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Sunnyhill Unitarian Universalist

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139 sermons transcribed, indexed & archived · 2023–2026 · permalink: https://divining.app/church/sunnyhill-unitarian-universalist.html
Profile last refreshed Sep 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2026Week of Jan 5, 2026 · 2 sermon(s)Week of Jan 12, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jan 19, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Feb 2, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Feb 9, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Feb 16, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Feb 23, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Mar 2, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Mar 9, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Mar 16, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Mar 23, 2026 · 2 sermon(s)Week of Apr 6, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Apr 13, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)Week of May 11, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)Week of May 18, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)Week of May 25, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jun 1, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jun 15, 2026 · 2 sermon(s)Week of Jun 22, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jul 6, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jul 13, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jul 20, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jul 27, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)2025Week of Dec 30, 2024 · 2 sermon(s)Week of Jan 6, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jan 13, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jan 20, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jan 27, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Feb 3, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Feb 10, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Feb 17, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Feb 24, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Mar 10, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Mar 17, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Mar 24, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Mar 31, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Apr 7, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Apr 14, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Apr 21, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of May 12, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of May 19, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of May 26, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jun 9, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jun 16, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jun 23, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jun 30, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jul 7, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jul 14, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jul 21, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jul 28, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Aug 4, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Aug 11, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Aug 18, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Aug 25, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Sep 1, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Sep 8, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Sep 15, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Sep 22, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Sep 29, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Oct 13, 2025 · 2 sermon(s)Week of Oct 20, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Nov 3, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Nov 10, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Nov 17, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Dec 1, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Dec 8, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Dec 15, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)2024Week of Jan 8, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jan 15, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jan 22, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jan 29, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Feb 5, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Feb 12, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Feb 19, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Feb 26, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Mar 4, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Mar 11, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Mar 18, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Mar 25, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Apr 1, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Apr 8, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Apr 15, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Apr 29, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of May 13, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of May 20, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of May 27, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jun 3, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jun 10, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jun 17, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jun 24, 2024 · 2 sermon(s)Week of Jul 1, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jul 8, 2024 · 2 sermon(s)Week of Jul 15, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jul 22, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Aug 5, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Aug 12, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Aug 19, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Aug 26, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Sep 2, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Sep 9, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Sep 16, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Sep 23, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Sep 30, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Oct 7, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Oct 14, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Oct 21, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Oct 28, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Nov 4, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Nov 11, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Nov 18, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Nov 25, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Dec 2, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Dec 9, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Dec 16, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)2023Week of Aug 14, 2023 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Aug 21, 2023 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Aug 28, 2023 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Sep 4, 2023 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Sep 11, 2023 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Sep 18, 2023 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Sep 25, 2023 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Oct 2, 2023 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Oct 9, 2023 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Oct 16, 2023 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Oct 23, 2023 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Oct 30, 2023 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Nov 6, 2023 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Nov 13, 2023 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Nov 20, 2023 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Nov 27, 2023 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Dec 4, 2023 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Dec 11, 2023 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Dec 18, 2023 · 1 sermon(s)
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 132 of 155 weeks across the span (85%).

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 rangesomewhat wider
Its sermons travel somewhat wider in feeling than a typical peer congregation, and noticeably wider than the site overall.
site avg 0.12
narrowerpeer avgwider
Emotional intensityabout the same
The peaks run about the same than peers, about the same than the site.
site avg 0.64
lowerpeer avghigher
Dynamic deliverynoticeably lower
In the voice itself, energy runs noticeably lower than peers, noticeably lower than the site.
site avg 0.45
lowerpeer avghigher
Among uu churches with enough scored sermons, it ranks #67 of 243 for emotional range.
On the words themselves, it reads as characteristically uu.

