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50 sermons transcribed, indexed & archived · 2020–2023 · permalink: https://divining.app/church/prairie.html

“Our Vision - Prairie Unitarian Universalist Church Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1684 Parker, CO 80134 Office: 720-549-0530 Contact Us Follow Us:   Office: 720-549-0530 Contact Us Our Vision Prairie UU Church embarked on a year-long Appreciative Inquiry process in March of 2018 to establish a new vision and direction for Prairie.  The process focused on recognizing what is the best of Prairie and what more do we want to affirm those strengths. We have completed the first four phases and are now ready for Destiny! Destiny will happen with ALL of our focus and engagement. Prairie UU Church embarked on a year-long Appreciative Inquiry process in March of 2018 to establish a new vision and direction for Prairie.  The process focused on recognizing what is the best of Prairie and what more do we want to affirm those strengths. We have completed the first four phases and are now ready for Destiny! Destiny will happen with ALL of our focus and engagement. Our 5 Vision areas are:   Thriving and Engaged Community Prairie is a community of people of all backgrounds and beliefs that thrives by providing everyone a warm, welcoming experience.  Our 5 Vision areas are:   Thriving and Engaged Community Prairie is a community of people of all backgrounds and beliefs that thrives by providing everyone a warm, welcoming experience.  Our community provides a space where all people will be cared for with compassion and they are valued, included, seen, and heard.  There is a space for each person’s story and personal journey, and we are not afraid to discuss and learn from our differences.  Our relationships in our community encourage our growth and fill our hearts and souls with love and joy as we work together to improve our world.   Impactful Social Justice The place where we meet each week vibrates with the energy of our enthusiasm for our mission. It echoes with the sounds of our choir and children. Together we look forward to the day when we will fill our own building with our community. This place will continue to reflect our values and ideology. We keep our covenant to each other and the outside world in this place we call home.   Click here to view our ENVISIONING A NEW PATH FORWARD A Report to the Prairie Unitarian Universalist Church Congregation June 2, 2019 Welcome to PrairieUU! Sunday Morning Experience About PrairieUU Being UU Leadership Staff Committee on Shared Ministry Board of Trustees Leadership Development Team Endowment Fund Committee Our Vision Ministry Opportunities Sunday Morning Experience   Prairie Unitarian Universalist Church Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic please join us Sundays for  Online Service”

Profile last refreshed Aug 11, 2026

Sermons over time

Every audio sermon week across the years we have — a filled cell is a week with an upload, darker blue means richer topics. A steady weekly cadence shows as a solid band across years.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2026202520242023Week of Jan 23, 2023 · 1 sermon(s)2022Week of Feb 14, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Mar 28, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Apr 18, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Apr 25, 2022 · 2 sermon(s)Week of May 16, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jun 6, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Aug 1, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Aug 8, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Nov 14, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Dec 5, 2022 · 2 sermon(s)Week of Dec 26, 2022 · 3 sermon(s)2021Week of Jan 11, 2021 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Feb 1, 2021 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Feb 8, 2021 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Feb 15, 2021 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Mar 1, 2021 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Mar 8, 2021 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Mar 15, 2021 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Mar 29, 2021 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Apr 5, 2021 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Apr 12, 2021 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Apr 26, 2021 · 3 sermon(s)Week of May 3, 2021 · 2 sermon(s)Week of May 10, 2021 · 2 sermon(s)2020Week of Jun 29, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jul 6, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jul 27, 2020 · 2 sermon(s)Week of Aug 10, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Sep 7, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Sep 14, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Sep 21, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Sep 28, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Oct 5, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Oct 19, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Oct 26, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Nov 9, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Nov 30, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Dec 7, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Dec 21, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Dec 28, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)2019201820172016201520142013
LessMore·no upload·known, not transcribed
Each cell is one week · darker blue = richer topics (clean, sermon-only audio scores higher) · pale = thin, faint = no upload · gold outline = known, not yet transcribed · red outline = broken/failed file · uploaded in 41 of 135 weeks across the span (30%).

