UU Church of Annapolis Podcast

Statements of Conscience presented by our youth in their Coming of Age Service

Rev. Russ Savage - Interim Associate Minister - On this Memorial Day Sunday, we will observe the tradtion of honoring those who served or now serve in the Armed Forces of the US.   You may want to wear a poppy or other flower on this Sunday.   If you now serve or ever served in our Armed Forces, you are invied to wear your uniform to this service.

I recently had the opportunity to learn first hand of the excitement that some outside the U. S. have for President Obama.   As we complete the "First 100 Days"   of new Presidential leadership (what a reporter suggested feels like a ("100 years") this morning I'll share with you how my time with the UU Church of the Philippines has shaped and given.  

Striving for independence of space, spirit, & emotion feels inherent to life; some, it appears, spend a lifetime seeking the distance of independence. There are those that go about it very consciously, while there are those who have no idea how they sound & look.   On this Mother's Day, it feels right to lok at the shaping influences on our lives....

Hard Times by Rev. Bryant Brown, Intern Minister         The music & literature from The Great Depression of the 1930s is full of instances of people coming together & helping each other.   What was a time of scarcity and fear was also a time of sharing and caring .   There are lessons we learn about real worth when the illusions of materialism are taken away...

"New Words for Old" by Rev. Russ Savage   - Assoc. Minister- Over the past 100 years our faith tradition has produced four hymnals.   In each one of them, we've added some new hymns & readings, dropped some old ones, & kept some of the old ones but changed the words.   A look at the trajectory of these hymnals provides a fascinating view over the years.

Members of our YRUU traveled to our sister church in Rava, Transylvania and shared their experiences with the congregation.

This Easter Sunday we'll observe our annual Flower Communion in an intergenerational service.   So remember to bring a flower or a favorite sprig of nature to share with others.

In this sermon Rev. Dr. Fred Muir discusses what role there is for Jesus in Liberal Religion.

What does it mean to give it all away?  Rev. Fred Muir explains...

"Starstuff"   by Bryant Brown - Intern Minister:   Looking at the night sky can take us far beyond our usual thoughts.   The billions and billions of specks of light bring awe and lofty ideas and wild imaginings, some wonderful, some dangerous.   We humans can learn and speculate about time and space and matter; gazing at the sky.

Charlie Clements, President and CEO of UU Service Committee (UUSC) will be preaching at both services.   He will explain how the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is having an effect in almost every corner of the world every day for 60 years and how it forms the foundation of UUSC's work here and abroad.  

"Questions of Ethics"   by Rev. Russ Savage - Many situations we encounter in our complicated lives bring up questions of ethics, and how is our response to ethical questions informed by our religious faith?   Let us examine these matters together at this complex and confusing time in our history.  

Join us to welcome the Rev. Rebecca Quimada Sienes, former President of the UU church of the Philippines and daughter of martyred UU minister Toribio Quimada.  

"Starting with his "Voyage of the Beagle" (1845), Charles Darwin gave us a plan for sustainable living.   His description has gone by many names, but it continues to be misunderstood and revolutionary.   Join me this morning during our annual Darwin Sunday Celebration as I articulate..  

Bryant Brown Sermon title:   It All Depends Upon How You Look At It."   - In antiracism and other areas, our church has been making major efforts to intentionally change how we look at our world, our ministry, and ourselves. Intern Minister Bryant Brown will be looking at pictures, poems, and parables that invite us to change perspectives  

"Hearing One Another" - Rev. Russ Savage, Interim Minister and Covenant Group Partipcants - When we sit quietly in a Covenant Group meeting with a half a dozen or so people we have come to know and trust, when can tell some of our own story and hear some of the stories of others, we can begin to know ourselves in a new way.

Sermon Title:   "Inauguration Sunday: The Politics of Promise"   - Monday is King Day;   Tuesday is the Inauguration.   Today we'll reflect on the messages of promise as articulated by Dr. King and President-elect Obama.

On this first Sunday of 2009, let's take a deep breath, get out from under the "tryanny of immediacy" and take a look at your New Year.   We'll let Gary Pausch, author of the best-selling book   "The Last Lecture"   and a Unitarian Universalist (First Unitarian in Pittsburgh) lead the way.  

Rev. Bryant Bossler looks at the past year.

Visiting Minister Rev. Sofia Betancourt  gives the sermon

:   "President-Elect Obama and (U) US"   - In 1996, a popular song lyric said:   "There's something's happening here.   What it is ain't exactly clear."   With the election of Senator Barack Obama as our next President, something is happening here in our nation.   Is there a unique message for us as Unitarian Universalists?

What's The Word For "Not Angry?" - Anger is strong motivator; as politicians. Righteous anger prompts work for social justice, some say.   We experience anger, others' and perhaps our own,   on the highways and sidewalks.   Is this emotion and inevitable part of human life?    Rev. Bryant Bossler Brown

Annual Stewardship Campaign kick-off Sunday.