Most-preached topics

Church Life & Membership 97Friendship & Belonging 57Creation Care 48Racial Justice 37Thanksgiving & Harvest 34Joy & Gratitude 31Gender & Sexuality / Inclusion 29Advent & Christmas 26

Recurring themes across the archive

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

Joining Online 22Opening Words 15Luther King Junior 7Beloved Community 6High School 5Rights Movement 5Lgbtq Plus Community 5Climate Change Conference 5Hanukkah 4Civil Rights Movement 4

Themes they appear in

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

Joining Online
Church Life & Membership
22 sermons
Opening Words
Church Life & Membership
15 sermons
Luther King Junior
Racial Justice
7 sermons
Beloved Community
Unitarian Universalist Identity
6 sermons
High School
Parenting & Children
5 sermons
Show all 60 themes
Rights Movement
Racial Justice
5 sermons
Lgbtq Plus Community
Gender & Sexuality / Inclusion
5 sermons
Climate Change Conference
Creation Care
5 sermons
Hanukkah
Advent & Christmas
4 sermons
Civil Rights Movement
Racial Justice
4 sermons
Reason Experience
Reason & Free Inquiry
4 sermons
Religious Community
Unitarian Universalist Identity
4 sermons
Social Justice
Friendship & Belonging
4 sermons
United States
Immigration & Refuge
4 sermons
Liberation
Racial Justice
3 sermons
Seven Principles
Unitarian Universalist Identity
3 sermons
Light Chalice
Unitarian Universalist Identity
3 sermons
Association General Assembly
Unitarian Universalist Identity
3 sermons
Religious Tradition
Reason & Free Inquiry
3 sermons
Annual Pledge Drive
Stewardship & Giving
2 sermons
Loved Ones
Thanksgiving & Harvest
2 sermons
Sense Belonging
Friendship & Belonging
2 sermons
Joy Comes
Joy & Gratitude
2 sermons
Social Justice Issues
Racial Justice
2 sermons
Stonewall
Gender & Sexuality / Inclusion
2 sermons
Theodore Parker
Noah & the Flood
2 sermons
Christmas Eve Service
Advent & Christmas
2 sermons
Santa
Advent & Christmas
2 sermons
Voting Rights Act
Racial Justice
2 sermons
Cause Suffering
Suffering & Perseverance
2 sermons
Holiday Season
Advent & Christmas
2 sermons
Joys Sorrows
Grief & Lament
2 sermons
Parker
Noah & the Flood
2 sermons
Moral Universe
Noah & the Flood
2 sermons
Immigration Customs
Immigration & Refuge
2 sermons
Emotional Spiritual
Loneliness & Isolation
2 sermons
Weeks Ago
Unitarian Universalist Identity
2 sermons
Montgomery
Racial Justice
2 sermons
Deep Grief
Grief & Lament
2 sermons
Interconnected Web
Interdependence & Nature
1 sermons
Shall Dwell
Psalm 23 / The Shepherd
1 sermons
Santa Claus
Advent & Christmas
1 sermons
Shame Fear
Shame & Guilt
1 sermons
Liberal Religious Community
Friendship & Belonging
1 sermons
Christmas Easter
Advent & Christmas
1 sermons
Martin Luther
Poverty & Compassion
1 sermons
Experience Joy
Joy & Gratitude
1 sermons
Jim: Church & New
Church Life & Membership
1 sermons
Middle East Conflict
Peace & Nonviolence
1 sermons
Souls
Racial Justice
1 sermons
Star Led
The Nativity
1 sermons
Christmas Tree
Advent & Christmas
1 sermons
Bread Wine
Baptism & Communion
1 sermons
Health Treatment
Faith & Mental Health
1 sermons
Mother Goddess
Earth-Centered Spirituality
1 sermons
Martin Luther King
Beloved Community
1 sermons
Poor Man
Poverty & Compassion
1 sermons
Pharaoh Army
The Exodus
1 sermons
Makes Sense
Reason & Free Inquiry
1 sermons
Search Truth
Unitarian Universalist Identity
1 sermons

Sermons that reach across topics

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

My Cup Overflows
appears in 8 different topics
Love is Love
appears in 6 different topics
Unity and Progressivism
appears in 6 different topics
Pride: Protest & Party
appears in 6 different topics
UU Values: Love at the Center
appears in 5 different topics
Attention Please!
appears in 5 different topics

