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October’s Ministry Theme: Courage
11 a.m. Sunday, October 18, 2026

Using Your Inside Voice
Rev. Leia Durland-Jones & Jason Woodson

Many of us, at one time or another in our lives, are asked to “use our inside voice.”
Often understood as a request to speak more softly, what might be benefits, strengths, or gifts from using and listening to our “inside voice.”
How might our inside voice help us in times of need? How might our inside voice give us courage? Come explore all of this and more!

Our UUCville Pick-Up Choir will sing on Sunday!
If you’d like to participate in the Pick-Up Choir, come to church at 10am Sunday morning for rehearsal in the sanctuary prior to worship. All are welcome!

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March 20, 2016: Liberation Theology

Posted on March 20, 2016 | Pastor: Rev. Erik Wikstrom

Read the Order of Service I want to tell you a story about a guy named Frankie. That’s not his real name, actually. He came from a pretty wealthy family and had one of those long, aristocratic sounding names, but all of his friends called him Frankie. And Frankie had a lot of friends. He had […]

March 13, 2016: Out of This World

Posted on March 13, 2016 | Pastor: Rev. Alex McGee

Read the Order of Service Spiritual liberation can feel ecstatic. Throughout history, world religions have found ways to keep a person grounded even while liberated from this world. Download a pdf copy of this sermon. — Out of this Word Sermon for March 13, 2016 Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church Unitarian Universalist By Rev. Alexandra McGee […]

March 6, 2016: Liberating Ourselves; Liberating Others

Posted on March 6, 2016 | Pastor: Rev. Erik Wikstrom

Read the Order of Service Reading: “Our deepest fear …” by Marianne Williamson I want you to look with me in your mind’s eye at a pastel drawing. There is a figure, sitting on a bench. The drawing is simple; there are no details; the face is an oval and the body a barely disguised rectangle. But the […]

February 28, 2016: The Buddha on Desire

Posted on February 28, 2016 | Pastor: Rev. Erik Wikstrom

Read the Order of Service What did the Buddha mean when he talked about “desire” and our need to be free from it? What do we do when faced with conflicting desires? How can we “want what we want to want?”

February 21, 2016: Desire to Build a Better World

Posted on February 21, 2016 | Pastor: Rev. Erik Wikstrom

Read the Order of Service Opening Words: “Those of us who are alive in these times have a clear and evident mission. We have a compelling moral purpose that can direct our lives and our energies: We are about saving the world. So what is our part? The place is to begin at home- that is, […]

February 14, 2016: Come To Your Senses

Posted on February 14, 2016 | Pastor: Guest Speaker, Rev. Alex McGee

Read the Order of Service February 14, 2016 – Our senses can help us to mindfully achieve our desires, or draw us away from our goals. With Valentine’s Day upon us, how can we reconcile its cultural messages in a way that delights our senses while at the same time honoring our whole selves? Download a […]

February 7, 2016: We are a People of Desire

Posted on February 7, 2016 | Pastor: Rev. Erik Wikstrom

Read the Order of service February 7, 2016 – This morning I want to talk about “nones.” That’s right, “nones.” If you think about it, “nones” have a lot to tell us about who we are as Unitarian Universalists. In fact, “nones” might be the ones to help us see more clearly how it is that […]

January 31, 2016: Resistance in the Home

Posted on January 31, 2016 | Pastor: Rev. Erik Wikstrom

Read the Order of Service January 31, 2016 – There were a lot of folks from here who were at the Open House of the Islamic Society yesterday. [How many of you were there?] One of the things we were told was that if a Muslim lives her or his daily life with an awareness of Allah, then everything they […]

January 24, 2016: Resistance to Temptation

Posted on January 24, 2016

This week’s Sermon was scheduled to be Resistance to Temptation. Due to the weather, Sunday services were cancelled.

January 17, 2016: Resistance to Injustice

Posted on January 17, 2016 | Pastor: Guest Speaker, Rev. Erik Wikstrom

Read the Order of Service. January 17, 2016 – You’ve probably never heard the name Ephraim Nute. (But it is a pretty cool name, isn’t it?) You’ve also probably never heard about the 2011 book that Skinner House published about him: The Incredible Story of Ephraim Nute: Scandal, Bloodshed, and Unitarianism on the American Frontier. (And how’s that […]