Services
We invite you to hear audio segments from recent services. Much copyrighted and personal material has been deleted. You can also read and print out the text of some recent sermons in our Transcript Archive.
| Dan Cook, “Guest at Your Table” (24:00) | ||
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| Lay Leader: Dan Cook; music: Pam Weeks, piano | ||
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Prelude and Opening Words | |
| 02:44 | Reading and Music for the Morning | |
| 07:20 | Presentation: Guest at Your Table (Dan Cook) | |
| 20:20 | Hymn: “Wake Now My Senses” | |
| 22:40 | Closing Words | |
| 23:03 | Postlude | |
| The O’Toole Family, “Honduras Project Reflections” (43:35) | ||
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| Lay Leader: Terrill Ploss, congregation president; music: Pam Weeks, piano | ||
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Prelude: La Paloma (Sebastian Yradier) and Opening Words | |
| 03:26 | Chalice Lighting (Spencer and Katy Villinski) | |
| 03:07 | Time for the Young: Christmas in Honduras (Sonrisa O’Toole) | |
| 12:29 | Offertory | |
| 13:28 | Eddie O’Toole: “Eddie Paints the Picture” | |
| 26:07 | Music for the Morning: : Serenata Andaluza (Manuel de Falla) | |
| 29:13 | Kellie O’Toole: “Kellie’s Turn” and followup by Eddie |
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| 43:08 | Postlude: “De Colores” (folk tune) | |
| Rev. David Tarbell, “The Depth of Religious Experience, pt. 3″ (32:55) | ||
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| Minister: Rev. David Tarbell; music: Pam Weeks, piano | ||
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Prelude and Opening Words | |
| 03:01 | Chalice Lighting (Liam English) | |
| 03:07 | Spoken and Silent Meditation | |
| 04:21 | Music of the Morning | |
| 09:02 | Time for the Young: “Snowfall” | |
| 11:45 | Offertory | |
| 12:52 | Sermon: “The Depth of Religious Experience, pt. 3″ | |
| 30:11 | Closing Words and Postlude: “Dona Nobis Pacem: | |
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November 22, 2009 –
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| Rev. Nannene Gowdy, “The Flaming Chalice – A Beacon in Our Time” (39:01) | ||
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| Music: Pamella Weeks | ||
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Prelude and Welcome | |
| 02:25 | Opening Words | |
| 04:43 | Hymn | |
| 07:10 | Time for the Young: Our Quilt Symbols | |
| 11:27 | Hymn and Music of the Morning | |
| 18:41 | Hymn and Responsive Reading | |
| 20:06 | Hymn | |
| 22:04 | Sermon | |
| 35:00 | Hymn | |
| 37:17 | Benediction and Postlude | |
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November 15, 2009 –
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| Brian Fairbank, “Wind Power” (37:10) | ||
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| Music: Pamella Weeks Lay Leaders: Anna Pollock and Elske Smith | ||
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Prelude and Welcome | |
| 02:52 | Time for the Young (Elske Smith) | |
| 04:06 | Offertory | |
| 05:19 | Reading and Music of the Morning | |
| 08:46 | Address: “Wind Power” | |
| 36:14 | Postlude | |
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November 8, 2009 –
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| Rev. Rich Hayes, “Gratitude: In Honor of Thanksgiving” (34:51) | ||
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| Music: Pamella Weeks | ||
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Prelude and Welcome | |
| 02:55 | Reading | |
| 03:49 | Offertory | |
| 04:35 | Reading | |
| 10:27 | Sermon: “Gratitude: A Tribute to Thanksgiving” | |
| 33:48 | Postlude | |
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November 1, 2009 –
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| Barry Sternlieb, “Winter Crows”, poetry reading (28:54) | ||
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| Music: Pamella Weeks; Lay Leader: Terrill Ploss, congregational president | ||
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Prelude and Welcome | |
| 02:19 | Offertory | |
| 03:19 | Introduction of Speaker | |
| 04:18 | Barry Sternlieb, “Winter Crows”, poetry reading | |
| 27:30 | Closing Words | |
| 27:56 | Postlude | |
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October 25, 2009 –
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| Elske Smith: “The UN: The Who, What, Where, Why and How” (18:18) | ||
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| Lay Leader: Terrill Ploss, congregational president
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Opening chime and Welcome | |
| 01:24 | Chalice Lighting (Spencer Villinski) | |
| 01:44 | Address (Elske Smith) | |
| 17:40 | Closing Words | |
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October 4, 2009 –
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| Rev. Barbara M. Haugen: “A Message from the Past” read by Terrill Ploss (34:26) | ||
