Sermons

Improvise!

Sermon Date: 
Feb 7, 2023

After a boiler which may or may not have "ruptured" during the Arctic Blast of 2023 threw off our plans for worshiping in our own space, Rev. Lara spoke to us about the beauty of improvising, as we worshiped down on Dane St. Thank you to the generosity of Ed and the parishioners of Christ Church for lending us their beautiful space.

There is a season

Sermon Date: 
Jan 30, 2023

This service was led by the Reverend Lara K-J Campbell drawing life analogies from the changes of seasons.

The Fierce Urgency of Now

Sermon Date: 
Jan 16, 2023

This special day was in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Our special guest was Krystal Williams. Her bio: 

Krystal Williams is the founder of and managing attorney for Providentia Group, a legal and business advisory firm in Portland, ME, whose mission is to create economic equity through entrepreneurship. In 2020 she founded Alpha Legal Foundation, a nonprofit focused on diversifying the legal profession. 

MLK Jr. Sunday; The letter from Birmingham Jail

Sermon Date: 
Jan 15, 2023

This service was led by the Reverend Lara K-J Campbell reviewing the letter from Birmingham Jail written by Martin Luther King Jr.

Epiphanies

Sermon Date: 
Jan 8, 2023

Rev. Lara talks about epiphanies during the season of Epiphany. Thought epiphanies happen by accident, some actions make you "accident prone."

The Day After New Years Eve, 2023

Sermon Date: 
Jan 2, 2023

This service was focused on the UU seven principles. The poems were connected to these principles. The readings were from four poet members offering their own poems, four each, in this sequence with Helen Rousseau, Marylyn Wentworth, Oliver Payne, and Paul Beach also leader and introductions. 

Winter Solstice 2022

Sermon Date: 
Dec 21, 2022

Recorded is the full audio of this evenings piano concert provided and played by our own Music Director, Christopher Stansky, with the Reverend Lara K-J Campbell doing the introductions. There are also numerous poems being given by our members and friends.

A Reverse Offering

Sermon Date: 
Nov 20, 2022

Rev. Lara shares with us her latest creative use of the Ministerial Discretionary Fund.

Re-Imagining Our Purposes and Principles

Sermon Date: 
Nov 14, 2022

Rev. Lara talks about how the UUA is re-evaluating Article 2 of our covenant, and what that means for us.

The Three Ts

Sermon Date: 
Oct 30, 2022

This service focused on Stewardship and the three Ts (talent, time, and treasure). Two skits were presented and you had to be there to appreciate the innuendos and comedy. Kim Lord gave a short reflection and important message as posted here. 

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