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UUCCI

Listen to highlights from previously recorded services from the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbus, IN

religion & spirituality

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00:34:53

Coming of Age, Again and Again and Again

UUCCI ·

2025/09/04

This service is from Sunday, August 17, 2025. Here is the description for the service: It is sometimes easy to think that the most profound moments in our lives happen in our formative years as children and youth. However, we are in fact always "Coming of Age" throughout our lives. In fact, as we go further through life those thresholds of change are compounded by all of the accumulated transitions that happened earlier on the journey. As a community of all ages, we seek to be a space

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00:33:31

Joy and Woe are Woven Fine

UUCCI ·

2025/08/14

William Blake suggested that "Joy and woe are woven fine. A clothing for the soul divine." In the turbulent times in which we are living, it is important to be among those who honor your joy and your woe, your happiness and your sorrow. For it is in that recognition of the "clothing" we wear that we come to honor the divine within each of us and foster an ethic of care for one another and the world. Rev. Nic will explore the sacred textile of our lives.

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00:29:41

Meeting the Moment

UUCCI ·

2025/08/14

The theme for the 2025 General Assembly of the UUA was Meet the Moment. In every era, we must ask whether we were made for times such as these. Unitarian Universalists hold a bone-deep belief in our human capacity to rise to meet the needs of the day. However, this requires us to be deliberate in our reflection and action as individuals and a community. How might we prepare our hearts for the journey ahead? What will it take for us to truly "celebrate love and work for justice" in an

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00:23:28

Our Interfaith Journey

UUCCI ·

2025/07/04

Charlie Wiles returns after many years to share insights from his interfaith journey. Charlie is the Director Emeritus for the Center of Interfaith Cooperation. He previously ran the Peace Learning Center. He will address identity, different faith communities, objectives, strategies and tactics for building interfaith relationships. We are honored to welcome Charlie back to UUCCI

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00:40:32

Pet Sunday

UUCCI ·

2025/06/26

Pet Sunday is a fun service where we celebrate our connection to animals both who live in our homes and in nature. We honor the interdependent web of all existence and will look to the special blessings pets play in making life meaningful and loving. Everyone is welcome to bring their pet (dog, cat, turtle, fish, snake, rat...) to the service. Rev. Nic will offer a special pet blessing for those who wish to participate.

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00:55:57

Beacon Interfaith Dialogue With Srikanth Padmanhaban

UUCCI ·

2025/06/11

Beacon Interfaith Dialogues are services that bring together Rev. Nic with a member of our interfaith community to engage in dialogue and shared learning. This Sunday, we welcome Srikanth Padmanhaban who has been a member of the Columbus community for over thirty years. He is one of the founders and leaders of the Hindu Society of Southern Indiana and was instrumental in constructing the Sri Ganesh Mandir (temple). Rev. Nic and Srikanth will discuss their faith journeys that started on opposite ends

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00:26:17

I Know This Rose Will Open

UUCCI ·

2025/06/04

Every year, Unitarian Universalists celebrated Flower Communion in which everyone is invited to bring a flower from their garden or the store. Rev. Nic will collect these flowers in a common space and everyone will be able to go home with a different flower symbolizing the beauty and diversity of our community and world. Join us as we retell the story of Czech Unitarian minister, Norbert Capek, and the Flower Communion.

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00:31:35

Shared Sacred Space: The Unimaginable Next Frontier

UUCCI ·

2025/05/27

Star Trek and other stories that explore space have opened new frontiers into our imagination and wonder about life and the great unknown. How might Star Trek illuminate the great unfolding and journey we are on today as we foster shared sacred space not out beyond the sun, but deep within our own interfaith campus where we move and make our living? Rev. Nic will invite us to travel to new planes of existence to consider how sharing space may prove a new frontier once unimaginable to be a trek

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00:36:22

The Superhero Trap

UUCCI ·

2025/05/21

Heroes and superheroes have captured the imagination of people and cultures for generations, even millennia. How does the notion of heroes shape our imaginations and sense of responsibility as Unitarian Universalists. Rev. Nic will talk about the potential superhero trap and how we can avoid it as we continue to celebrate love and work for justice in the world today.

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00:31:19

Call This Place Acorn

UUCCI ·

2025/05/13

Octavia Butler is considered the mother of afrofuturism, a genre of science fiction developed by, about, and for primarily African Americans in the United States. In her essential two part Earthseed Chronicles, Butler introduces the reader to a young girl who envisions a new religion, a new community, and a new future. Rev. Nic will reflect on the power and impact afrofuturism has played on our ability to imagine new worlds where all can not merely survive, but thrive!