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| Music: Pamella Weeks Lay Leader: Terrill Ploss, congregational president | ||
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Prelude (“Theme and Variations” by Corelli) and Welcome | |
| 07:00 | Offertory | |
| 08:38 | Meditation | |
| 09:45 | Music for the Morning (Theme and Variations” by Beethoven) | |
| 15:45 | Sermon | |
| 31:50 | Remarks and Closing Words | |
| 32:52 | Postlude | |
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September 20, 2009 –
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| Rev. Dave Tarbell: “A Question of Religious Depth?” Part 1” (32:32) | ||
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| Music: Pamella Weeks Lay Leader: Terrill Ploss, congregational president | ||
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Prelude and Welcome | |
| 02:54 | Chalice Lighting: Spencer Villinski | |
| 03:42 | Hymn: “Morning Has Broken” | |
| 06:01 | Reading: “The Second Coming” (William Butler Yeats) and music | |
| 10:26 | Offertory | |
| 12:07 | Sermon | |
| 31:25 | Benediction and Postlude | |
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September 13, 2009 –
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| Jim Scott, UU Activist / UU Artist: Gaia, Mother Earth and
the Oneness of Everything” (1:05:56)
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Over the past 25 years Jim Scott has visited more than 500 UU Churches across the US, Canada and UK, leading services, providing special music for services, presenting benefit concerts, and offering workshops. His new CD, Gather the Spirit features many of his songs included in the UU Hymnbook and the new Singing the Journey songbook. Gather the Spirit has become one of the most used hymns across the denomination and Jim’s music is sung from church choirs to campfires. Formerly the Co-Chair of the UU Ministry for the Earth, Jim helped create the “Green Sanctuary” program. He was awarded a grant from the Fund for Unitarian Universalism to create The Earth and Spirit Songbook, a collection of over 100 songs of earth and peace by many contemporary composers, providing worship and RE materials that celebrate these ideals. A past board member of the UU Musicians’ Network as well, Jim has long been at the forefront of the movement for new music in the denomination. Years of activism are reflected in Jim’s work. His songs, poetry and short stories address issues of ecology, justice and peace with insight and gentle wit. As a member of the Paul Winter Consort, Jim was co-creator of the monumental choral work Missa Gaia/Earth Mass. His list of published choral works continues to grow and his musical creativity includes soundtracks for PBS, a stage musical, and many recordings of songs. Jim’s musical-activist journeys have included concert collaborations with renowned Jazz, Classical, and Folk artists as well as numerous concerts with choirs. He regularly performs his engaging songs for children in schools and intergenerational concerts. |
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Prelude: “Over my Head” | |
| 05:49 | “Common Ground” | |
| 10:03 | Chalice Lighting: “Gather the Spirit” (Jim Scott) | |
| 13:37 | Reading: “In That Dangerous Bastion” (Jim Scott) | |
| 18:12 | “The Rainforest” (Jim Scott and some Oregonian 2nd graders) | |
| 28:16 | “With Each Day of Earth’s Turning” (Jim Scott) | |
| 30:19 | Reading: The Journey (Jim Scott) | |
| 36:30 | Offertory: “The Oneness of Everything” (Jim Scott) | |
| 40:40 | Louisa’s request and Sermon (Jim Scott) | |
| 60:00 | Benediction: “May Your Life be as a Song” (Jim Scott) | |
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June 21, 2009 –
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| Geoff Bell-Devaney, “On Becoming a Father” | ||
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| Music: Pam Weeks, piano | ||
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Prelude, Welcome (Clover Bell-Devaney), Opening Words | |
| 02:32 | Offertory, Musical Interlude (Chopin) | |
| 03:46 | Hymn: “Morning Has Broken” | |
| 05:50 | Reading: “A Gift of Abalone” (Josephine Bowen) | |
| 08:06 | Meditation and Musical Interlude | |
| 12:50 | Sermon | |
| 20:29 | Hymn: “Simple Gifts”, Postlude | |
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May 3, 2009 –
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| Rev. Kathy Duhon, “How Emerson Changed Unitarianism” | ||
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| Music: Pam Weeks, piano | ||
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Prelude, Welcome (Terrill Ploss, president), Opening Words | |
| 03:15 | Time for the Young: “Reminiscences of Ralph Waldo Emerson” (Louisa May Alcott) | |
| 08:42 | Offertory, Musical Interlude | |
| 09:45 | Welcoming of New Members | |
| 15:56 | Farewell to Rev. Kathy Duhon | |
| 19:34 | Meditation and Musical Interlude | |
| 24:00 | Sermon | |
| 41:38 | Hymn: “Simple Gifts”, Benediction, Postlude | |