Video released

Weeks with a video upload (YouTube or livestream). These aren't transcribed, so this only marks presence — no topic coloring.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2026Week of Mar 2, 2026 · 1 video(s)202520242023Week of Jan 23, 2023 · 1 video(s)Week of Feb 20, 2023 · 1 video(s)Week of Apr 17, 2023 · 1 video(s)Week of May 15, 2023 · 2 video(s)Week of Jun 5, 2023 · 1 video(s)2022Week of Feb 14, 2022 · 1 video(s)Week of Mar 28, 2022 · 1 video(s)Week of Apr 18, 2022 · 1 video(s)Week of Apr 25, 2022 · 2 video(s)Week of May 16, 2022 · 1 video(s)Week of Jun 6, 2022 · 1 video(s)Week of Aug 1, 2022 · 1 video(s)Week of Aug 8, 2022 · 1 video(s)Week of Nov 14, 2022 · 2 video(s)Week of Dec 5, 2022 · 2 video(s)Week of Dec 26, 2022 · 3 video(s)2021Week of Jan 11, 2021 · 1 video(s)Week of Feb 1, 2021 · 1 video(s)Week of Feb 8, 2021 · 1 video(s)Week of Feb 15, 2021 · 1 video(s)Week of Mar 1, 2021 · 1 video(s)Week of Mar 8, 2021 · 1 video(s)Week of Mar 15, 2021 · 1 video(s)Week of Mar 29, 2021 · 1 video(s)Week of Apr 5, 2021 · 1 video(s)Week of Apr 12, 2021 · 1 video(s)Week of Apr 26, 2021 · 6 video(s)Week of May 3, 2021 · 2 video(s)Week of May 10, 2021 · 2 video(s)2020Week of Jun 15, 2020 · 1 video(s)Week of Jun 29, 2020 · 3 video(s)Week of Jul 6, 2020 · 3 video(s)Week of Jul 13, 2020 · 1 video(s)Week of Jul 20, 2020 · 2 video(s)Week of Jul 27, 2020 · 2 video(s)Week of Aug 3, 2020 · 1 video(s)Week of Aug 10, 2020 · 1 video(s)Week of Aug 24, 2020 · 1 video(s)Week of Aug 31, 2020 · 1 video(s)Week of Sep 7, 2020 · 1 video(s)Week of Sep 14, 2020 · 1 video(s)Week of Sep 21, 2020 · 1 video(s)Week of Sep 28, 2020 · 1 video(s)Week of Oct 5, 2020 · 2 video(s)Week of Oct 19, 2020 · 1 video(s)Week of Oct 26, 2020 · 1 video(s)Week of Nov 2, 2020 · 1 video(s)Week of Nov 9, 2020 · 1 video(s)Week of Nov 30, 2020 · 1 video(s)Week of Dec 7, 2020 · 1 video(s)Week of Dec 21, 2020 · 1 video(s)Week of Dec 28, 2020 · 1 video(s)2019201820172016201520142013Week of Aug 26, 2013 · 1 video(s)
no video·video released
Each cell is one week · a filled cell is a week with a video upload (not transcribed) · video in 54 of 654 weeks across the span (8%).

How this church compares

Against other uu and against every sermon on the site. Signals are approximate and grow more reliable as more of the archive is scored.

●this church┃peer average┃site average
Emotional rangenoticeably narrower
Its sermons travel noticeably narrower in feeling than a typical peer congregation, and noticeably narrower than the site overall.
site avg 0.12
narrowerpeer avgwider
Emotional intensitysomewhat higher
The peaks run somewhat higher than peers, somewhat higher than the site.
site avg 0.64
lowerpeer avghigher
Among uu churches with enough scored sermons, it ranks #209 of 243 for emotional range.
On the words themselves, it uses a more distinctive, less typical vocabulary for its tradition.

