"A Holy Disruption"— led by the Revs. Anya and Scott Sammler-Michael, co-senior ministers. No... this sermon title is not what Rev. Anya has secretly named Rev. Scott. It's an idea developed by Carl Jung that invites us to embrace the challenges, mistakes, and conundrums that upset our apple cart of a life - the disruptions that require us to find a new way.
"What Deserves Our Attention?" — led by the Rev. Scott Sammler-Michael, co-senior minister. "When attention is depleted, there can be no heightened passion, no true friendship, no love. Without attention, we are not genuinely available to anyone at all– not to our children, not to our work associates, not to the strangers walking past us on the sidewalk." Join us as we explore the spiritual discipline of paying attention.
“Ask Away!” A Question Box Sunday — led by the Revs. Anya and Scott Sammler-Michael, co-senior ministers. Once a year our congregation is invited to ask the ministers questions and the answers to these questions become the sermon. What are your most pressing questions? Do you wonder about God, salvation, faith, or hope? Do you ponder the history of our faith tradition? Do you have a hankering to know something about our congregation?
"Celebrating Pluralism (Music Sunday)" — led by the Rev. Scott Sammler-Michael, senior co-minister and Markus Hauck, music director. Join our orchestra, choir, director of music ministries, and ministers for a Music Sunday celebrating pluralism. We will have the blessing of a full cantata of choir music from the contemporary Unitarian Universalist composer Jason Shelton, and space to honor our theological diversity!
"Prepare Ye The Way"— led by the Revs. Anya and Scott Sammler-Michael, senior co-ministers. As we explore the nature of renewal, we will explore how we best prepare for the change that is always coming, as well as explore how best to retain what is of worth from our pasts.
"Containing Multitudes, Courting Complexity"— led by the Rev. Scott Sammler-Michael, senior co-minister. So many perceptions flood our minds, so many memories dance, vying for our attention. But what do we remember, and why? How do we discern the truth when confronted with seemingly opposite realities? Using, in part, the conflict in Gaza as an example of the power of remembering the wrong things, Rev Scott invites us to court complexity in our thinking and employ humility in our proclamations.
