Please join us for “Walt Whitman’s Birthday,” an in-person service or Virtual service via Zoom at www.uuctc.org/sunday at 10:30am.  Our Order of Service is available at www.uuctc.org/oos. [Rev. Jennie preaching] Though not technically a Unitarian Universalist, Walt Whitman was a poet and philosopher who we love and learn from, and who was deeply influenced by the Transcendentalists, who were Unitarians. … Continue reading Sunday Service: “Walt Whitman’s Birthday”

Please join us for “The Phenomenon of Nancy Drew Mysteries” an in-person service or Virtual service via Zoom at www.uuctc.org/sunday at 10:30am.  Our Order of Service is available at www.uuctc.org/oos. [Reverend Jennie preaching] When Rev. Jennie was little, her curiosity was awakened by Nancy Drew’s steadfast pursuit of justice, as well as her prepared-ness for every possible situation of hardship … Continue reading Sunday Service: “The Phenomenon of Nancy Drew Mysteries”

Please join us for “Where there was Nothing, the Possibility of Something Good,” an in-person service or Virtual service via Zoom at www.uuctc.org/sunday at 10:30am.  Our Order of Service is available at www.uuctc.org/oos. [Reverend Jennie preaching] George R. Stewart wrote, “Genius is the capacity for seeing what is not there.” This sermon will explore several inspiring examples of people who … Continue reading Sunday Service: “Where there was Nothing, the Possibility of Something Good”

Please join us for “The Support of One Who Suffers With…,” an in-person service or Virtual service via Zoom at www.uuctc.org/sunday at 10:30am.  Our Order of Service is available at www.uuctc.org/oos. [Easter Sunday] [Rev. Jennie preaching] Martin Luther King, Jr. had considered becoming Unitarian. One reason he did not was his faith in, as Rosemary Bray McNatt wrote, “a suffering … Continue reading Sunday Service: Easter Service – “The Support of One Who Suffers With…”

Please join us for “Paying Attention to the ‘Soothsayers’,” an in-person service or Virtual service via Zoom at www.uuctc.org/sunday at 10:30am.  Our Order of Service is available at www.uuctc.org/oos. [Rev. Jennie preaching] Poet Ada Limon writes: “It’s hard not to think of Caesar on the Ides of March… However, I often find that it is not Caesar or Brutus that … Continue reading Sunday Service: “Paying Attention to the ‘Soothsayers’”

Please join us for “The Art of Civil Conversation,” an in-person service or Virtual service via Zoom at www.uuctc.org/sunday at 10:30am.  Our Order of Service is available at www.uuctc.org/oos. [Rev. Jennie preaching] This sermon will be inspired by, The Art of Civilized Conversation, by Margaret Shepherd and Sharon Hogan. They assert that conversation that is mutually attentive can change the … Continue reading Sunday Service: “The Art of Civil Conversation”

Please join us for “A Pragmatic Approach to Building Resilience,” an in-person service or Virtual service via Zoom at www.uuctc.org/sunday at 10:30am.  Our Order of Service is available at www.uuctc.org/oos. [Rev. Jennie preaching] William James was the nineteenth and twentieth century American philosopher who essentially said: If you want to know what a man believes, look at how he acts; … Continue reading Sunday Service – “A Pragmatic Approach to Building Resilience”

Please join us for “Frederick Douglass’s Birthday,” an in-person service or Virtual service via Zoom at www.uuctc.org/sunday at 10:30am.  Our Order of Service is available at www.uuctc.org/oos. [Rev. Jennie preaching] Did you know that Frederick Douglass never knew when his birthday was? Tragically, those born into slavery rarely knew. This morning we will learn more about this great American social … Continue reading Sunday Service – “Frederick Douglass’s Birthday”

Please join us for “What Happened to You,” an in-person service or Virtual service via Zoom at www.uuctc.org/sunday at 10:30am.  Our Order of Service is available at www.uuctc.org/oos.[Rev. Jennie preaching] When encountering behavior that is disruptive, we’d often like to say, “What’s wrong with you?” But if the behavior is a reaction due to previous traumas, the better question is, … Continue reading Sunday Service: “What Happened to You”