silence is important to our spiritual growth as individual practice and as a congregation.   We say we "affirm and promise"   our Principles and Purposes, so speaking up is also part of being UU.   This is Bryant's last service at UUCAnnapolis.

"Let's Hear it for Silence" - by Byrant Brown - Summer Minister - Learning is connected with talking and watching and reading and doing, and yet, there is so much that only silence can teach.   Fully realizing the irony of the project, Bryant will talk about silence.

"Letting Go" - Rev. Russ Savage - I have enjoyed my year here with UUCA and would like to remember it with you.   Since this will be our last Sunday service together, it is time for us to let go of one another in a way which affirms the past and looks forward to the future.  

"Ground Zero" Rev. Bryant B. Brown - Summer Minister - Ground Zero gets used frequently to mean any place of catastrophe.   Bryant has been to several sites on this planet bearing the original, military meaning of ground zero, and places we have come to refer to that way.   Maybe there is something to learn from places we have destroyed.  

The Structure of Forgiveness" - Rev. Russ Savage - Forgiveness is not a simple social act, but a complex psychological and spiritual process with a definite structure and necessary steps.   Let us examine this structure in light of our own personal needs to forgive and be forgiven, and in light of the current world situation.  

"New Wine in Old Wineskins"   Rev. Bryant Brown, Intern Minister There are about as many Unitarian Universalists now as when the Association came into being in 1961. Much has changed in the world since then, demographically, technologically, culturally…. If the principles we proclaim are to have an important place in our world, we UUs need to examine truths about

Rev. Bryant Brown, Intern Minister Topic: "Edges" We constantly come to edges in our lives. Changes are part of life – some we choose to make, some just happen. Each moment we stand between what has been and what may be; our memories and anticipations can be distracting. Each moment has its own reality to be appreciated.

'In Motion'    Rev Lynn Cox In the early twentieth century, L.B. Fisher wrote, "Universalists are often asked to tell where they stand.   The only true answer to give to this question is that we do not stand at all.   We move."  

"It Matters What We Believe" These are words Sophia Fahs spoke some years ago & they are apropos as we meet today.   Some beliefs lift us & others up while others depress or diminish us & others.   It truly matters what we accept, value& cherish in our lives.