Sermons included

Jul 28, 2026 · power between ideas
Joy & GratitudeCreation CareFriendship & Belonging
Jul 22, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Faith & Civic LifeHope & EncouragementHeaven & Hell
“Maya earned a degree from the school of Library science at Columbia University and began working in a branch of the New York public.”
Jul 15, 2026 · hope and light, the beloved community
Creation CarePrayer & DevotionLoneliness & Isolation
“One of the primary reasons we exist in the first place as a religious community, one of the primary reasons we have sought each other and this place…”
Jul 7, 2026 · hope and light, the beloved community
Suffering & Perseverance4th Principle: Free & Responsible Search
“When I was in high school in later in my early University years, I have been diagnosed with the neurological conditions called epilepsy.”
Jun 23, 2026 · hope and light, the beloved community
Bible & ExpositionGender & Sexuality / InclusionFaith & Civic Life
Jun 16, 2026 · families and relationships
Interdependence & NatureChurch Life & MembershipCreation Care
“If you are a newcomer or visitor to our congregation, please go to sunnyhill org and click on the button that says new to Sunny Hill to receive more…”
Jun 16, 2026 · hope and light, the beloved community
Church Life & MembershipInterdependence & NatureGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
Jun 3, 2026 · readings books learning
Creation CareGender & Sexuality / InclusionPluralism & Interfaith
“Science has delivered many Awakenings, such as Copernicus, discovering that the Earth revolves around the Sun, that bad weather.”
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May 27, 2026 · power between ideas
Joy & GratitudeChurch Life & MembershipFaith & Doubt
“If there was an odd mixture of reticence to talk about their wartime experiences and, at the same time, a kind of or Halo brav, I was unsure what my…”
May 19, 2026 · power between ideas
Sin & RepentanceBaptism & CommunionFear & Anxiety
“Three: let novelty unfold and resist the temptation to try to control the flow and, for gently, allow your attention to be guided by little sights, s…”
May 14, 2026 · power between ideas
Creation CareJesus: Life & TeachingsChurch Life & Membership
“Sign up to receive our weekly email newsletter called the beat and if you would like to be greeted as the newcomer or visitor as you are after servic…”
Apr 15, 2026 · power between ideas
Friendship & BelongingCalling & PurposeChurch Life & Membership
“Please go to sunnyhill org and click on the button that says new to Sunny, how to receive more information about our congregation and to receive our…”
Apr 8, 2026 · power between ideas
Resurrection & EasterJohnSpiritual Growth
“And that's where the gospel of Mark, the oldest of the four gospels, originally ended, with the tomb empty and with the followers of Jesus terrified,…”
Mar 29, 2026 · families and relationships
Lent & Holy WeekCreation CareBeloved Community
“As I mentioned earlier, the biblical account of the Journey of Jesus to Jerusalem, where he met his death, was written in such a way as to Echo the J…”
Mar 24, 2026 · hope and light, the beloved community
Baptism & CommunionThanksgiving & HarvestCreation Care
“As you use, we honor any and all beliefs that respect the inherent worth of every individual, while recognizing that we are in an independent relatio…”
Mar 17, 2026 · power between ideas
Bible & ExpositionBeloved CommunitySpiritual Growth
“If you're a newcomer or visitor to our congregation, please go to sunnyhill org and click on the button that says new to sunnyhill to receive more in…”
Mar 10, 2026 · hope and light, the beloved community
Grief & LamentFaith & DoubtHope & Encouragement
“If you're a newcomer or a visitor to our congregation, please go to Sunny hillorg and click on the button that says new to Sunny Hill to receive more…”
Mar 4, 2026 · power between ideas
Bible & ExpositionJoy & GratitudeGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“The Joy first of all comes from the fact of having survived, of having been in the dire circumstances and getting through them thanks to the courageo…”
Feb 24, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionImmigration & RefugeReformation Sunday
“Bishop buddy bravely spoke truth to power when she looked the president in the I completed for Mercy for lgbtq plus children and immigrants who fear…”
Feb 17, 2026 · hope and light, the beloved community
Reason & Free InquiryEarth-Centered SpiritualityRacial Justice
“At the same meeting, Martin Luther King Jr delivered what would become a famous.”
Feb 10, 2026 · power between ideas
David & GoliathChurch Life & MembershipRacial Justice
“These five smooth stones are as follows, and these are my paraphrase of Adam's original number one: religious liberalism depends on the principle tha…”
Feb 6, 2026 · power between ideas
Grief & LamentImmigration & RefugeFear & Anxiety