Most-preached topics

Racial Justice 18Joy & Gratitude 9Unitarian Universalist Identity 7Faith & Civic Life 5Stewardship & Giving 5Thanksgiving & Harvest 5Hope & Encouragement 4Creation Care 4

Recurring themes across the archive

Where this church’s sermons land on the site’s emergent topic map.

Beloved Community 4Liberal Religious 3Colorado: Advent & Gun 3United States 2Seventh Principle 2Web Existence 1Support Encouragement 1Supreme Court 1Health Issues 1Membership Committee 1

Themes they appear in

The recurring topics across the whole archive where this church shows up most.

Beloved Community
Unitarian Universalist Identity
4 sermons
Liberal Religious
Unitarian Universalist Identity
3 sermons
Colorado: Advent & Gun
Advent & Christmas
3 sermons
United States
Immigration & Refuge
2 sermons
Seventh Principle
Interdependence & Nature
2 sermons
Show all 29 themes

Sermons that reach across topics

These touch the widest range of themes — often the richest listening.

The Flame of Stillness
appears in 6 different topics
Sunday Worship - Blessing the Animals (and Letting Them Bless Us)
appears in 4 different topics
What's Love Got To Do With It
appears in 3 different topics
Rising From The Ashes
appears in 2 different topics
A UU Christmas in Colorado
appears in 2 different topics
The Heresy of Unitarianism
appears in 2 different topics

