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Sermons
January 22, 2012 - 10:15am
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True Self, False Self
Our parents, our family and our culture impose expectations that don't always fit us. We become who we are rather than who we could be and who we could be gets lost. Join Carol Rocklin, MSW, in a service that will explore how we find our true spiritual self.
July 10, 2011 - 10:15am
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Reflections from General Assembly
Every year, Unitarian Universalists gather together to conduct the business of the association of congregations in what is called General Assembly. Laurie Stuart, who attended the 50th anniversary assembly of Unitarian Universalism on June 22-26 in Charlotte, NC, will relate the state of the denomination and its vision for the future.
June 19, 2011 - 10:15am
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Whose on your Re-birthing Team?
If you were going to rebirth yourself, who would be on your team? Would you choose your best friend, your spouse, fellowship or church members? What would you want them to advise you on, if you were actually going to step into a new life?
Taking off from the death and resurrection metaphors of the Easter season, this service will further explore the concept of rebirth: a radical reshifting of certain elements in your life and how, if you were to ask for help, you would construct it.
May 15, 2011 - 10:15am
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To Be Announced
The Upper Delaware Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will welcome three new members at its annual membership service entitled "To be Announced." The joyous one-hour service will be filled with wisdom stories and songs that celebrate religious community and the journey that we travel together as members and friends, each on our own spiritual path.
As Unitarian Universalism is a non-dogmatic, non-creedal faith tradition, finding the spiritual connection through relationships and our covenants with each other is an essential ingredient to what ultimately defines our own unique spiritual path.
April 3, 2011 - 10:15am
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With helping hands
Service leader Laurie Stuart will lead a multi-generational service which explores the Unitarian Universalist emphasis on being a positive force in the world and social justice. Using stories, images and song, this one-hour service will connect the simple actions that we can take with the ground-swell of grassroots across the globe, as exemplified in Paul Hawken's "Blessed Unrest." Broad themes exploring how we can align our thoughts with our action and how we are defined by these actions and thoughts will be presented.
March 6, 2011 - 10:15am
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An open mind
Service leader Laurie Stuart will present a multi-generational service that explores the Unitarian Universalist emphasis of an open mind and the many paths to truth and meaning. Utilizing song, story and ritual, the service will examine the balance of holding critical thought and perception with the spiritual benefits of living with an open mind and heart. The service is suitable for all ages.
The fellowship meets at the Berlin Township Community Center on the Milanville Road in Beach Lake. Light refreshment follow the one-hour service.
February 20, 2011 - 10:15am
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Writing in the Sand
Service leader Laurie Stuart will present the work of Thomas Moore in his new book "Writing in the Sand," which explores his interpretation of the message of the Gospels to find the kingdom of heaven within. A theologian, best-selling author and psychotherapist, Moore is best known as an advocate of respect and reverence for imagination, creativity and beauty, adventuresome ideas on the interface between religion and spirituality and calls to the vocation of caring for our souls.
The one-hour workshop service will feature video, stories, ritual and songs that explore our human ability to affect metanoia and metamorphosis by subtly changing our thoughts.
February 6, 2011 - 10:15am
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All you need is love
In a multi-generational service by Laurie Stuart entitled "All You Need is Love," the fellowship will explore the transformative power of love. Taking wisdom from a variety of stories and songs, the one-hour service will interweave themes of social witness and civic responsibility with forgiveness, compassion and understanding and, above all, love. The service will be suitable to people of all ages.
January 23, 2011 - 10:15am
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Holding on to Hope
In a world where most news is disheartening at best, it is hard to keep a perspective of hope. Yet hope and constructive action are essential in this world of uncertainty and turmoil. This service will explore the duality of the challenge in maintaining a "realistic" perspective and not getting lost in the heaviness of it.
September 19, 2010 - 10:15am
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Validation
The Upper Delaware Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will explore the power of personal validation in a multi-generational service on Sunday, September 19. The one-hour service, which begins at 10:15 a.m., will hold at its core the short film by Kurt Kuenne, “Validation,” a zany and upbeat movie about a parking attendant who changes what it means to be “validated.” With lessons, songs and readings that explore how we might validate ourselves and others, the service is designed to be an uplifting experience for all ages.
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