“Since early January, when Immigration and Customs Enforcement expanded its operation in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Federal officers have killed Rene…”
Jan 20, 2026 · hope and light, the beloved community
Racial JusticeGrief & LamentBeloved Community
“As we commemorate Martin Luther King day, I hope and pray that we will recommit ourselves to bringing into being the Beloved Community, in which love…”
Jan 14, 2026 · uu spiritual principles
Work & VocationBible & ExpositionFaith & Doubt
“If you're a newcomer or visitor to our congregation, please go to sunnyhill org and click on the button that says new to sunnyhill to receive more in…”
Jan 6, 2026 · power between ideas
Advent & ChristmasSin & RepentanceChurch Life & Membership
“If you're a newcomer or visitor to our congregation, please go to sunnyhill org and click on the button that says new to Sunny Hill to receive more i…”
Jan 6, 2026 · uu spiritual principles
HumanismShame & GuiltSin & Repentance
“If you're a newcomer or a visitor to our congregation, please go to sunnyhill org and click on the button that says new to Sunny Hill to receive more…”
Dec 16, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Advent & ChristmasChurch Life & Membership
Dec 12, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Suffering & PerseveranceAdvent & ChristmasPoverty & Compassion
“We've entered into the Christian liturgical season of Advent, a time in which we are meant to ponder such questions as: where do we find light amid t…”
Dec 2, 2025 · power between ideas
Thanksgiving & HarvestCreation CareBaptism & Communion
“Oliver wrote beautifully about nature, not as an outsider, but is someone fully immersed in the world of nature, which is very much in line with our…”
Nov 18, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Noah & the FloodFaith & Civic LifeChurch Life & Membership
“The laughter and the Heartbreak, the friendships that are formed, the moments of insight, the shared Joys and Sorrows, the human connections that bin…”
Nov 11, 2025 · uu spiritual principles
Friendship & BelongingIdentity & WorthJoy & Gratitude
Nov 4, 2025 · uu spiritual principles
The Kingdom of GodHumanismThanksgiving & Harvest
“For those who came before us, we offer gratitude, and May their memories be a blessing.”
Oct 22, 2025 · unitarian universalism
5th Principle: Conscience & Democratic ProcessPluralism & InterfaithSin & Repentance
Oct 14, 2025 · power between ideas
Poverty & CompassionCreation CareChurch Life & Membership
“The ideology of manifest destiny continued this trend of land acquisition by westward expansion, further fueled by the Gold Rush, oil and other resou…”
Oct 14, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Church Life & MembershipFriendship & BelongingThanksgiving & Harvest
Sep 30, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Church Life & MembershipFriendship & BelongingStewardship & Giving
“Eventually I joined the choir in that church and started doing special music, and after members of the church's stewardship team found out that I was…”
Sep 23, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Noah & the FloodGrief & LamentChurch Life & Membership
“As long as we are hurling stones of blame, we keep ourselves from feeling the Deep grief that is inherent in our situation, and there is so much to g…”
Sep 16, 2025 · power between ideas
Noah & the FloodCreation CareFriendship & Belonging
“We need to listen to Orange and get to work on Noah's style Ark, building social, physical and spiritual structures that will help life flourish in a…”
Sep 9, 2025 · families and relationships
Beloved CommunityResurrection & EasterParenting & Children
“Her sermon titled the quiet strength of kindness uses personal stories to help illustrate the role that kindness plays, and maintaining connection an…”
Sep 3, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Advent & ChristmasHope & EncouragementFaith & Civic Life
“Remember the moments that Mark the Service auction, the chili and soup cook, the arrival and sale of the pumpkins and the amazing Christmas Eve servi…”
Aug 26, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & BelongingUnitarian Universalist IdentityChurch Life & Membership
“At this poetry reading there were hippies and college professors, people of color and out of the closet, gay and lesbian people, feminists and politi…”
Aug 19, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Service & Spiritual GiftsAdvent & ChristmasJoy & Gratitude
“Why is it that we see you only on Christmas and Easter and the man leaned in close and whis.”
Aug 12, 2025 · families and relationships
Fear & AnxietyDanielDivorce & Broken Relationships
Aug 5, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Pluralism & InterfaithChurch Life & MembershipSin & Repentance
“Aside from Gathering every Sunday morning and sometimes saying the same thing at the same time, which makes the Catholic and me so happy, I'm gratefu…”
Jul 28, 2025 · power between ideas
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionRacial JusticeUnitarian Universalist Identity
