Sunday Mornings at Cedars
Audio recordings of our Sunday Services. Cedars Unitarian Universalist Church is a liberal religious congregation serving Bainbridge Island and Northern Kitsap County. We are a member of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). We have been recognized as a Welcoming Congregation in support of the LGBTQ community and as a Green Sanctuary for our commitment to a more sustainable environment.
Episodes
Kathryn LaFond, Guest Speaker
Nancy Philip, Worship Associate
Given what we are facing on a collective level in the USA, I find it helpful to explore what sustained the religious freedom fighters of our past. Dorothy Day said, “The greatest challenge of the day is how to bring about a revolution of the heart…” Frederick Douglas reminded us, “Power concedes nothing without demand." What are our hearts demanding?
Kathryn La...
Rev. Margo Rinehart, Cedars Minister
Tyler Weaver, Worship Associate
We often hear the expression, "It's on my bucket list!" referring to the rush to see and do the things of our deepest desires before our life runs out. What if we created these pilgrimages and life experiences now rather than putting them off for our last years? Come and explore how to build your list for the here and now.
Rev. Margo Rinehart, Cedars Minister
Johanna Munson, Worship Associate
This service explores the religious and spiritual beliefs of Albert Einstein and his beliefs about the relationship between science and religion. In Einstein's own words, "I am not an atheist...I believe in Spinoza's God who reveals himself in the orderly harmony of what exists, not in a God who concerns himself with the fates and actions of human bei...
Rev. Barbara Gilday, Guest Minister
Mike Cox, Worship Associate
When life catches us off guard, how do we respond - in families, in communities, in our country? What can we learn from deaths in two families, from a city devastated by earthquakes, and from our current political environment? How can communication, planning, and community action make a difference in our states of mind and long-term outcomes? How we live our principl...
Rev. Dr. Barbara Wells ten Hove & Rev. Jaco B. ten Hove, Guest Ministers
Jenny Weaver, Worship Associate
These last few years have been tough on everyone. Is it possible that kindness might bring healing and hope to our world? And does the universe even care?
Barbara Wells ten Hove and Jaco ten Hove, Emeritus Ministers of Cedars, are back among us for the first time since they retired in 2017 after 8.5 years as our Co-mini...
Grace Bonow, Guest Speaker
Nancy Philip, Worship Associate
Come and celebrate the Bridging of Grace, our graduating high school senior. Grace will describe how Unitarian Universalism shaped her journey from childhood to adult thinking and being.
Grace Bonow is a graduating senior and a young member of Cedars UU Church who will be speaking about her spiritual journey. She has a deep passion for the earth, astronomy, and her favorit...
Rev. Jennifer Alvair, Guest Minister
Gregory Cook, Worship Associate
Sometimes beauty has the power to shake up the status quo, re-examine our assumptions, and invite curiosity. Come join us as we learn to embrace the paradox of beauty, wonder and courage as wise companions on our spiritual journey.
Rev. Jennifer Alviar is a Unitarian Universalist minister, spiritual innovator and avid community builder. She cultivates positiv...
Kathryn LaFond, Guest Speaker
Nancy Philip, Worship Associate
When fear tries to drive the bus of our lives, how do we remain loving? We live in a world increasingly hostile to those fighting for liberation, fighting for freedom from harm. The gifts in this moment may be that we are forced to learn how to center, ground, nourish, and focus.
Kathryn LaFond, Intuitive Energy Healer/Health Coach, Author and Wise Woman Herbalist, ...
Gregory Cook. Guest Speaker
Nancy Philip, Worship Associate
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson said “The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you." While this is certainly true, we (collectively, all of humanity) have learned how to describe and predict many things. From Johannes Kepler's observation that celestial bodies travel in elliptical orbits to the complex differential equations of Quantum Electrodyna...
