UU Church of Annapolis Podcast

Sermons by the ministers and guests at UUCA -Living boldly and compassionately in Annapolis, MD for over 60 years!

Lessons My Mother Left Me 05/13/2024

Lessons My Mother Left Me You read my sermon title right: Mothers (plural). Join me this morning as I explore the qualities and characteristics of good mothering - from a personal point of view. Rev. Fred preaching. (Delivered: May 12, 2024) /episode/index/show/uucamd/id/31255157

The Love at the Heart of Beloved Community 05/05/2024

The Love at the Heart of Beloved Community UUs use the word "love" often. It appears three times in our Sunday covenant alone. What is the nature of this love? (Delivered: Sunday May 5, 2024) /episode/index/show/uucamd/id/31134938

Be Invictus 04/30/2024

Be Invictus In this auction sermon dedicated to UUCA member Sofia Blom, Rev John will examine Carl Jung's shadow concept and why a poem by William Ernest Henley provides the perfect context for understanding and overcoming our shadows which leads to spiritual transformation. Delivered Sunday April 28, 2024 /episode/index/show/uucamd/id/31044823

You are the Earth Transforming our thinking about Nature 04/22/2024

You are the Earth Transforming our thinking about Nature In this sermon, Rev. John looks at the book of Genesis in The Bible and discusses why we need to reinterpret what it teaches as it relates to our relationship with other living beings. (Delivered: Sunday April 21, 2024) /episode/index/show/uucamd/id/30925103

The Practice of Transformation 04/14/2024

The Practice of Transformation Many come to religious communities seeking support in becoming their best self. Change is more than just understanding how you want to be, it is based on new behavior. Spiritual practices can be a powerful means for this process of becoming. Let's consider the transformational value of spiritual practice. (Delivered: Sunday April 14, 2024) /episode/index/show/uucamd/id/30816548

The Words We Can Say to Each Other 04/08/2024

The Words We Can Say to Each Other As we process, Rev. Anastassia's pending departure from ministry at UUCA, what are the important things we have to say to one another? /episode/index/show/uucamd/id/30723018

Springing Forth 04/05/2024

Springing Forth Reverend John explains the meaning and importance of UUCA's Flower Communion tradition. (Delivered: Sunday, March 31,2024) /episode/index/show/uucamd/id/30689813

Improbable Hope 03/25/2024

Improbable Hope Join Reverend Anastassia as she explores the idea of improbable hope and how it relates to miracles and new beginnings. /episode/index/show/uucamd/id/30522003

Why I am a Unitarian Universalist 03/12/2024

Why I am a Unitarian Universalist In this sermon, Rev John discusses his journey as a UU, why his faith has stood the test of time, and why he continues giving his financial resources to the UUCA community. (Delivered Sunday March 10, 2024) /episode/index/show/uucamd/id/30337468

The Keys to Our Beloved Community 03/05/2024

The Keys to Our Beloved Community Human beings are meant to belong, to experience the commune of life, yet so many of us struggle to find belonging. Sometimes we, almost miraculously step into a community of belonging, but more often, Beloved Community is something we mutually create through acts of contribution. This Sunday, as we launch for pledge drive, let us consider how contributions unlock community and life within us. (Delivered: March 3, 2024) /episode/index/show/uucamd/id/30232328

What We Should not Forget About Marriage Equality 02/26/2024

What We Should not Forget About Marriage Equality It has been nearly a decade since marriage equality became a legal right, but this was so much more than a Supreme Court decision. Let's review this movement, its power, its people, its values, and its impact. What might we carry forward as we think about the creation of equity and the Beloved Community beyond it. (Delivered: February 25, 2024) /episode/index/show/uucamd/id/30102608

Madness Crownsville State Hospital and Equity 02/20/2024

Madness Crownsville State Hospital and Equity In this sermon, Rev John reviews a new book that chronicles the story of mental health abuse and why repair is needed today to make amends for past sins. (Delivered: February 18, 2024) /episode/index/show/uucamd/id/30027048

Conquering Fear 02/12/2024

Conquering Fear In this sermon Rev John discusses fear and why it prevents humanity from creating a more just and. Equitable society. (Delivered: Sunday February 11, 2024) /episode/index/show/uucamd/id/29899428

Particular Universalism 02/06/2024

Particular Universalism William Ellery Channing, one of the founding leaders and theologians of our faith, was kept awake at night by a particular concern: have we missed the message about caring for people particularly, as we care for humanity universally? How much has this theology helped us engage more deeply in practicing care and inclusion with a more particular focus? Rev. Anastassia preaching. /episode/index/show/uucamd/id/29818493

Creating a Culture of Connection 01/29/2024

Creating a Culture of Connection In this sermon, Rev. John will discuss what being radically welcoming means to him and how this equitable approach in life leads to more authentic relationships. (Delivered: Sunday Jan. 28,2024) /episode/index/show/uucamd/id/29687213