Sermons included

Life-Giving Faith, Sermon by Nathaniel Clark
Jan 24, 2023 · families and relationships
Bible & Exposition
Independent Meditative Study, Video 3 - CENTER
Jan 1, 2023 · unitarian universalism
New Year & Watch Night
Independent Meditative Study, Video 2 - YOUR
Jan 1, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Identity & Worth
Independent Meditative Study, Video 1: FINDING
Jan 1, 2023 · power between ideas
Contemplative Prayer & Silence
Why Change? -- Sermon by Beth Elliot, recorded 2022/11/27
Dec 5, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Racial JusticePeace & Nonviolence
“and many who enter our doors are no longer refugees from other faiths but are experiencing Faith communities for the very first time Additionally the…”
Gratitude, Gratitude, Gratitude - Sermon w/ Reverend Roger Butts, recorded 2022/11/20
Dec 5, 2022 · reason and sound thinking
Thanksgiving & Harvest
His Hiding Place is Darkness: A Hindu/Christian theopoetics of divine absence. (Sermon)
Nov 17, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Racial Justice
Reading the Times - Christian Nationalism
Aug 11, 2022 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Civic LifePrison & Restorative JusticeFear & Anxiety
“s government cannot endorse or establish a religion nor can the us government infringe upon one's freedom of exercise of religion right so right ther…”
Show all 50 sermons
A Dialogue Sermon - PUU/UCCPH service - July 31, 2022
Aug 2, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Jesus: Life & Teachings
Poetry PUU Jun5 2022
Jun 8, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Forgiveness & ReconciliationCreation CareSpeaking in Tongues
The Bridge May 22, 2022
May 22, 2022 · reason and sound thinking
Hope & Encouragement
Covenant May 1, 2022
May 1, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Joy & GratitudeStewardship & Giving
Noah We Need Your Ark
Apr 25, 2022 · power between ideas
Creation CareNoah & the Flood
“d place parker colorado usa planet earth happy earth day mary sunsday prairie and friends my name is cindy and i am the voice behind the slides today…”
Easter 2022 service
Apr 20, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Resurrection & EasterJohn
220327 This I Believe sermon
Apr 1, 2022 · human moral beliefs
Faith & Doubt
Beating Guns - a visit with Mike Martin of RAWtools
Feb 20, 2022 · reason and sound thinking
Prison & Restorative JusticeGun Violence & Safety
“c but um fred who was also a mennonite right mike friends of midnight yeah fred's um fred looks out we're looking at all these marble all this granit…”
Growing Queerness
May 16, 2021 · power between ideas
Gender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“Mother”
May 10, 2021 · hope and light, the beloved community
Prayer & Devotion
A Mother's Love
May 8, 2021 · hope and light, the beloved community
Baptism & CommunionThanksgiving & Harvest
"Be Good"
May 3, 2021 · uu spiritual principles
Racial Justice
The Heresy of Unitarianism
May 2, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityRacial Justice
“s story through our continuing conversations around building the beloved community and then finally on memorial day weekend our youth will lead uh ou…”
“Out of the Shadows”
Apr 26, 2021 · hope and light, the beloved community
Parenting & Children
“Gentle Arms of Eden”
Apr 26, 2021 · school age stories
Joy & Gratitude
Honoring Turtle Island
Apr 18, 2021 · hope and light, the beloved community
Racial JusticeCreation CareWorship & Praise
The Unity of God
Apr 11, 2021 · hope and light, the beloved community
Unitarian Universalist IdentityStewardship & Giving
“org and clicking on the pledge drive tab or if you want a little more personal experience you can email me at janet s at prairie uuu.”
Rising From The Ashes
Apr 4, 2021 · hope and light, the beloved community
Joy & GratitudeStewardship & GivingWorship & Praise
“d martin joe henry and doug johnson in 2019 after the parkland high school mass shooting they were inspired by what happened after that event where t…”
A New Normal
Mar 21, 2021 · hope and light, the beloved community
Thanksgiving & HarvestRacial Justice
The Passing of Time
Mar 14, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Beloved CommunityRacial Justice
I Commit To Me
Mar 7, 2021 · hope and light, the beloved community
Friendship & BelongingGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
The Struggle for Community
Feb 21, 2021 · power between ideas
Faith & Civic LifeRacial Justice
Forbidden Love
Feb 14, 2021 · hope and light, the beloved community
Identity & WorthJoy & Gratitude
“good morning prairie eu good morning our beloved community we are prairie unitarian universalist church we are from parker colorado and we say welcom…”
E pluribus historiarum, unam communita amata
Feb 7, 2021 · hope and light, the beloved community
Racial JusticeBeloved Community
“good morning prairie u good morning on this first sunday of black history month we are prairie unitarian universalist church we are from parker color…”
Approaching the Mountain
Jan 17, 2021 · hope and light, the beloved community
6th Principle: World CommunityUnitarian Universalist IdentityRacial Justice
“good morning prairie yu good morning from the valley at the base of the mountain we are prairie unitarian universalist church we are from parker colo…”
A Whole New World
Jan 3, 2021 · hope and light, the beloved community
Racial JusticeGender & Sexuality / InclusionGrief & Lament
“good morning prairie you you good morning 2021 isn't that a wonderful thing to hear we are prairie unitarian universalist church and we are from park…”
A UU Christmas in Colorado
Dec 24, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
Advent & Christmas
“the old year passes <br> together welcome to the unitarian universalist christmas in colorado i am elaine parislua and i serve the first universalist…”
Christmas Story
Dec 13, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
Advent & Christmas
“good morning prairie yu good morning world we are prairie unitarian universalist church we're from parker colorado and we say welcome and join us in…”
The Flame of Stillness
Dec 6, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
Interdependence & NatureRacial JusticeAdvent & Christmas
“good morning prairie you good morning light of the world we are prairie unitarian universalist church we are from parker colorado and we say welcome…”
The Oneness of Healing
Nov 15, 2020 · power between ideas
Racial JusticeFaith & Civic LifeHope & Encouragement
“foreign do do so good morning prairie you good morning church we are prairie unitarian universalist church we are from parker colorado and we say to…”
The Song of Our Ancestors
Nov 1, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
Grief & Lament
A Cornucopia of Wonder
Oct 25, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
Joy & GratitudeFaith & Civic LifeHope & Encouragement
“i made it to the stop sign looked at danny and asked did that say there was a uu church that meets there when danny said yes i turned the car around…”
Listening to the Land
Oct 11, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
Indigenous Justice & LandCreation CareJoy & Gratitude
Are You Listening? I'm Tired of Being Silent
Oct 4, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
Faith & Civic LifeChurch Life & MembershipUnitarian Universalist Identity
“good morning prayer uu good morning all who are struggling for justice and freedom we are prairie unitarian universalist church we are from parker co…”
Welcome to Murray Grove
Sep 26, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
Joy & GratitudeSalvation & GraceThanksgiving & Harvest
“welcome to prayer uu welcome to the fish of the sea the birds of the air and all animals of creation we are prairie unitarian universalist church we…”
Connecting Waters
Sep 19, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Joy & GratitudeRacial JusticeUnitarian Universalist Identity
Our Sunday Experience - Mi Casa es Su Casa
Sep 13, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Church Life & MembershipIdentity & WorthJoy & Gratitude
What's Love Got To Do With It
Aug 16, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
Church Life & MembershipSpiritual GrowthWorship & Praise
“good morning prairie family friends and guests uh thank you for coming on this wonderful summer day and we're going to start by singing hymn number 3…”
Sunday Worship - Blessing the Animals (and Letting Them Bless Us)
Aug 2, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
Faith & Mental HealthReason & Free InquiryInterdependence & Nature
“blessed with love and amazing grace when our heart is in a holy place in recognition of today's theme the blessing of animals we're going to now sing…”
PrairieUU Garden 2020
Jul 30, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Hope & Encouragement
"Twenty Dollar Bill" performed by Eric Moon.
Jul 8, 2020 · uu spiritual principles
Crucifixion & Atonement
Comfort in Times of Crisis
Jul 5, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
Stewardship & GivingWorship & PraiseRacial Justice
“when despair for the worlds grows in me and I wake in the night at release sound in fear of what my life and my family's not lives maybe I go and lie…”