“As Cornel West put it when he addressed the uua general assembly some time ago, when you love people, you hate the fact that they're being treated un…”
Jul 22, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Joy & GratitudeChurch Life & MembershipLoneliness & Isolation
Jul 15, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Church Life & MembershipCreation CareSin & Repentance
“If people imagine a divisive and punishing God Whose desire for justice is Satisfied by the crucifixion of his own, they will model themselves after…”
Jul 8, 2025 · families and relationships
Faith & Civic LifeImmigration & RefugePeace & Nonviolence
Jul 1, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Church Life & MembershipGender & Sexuality / InclusionBaptism & Communion
“Are opening words for, written by Melanie, moral, and come come whoever you are.”
Jun 27, 2025 · power between ideas
Church Life & MembershipAbraham & IsaacSabbath & Rest
“100 pages long by Abraham Joshua heschel, titled the.”
Jun 17, 2025 · power between ideas
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionChurch Life & MembershipJoy & Gratitude
“But today, as we celebrate pride and 10 years equality- and it is something to celebrate- I want to focus on the state of lgbtq plus Justice in parti…”
Jun 10, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityChurch Life & MembershipReason & Free Inquiry
“If you're a newcomer or a visitor to our congregation, please go to sunnyhill org and click on the button that says new to Sunny Hill to receive more…”
May 27, 2025 · families and relationships
Faith & Civic LifeWorship & PraisePeace & Nonviolence
“It was in fact a somewhat radical thing to do in those days when women hadn't even had the vote in the United States for very long, and it shows that…”
May 20, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Thanksgiving & HarvestGrief & LamentAddiction & Recovery
“So Joanna says that this, so many of us are avoidant and we we know ourselves so that we don't have to feel our grief or the pain of The Wider world…”
May 13, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Parenting & ChildrenPoverty & CompassionCreation Care
“And now, as we find ourselves in an era of social, political and economic chaos, with democracy itself threatened, as we find ourselves in the middle…”
Apr 25, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Creation CareChurch Life & Membership
“Especially sacred symbol today at our climate Justice Revival, because we are in need of and sustenance and we need to clear up right New Path for ou…”
Apr 15, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Church Life & MembershipRacial JusticeFriendship & Belonging
“As today's service is titled intention impact in a big difference between our good intentions and our actual impact on others, particularly if there…”
Apr 8, 2025 · power between ideas
Bible & ExpositionPrison & Restorative JusticeLuke
Apr 1, 2025 · families and relationships
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionFaith & Mental Health
“For a few weeks ago, Sunny Hill member Jenna Olson asked me if she might speak to the congregation about her experience as a transgender person durin…”
Mar 25, 2025 · power between ideas
Immigration & RefugeHope & EncouragementChurch Life & Membership
Mar 18, 2025 · power between ideas
Bible & ExpositionElijahThanksgiving & Harvest
“Previous Heroes, Moses and Elijah, Samuel and Deborah, are prophets who are guided and guarded by the Divine, but Esther operates on Instinct, reflec…”
Mar 12, 2025 · unitarian universalism
HumanismReason & Free InquiryFriendship & Belonging
“Tradition, and scripture and ritual generally follow us into that tradition category, but the rituals and traditions that we do have are meaningful a…”
Feb 25, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Reason & Free InquiryCreation CareFriendship & Belonging
“So what I am hoping that we will do over the next year or so is to create this container of Covenant together, through our thoughts, actions and comm…”
Feb 19, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Racial JusticeBible & ExpositionCreation Care
“Because of his work, Thompson received death threats almost from his first day in Mississippi.”
Feb 11, 2025 · racism race justice black lives matter
Racial Justice
“If you're a newcomer or visitor to our congregation, please go to sunnyhill org and click on the button that says new to Sunny Hill to receive more i…”
Feb 4, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Evangelism & MissionAddiction & RecoveryGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“It's about people's lives being harmed and in some cases, as I said, there's a lot of suffering going on right now, and when we see friends and loved…”
Jan 28, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Racial JusticeUnitarian Universalist IdentityFriendship & Belonging