2 01/22/2024

2 In this sermon, Rev. John discusses the number 2, the human body and brain and why making 2 into 1 is the key to peace, equity and unity in our lives. (Delivered: Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024) /episode/index/show/uucamd/id/29587688

Whose Dream are we Dreaming? 01/16/2024

Whose Dream are we Dreaming? Martin Luther King, Jr. perhaps is most famous for his "I Have a Dream Speech," but he wasn't the originator or the last owner of this dream. This MLK Sunday, let's consider the history and future of the collective movement of dreamers. Rev. Anastassia preaching, /episode/index/show/uucamd/id/29504443

Wheel of Life 2024 01/11/2024

Wheel of Life 2024 During this intergenerational service, we will create the Beloved Community by honoring the sacramental transitions and celebrations in the lives of our members through poetry, music, and naming. Help us mark the joining of new members, coming-of-age advancement, the passage into adulthood, gender renaming, member departures, weddings, and deaths. (Delivered: Jan 7, 2024) /episode/index/show/uucamd/id/29438218

Letting Go & Letting In 01/01/2024

Letting Go & Letting In On this last worship service for 2023, and in this season of Kwanza, what do you need more and less of to get into your positive flow for 2024? This is a participatory service with a homily and congregational sharing. https://youtu.be/icK0zLKEgWY /episode/index/show/uucamd/id/29291508

Prince of Peace 12/27/2023

Prince of Peace In this week's Christmas Eve sermon, Reverend Anastassia highlights the parallels between the circumstances surrounding the birth of Jesus and present day events in Palestine and Israel. (Delivered: Sunday evening December 24, 2023) /episode/index/show/uucamd/id/29237303

The Interdependent Web 12/18/2023

The Interdependent Web We are called by our faith to honor the interdependent web of all existence. In fact, it is one of our most central truths. With reverence for the great web of life and with humility, we acknowledge our place in it. Let us explore what living this belief and reality looks like. Delivered: Sunday Dec. 17, 2023 /episode/index/show/uucamd/id/29121218

There is More Than Enough 12/11/2023

There is More Than Enough In this participatory worship service that will include a short reflection, members will reflect on what they are giving and being given as a part of the interdependent communal web which ground all in faith, hope, and love. /episode/index/show/uucamd/id/29014058

A Conversation About Our Congregation 12/04/2023

A Conversation About Our Congregation In this service, your ministers will answer questions about their shared vision for our congregation, their hopes for Unitarian Universalism, and why interdependence is one of our most cherished values. /episode/index/show/uucamd/id/28911803

Evolution Day: Are We Devolving? 11/20/2023

Evolution Day: Are We Devolving? With war around the globe and the rise in hate, how do we turn the world around? (Delivered on Sunday, November 19, 2023) /episode/index/show/uucamd/id/28714448

The American Buffalo: A Lament and Lesson in Hubris 11/12/2023

The American Buffalo: A Lament and Lesson in Hubris Interdependence means there is support between and among groups of people. The story of the Buffalo shows us the opposite and reminds us of our willingness to dehumanize and forget that we are connected to all living beings. (Delivered: Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023) /episode/index/show/uucamd/id/28604838

Towards Beloved Community: Non-Violence and Interdependence 11/06/2023

Towards Beloved Community: Non-Violence and Interdependence With the violent and heartbreaking loss of life in Israel and Gaza, how are we as Unitarian Universalists called to respond? What do our theology and the philosophy of Beloved Community have to offer us during this time? (Delivered by Rev. Anastassia Zinke, Nov. 5, 2023) /episode/index/show/uucamd/id/28522703

Samhain and the Origins of Religion 10/30/2023

Samhain and the Origins of Religion Sunday's sermon will connect our UU Beliefs to the beliefs of our ancestors via their relationship to nature and the stars. Where did we come from? Who are we? The answer may be in Astrotheology. (Delivered: October 29, 2023) /episode/index/show/uucamd/id/28457204

A Language of Reverence 10/24/2023

A Language of Reverence Sometimes our poets and writers are the best place to turn to in order to find Unitarian Universalists using a language of reverence. Come hear some of their pieces set to music and performed by our UUCA Choir. By what do we feel so inspired to use words of reverence ourselves? (Delivered: Sunday, October 22,2023) https://youtu.be/wB9v8ds9jeg /episode/index/show/uucamd/id/28403174

Hindu Trinity 10/16/2023

Hindu Trinity God is 3 in one in more than just Christianity. Today we talk about the number 3, its significance, and why it has the power to help us understand reality and our lives. (Delivered: Sunday, October 15, 2023) /episode/index/show/uucamd/id/28322852

Natural Faith Natural Society 10/09/2023

Natural Faith Natural Society Indigenous people deeply reflect the natural world in their religious, societal, and political institutions and expressions. It is a deeply innate human response to the world and one that Western cultures have moved away from. How might we do better by using nature as a model in our collective lives? Rev. Anastassia preaching. (Delivered: Sunday October 8, 2023) /episode/index/show/uucamd/id/28260638

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