Theory of Water, Rev. Shay MacKay, November 16, 2025
Sunday Sermon Podcast
Taking inspiration from the beautiful writings of Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, a renowned Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg musician, writer and academic — join Shay in exploring how water can inspire new ways of thinking about relationships, promoting a "vision of relationality that transcends traditional boundaries."
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Breaking Up the Roots, Rev. Dr. Oscar Sinclair, November 9, 2025
Sunday Sermon Podcast
Unity's new ends statements call us to "understand the interconnected roots of oppression." What tools do we have to see the complexity of interconnected, intersectional oppression, and how do we begin to dismantle it in our congregation and the broader world? This service begins with a reflection from Worship Associate Carol Mahnke.
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Tolling of Bells, Rev. Dr. Oscar Sinclair, November 2, 2025
Sunday Sermon Podcast
Join us for Unity's annual service of remembrance for the members of our community who have passed away in the last year. As we gather near the traditional observance of All Souls Day, we remember the stories of those who have gone before, and how they are intertwined with our own. Everyone will be invited to light a candle for someone they loved and lost in 2025.
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Yoked Together, Rev. Dr. Oscar Sinclair, October 26, 2025
Sunday Sermon Podcast
Yoking is not a solo endeavor. To be yoked is to be joined in a team, each pulling together in a common effort. Community organizing teaches us the power of organized people, each giving up some level of autonomy in order to effect change together. How do we navigate our Unitarian Universalist tradition’s emphasis on individual conscience with the need for collective action in these times?
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The Work that Reconnects, Rev. Shay MacKay, October 19, 2025
Sunday Sermon Podcast
Building on the work of Joanna Macy and Chris Johnstone, how can we possibly yoke ourselves to joy in times like these? What happens when we let our grief for a broken world direct the plow? Resiliency and creativity are not only tools of the joyful, but are also honed by what we've lost.
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Reparations as Repair, Rev. Dr. Oscar Sinclair, October 12, 2025
Sunday Sermon Podcast
For the last several years, Unity's Board of Trustees has been considering the work of reparations as a moral imperative, partnering with the Saint Paul Reparations Commission and other activists in the community to imagine how the church can engage in work to address historic harms. This Sunday we’ll consider where that work has led us, and what might come next. This service begins with a reflection from Worship Associate Meg Arnosti.
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Yoked to Joy, Rev. Dr. Oscar Sinclair, October 5, 2025
Sunday Sermon Podcast
On Celebration Sunday we begin Unity's annual pledge drive with a reflection on joy. What does it mean to choose to be yoked to joy, to commit ourselves to institutions and ways of being in the world that call us to deeper meaning, rather than transient happiness? This podcast begins with a reflection by Worship Associate Ollie Stocker.
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Welcoming as We Are, Welcoming as They Are, Amy Brunell, September 28, 2025
Sunday Sermon Podcast
This Sunday we welcome Unity's 2025 Hallman Ministerial Intern, Amy Brunell, to the pulpit. The podcast begins with a reflection offered by Worship Associate Dick Buggs.
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Why, my soul, are you downcast?, Rev. Shay MacKay, September 21, 2025
Sunday Sermon Podcast
What toll does it take on our souls when words are used against us? What grief cripples us, stops us from letting go of, or reclaiming, dangerous words? Only in naming, in dialogue with, in expression of our grief and hurt and anger can we fully embrace the power our words have in the world – and freely learn to (again) to use dangerous words. This sermon podcast begins with a reflection from Worship Associate Anna Newton.
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Dangerous Words, Rev. Dr. Oscar Sinclair, September 14, 2025
Sunday Sermon Podcast
2025 is a dangerous time in the world. When the foundations of so many of institutions and assumptions shake, we embrace the power of words to heal, as well as to harm. Even as we recognize the danger in language used to hurt, we use our own dangerous language to imagine a different way of being. This service begins with a reflection by worship associate Veronica Nordeng DeVillez.
info_outlineA hot cup of coffee. A firm handshake. A sincere conversation. As we continue to wade in the waters of polarization and binaries, the temptation to let our differences keep us apart is strong. Yet our Unitarian Universalist roots ask us to continue rethinking and reimagining what Beloved Community can and should look like. Could being foolishly vulnerable and honest with each other provide us with a key to a different world?
This sermon podcast begins with a reflection by Nelson Moroukian.