2009 Sermons at UUCB
The topics of sermons (or "Earth Room talks") at our church in 2009 are listed below.
| 2009 | Title and Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 4 | So Much is in the Bud. A celebration of the hope in the new year for the kind of lives and world we yearn for even as we acknowledge hope’s opposite, fear. | Rev. Catharine Harris, Minister Emerita of the Boulder Valley UU Fellowship |
| Jan. 11 | Reflections on Being Good. The relationship between religion and ethics, and also a reflection on the topic of “being good.” | Rev. Howell Lind |
| Jan. 18 | Remaining Awake During a Great Revolution. What new understandings, attitudes, and behaviors will be needed for ushering in the epoch of beloved community, as described by Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.? | Rev. Deborah Holder, Mountain Desert District Program Consultant for Social Justice |
| Jan. 25 | Part to Whole ... and Whole to Part. What does it mean for our congregation to be a member of the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations (UUA), as well as being a part of the Mountain Desert District of the UUA? | Rev. Howell Lind |
| Feb. 1 | A Metaphor for Living. How to live life making the kind of difference that helps transform the world for the better. | Rev. Howell Lind |
| Feb. 8 | Heart Matters. A reflection on the role that the human heart has in our observance of Valentine’s Day. | Rev. Howell Lind and Diana Hultgren, DLRE |
| Feb. 15 | All You Need Is Love. A celebration of love in all its forms with music and readings. | UUCB choir |
| Feb. 22 | The Sound of No Birds Singing. Looking at the “ups and downs” that we face in life and in how we deal with such experiences. | Rev. Howell Lind |
| March 1 | Saving Paradise. An exploration of the vision from the book Saving Paradise by Brock and Parker and its implications for UUs, and will share some images of that early Christian vision of “paradise” from the Byzantine churches of Ravenna, Italy. Michael. | Rev. Michael Corrigan, Consulting Minister, UU Church of Greeley |
| March 8 | It’s About Time! Various ideas about the concept of time. | Rev. Howell Lind |
| March 15 | Unitarian Universalism and Classism. A discussion on how classism affects us here in Boulder. | Rev. Howell Lind |
| March 22 | Colonel Wentworth’s Greatly Stupefying Medicine Show. Insights into the importance of the religious inquiry process and focus. | Rev. Howell Lind |
| March 29 | Resonating Values. A radical shift in values — sociopolitical, ethical, cultural — is taking place in Washington as the Obama Administration takes shape. | Rev. Barbara Molfese |
| April 5 | Setting Our Bow in the Sky. An exploration of our covenant as a living story connecting us to each other and to the web of life. | Rev. Howell Lind and Diana Hultgren, DLRE |
| April 12 | How Shall We Celebrate Easter? Thoughts on how religious liberals can appreciate and celebrate Easter. | Rev. Howell Lind |
| April 19 | The Root of the Root. The relationship between our values and where we place our financial support. | Rev. Howell Lind |
| April 26 | Remaining Incurably Hopeful. How we can become more fully engaged in a beneficial ministry to the earth. | Rev. Howell Lind |
| May 3 | Intimations of the Soul. An exploration of the ways that the soul is discerned by individuals and in community. | Rev. Lydia Ferrante-Roseberry, minister, Boulder Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship |
| May 10 | Dark Valleys and Still Waters. How do we companion each other, and how are we companioned in the harrowing times of our human journey? | Rev. Howell Lind |
| May 17 | Are You Contagious? An investigation into whether there is “something” going around in many UU circles. | Rev. Howell Lind |
| May 24 | Getting a Grip. Highlights from the International Convocation of UU Women, including how “getting a grip” can save the world. | Rev. Maureen White, Assistant Minister, Foothills Unitarian Church |
| May 31 | Moving Up ... and Going Beyond. A recognition of those individuals from our religious education program who are “bridging” to their next challenges and opportunities. | Rev. Howell Lind |
| June 7 | Being Together ... In Community. A multigenerational worship service as part of our annual All-Church Weekend at Highlands Camp. | Rev. Howell Lind and Diana Hultgren, DLRE |
| June 14 | The Articulation of Our Faith: Flower Communion Sunday. A beloved UU spring tradition. | Rev. Howell Lind |
| June 21 | Big Daddy – An Ode to Father’s Day. An exploration of the frustration, exhaustion, hilarity, terror and joy that becomes the spiritual path of fatherhood. | Joe Stone, guest speaker |
| June 28 | Turning Poison into Medicine. Steps to take to creatively turn a negative situation into a more positive one. | David Chernikoff, guest speaker |
