Sunday Messages
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Starting October 1, 2023 there will no longer be pdfs of the minister's message posted on this page.
Please enjoy the audio recording and/or view the Sunday video on the Home page.

Rev. Jess Shine
photo Josh Arsenault

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09/08/2024 - Self Care as a Way of Life
​+ song "Love Like This" sung by Deshna Shine

09/01/2024 - Defying Expectations, Beyond Ignorance, Into the Space Between Us?
​+ song "That Thin Place" sung by Zuhri Betts

08/25/2024 - To The Gathering Spaces
+ song "Gathering of Spirits" sung by Gabby Winnett

08/18/2024 - Indigestible Words
+ song "Fire," sung by Deshna Shine

08/11/2024 - From Exhaustion to Emergence
+ song "Give It Everything You've Got" sung by Vinny Stallone

08/04/2024 - What Do You Need?
​+ song "Hope For the Future" sung by Carl Oser

07/28/2024 - It's In Your Hands
+ song "Pure Imagination" sung by Gabby Winnett

07/21/2024 - A Community of Whole-ness
+ song "Every Choice I Make" sung by Liam Monaghan

07/14/2024 - Lectio Divina exercise facilitated by Rev. Jess
+ song "One" sung by Liam Monaghan

07/07/2024 - A Kabbalistic Take on Creation - Rev. Jim Larkin
+ song "Beautiful City" sung by Liam Monaghan

06/30/2024 - PRIDE: As an Open and Affirming Congregation
​+ song "Closer to Fine" sung by Deshna Shine

06/23/2024 - PRIDE: Being Queer Means Being Free - Deshna Shine and Rev. Jess
​+ song "The World As I See It" sung by Cooper Burdick

06/16/2024 - PRIDE: The Joy of Being Me - Michael Peters and Rev. Jess
+ song "Brave" sung by Zuhri Betts

06/09/2024 - PRIDE:  New Paradigms - Rev. Jess and Barb Hargrave
+ song "Tryin' to Find Our Tribe" sung by Liam Monaghan

06/02/2024 - PRIDE:  The Evolution of a Queer Spirituality - Rev. Jess and Barbara Buckley
​+ song "True Colors" sung by Deshna Shine

05/26/2024 - Send Someone Else
​+ song "The Blessing" sung by Kenzie McLin

05/19/2024 - Kin-dom Practices:  Pentacost
​+ song "We All Pray the Same" sung by Liam Monaghan

05/12/2024 - Kin-dom Practices:  Service
​+ song "Love Me Still" sung by Deshna Shine

05/05/2024 - Embodied Wisdom - Empowered Community - Rev. Rivka Gevurtz
​+ song "The Body is Wise" sung by Alissa Wallace

04/28/2024 - Kin-dom Practices:  Confession
+ song "Apologize" sung by Zuhri Betts

4/21/2024 - Kin-dom Practices: Chanting - Rev. Deshna Shine

4/14/2024 - Kin-dom Practices:  Covenant
+ song "You Are So Beautiful" sung by Kevin Mullane

4/7/2024 - Healing Sexuality:  Repairing our Relationships to Ourselves and Others - Rev. Lauren Jewett
+ song "Room at the Table" sung by Kevin Mullane

3/31/2024 - Easter Sunday - Kin-dom Practices: Resurrection/Celebration
+ song "Resurrection" sung by Kevin Mullane

3/24/2024 (Palm Sunday) - Kin-dom Practices:  Subversion
+ song "Hold Us Together" sung by Alissa Wallace

3/17/2024 - Kin-dom Practices:  Solitude
​+ song "Quiet" sung by Kevin Mullane

3/10/2024 - Kin-dom Practices:  Simplicity
​+ song "Galileo" sung by Alissa Wallace

3/03/2024 - Kin-dom Practices:  Study
​+ song "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" sung by Kevin Mullane

 2/25/2024 - Kin-dom Practices:  Fasting
+ song "His Eye is on the Sparrow" sung by Zuhri Betts

 2/18/2024 - Kin-dom Practices:  Meditation
+ song "I Won't Let Go" sung by Kevin Mullane
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2/11/2024 - The World Needs Your Original Face - Rev. Scott Quinn
​+ song "Journey's Hands" sung by Zee Hubbard

2/4/2024 - Relating With Wonder - Rev. Lauren Van Ham

1/28/2024 - Covenant Over Comfort - Rev. Jess Shine
+ song "Secret o' Life" sung by Kevin Mullane

1/21/2024 - Count it ALL Joy ... Even in the Challenging Times - Rev . Kathy Patton-Thompkins
​+ song "I'm Alive" sung by Kevin Mullane

1/14/2024 - The AHA! - Rev. Elizabeth River
+ song "Witness Me" sung by Zuhri Betts

1/7/2024 - A Legacy Worth Living - Rev. Jess Shine
+ song "What’s It Gonna Be? ​ sung by Alissa Wallace

12/31/2023  - Letting Go and Leaning In - Rev. Jess Shine
+ song "Let Go and Lean In" sung by Liam Monaghan

Christmas Eve service, 2023

12/17/2023 - Justice AND Joy - Rev. Jess Shine
​+ song "The Music of Christmas" sung by the CCC Choir

12/10/2023 - Advent Annuciations:  Peace In the Preparation - Rev. Jess Shine
​+ song "Do You Hear What I Hear?" sung by the CCC Choir

12/3/2023 - Advent Annunciations: The Impossible Becomes Possible - Rev. Jess Shine
​+ song "Would We Still Know You" sung by Kevin Mullane

11/26/2023 - The Spirit of Generosity Future:  On Becoming Nurse Logs - Rev. Andy Debraber
​+ song "Grateful" sung by Alissa Wallace

