West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church Media

The prayer in this service was adapted from a Yom Kippur by Michael Lerner

If you would like to read the text of this sermon, you can download it in Word Doc format here

In our church, we speak frequently, easily and poetically about the interdependent web of life of which we are a part. We have a harder time speaking frequently, easily, or poetically about the responsibility and accountability involved in being interdependent with others and with all of life. Rev. Wayne Arnason kicks off this month’s series with the question: "What do polar bears have in common with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright?"

Creating a Jubilee World:Creating a Jubilee World

On this weekend, congregational leaders are participating in the Creating a Jubilee World training. We have explored our own prejudices and institutionalized racism. This Sunday's worship will be celebration of the anti-racism work already completed and a challenge to create an anti-racist and multicultural church. How can we as religious people be accountable to minorities, people of color and the disadvantaged while striving to end racism and oppression?

Many jokes have been told about “standing at the pearly gates” and having to account for the deeds that one did while on earth. In the absence of a Divine Judge, to whom are we accountable? If you were accused of being a Unitarian Universalist, would there be enough evidence to convict you?

We will be hosting the "Eyes Wide Open Ohio" exhibit reminding us of the human cost of the Iraq War. On this Memorial Day Sunday while honoring veterans, Intern Minister Neal Anderson will explore what this freedom, mentioned in the slogan “Freedom is Not Free,” might be and if it is worth the cost. The file that will play in your browser is the sermon only. If you would like to listen to the entire service, please download the attached file wsuuc-2008-05-28-full.mp3 (click the word attachment below)

The file that will play here is just the Modern Reading, Sermon and Meditation. If you would like the full service, please click the word "attachment" below to download the full service. A Ceremony welcoming New Members was held in this service, and can be heard in the full-length audio version.

This Sunday we will celebrate Flower Communion, a Bridging Ceremony for West Shore's high school seniors and our Intern Minister Neal Anderson's last Sunday in our pulpit. The sermon will explore the importance of religious community in our lives as we live through so many beginnings and endings. What is it that binds us to Unitarian Universalism, our congregation and each other?