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00:25:30

May the Force of Love Be With You

UUCCI ·

2025/05/13

Join Rev. Nic Cable and Adrienne Summerlot for this all ages service. Together we will lean into the lessons we learn from Star Wars. How do we center ourselves in the force of love, welcome resistance as a spiritual practice, and find the support we need to live into our values as Unitarian Universalists with alliances?

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00:46:28

Unraveling Our Religious Pasts, Weaving Our Religious...

UUCCI ·

2025/04/29

Throughout April, we are discussing the importance of looking at our religious journeys in light of where we are today and where we home to go tomorrow. Whether one idetifies as "Unitarian Universalist" or not, the reality is we are each in a continuous state of reformation of what we believe, how we live, and with whom we choose to spend our time with on this earth. As we weave our religious futures as UUs, Rev. Nic will end this series with an articulation of the importance of lifelong

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00:30:00

Like a Phoenix from the Fire

UUCCI ·

2025/04/24

While the vast majority of Unitarian Universalists may not identify as Christian today, most were once involved one way or another with the Christian tradition. UUism likewise as a religion has historical roots in the liberal edge of the Christian reformation. With the personal and religious changes that have unfolded, how do UUs relate today to the Christian tradition? On Easter Sunday, Rev. Nic will reflect on the lasting meaning, worth, and connection to this holiday and the broader tradition of

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00:35:26

The Storm is Passing Over

UUCCI ·

2025/04/15

In Judaism, the holiday of Passover commemorates the liberation of the Hebrew community from slavery in Egypt. In the face of modern struggle, this ancient, timeless story can offer insight for our continued movement through the storms of life. Rev. Nic will explore its lasting message for each of us in our extremely polarized and conflicted world today.

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00:41:27

Peace as a Path of Resistance

UUCCI ·

2025/04/03

Rev. Laura Bethany Buchleiter is a spiritual director, speaker, writer, advocate, and consultant. She has over 30 years of experience in various Christian ministry settings. She speaks on topics ranging from gender identity and sexual orientation to self-care and wellness. In all her work Laura Beth draws heavily on her own experiences with PTSD, gender dysphoria, suicidal ideation, and the challenges that come with those when working in faith communities. Laura Beth currently makes her home base in

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00:44:55

Beacon Dialogue: Finding Common Ground

UUCCI ·

2025/03/27

The vision of UUCCI is "To be a beacon for diverse religious thought and courageous action." With the continued development of the interfaith campus and the growth of programs and opportunities for engagement with our interfaith partners, we are beginning a new opportunity for shared learning. Beacon Dialogues are one-on-one public conversations between two people from different backgrounds and religious identities. For the first Beacon Dialogue, the Rev. Nic Cable will welcome Brittany

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00:34:59

Hope Springs Eternal

UUCCI ·

2025/03/18

In our lives, we sometimes experience Winters that seem as though they may never end, especially in Indiana. To celebrate the beginning of Spring, we will explore hope as a spiritual practice, and consider how we can embrace being sowers of seeds, eternal optimists, or just plain stubborn in the face of adversity. Please join us in welcoming our guest speaker Brittany Phillips as she shares her perspective as a UU and Pagan on the importance of being a steward of hope for ourselves and for

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00:21:37

Youth Truth: Climate Change - Imagine 2040

UUCCI ·

2025/03/13

This is the once-a-year chance for our youth to take over the service and share with you the issues that are important to them. It allows them to explore some of the things they navigate in their everyday lives, and to look at them through the lens of our UU values. This year, they have chosen Climate Change as their focus. For adults, this is an opportunity to learn something new as you see the world through teenage eyes. For the younger kids, it’s a chance to see an engaging service with young

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00:35:19

Loving from the Margins

UUCCI ·

2025/03/07

When we are invited to put love at the center, we may be curious to ask some follow-up questions. What was previously at the center of Unitarian Universalism? Or how do we articulate or travel the radius and circumnavigate the circle to understand the wider ecosystem of our spiritual and ethical commitments? To place love at the center, we must discuss the margins, the edge, and the boundaries of our love. In so doing, we may come to develop a practice for living and loving as Unitarian

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00:33:39

Love in the Breakdown

UUCCI ·

2025/02/26

As a non-creedal tradition that values our diverse religious orientations, we are faced with the inevitable strain, conflict, and breakdown within our personal relationships, UUCCI community, and broader interfaith partnerships. How do we navigate love in the breakdown? What can love teach us in the face of challenge, uncertainty, and harm? We will explore these questions and more as we continue our 2025 Winter Sermon Series, "Love at the Center".

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