Sermon by Rev. Diana Smith
November 22, 2020
In this Thanksgiving service, Rev. Diana Smith reflects on how we can find hope, healing, and gratitude in this time of pandemic and reckoning with white supremacy.
Sermon by Rev. Diana Smith
November 22, 2020
In this Thanksgiving service, Rev. Diana Smith reflects on how we can find hope, healing, and gratitude in this time of pandemic and reckoning with white supremacy.
Nov. 15, 2020 sermon. UUS Member Aiden M. Bettine explores questions of collectivity and solidarity in the fight for transgender rights and reflects on how to build a trans-inclusive society. This service is in honor of the Transgender Day of Remembrance, an annual day of mourning that occurs on November 20.
Oct. 11, 2020 sermon. As we launch our 2021 operating budget pledge drive, Rev. Diana Smith reflects on how we create and strengthen our communities and our congregation.
Jan. 3, 2021 sermon. This New Year’s ritual, led by UUS Worship Asscociate Dan Gall, is an opportunity to release the past year and find hope as we enter the next.
Aug. 16, 2020 sermon. The racial justice movement has accelerated with new energy in 2020, and it asks each of us to become aware of our role, our privilege, our shortcomings, our conflicts, and our challenges. UUS member Kirk Witzberger explores the contradictions we’ll face, the wisdom we’ll need to address them, and how deep “response-ability” is called for.
Aug. 30, 2020 sermon. How do you talk with others about your needs, hopes, and boundaries during a pandemic? How can we have conversations about consent that feel good? Rev. Diana Smith reflects on how we can support each other in this pandemic school and church year.
Oct. 25, 2020 sermon. Rev. Diana Smith reflects on how our individual talents and gifts build a strong community as we wrap up our 2021 operating budget pledge drive.