UUAC Sherborn

April 1, 2018. And Yet, a sermon by Rev. Nathan Detering

April 15, 2018. A Tax On Joy, a sermon by Jessica James-Carnes, Ministerial Intern

April 22, 2018. Awe and Heartbreak, a sermon by Rev. Heather Concannon

April 29, 2018. From Future to Present, a sermon by Rev. Heather Concannon

May 13, 2018. A World Without Strangers, a sermon by Rev. Nathan Detering

November 26, 2017 Ministerial Intern, Jessica James-Carnes, "Fearfully and Wonderfully Made"

December 3, 2017 Rev. Heather Concannon, "Blessing The Path"

December 10, 2017, Rev. Nathan Detering, "Staggered Breathing"

December 31, 2018, Rev. Heather Concannon, "Releasing: A Burning of Grudges Service"

January 7, 2018 Rev. Nathan Detering, "Top 10 Signs of Hope from 2017: The Hallelujah Anyhow Edition"

January 21, 2018 Rev. Nathan Detering, "Bullies and Bruises"

January 14, 2018 Ministerial Intern, Jessica James-Carnes, "Forgiveness: 'Vendamos, no haycemos recetas.' We sell, we don't prescribe."

January 28, 2018 Rev Nathan Detering, "Rescue"

February 4, 2018 Rev Nathan Detering and Ministerial Intern, Jessica James-Carnes debate the value of religion in today's world.

February 11, 2018 Ministerial Intern, Jessica James-Carnes

November 19, 2017 Rev. Nathan Detering "It takes risk and courage to keep falling, and to get again, And trust again.... It takes risk and courage and trust and people we can count on. But those people are around us and redemption is possible."

November 12, 2017 Rev. Nathan Detering "Get past your fences, people, open the gate; love where and when it’s hard, forgive someone you don’t want to, love somewhere you hate..."

November 5, 2017 Jessica James-Carnes, Ministerial Intern "We need community and rituals and spaces for lament. We need to come together and lay down our stones. Stones are easier to carry together."

November 26, 2017 Jessica James-Carnes, Ministerial Intern "Fearfully and Wonderfully Made” Miracles grow in the dark. We grow into ourselves through our relationships. Religious communities are powerful incubators, where something new is always being born inside each of us—something that cannot be born alone. We can research every detail of human development and self-actualization, in this age of...

Sunday, October 29, 2017 This week's sermon is a sermon duel between Rev. Nathan and Rev. Heather with Doug Brown as the moderator. The ministers answered 4 questions: 1. What is truth? 2. How do we find truth? 3. Why does truth matter in church and 4. What happens when truths collide? It's by turns funny, touching and serious.

Sunday, October 22, 2017 Rev. Nathan Detering encourages us to remember to appreciate the beauty around us, to pause in gratitude for brightly colored leaves on an autumn day. "In falling times, let us fall up together."

Sunday, October 15, 2017 Rev. Nathan Detering and Jamele Adams, poet and activist, preach hard truths about racism, privilege, and being human in a world that disenfranchises people of color. "There is no 'I' anymore, there is only 'we.' And if one of us is hurting, then we all hurt."

Sunday, October 8, 2017 Rev. Becky Sheble-Hall reminds us that "love gives hope back" in the face of loss and evil.

Sunday, October 1, 2017 Jessica James Carnes, Ministerial Intern adopts Glennonn Doyle's term "beautiful," a combination of brutal and beautiful, to encourage us to lean into discomfort, to listen for the the invitations in our lives to resist injustice or to take a stand for justice, despite our fears.

Sunday, September 24, 2017 by Rev. Heather Concannon We can't promise that we'll be safe in this world, but we can choose to be brave.