Video of Recent Sermons

"An Inescapable Network of Mutuality" - Rev. Katie McQuage-Loukas - The most dangerous thing about troubled times is the cultural narrative that we are all alone, independent and self-reliant. Inreality, we are so bound up in one another that it is difficult to see where we end and others begin. We are always part of the greater web of life, and this reality calls us into mutuality and solidarity. We must commit to one another,to ensure that no one is left behind.

"The Power of Our Story" - Rev. Katie McQuage-Loukas - Each of us has stories of who we are. We have our own personal narratives, the family sagas, and the many histories of the place and communities we touch. While we are shaped by the stories that surround us, we also have the power to shape the story, taking control of what our lives meaneven amid events we cannot control.

"Unitarian Universalism In A Few Nutshells" - Alok Kalia - Under the arc of its values, Unitarian Universalism offers encouragement and latitude for developing a personal theology. Ever since his introduction to Unitarian Universalism, Alok has enthusiastically tried to decipher the lessons our religion holds for him. Each time he felt that he had extracted a nugget of personal wisdom, Alok would explain his reasoning and conclusions from the pulpit. He delivered the first of these talks in 1998 and the latest (but probably not the last!) in 2019. In this retrospective, Dr. Kalia explores these talks to understand his own evolution as a UU. Alok Kalia, MD is a retired faculty from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. He is a long-time member of the Bay Area Unitarian Universalist Church. Alok’s beliefs come from Hinduism, and he puts them into practice as a Unitarian Universalist.

"Woven in a Single Garment of Destiny" The liturgist for this service, Rev. Erika Hewitt, UUA Minister of Worship Arts, coordinated a wide range of worship and music leaders for you to enjoy—including original songs composed just for this service. We’re all connected: an interdependent whole. Therefore, says Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray, “covenant is our religious response to our fundamental interdependence.” We make promises about how to be together, and how to be in the world. We also fall short of honoring those promises, inviting us to repair and strengthen the strands of community. The choice to mend broken strands of the web is an act of faithfulness.

7:00pm Christmas Eve Service - Rev. Katie McQuage-Loukas - There is one constant through the entire Christian story -Jesus’ mother, Mary. She is rarely the center of the narrative, but she is the prophetess and interpreter of events - and it is she who raises a revolutionary child. This year let us ponder her perspective on the Christmas narrative.

5:30pm Christmas Even Service - Rev. Katie McQuage-Loukas - There is one constant through the entire Christian story -Jesus’ mother, Mary. She is rarely the center of the narrative, but she is the prophetess and interpreter of events - and it is she who raises a revolutionary child. This year let us ponder her perspective on the Christmas narrative.