How this website compares

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of UU sites
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LGBTQ+ affirming
64%
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Creation care / climate
42%
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Anti-racism / racial justice
41%
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Economic justice & mutual aid
39%
Open to people of all faiths
34%
Radical hospitality & accessibility
31%
Immigrant & refugee welcoming
19%
Reproductive justice
13%
Indigenous relations / land acknowledgment
12%
Peace & nonviolence
10%
Prison ministry & restorative justice
9%
Disability justice
6%
Mental health
5%
Children & youth
80%
Online worship
66%
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Small groups
57%
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Financial & governance transparency
37%
Child safety policy
10%
Languages / interpretation
4%
Website & sermons online
This church: video only — like 38% of UU churches.
Audio + videoAudio onlyVideo onlySite, no sermonsFeed without audioJS-only siteBlocked / timeoutDead or hijackedNo website
Website completeness, all churches: a rough score of how complete and easy-to-navigate the church’s own website is.
5 to 10: 4 churches10 to 15: 32 churches15 to 20: 3 churches20 to 25: 2 churches25 to 30: 24 churches30 to 35: 7 churches35 to 40: 28 churches40 to 45: 13 churches45 to 50: 20 churches50 to 55: 22 churches55 to 60: 28 churches60 to 65: 34 churches65 to 70: 72 churches70 to 75: 209 churches75 to 80: 88 churches80 to 85: 2317 churches85 to 90: 27 churches90 to 95: 51 churches95 to 100: 31 churches255075This church: 80
Among the 3,012 churches with a readable, rated website (scores of 0 and 100 left out), this one scores higher than about 58%.
Values stated, within UU churches: how many of the 29 values we track each church’s website states. This one states 6 — behind 62% of UU churches (the typical one states 7).
0 values: 32 churches1 values: 9 churches2 values: 6 churches3 values: 7 churches4 values: 11 churches5 values: 15 churches6 values: 23 churches7 values: 19 churches8 values: 21 churches9 values: 27 churches10 values: 28 churches11 values: 16 churches12 values: 6 churches13 values: 7 churches14 values: 8 churches15 values: 3 churches16 values: 1 churches17 values: 2 churches051015this church: 6
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