“Cornel West said Integrity has to do with what is the quality of your courage and your willingness to Bear witness radically against the grain, even…”
Jan 21, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Reason & Free InquiryFaith & Civic LifeFear & Anxiety
“More than anything else, it seems to be about preserving power in the hands of those who have traditionally held it, which indicates of the United St…”
Jan 15, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Reason & Free InquiryJesus: Life & TeachingsChurch Life & Membership
Jan 7, 2025 · uu spiritual principles
Crucifixion & AtonementSuffering & PerseveranceGrief & Lament
“If you're joining us online today, please say hello or good morning in the comments on Facebook, or we'd like to hear from you and extend a welcome t…”
Jan 2, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Sin & RepentanceAdvent & ChristmasFaith & Civic Life
“And at this time of the year, in many of our holiday rituals, we like Advent, canned Solstice candles, Hanukkah, in rituals that remind us of the and…”
Jan 2, 2025 · power between ideas
Advent & ChristmasThe NativityFaith & Civic Life
“Why did I walk through the crowds of fellow beings with my eyes turned down and never raise them to that blessed star which led the wise men to a poo…”
Dec 18, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Advent & ChristmasLukeFriendship & Belonging
“Santa Claus always came a day early to our house, so we celebrated our own family Christmas on the morning of December 24, because my father was a mi…”
Dec 10, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Advent & ChristmasPsalmsFriendship & Belonging
“In Luke, chapter 1, when Elizabeth, who's to become the mother of John the Baptist, is visited by her cousin, Elizabeth sings a song now known to Cat…”
Dec 3, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Salvation & GraceGrief & LamentIdentity & Worth
Nov 27, 2024 · power between ideas
Thanksgiving & HarvestChurch Life & MembershipBaptism & Communion
Nov 19, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Grief & LamentCreation CareFear & Anxiety
Nov 12, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Immigration & RefugeFear & AnxietyRacial Justice
“On one hand, there was a moral fervor that had been aroused and almost militant urgency to act.”
Nov 5, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Prayer & DevotionFriendship & BelongingFear & Anxiety
“The work of engaging in that which makes us whole, the work of deeper understanding.”
Oct 30, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Thanksgiving & HarvestFriendship & BelongingGrief & Lament
“It is a good time to be a part of this religious community, to be present for one another, to hold together what we cannot hold alone.”
Oct 22, 2024 · power between ideas
Spiritual GrowthRacial JusticeAddiction & Recovery
“My personal favorite fictional Epiphany is from the film Back to the Future.”
Oct 16, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Church Life & MembershipPrison & Restorative JusticeParenting & Children
“Our congregation are opening words written by Carl: Let There Be joy and are coming together this morning.”
Oct 8, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Bible & ExpositionHumanismLoneliness & Isolation
Oct 1, 2024 · power between ideas
Forgiveness & ReconciliationThanksgiving & HarvestIdentity & Worth
“If you are a newcomer or a visitor to our congregation, please go to sunnyhill dot org and click on the button that says new to Sunny Hills to receiv…”
Sep 24, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Prayer & DevotionRacial JusticePluralism & Interfaith
“Come you longing thirsty Souls, come, let us worship together.”
Sep 18, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist Identity7th Principle: Interdependent WebPluralism & Interfaith
“Free, responsible search for truth and Democratic process within our congregations and in society at play Goldberg Community with peace, liberty and…”
Sep 11, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Joy & GratitudeChurch Life & MembershipShame & Guilt
“There's an unconscious voice in my head, sometimes telling me that it's wrong to feel Joy now when there's so much left to do, but if we do not exper…”
Sep 3, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Hope & EncouragementCreation CareChurch Life & Membership
Aug 27, 2024 · power between ideas
Church Life & MembershipFriendship & Belonging
Aug 21, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Reason & Free InquiryCrucifixion & AtonementSuffering & Perseverance
“Emphasizes reason and experience more than scripture in Tradition, recognizes our mutual interdependence and focuses on our actions and behaviors in…”
Aug 13, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Joy & GratitudeThanksgiving & HarvestFear & Anxiety
Aug 6, 2024 · power between ideas
Racial JusticeCreation CareGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“If there were no in, there would be no social justice injury share 5.”