| July 5 | Our Founding Faith. Musings on the role religion played in the beginnings of America. | Rev. Howell Lind |
| July 12 | Between Two Dreams. Living in the present is difficult for many of us as we long for the “good old days” and yet invest the future with our visions of how we would love to live. | Rev. Howell Lind |
| July 19 | Kind Hands. Living with difference. Adaptation. Learning to trust again. | Diana Hultgren, DLRE |
| July 26 | Cultivating Fearlessness. Ordinary fearlessness, simply and humbly practiced, not only nurtures peace and compassion in the heart, but can bear powerful witness to injustice and oppression. | Diana Hultgren, DLRE |
| Aug. 2 | Choosing and Being Chosen. How UUs are transformed by the choices we make and by the ways in which we experience the relational power of being chosen. | Rev. Todd Strickland, guest speaker |
| Aug. 9 | Discerning Our Unity. An examination of just what our unity is amidst our diversity as UUs. | Rev. Howell Lind |
| Aug. 16 | On Being Perfect. We constantly strive to lead perfect lives, but is perfection and its pursuit all that it is cracked up to be? | Rev. Howell Lind |
| Aug. 23 | Everyday Spiritual Practice. How we can find spirituality in everyday, concrete events and activities that do not require much time or money to engage in. | Rev. Dr. Barbara Coeyman, guest speaker |
| Aug. 30 | Generosity of Spirit. A look at some of the root causes of difficult interactions that lead to oppressive inequality, as well as some hopeful ways to begin healing them. | Dana Lightsey, guest speaker |
| Sept. 6 | Living More on Less. How can living on less financially be an opportunity to live richer lives? | Rev. Tracey Wilkinson, guest speaker |
| Sept. 13 | Standing On The Side of Love. Annual multi-generational ingathering service where water gathered over the summer is brought in for our water ritual. | Rev. Howell Lind |
| Sept. 20 | How (and Why) We Worship. What does it means to worship as a Unitarian Universalist? | Rev. Howell Lind |
| Sept. 27 | Limits of Our Love. An exploration of both the hopes and the challenges of living out our promises to one another. | Gretchen Haley, ministerial intern |
| Oct. 4 | Of Blessings and Tears. A perspective on the sorrows and the joys or life. | Rev. Howell Lind |
| Oct. 11 | Let Us Pray. Prayer as an aspect of our upbringing and of our current living days. | Rev. Howell Lind |
| Oct. 18 | Rediscovering the Spirituality of the Great Outdoors. How we can find spiritual meaning by slowing down and spending time in the natural world. | Rabbi Jamie Korngold, guest speaker |
| Oct. 25 | This I Believe. Four personal reflections on what some UUCB members believe in terms of spiritual practices and ideas. | UUCB members |
| Nov. 1 | It's the Gorilla Glue of Religious Community. A look at what binds individuals together into a religious community. | Rev. Howell Lind |
| Nov. 8 | Redigging Old Wells. The lessons to be learned from the past that move a community forward. | Rev. Howell Lind |
| Nov. 15 | Emerge ... Emerging ... Emergence! A look at the relationship between science and religion and what both disciplines provide to each other regarding our world's future. | Rev. Howell Lind and UUCB member Pete Palmer |
| Nov. 22 | All Are Guests. Multi-generational Thanksgiving service. | Rev. Howell Lind, Bobbie Poole, Director of Faith Development Gretchen Haley, ministerial intern |
| Nov. 29 | Making Friends With Your Ex. Whether we grew up Unitarian Universalist, in another faith tradition, or with no religion at all, we all struggle and strive to create for ourselves an integrated, healthy spiritual and faith identity. Please join us for this service reflecting on ways we can claim our personal and communal history, heal past religious injuries, and foster spiritual wholeness in ourselves and in our communities. Ministerial intern Gretchen Haley will be this morning's speaker. Carol Saunders will be the worship leader. Kirsten Farnsworth will be our pianist. Eric Wilson will offer a chalice lighting reflection. | Gretchen Haley, ministerial intern |
| Dec. 6 | Let There Be Light—A Celebration of This Season. A choral celebration of Christmas, Hanukkah and the Solstice. | UUCB choir |
| Dec. 13 | Waiting for a Sign. An exploration of the experience of waiting for a sign of what is to come, and how we can each become signs of hope for one another. | Gretchen Haley, ministerial intern |
| Dec. 20 | On Temptation. Reflections on being tempted and/or yielding to temptation. | Rev. Howell Lind |
| Dec. 27 | The Spiritual Path of Creativity. Members of our own congregation contribute their creative gifts in a unique service. | UUCB members |