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Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto Sermons and Reflections

Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto

Podcasts from the Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto (UUCPA). At UUCPA, we come together to support one another in our continuing commitment to a free and loving search for spiritual meaning and to the expression of that meaning in our community and in our lives. For more information visit www.uucpa.org.

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00:26:21

The Symphony of Whales

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2022/10/23

Out beyond the land and into the sea, whales sing. Join Rev. Cat in an exploration of the symphony of whales and what their music can teach us about resilience in the face of climate change. Worship leader: Rev. Catherine Boyle Special music: Larry Chinn, jazz piano Follow ... read more.

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00:18:00

Embracing the Absurd

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2022/10/16

Liberation is linked to events. Freedom is woven of the many choices made thereafter. Today we explore the Jewish celebration of Sukkhot, the Festival of Booths, and consider how it might inform our own movements toward freedom. Worship leader: Rev. Stefanie Etzbach-Dale. ... read more.

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00:24:22

God’s Pronouns

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2022/10/09

Tuesday is National Coming Out Day, and we’re going to welcome God out of the closet. The way people have thought about human beings has always influenced us to imagine a certain kind of god. For example, if we think humans are the most important beings ... read more.

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00:22:34

How We Create Community

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2022/10/02

We return today to the series exploring: “Why Do We Do That In the Sunday Service?” Actually, today’s elements happen immediately before and after the service: welcome and announcements and greeting time. Why they happen when they do, and why they happen at all, are ... read more.

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00:13:58

What Fuels These Fools?

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2022/09/25

What makes the Faithful Fools of San Francisco “faithful”? More than anything it is their willingness to hang in there, even when it seems like not much is changing. Futility, rather than fuel, seems to be what’s on people’s minds these ... read more.

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00:15:19

Deep Gladness and Deep Hunger

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2022/09/18

Frederick Buechner, who died in August after a full and fulfilled life, described what we are each called to do as “the place where your deep gladness meets the world’s deep hunger.” Until we do find that place, we often feel like something important is ... read more.

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00:31:33

The Uses and Abuses of Scapegoats

Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto Sermons... ·

2022/09/11

Ancient peoples had a strange ritual for coping with their own wrongdoing and starting over: the scapegoat, which was literally a goat that was symbolically burdened with the sins of the people and then sent into the wilderness. What do we do when burdened with ... read more.

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00:25:20

Only One Rule

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2022/09/09

Please note that both services will be held indoors (with patio seating always an option) due to the chilly temperatures expected Friday was the 100th anniversary of the birth of Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. He was a veteran of World War II, a chemist, and the honorary ... read more.

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00:25:36

Quiet Quitting / Steady Staying

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2022/09/04

A new trend is roiling the business world: “quiet quitting,” defined as fulfilling only one’s job description and nothing more. There are obvious justice implications of expecting employees to do more than they are paid for, but this service is not about those. Instead, we’ll ... read more.

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00:18:44

Beginning Anew: Water Communion Service

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2022/08/28

The Water Communion is an annual intergenerational ritual, celebrated in most Unitarian Universalist congregations at this time, in which we pour waters together to symbolize the unity of life and our coming together as a community. COVID has been such a long dry season that ... read more.

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00:22:19

Stress Management Life Hacks

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2022/08/21

Pace of life has increased a lot over the last decade. In the meantime, our bodies and brains have not evolved at all. Often, there are feelings of being overwhelmed and dissatisfied. However, there are ways to not only survive but thrive at this pace. ... read more.

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00:30:34

A World in which Right is Might

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2022/08/14

From before the Revolutionary War to after January 6, 2021, we have struggled to establish a country that would be ruled by peaceful means and the conscience of the people. Always, this principle has been countered by another–“might makes right”–and Unitarian Universalists have joined others ... read more.

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00:26:26

The Universal Vaccine

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2022/08/07

Note the earlier start time, 9:30 am. One powerful medicine wards off whatever might assail body, spirit, or mind. It’s always available, wherever we are and whatever is going on in or around us. Come get your booster this morning. Worship Leader: Rev. Amy Zucker Morgenstern Special music: ... read more.

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00:21:04

The Rainbow of Belief

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2022/07/31

Today’s service offers a way to nurture our spiritual paths through an examination of the world’s historic religions, new avenues of emerging spiritual thought, and a rapidly developing global culture. Do you consider yourself spiritual? Do you not, but try to live a life of integrity and ... read more.

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00:17:37

“Which Side Are You On?”

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2022/07/24

The lyrics of this song written by Florence Reece have lived on for 90 years, fueling movements for labor justice and beyond. How do we, as Unitarian Universalists who believe in the inherent worth and dignity of every person, answer this question in today’s fractured ... read more.

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00:14:25

“And Where Are You Going?”

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2022/07/17

Living while dying? We’re all doing that. Except, sometimes it takes letting go of our deep-seated fear of death to free us up to fully live. Bear and Brian are here to help illuminate a scary topic in a playful way.Bear Capron and his parents ... read more.

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00:35:44

What Helped Make the Pain Go Away

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2022/07/10

Our guest speaker says: “I have suffered with chronic bodily and mental pain for more than two decades. Knowing about how the pain appears and what makes it continue on opened me up to the world inside me. Just knowing more and opening up to ... read more.

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00:29:26

Guns: The Real Story

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2022/07/03

Since the devastation in Newtown, Connecticut, almost ten years ago, the gun lobby has gone all out to convince us that the way to curtail gun violence is to have plenty of “good guys with guns.” Amy’s family knows from bitter experience that this is ... read more.

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00:23:06

Why Forgive?

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2022/06/26

Why would you want to forgive someone who wronged you? Even if you wanted to forgive them, how would you go about doing so? During this service, we’ll consider what forgiveness is (and isn’t), why we might want to forgive (ourselves and others), and how ... read more.

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00:33:15

Teaching Our Children How to Fall

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2022/06/19

As we celebrate both Father’s Day and Freedom, we turn our attention to the gifts that those of us who parent and share in the lives of parents, hardly ever cease to enjoy: the children we help to nurture. While all of us, no doubt, ... read more.

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