2007 Sermons at UUCB
The topics of sermons (or "Earth Room talks") at our church in 2007 are listed below.
| 2007 | Title and Description | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 7 | Deepening Our Spiritual Lives. Thoughts on how we might deepen our spiritual lives through developing a daily spiritual practice. | Rev. Becky Gunn |
| Jan. 14 | The Positive From Our Religious Past. How to find the positive from our religious past. | Rev. Becky Gunn |
| Jan. 21 | Bending Toward Justice: A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Spirituals and gospel music and readings from Dr. King’s sermons and speeches. | Jubilate Sacred Singers |
| Jan. 28 | We Can Be a Prophetic Community. A consideration of Unitarian Universalism's role in modern prophecy and if we are capable of becoming a prophetic voice within our community. | Rev. Becky Gunn |
| Feb. 4 | Movin' Right Along. An explanation of the process of searching for a new minister. | Rev. Joan Van Becelaere, guest speaker |
| Feb. 11 | Questing for the Mystical. A discussion of mystical traditions and why UUs qualify as mystics. | Rev. Becky Gunn |
| Feb. 18 | Celebrating Africana and Allies for Racial Equity. Poetry, rhyme, and music celebrating the rich contributions of the peoples of African ancestry. | Dr. Denise Elizabeth Hall, guest speaker |
| Feb. 25 | Respect – What Is It and Can We Do It? A discussion of the reasons for our new Covenant of Respectful Relations. | Rev. Becky Gunn |
| March 4 | Transforming Generosity. Our way of being can be transformed by our generosity. | Rev. Becky Gunn |
| March 11 | What Did the Unitarians Give to Unitarian Univeralism? An historial perspective of our heritage from the Unitarian Church. | Rev. Becky Gunn |
| March 18 | Celebration of Spring. Boulder Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans and friends will explore various celebrations of spring, including the ancient Greek story of Persephone and Demeter. | BCUUPs members |
| March 25 | What Did the Universalists Give to Unitarian Universalism? An historial perspective of our heritage from the Universalist Church. | Rev. Becky Gunn |
| April 1 | Dealing with Adversity. We celebrate the Jewish Holiday of Passover with a discussion of dealing with adversity (slavery) and dealing with disappointment after “freedom” has been given. | Rev. Becky Gunn |
| April 8 | Choosing a New Life. Jesus said that in order to gain one’s life, one has to lose it. What are some of the many interpretations of this? | Rev. Becky Gunn |
| April 15 | The View From Here: Reflections on a Trip to the Gulf Coast. Thoughts from those church members, seven youth and two adults, who travelled to the Gulf Coast to help with Katrina cleanup efforts in December. | UUCB high school youth |
| April 22 | For the Beauty of the Earth. A discussion of the impact of nature on our sensibilities. | Rev. Becky Gunn |
| April 29 | Honoring our Volunteers. A discussion of the history of volunteering in the United States and a celebration to honor our own UUCB volunteers. | Laura Kinder, Executive Director of the Volunteer Connection, guest speaker |
| May 6 | Our Seven Unitarian Universalist Principles. A reflection of our middle school students on the meaning of the seven principles of Unitarian Universalism in their own lives. | UUCB middle school youth |
| May 13 | Mother’s Day and Peace: Honoring the Original Roots of Mother’s Day. A service of music and readings presented by the UUCB choir. | UUCB choir |
| May 20 | Play as a Spiritual Practice. How play broadens and deepens our spiritual lives (service at the Highlands Camp, Allenspark). | All-Church Weekend participants |
| May 27 | Poetry: Touching Heart, Mind and Soul. How poetry speaks to each of us. | Various UUCB members |
| June 3 | Flower Communion. An enactment of the Chancel drama“A Glance at the Life of Norbert Capek” written by Daniel O'Connell. | Rev. Becky Gunn |
| June 10 | Rumi – A Poet Philosopher for Our Time. How Rumi, who believed that dedication, commitment, suffering, and humilty are essential characteristics of those who enter into God’s love, is relevant to our lives today. | Rev. Becky Gunn |
| June 17 | Who Are These Kids and Why Do They Keep Calling Me Dad? An exploration of the contradictions and truths of fatherhood, as they apply to fathers of children or to anyone who starts anything. | UUCB member Steve Storm |
| June 24 | Self-Esteem. At those times when life tests us, we must find within ourselves a core of genuine self-esteem. | Rev. Barbara Molfese |
| July 1 | The Essential Value of Civility in our Politics. A discussion of the philosophical, spiritual, and moral dimensions of politics. | Former Congressman David Skaggs, guest speaker |