Jul 23, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Identity & WorthSpiritual GrowthChurch Life & Membership
Jul 16, 2024 · families and relationships
Forgiveness & ReconciliationFriendship & BelongingAddiction & Recovery
Jul 9, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & BelongingRacial JusticeEvangelism & Mission
“What challenges ahead of us are daunting, but I have learned never to underestimate the power of heartbroken Community.”
Jul 9, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & BelongingChurch Life & MembershipEvangelism & Mission
“Where we are wounded is where we begin to transform ourselves and our, if our hearts have been broken by racism, homophobia, transphobia, by abused,…”
Jul 2, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Fear & AnxietyChurch Life & MembershipJoy & Gratitude
Jun 25, 2024 · connected common experience
Friendship & BelongingInterdependence & NatureThanksgiving & Harvest
“I was keenly aware of how precious and felt a deep sense of gratitude for the privilege of witnessing this.”
Jun 25, 2024 · connected common experience
Jun 17, 2024 · families and relationships
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionSin & RepentanceMarriage
“And, of course, same-sex marriage was not legally recognized in Pennsylvania until 2014 and Nationwide.”
Jun 12, 2024 · families and relationships
Faith & Civic LifeRacial JusticeJoy & Gratitude
Jun 4, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Earth-Centered SpiritualityFriendship & Belonging5th Principle: Conscience & Democratic Process
“He is often seen helping in the kitchen on Sunday mornings where he helps Donna make coffee and serve treats.”
May 28, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Friendship & BelongingCreation & EdenHeaven & Hell
May 21, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Church Life & MembershipFear & AnxietyJoy & Gratitude
“If you add up the hours of our users and greeters, facilities, team members, retention and all the others, that really does add up to some 100s of ho…”
May 14, 2024 · families and relationships
Parenting & ChildrenHope & EncouragementBaptism & Communion
“As we find ourselves in an era of unprecedented gun violence and mass killings, with little or no response from our political leaders, as we find our…”
May 1, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Interdependence & NatureChurch Life & Membership
“If you're a newcomer or a visitor to our congregation, please go to sunnyhill org and click on the button that says new to Sunny Hill to receive more…”
Apr 16, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Church Life & MembershipCreation CareExodus
Apr 2, 2024 · more than it appears
Resurrection & EasterFriendship & BelongingSpiritual Growth
“I do believe, as suggested by Valerie Carr, that the darkness of the Tomb might be transformed into the darkness of the womb if we are willing to bre…”
Mar 26, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Sin & RepentanceRacial JusticeSalvation & Grace
“This theological stance, again in the words of Rebecca, offers a third one that holds promise, especially for those who have found idealistic belief…”
Mar 19, 2024 · power between ideas
The Kingdom of GodRacial JusticeThanksgiving & Harvest
“Given the complexity of what the image or idea of mustard might in spice, medicine, color and so on, it might be important to consider that a single…”
Mar 12, 2024 · uu spiritual principles
Bible & ExpositionEvangelism & MissionChurch Life & Membership
“I would say that our good news is a little bit like a bad joke that I sometimes tell when we're raising money for the congregation.”
Mar 6, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & DoubtNoah & the FloodHeaven & Hell
“Let us walk with each other through the Journey of Life, attentive to the path and its challenges, Illuminating the Dark Places and leading with last…”
Feb 27, 2024 · power between ideas
Psalm 23 / The ShepherdJoy & GratitudeSabbath & Rest
“Poetry in general defies any kind of quick reading and easy analysis, because poetry- particularly this is true of good poetry- forces us to think an…”
Feb 20, 2024 · power between ideas
Sin & RepentanceLent & Holy WeekChurch Life & Membership
“On Ash Wednesday, in Catholic and in many Protestant churches, ashes are administered with some version of the words: remember that you are dust and…”
Feb 13, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & BelongingHumanismRacial Justice
“Inf connections can be just as important to physical and mental has and health.”
Feb 7, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Identity & WorthUnitarian Universalist IdentityChurch Life & Membership
“If you are a newcomer or a visitor to our congregation, please go to sunnyhill org and click on the button that says new to Sunny, and you can receiv…”
Jan 30, 2024 · power between ideas
Racial JusticeSpiritual GrowthChurch Life & Membership