11/19/2023 - A Season of Thankfulness:  For Our Community - Rev. Jess Shine
+ song "Kind and Generous" sung by Kevin Mullane

11/12/2023 - A Season of Thankfulness: For Our Planet - Rev. Jess Shine
+ song "The Sacred In My Life" sung by Alissa Wallace

11/05/2023 - A Season of Thankfulness: For Who Has Gone Before Us - Rev. Jess Shine
+ song "What a Wonderful World" sung by Kevin Mullane

10/29/2023 - A Higher Love - Rev. Jess Shine
+ song "We Can Work It Out" sung by Kevin Mullane

10/22/2023 - Transitions -  Rev. Jess Shine
+ song "Little Blue" sung by Zuhri Betts

10/15/2023 - Being Right or Being in Relationship - Rev. Jess Shine
+ song "L'Dor Vador" sung by Juliana Postrel

10/08/2023 - Reset the Pace - Rev. Jess Shine
​+ song "Rise Up" sung by Zuhri Betts

10/01/2023 - Authority and Adaptability - Rev. Jess Shine
+ song "Love Me Still" sung by Zee Hubbard​

Listen to audio recordings of the Sunday messages​​

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09-24-2023 - Now is the Time -- Revs. Ann and Bill Eichhorn
+ song "Secret o' Life" sung by Kevin Mullane

09-17-2023 - Turn Aside, Take Off Your Shoes - Rev. Bill Eichhorn
​+ song "Anthem" sung by Zuhri Betts

09-10-2023 - How Do You Know What's True? - Rev.  Ann Eichhorn
+ song "The Truth Will Set You Free" sung by Kevin Mullane
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09-03-2023 - Yes, But or Can You Imagine? - Rev. Bill Eichhorn
+ song "Yes Means Yes" sung by Cooper Burdick

08-27-2023 - untitled message from Rev. Jess Shine
​+ song "And So It Is" sung by Tony Cavallero

08-20-2023 - So, Whatcha Gonna Do? - Rev. Ann Eichhorn
​+ song "That's What Friends Are For" sung by Gabby Winnett

08-13-2023 - Members present their original poems. No sermon per se.
​+ song "Shower the People" sung by Cooper Burdick

08-06-23 - Face to Face - Rev. Dr. Celestine Fields
+ song "The Man in the Mirror" sung by Zuhri Betts

07-30-23 - A Few Good People - Rev. Cheryl Denise Ward
+ song "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free" sung by Zuhri Betts

07-23-23- Living in Paradox - Rev. Lynn Odham Robinett
​+ song "Planting Seeds" sung by Liam Monaghan

07-16-23 - Stillness - A Door Into the Temple - Rev. Elizabeth River
​+ song "Be Still" sung by Cooper Burdick

07-09-23 - Message from Rev. Janie Spahr
​+ song "The Joke" sung by Gabby Winnett

07-02-23 - Due to techinical difficulties,  
​there is no audio recording of today's service. We apologize.

06-25-23 - Being Present. Loving Life. - Rev. Elizabeth River
+ song "If You're Out There" sung by Cooper Burdick

06-18-23 - Backs Against the Wall -  David Long
​+ song "In the Stillness" sung by Carl Oser

06-11-23 - Loving the Forgotten - Rev. Charlotte Cramer
+ song "Easy to Be Hard" sung by Lily Bogus

06-04-23 - Enduring, Daily Interfaith Cooperation - Sally Mahe
​+ song "Why Shouldn't We?" sung by Sofia Storey

05-28-23 (Pentecost):  A Joyful Noise - Rev. Ann Eichhorn
​+ song "Teach Me to Fly" sung by Zuhri Betts

View or download pdfs of the Sunday messages​

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September 24, 2023: Ah, It's Time -- Revs. Bill & Ann Eichhorn

​September 17, 2023:  Turn Aside, Take Off Your Shoes - Rev. Bill Eichhorn

September 10, 2023:  How Do You Know What's True? - Rev. Ann Eichhorn

September 3, 2023:  Yes, But or Can You Imagine? - Rev. Bill Eichhorn

August 27, 2023:  There is no pdf of the message today, as our ministerial candidate Jess Shine delivered the message, and they don't prepare written messages (they deliver them using just notes). When Jess begins their ministry with us on October 1st, from that time forward there will be no pdfs of the minister's message, and we will refer you to the Sunday video on the Home page or the audio recordings on this page.

August 20, 2023:  So, Whatcha Gonna Do? - Rev. Ann Eichhorn

August 13, 2023:  There is no pdf of the message today, as members read their original poetry in lieu of a minister's message. Please enjoy the audio recording of the service.

August 6, 2023, 8:30 a.m. service: Discussion on personal prayer -- Rev. Elizabeth River.​

August 6, 2023, 10:00 a.m. service:  Face to Face -- Rev. Dr. Celestine Fields

July 30, 2023:  A Few Good People -- Rev. Cheryl Denise Ward

July 23, 2023:  Living in Paradox -- Rev. Lynn Odham Robinett

July 16, 2023:  Stillness - A Door Into the Temple -- Rev. Elizabeth River

July 9, 2023. There is no pdf  today. Rev. Spahr delivered her message extemporaneously.  A video recording of her message is available on the Home page and the Sunday Video and Readings page, and the audio recording is on this page.

July 2, 2023:  Welcome to Lydia's House -- Rev. Rogers Carrington

June 25, 2023:  Being Present. Loving Life -- Rev. Elizabeth River

June 18, 2023:  Backs Against the Wall -- David Long

June 11, 2023:  Loving the Forgotten -- Rev. Charlotte Cramer

​June 4, 2023:  Enduring, Daily Interfaith Cooperation -- Sally Mahe

​May 28, 2023:  A Joyful Noise -- Rev. Ann Eichhorn

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