Sermons

“True Believers” Rev. Eric Kaminetzky 
Music by Adult Choir
Services at 9:15 and 11:00 a.m.

“Part of Our Tribe? UUs and the Military” Raz Mason 
Music by Joyful Noise
Services at 9:15 and 11:00 a.m.

“Our House is a Very Fine House” Layne Richard-Hammock 
Music by Adult and Youth Choirs
Services at 9:15 and 11:00 a.m.

“Promises Along the Way” Rev. Eric Kaminetzky 
Pledge and eat chocolate!
Music by Adult and Youth Choirs
Services at 9:15 and 11:00 a.m.

“Creating Nothing” Rev. Eric Kaminetzky 
Music David Frank
Services at 9:15 and 11:00 a.m.

“At the Heart of Islam” Imam Abdullah Polovina  Listen  

“Banking on Irreplaceability” Rev. Eric Kaminetzky  Listen  
Music by Adult and Youth Choirs
Services at 9:15 and 11:00 a.m.

“MLK Jr. - Two Eulogies and the Call to Avocation” Rev. Eric Kaminetzky  Listen  

“It's Your House” Rev. Eric Kaminetzky  Listen  

“The Theology of Possibility” April Cook, EUUC Member  Listen  

“Christmas Day Hot Chocolate Communion” Rev. Eric Kaminetzky  Listen  

“Christmas Eve Candlelight Service” Rev. Eric Kaminetzky  Listen  
A regift.

“Holiday Music Service” Wil Sederholm, Music Director 
Music by Adult and Youth Choirs, Joyful Noise, Fa-La Sisterhood, EUUC Staff and Tomoko Maki

“Finishing Well” Rev. Eric Kaminetzky  Listen  

“Answer Nepal” Eric Canfield, Answer.org  Listen  

“Laughter” Marilyn Grey  Listen  

“To Thine Own Self Be True” Rev. Eric Kaminetzky  Listen  

“Pledging Allegiance” Rev. Eric Kaminetzky  Listen  

No Services. We had the Northwest Artists Holiday Show.

“Day of the Dead” Layne Richard-Hammock, DLRE  Listen  

“Demonstrate The Place Of My Abode” Lisa Koch (musician/comedian)  Listen   Video
A special program of music and storytelling.

“In the Fall” Rev. Eric Kaminetzky  Listen  

“Spiritual and Moral Effects of War” Rev. Peg Morgan  Listen  

“Paying It Forward” Rev. Eric Kaminetzky  Listen  

“Single in a Married World” Rev. Amanda Aikman  Listen  
“Reflecting on the over two hundred weddings at which I have officiated, I hope I have learned something about love, marriage, and the vast array of alternatives—including the choice of many to remain single. An invitation for all of us—married, partnered, happily single, or . . . prowling around . . . to celebrate and honor one another's status.”

“What Open Eyes Can See” Rev. Eric Kaminetzky  Listen  

“To Be and To Do” Rev. Eric Kaminetzky  Listen  
Ingathering service.

“Unitarian Universalists Reaching Out” Linda McKim-Bell, UU Service Committee  Listen   Read
A different view of Haitian relief efforts.

“Gaia, Mother Earth and the Oneness of Everything” Jim Scott, professional UU musician  Listen  

“Ease and Dis-ease” Rev. Eric Kaminetzky  Listen  

“The Interconnected Web of All Existence” Rachel and Nick Maxwell  Listen  

“As Seasons Change” Lucia Wyss, Eric Kaminetzky and Marilyn Warner  Listen  

“The Meaning of Mission” Eric Kaminetzky  Listen  

“Nostalgia for the Future–Rethinking Today’s Society” Dr. Stephen Bezruchka, UW Faculty Emeritus  Listen   Read

“Angels Near and Far” Eric Kaminetzky  Listen  

“Progress in Tanzania, Hope in the Face of Adversity” Judi McAlpine, Kikwe Village JUAf Foundation  Listen  

“The Spiritual Message of the Wizard of Oz” Eric O’del, The Amazing Grace Spiritual Center  Listen  
An entertaining and insightful exploration of Dorothy's journey to Oz and return to Kansas.

“Renaissance Man” Rev. Judith Laxer from Gaia’s Temple  Listen  
Celebrating Summer Solstice and the Devine Masculine

“Our Road Ahead” Eric Kaminetzky  Listen  
Where we are headed together as a congregation.

“Gratitude and Global Awareness Through Music” Wil Sederhom, Music Director 
Music by Adult and Youth Choirs, Joyful Noise, EUUC Drum Circle, Fa-La Sisterhood, Ellin Snow and Tomoko Maki.