| July 8 | Value and Community: The Nature of Stewardship. Quantum physics, human value, historical theology, and down home community spirit provide insight as to how we take care of ourselves when we gather together. | UUCB member Sally Du Gar |
| July 15 | The Eagle and the Condor: Awakening the Inca Prophecies of Peace. The meaning of the Inca legend of the Eagle and the Condor and how we are part of the new awakening foreseen in native prophecies. | Author and mystic, Jonette Crowley, guest speaker |
| July 22 | A Psychological Journey Through the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict. Personal experiences with this political and religious conflict. | Rabbi Churchill Forester, guest speaker |
| July 29 | Mentoring: More than Mystery Friends. UUCB’s new Director of Faith Development talks about more ways in which the Faith Development wing and the Earth Room can be connected. | UUCB member Diana Hultgren |
| Aug. 5 | A Time to Rest. Is time the friend that sets the natural rhythms of your days, or is it the foe to be fought because there is never enough time to get everything done? | Jan Ogren, licensed psychotherapist, writer, and guest speaker |
| Aug. 12 | Experiencing General Assembly. Reflections of those who attended the GA of the Unitarian Universalist Congregations in June. | UUCB members |
| Aug. 19 | The Feminine Divine. The different aspects of the feminine divin, and how our male culture has minimized the value and power of women by minimizing the divine in each and every woman. | Rev. Becky Gunn |
| Aug. 26 | Working Together. We need to look at how we can work together on issues that matter to us. | Rev. Becky Gunn |
| Sep. 2 | The End of Summer. A service of readings and meditation. | UUCB members |
| Sep. 9 | The Merging of Our Sacred Water. Our annual homecoming ritual. | Rev. Becky Gunn |
| Sep. 16 | A Hopeful Journey. A personal discussion ofour Universalist heritage and how its focus on hope has sustained him. | Eddy Carroll, UUA trainer, facilitator, and guest speaker |
| Sep. 23 | To Heal the World. A discussion of how social justice is a means for us to help the world heal from the wounds of injustice, inequity, war and violence. | Rev. Becky Gunn |
| Sep. 30 | The Worth and Dignity of Every Person – Our First Principle. Universalism's premise that we are all worthy of salvation provides the foundation for our first principle. | Rev. Becky Gunn |
| Oct. 7 | Fasting and Celebration. What can we learn about dedication and commitment from the fasting month of Ramadan? | Rev. Becky Gunn |
| Oct. 14 | Close Encounters of the Wild Kind: Discovering Our Connection with Nature. | Paul Gibb, former English professor and guest speaker |
| Oct. 21 | Why an Association of Congregations? A discussion of the reasons for having a Unitarian Universalist Association. | Rev. Becky Gunn |
| Oct. 28 | Remembering – Day of the Dead. Dedicated tothose who have passed through our lives and had a lasting impact. | Rev. Becky Gunn |
| Nov. 4 | Give Me... Your Huddled Masses Yearning to Breathe Free. Let us consider immigration, myths about immigrants and how our principles relate to this issue. | Rev. Becky Gunn |
| Nov. 11 | Growing your Spirit. Our third principle speaks of the encouragement of spiritual growth along with the acceptance of one another. How do spiritual growth and acceptance relate? | Rev. Becky Gunn |
| Nov. 18 | Gratitude – A Daily Practice. UUCB members address their practice of gratitude and express the reasons that they are grateful. | Rev. Becky Gunn |
| Nov. 25 | Water, Global Poverty, and Ethics. A discussion ofethical responses that are available to us individually and collectively to fight global extreme poverty. | UUCB member David Denkenberger |
| Dec. 2 | Justice, Equity and Compassion – Can We Do It? A discussion of the second UU principle, which calls us to affirm and promote justice, equity and compassion in human relations. | Rev. Becky Gunn |
| Dec. 9 | Faith – Is it Reasonable? A discussion of what constitutes faith; how we all live with faith and how it is as prevalent as love and hope in our daily lives. | Rev. Becky Gunn |
| Dec. 16 | It Could Always Be Worse. Children's Faith Development classes pageant from a Jewish folktale that teaches us about life’s messiness. | UUCB children's Faith Development classes |
| Dec. 23 | Hope – The Seasonal Emotion. Let us consider this audacious possibility – hope in each other and our world. | Rev. Becky Gunn |
| Dec. 24 | 6:00 p.m. The Joy of Christmas. Using the Christmas Nativity Story, this participative service will be multigenerational and particularly child friendly. 8:00 p.m. Evocative Words and Songs of the Season. The music and poetry of the season. |
Rev. Becky Gunn |
| Dec. 30 | Why an Atheist Attended Church at Christmas. A reflection on how atheists may find interesting insights into human nature and life’s journey. | UUCB member Jon Bond |