Upcoming Services
Services are in person in our sanctuary
and live streamed on YouTube
Past services are on our Virtual Church page and later sermons are in our archive.
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This Sunday, October 9:
Sunday Service in the Sanctuary and via YouTube at 10:45 am:
Sermon by Rev. Jay Wolin
Aristotle considered virtue as the mean between excess and deficit. He considered the virtue of courage to be the mean between the excess of rashness and the deficit of cowardice. What does it mean for us to have courage in our religious lives?
Aristotle considered virtue as the mean between excess and deficit. He considered the virtue of courage to be the mean between the excess of rashness and the deficit of cowardice. What does it mean for us to have courage in our religious lives?
Music
choir
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Don Bryn, piano
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Religious Education for Children and Youth at 10:45 am:
Children and Youth start in the Service for our Time for All Ages story before heading to their classes.
Our Elementary class will discuss how what fills up our bucket to bring happiness into our lives. Each child will be given a bucket (to be left at church) which they will fill each Sunday with the things from the prior week that brought happiness. Our art project will be making Halloween decorations and costumes for the October 30th Halloween Party. |
Our Youth Group this week will be planning the October 30th Halloween Party to be held during and after service for the children and congregants. Come with your creativity and passion for fun!
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Questions? Contact Catherine Bonner at catherinebuucs@gmail.com Sign-up for our Religious Education Newsletter.
Forum in the Reeb Room and on Zoom at 9:15 am:
Embracing Our Differences--
Supporting the Educational Component
This year our church will be fundraising for an Embracing Our Differences (EOD) Panel and support for a CoExistence Club at Booker High School. Our speaker will talk about the many educational initiatives of the EOD program.
Presenter, Ben Jewel Plocher; Moderator, Marie Keeney; Zoom Host, Jane Rose.
Photo: last year's exhibit sponsored by our church.
Supporting the Educational Component
This year our church will be fundraising for an Embracing Our Differences (EOD) Panel and support for a CoExistence Club at Booker High School. Our speaker will talk about the many educational initiatives of the EOD program.
Presenter, Ben Jewel Plocher; Moderator, Marie Keeney; Zoom Host, Jane Rose.
Photo: last year's exhibit sponsored by our church.
Coffee and Conversations after the Service
Enjoy coffee and other refreshments as you converse with old friends and make new ones. Join a welcoming and loving community as you bask in the sunshine and relax in our lovely garden setting.
Enjoy coffee and other refreshments as you converse with old friends and make new ones. Join a welcoming and loving community as you bask in the sunshine and relax in our lovely garden setting.
Enjoy coffee and other refreshments as you converse with old friends and make new ones. Join a welcoming and loving community as you bask in the sunshine and relax in our lovely garden setting.
Live Zen Buddhism via Zoom at 7:00 pm:
A group focusing on "The Study and Practice of Zen" meets every Sunday evening at 7 pm via Zoom. Each session is organized into two components: The study of Zen and the practice of Zen through a 20-minute meditation. Open to newcomers as well as experienced Zen practitioners. To join the session send an email to zen@uusarasota.org with your name and email address. We'll email you the password and credentials. Read more...
October 16, 2022
Sermon and Music by Dr. Sheri D. Kling Dr. Sheri Kling, a constructive theologian who considers her work in the world to be “midwifing wholeness through soul, story, and song,” will speak at UU of Sarasota on Sunday, October 16 on “The Web of Life.” Dr. Kling will draw from contemporary philosophy to describe four key ideas about the Web of Life and deepen her message with original music. In a time of severe fragmentation at all levels, Dr. Kling will bring insights from integrating and anti-fragmentation resources to offer us new ways of looking at the world. |
Dr. Sheri D. Kling
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October 23
Say Gay
Sermon by Rev Jay
Recent Florida legislation and supreme court decisions are limiting education about and rights for the LGBTQIA+ community. We will explore why our religious values compel us to speak up and act.
Say Gay
Sermon by Rev Jay
Recent Florida legislation and supreme court decisions are limiting education about and rights for the LGBTQIA+ community. We will explore why our religious values compel us to speak up and act.
October 30
Remembering the Ancestors
Rev Jay: Remembering the Ancestors
We often only think of this weekend as a time for putting on costumes and collecting candy . The spiritual teachings of Earth Centered Religions look at this weekend as an important time to remember our ancestors.. Whose lives and actions were the foundation upon which we built our lives and values? Who do we consider our ancestors?
Guest musician: Tahja
Remembering the Ancestors
Rev Jay: Remembering the Ancestors
We often only think of this weekend as a time for putting on costumes and collecting candy . The spiritual teachings of Earth Centered Religions look at this weekend as an important time to remember our ancestors.. Whose lives and actions were the foundation upon which we built our lives and values? Who do we consider our ancestors?
Guest musician: Tahja
Nov 6
Change
Sermon by Rev. Jay Wolin
These past few years have ushered in unprecedented changes. Covid accelerated change and forced us to change how we operate as a Church. Change is always happening all around us. In the weather, in the world, and even in our Church. The one thing that is constant in life is that there will be change. I will share my thoughts on how to approach change and deal with it.
Nov 27
With a Grateful Heart
Sermon by Rev. Jay Wolin
If you have ever received an email from me, you will recognize that my signature line states “with a grateful heart”. Gratitude has become a daily spiritual practice for me. I will share with you why I find spiritual practices and gratitude in particular to be so important to transforming ourselves and the world.
Dec 4
Wonder and Doubt
Sermon by Rev. Jay Wolin
Each holiday season prior to this one, I would watch the movie “Polar Express” with my grandchildren who happened to be living with me at the time. The movie asks the question as to whether we should believe in things unseen and unknown. How do we balance doubt and maintain our wonder of life?
Dec 11
Lights of Freedom
Sermon by Rev. Jay Wolin
We are nearing the Jewish Holiday of Hanukkah, known as the festival of lights. I will explore the complex question of freedom from oppression that this holiday represents as well as the image of flaming candles/chalice in our culture and religion.
Dec 21, Wednesday evening
Solstice Celebration
Guest Musician: Elaine Silver:
Dec 24, Saturday evening
Christmas Eve Service
Dec 25, Christmas Day, Sunday at 10:45 am
Sunday Service
Change
Sermon by Rev. Jay Wolin
These past few years have ushered in unprecedented changes. Covid accelerated change and forced us to change how we operate as a Church. Change is always happening all around us. In the weather, in the world, and even in our Church. The one thing that is constant in life is that there will be change. I will share my thoughts on how to approach change and deal with it.
Nov 27
With a Grateful Heart
Sermon by Rev. Jay Wolin
If you have ever received an email from me, you will recognize that my signature line states “with a grateful heart”. Gratitude has become a daily spiritual practice for me. I will share with you why I find spiritual practices and gratitude in particular to be so important to transforming ourselves and the world.
Dec 4
Wonder and Doubt
Sermon by Rev. Jay Wolin
Each holiday season prior to this one, I would watch the movie “Polar Express” with my grandchildren who happened to be living with me at the time. The movie asks the question as to whether we should believe in things unseen and unknown. How do we balance doubt and maintain our wonder of life?
Dec 11
Lights of Freedom
Sermon by Rev. Jay Wolin
We are nearing the Jewish Holiday of Hanukkah, known as the festival of lights. I will explore the complex question of freedom from oppression that this holiday represents as well as the image of flaming candles/chalice in our culture and religion.
Dec 21, Wednesday evening
Solstice Celebration
Guest Musician: Elaine Silver:
Dec 24, Saturday evening
Christmas Eve Service
Dec 25, Christmas Day, Sunday at 10:45 am
Sunday Service
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