The No-Rehearsal Holiday Pageant is a joyous all-ages service where every single person present has an opportunity to join the pageantry or simply appreciate the beauty.
Sermon Category: Rev. Anya
Sermons
Saying Grace
"Saying Grace" — led by the Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael, senior co-minister. Our service focuses on the generosity of grace - an offering of abundance, and includes a Heritage Bread Communion where members of the congregation bake and share bread from their family traditions.
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Shelter from the Storm
"Shelter from the Storm" — led by the Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael, senior co-minister. Amidst a Veterans Day weekend we encounter "Shelter" as a spiritual concept - something to share with one another as a means to save ourselves and our world.
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Generosity of Spirit
"Generosity of Spirit" — led by the Rev. Scott Sammler-Michael, senior co-minister. Generosity of Spirit is a religious discipline akin to our first principle - how do we attempt to bring our best to everyone we meet, and bring our best? And how are we forgiving when someone's best falls short of our needs? How do we show up for others with humility and love?
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When I Became a UU
"When I Became a UU" — led by the Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael, senior co-minister. Self knowledge insists that we are not beings but "becomings" constantly evolving. This service asks us to imagine the path of faith as a choice we make again and again, a commitment and recommitment to a higher truth and a deeper knowing.
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How Many Shapes of Water Are There?
"How Many Shapes of Water Are There?" — led by the Revs. Anya and Scott Sammler-Michael, senior co-ministers. There are as many shapes of water as there are experiences of ultimate truth. As the poet Rumi shares, "there are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground." In this service we celebrate this diversity. The first of our Series on the Six Sources.