Rev. Kari Kopnic. Guest Minister
Jenny Weaver, Worship Associate
When you care deeply, whether for others, your community, or the world, it’s easy to overlook your own well-being. Come and explore how self-compassion is not a luxury, but a vital practice for those engaged in caregiving and justice work. Drawing on the insights of Kristin Neff, Tricia Hersey, and Israa Nasir, we’ll reflect on how to cultivate inner resilience and ...
Rev. Margo Rinehart, Cedars Minister
Gregory Cook, Worship Associate
Come and explore the interrelationships of generosity, joy and service as we try to live lives of integrity and purpose. This sermon will also make mention of the Cedars pledge drive! Rabindranath Tagore inspires us with his poem: "I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and, behold, service was joy."
Rev. Margo Rinehart, Cedars Minister
Johanna Munson, Worship Associate
This sermon is a kick-off for all the learning and visioning we will be doing together in the months to come. Let us work together in building a co-ministry of support, beauty, and restoration. John O'Donohue says, "We each possess an imagination. Everyone, whether they like it or not, is involved in the construction of the world."
Reverend Margo Rinehart is now o...
Rev. Barbara Cornell, Guest Minister
Nancy Philip, Worship Associate
Hope is tricky, especially when things are going wrong. Does it mean hoping for a cure, or turning this disaster around, or what exactly? In this sermon, we'll consider the changing nature of hope and explore our options for getting through these uncertain times.
Rev. Barbara Cornell was in an About Your Sexuality class when she was a senior in high school. From 1993...
Rev. Bruce Bode, Guest Minister
Gregory Cook, Worship Associate
An exploration of why “everyday depression” comes to us, what it intends, and what
meaning it may hold for us.
Bruce A. Bode is Minister Emeritus at the Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (QUUF) in Port Townsend, from which he retired in 2018 as the Senior Minister after serving the congregation for fourteen years (2004-2018).
Rev. Rose Edington & Rev. Mel Hoover, Guest Ministers
Jenny Weaver, Worship Associate
Springtime and gardening go together and have us imagining Beloved Community as a garden. Imagine the soil of Beloved Community as the ground of being that nurtures Unitarian Universalism. What do we want to cultivate? How do we handle the weeds? Will everyone be welcome? Camille Dungy's book "Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Gar...
Rev. April Frazier, Guest Minister
Johanna Munson, Worship Associate
Moral injury is a human condition, suffered as a part of living in a world where we, others, and the earth are harmed by actions or the failure to act. How do we integrate these experiences to be able to continue to live when everywhere we look there are more reasons to cry in agony, scream in anger, or perhaps become numb? Let's talk about what keeps us going, ...
Rev. Kate Lore, Guest Minister
Nancy Philip, Worship Associate
We ALL face challenging changes and losses in our lives—whether it be a change in our health, the loss of a loved one, or the evaporation of a dream. And every time we face such changes, we are offered a powerful spiritual choice.
Rev. Kate Lore is a Unitarian Universalist minister known for her work in social justice and community ministry. She has served in various r...
Speaker: Jennifer J. Wilhoit, Ph.D.
Worship Associate: Mike Cox
This talk will focus on the potent inner/outer landscape: the intersection between who we feel we are internally and how we behave in the world. As areas of confluence in the natural world, ecotones are especially rich in biodiversity. Viewing ecotones as a concept, we can begin to apply their value in human contexts – in particular, to guide us in how we conceive of our...
Rev. Carol McKinley - Guest Minister
Gregory Cook - Worship Associate
The architect, philosopher and futurist R. Buckminster Fuller wrote, “We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims.” In our changing world, that call has become increasingly urgent: when we hear it, how can we respond in ways that help create the future we hope to see?
The Reverend Carol McKinley, now retired, lives in Olympia and is an affiliated c...
Aman Fatima, Guest Speaker
Nancy Philip, Worship Associate
What is it like being a teenage Pakistani Muslim in America? Hear from exchange student, Aman Fatima, as she shares her Muslim faith and the differences between life in Karachi and Poulsbo, Washington.
Aman Fatima is a 15-year-old exchange student from Karachi, Pakistan. She attends West Sound Academy in Poulsbo.
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