“If we thought the last two presidential election Cycles were dark, the current election cycle threatens to take us even further into the abyss.”
Jan 23, 2024 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Sin & RepentanceGrief & LamentNames & Titles of God
Jan 16, 2024 · power between ideas
Racial JusticeForgiveness & ReconciliationChurch Life & Membership
“In fact, in the face of unjust and oppressive social and economic systems, change comes about only when people Embrace their power and act as Angelic…”
Jan 9, 2024 · power between ideas
Forgiveness & ReconciliationChurch Life & MembershipAttributes of God
“She chooses isolated individual living far away from her home in an Exquisite crystal Castle of her own cre.”
Dec 19, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Advent & ChristmasFaith & DoubtCreation Care
“In many ways this music is the meaning of the season, because music, if we are open, has the power to lift, and that there is another possibility bes…”
Dec 12, 2023 · power between ideas
Unitarian Universalist IdentityFear & AnxietyPeace & Nonviolence
“Please go to sunnyhill org and click on the button that says new to Sunny Hill to receive more information about our congregation and to receive our…”
Dec 5, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Creation CareFear & AnxietyChurch Life & Membership
Nov 28, 2023 · human moral beliefs
Immigration & RefugeFriendship & BelongingBaptism & Communion
Nov 21, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Thanksgiving & HarvestHope & EncouragementJoy & Gratitude
“Bluetooth face violence on a daily basis, those who have lost loved ones and those who worried for loved.”
Nov 14, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & BelongingSin & RepentanceLuke
“The work of deeper understanding and commitment.”
Nov 7, 2023 · power between ideas
Advent & ChristmasMarriageThanksgiving & Harvest
“Amongst them are Lakshmi, the goddess of and vishnu's, Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, and brahmas Parvati, the Divine mother, and shiv Durga an…”
Nov 1, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Thanksgiving & HarvestGrief & LamentUnitarian Universalist Identity
Oct 27, 2023 · families and relationships
Parenting & ChildrenGrief & LamentWork & Vocation
“Along with all of you, I am sure I have experienced frustration and anger and a deep and profound sadness over the past two weeks, as we have watched…”
Oct 17, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Creation CareChurch Life & MembershipSpiritual Growth
“We are counting on something like a viral sense of generosity in order to support the work of this congregation, honoring the foresight and the hard…”
Oct 10, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Thanksgiving & HarvestChurch Life & MembershipSpiritual Growth
“He play with puppets to entertain him, keep blossomed during high school and after college, once wanted to go straight to Seminary, but was drawn som…”
Oct 3, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Thanksgiving & HarvestChurch Life & MembershipJoy & Gratitude
“They signed that membership book and if you, if you go back to the very first page, you can see Gloria's and carols signatures right there in 1965.”
Sep 26, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Revival & RenewalThanksgiving & HarvestRacial Justice
“And in many ways I am firmly in Charles chaunce.”
Sep 20, 2023 · power between ideas
Suffering & PerseveranceImmigration & RefugeCreation Care
“I'm also throwing in a little bit of Buddhism here, which is what you will find at a uu service, and you might recognize my three great truths as bei…”
Sep 12, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Racial JusticeGrief & LamentChurch Life & Membership
“If you're a newcomer or a visitor to our congregation, please go to sunnyhill org and you can click on the button that says new to Sunny Hill so that…”
Sep 5, 2023 · uu spiritual principles
Friendship & BelongingBaptism & Communion
“At the same time, I do want to say that I recognize that sometimes you just have to work, to put food on the table, and that's okay too.”
Aug 30, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Forgiveness & ReconciliationLoneliness & IsolationFriendship & Belonging
“How most early Christians believed in one God or Unitarianism rather than the Trinity that became the norm following the Council of Nicea and the Nic…”
Aug 25, 2023 · power between ideas
Friendship & BelongingSuffering & PerseveranceGrief & Lament
“I'd like to take a moment of personal privilege to share a joy and sorrow of my own, since many of you asked and are already aware, we took our daugh…”
Aug 15, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Church Life & MembershipCreation CareFaith & Civic Life
“If you are a newcomer or visitor to our congregation, please go to Sunny Hill or and click on the button that says new to Sunny Hill to receive more…”

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