“Returning From Exile” Linda Ashley, UU student in the Masters of Divinity 

“Bridging” Eric Kaminetzky and the High School Youth Group 
Seniors are honored as they go out into the world.

“Slow Down. Let the Good Things Catch Up to You.” Eric Kaminetzky and Don Snow  Listen  
Reflections on taking time to appreciate life.

“Original Blessings.” Eric Kaminetzky   Listen  
We are not born irreparably flawed. We are, however born inescapably accountable.

“Immigration – Who Are We Willing To Become?” Eric Kaminetzky  Listen  
Universality of the struggle against oppression.

“Easter – Reclaiming Life” Rev. Eric Kaminetzky and Layne Richard-Hammock  Listen  

“Earth Day – A Renaissance”” Eric Kaminetzky and the Social Justice Groups   Listen  

“We Each Come to Pass, Not to Stay” Rev. Dr. Roger Kuhrt  
Thoughts on the limits of a lifetime.

“Nascence - A Coming Into Being” Eric Kaminetzky   Listen  

“Building Hope through Relationships” Iraqi Student Project   Listen  
Iraqi students share their stories and poetry.

“Kyrie Eleison” Rev. Marian Stewart   Listen  
Mercy and compassion.

“Make It Look Easy” Dr. Leon Dunkley and Rev. Hank Peirce   Listen  
Growing up with Eric.

“Setting the Bar” Eric Kaminetzky   Listen  
Sin from a Unitarian Universalist perspective.

“Praying As If It Matters” Eric Kaminetzky   Listen  
Looking inward.

“Faith: A Forbidden Fruit?” Layne Richard-Hammock  Listen  
Fostering an Interdependent Theological Heart.

“4G—The View From The Beginning” Eric Kaminetzky   Listen  
An inspiring sermon for Canvass and Chocolate Sunday.

“How I Lost My Body and Found My Soul” Eric Kaminetzky   Listen  
Life lived as a spiral.

“The Voice of EUUC Youth on GLBT Issues” Senior High Youth Group 
Our Youth will be presenting services with their usual enthusiasm. Come view the world through young eyes.

“Growing Roses in the Rough Patches” Rachel Long   Listen  
The world is marked by suffering. What do we do with our pain? How can we transform our misfortune into something meaningful?

“Seeing Things as They Are, and as They Aren't” Eric Kaminetzky   Listen  

“How Good Can it Get Around Here?” Eric Kaminetzky   Listen  

“Happy New End of the World as We Know It” Raz Mason, Ministerial Candidate   Listen  
Eric was back East in the snow, so we had a guest speaker.

“Last Licks” Eric Kaminetzky   Listen  
2010 is wrapping up. We tie a theological bow on it.

“Christmas Eve Services” Eric Kaminetzky  
For Christmas Eve, Eric read a story or two for us at both services. In addition, there were harps, harpsichords, carols, readings, and candles. Both services were quiet, warm, and joyful.

“Music Service” Wil Sederholm  
Revel in vocal and instrumental music as our Music Director, Wil Sederholm, and our community of musicians fill the air with joyful music of the season.

“Addictions, fall from grace; Redemption, True North” Terry Copeland, PhD   Listen  
The hero's journey for all of us is generally a fall from grace and a return home after redemption, but the world seems then different. Unfortunately for many of us, addictions of all type have brought us to our own unique fall from grace. All addictions seem to work the same way.

“Tikkun Olam” Eric Kaminetzky   Listen  
Hebrew for repairing the world.

“Giving Thanks, Being Happy” Eric Kaminetzky   Listen  
A Thanksgiving epilogue.

“Guests At Your Table” Eric Kaminetzky   Listen  
Bringing people along and bringing your values to the table.

“Gifts That Keep On Giving” Eric Kaminetzky   Listen  
Is there an end to love? Finitude versus the ongoing calling to be in relationship.

There will be no services this Sunday. Northwest Artists’ Holiday Show
Kick off your holiday shopping season by attending this popular fundraising event. 

“Day of the Dead – Celebrating Lives Lived,” Eric Kaminetzky   Listen  
Dia de los Muertos is a Mexican and Mexican-American holiday which focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died.  Music will be provided by Peter Renhard.

“Holding On To Your Worldview For Dear Life,” Eric Kaminetzky   Listen  
Stuckness around changing attitudes and lifestyles in favor of a liveable planet, and a celebration of the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office.  Music will be provided by Joyful Noise.