This Sunday we celebrate Rev. Peter’s final worship service with UUCDC. The congregation will release Rev. Peter from his call to serve us and he will offer a farewell message. Please read Peter’s message (including the Chalice Lighting words) below or watch the complete service here! Chalice Lighting words: For everything there is a season, and … Continue reading A Fond Farewell!
Please read the the Sunday sermon below or watch the complete service by clicking here. You know, I want to talk to you today about the First Amendment. But I can’t do that without first talking about the Second Amendment. You know the one. The one that says we can own as many guns as … Continue reading The Flag or the Cross?
This Sunday we celebrate motherhood and mothering in all its forms. Please read the homily below or watch the complete service by clicking here! Mother’s Day has become one of those “Hallmark Holidays” that celebrate an ideal that doesn’t exist in real life. The mother who none of us had or have, or are or … Continue reading The Power of Creation
This Sunday will be a bit different from most worship services. In light of Rev. Peter’s approaching retirement, this Sunday we ask Rev. Peter and a member of the Board questions about the ministerial transition and what to expect in the months and years ahead. What are your fears, your hopes, your dreams for UUCDC as we … Continue reading A Conversation with Rev. Peter
This Sunday we heard the ancient Easter story of the resurrection and how we as UU’s can find meaning in it. Please read the sermon below or listen to the complete service by clicking here. The Easter story has often been diluted or even neglected in Unitarian Universalist circles. But as many of you know … Continue reading Rolling Back the Stone
This Sunday Rev. Peter tells the story of Passover and examines its modern-day implications. Please read the sermon below or watch the complete service by clicking here. As Unitarian Universalists, we claim among our sources of understanding and knowledge “wisdom from the world’s religions which inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life; and Jewish … Continue reading Celebrating Passover
April’s Soul Matters spiritual theme is Awakening. This Sunday, Rev. Peter Friedrichs reprises a sermon that reflects on our drive toward perfectionism, the challenges that presents, and how we might learn to live with the idea of “good enough.” Please read the sermon below or watch the complete service video by clicking here! Last night Irene and I attended an … Continue reading Good Enough
As the war in Ukraine wreaks havoc and devastation, we are called to ask ourselves how we, as Unitarian Universalists, are called to respond to and confront evil. Please read the sermon below on this topic or watch the complete service by clicking here. Keith Idema. That’s the name of the neighborhood bully when I … Continue reading Drawing the Line
“Roots hold me close/Wings set me free.” Each week we sing these words in our beloved hymn “Spirit of Life.” I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what these words mean. They certainly evoke powerful images. The roots of a great old tree, plunging deep into the soil. Roots, whose job it is to absorb … Continue reading Roots and Wings
