UUCDC Sermons

This Sunday, a growing group of Unitarian Universalists shift our regularly scheduled Sunday morning worship to participate in a teach-in on racism and white supremacy. On this Sunday, UUCDC participates in this large-scale historic action.

Over the past few weeks, many have been responding to calls by UUs of color to look critically within our faith communities--including hiring practices, power brokers, and cultural habits--for the ways racism, sexism, and white supremacy live.

The commitment to combat white supremacy must be strong and urgent. Battling racism in its many forms is not easy. Everyone has to start somewhere, and it takes a commitment to disrupt business as usual. 

This is the annual youth service organized by the YUUCKIs  (or Young Unitarian Universalists Combined for Knowledge and Interest). It is a chance to celebrate the year with the youth who have participated in the program. We hear the reflections from a sample of the fantastic group of young people that are part of our congregation and see their skills and talents in action as they run our regular service. We also celebrate our high school seniors who have graduated from the youth program and bridge to young adults, a traditionally moving ceremony with input from all components of our beloved community.

The brain processes millions of pieces of information daily and does this largely without us even realizing it. If we better recognize the unconscious biases that we all have because they are an inherent part of our brain’s work to protect us, we have the opportunity to make the unconscious, conscious. In doing so, it allows us to take action to manage bias and transform our thinking and our ability to create a truly inclusive community.

Both Passover, and Palm Sunday, involve journeys that require courage, and risk, in order to move toward transformation. This sermon explores these ancient stories, and their universal themes.  

Only audio is available for this sermon.