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
Mary Lou Sanelli, Guest Speaker
Johanna Munson, Worship Associate
Sanelli discusses her life and work as a writer. "Sanelli's writing is a fine mixture of literary nonfiction and memoir that often, and honestly, examines the act of writing itself." -The Stranger, Seattle.
Mary Lou Sanelli is the author of fourteen titles of nonfiction, fiction, memoir, poetry, and a children's title. Her newest, In So Many Wo...
Rev. Barbara Cornell, Guest Minister
Nancy Philip, Worship Associate
The common understanding of mistakes is we'd rather not make them or that we are wrong or bad when we make them. How we respond after making a mistake is the story of our lives. Let's think about this together.
Rev. Barbara Cornell has been a hospital chaplain for 15 years. She and her husband Dane are proud parents of two adult children, Katie and Wi...
Rev. Jennifer Alviar, Guest Minister
Johanna Munson, Worship Associate
In our global society of multiple faith traditions and diverse spiritual practices, what does the word “faith” really mean? Does one have to accept a particular belief system in order to belong to a community of faith? Or could we revision faith as a vibrant way of life that keeps us morally grounded, yet also open and adaptable to the changing world around us...
Rev. Barry Andrews, Guest Minister
Gregory Cook, Worship Associate
As another Labor Day approaches, America’s workers are anxious about their future. Government firings, robots and A.I. replacing humans, paychecks not keeping up with the cost of food and rents, these leave workers feeling unappreciated as well as pessimistic. Let’s reflect on the virtues of work and the role it plays in the cultivation of the soul.
Rev. Dr. Ba...
Rev. Margo Rinehart, Cedars Minister
Nancy Philip, Worship Associate
Come and discern what it means for us to protest and otherwise speak out during these politically challenging times. Learn to increase your inner strength by practicing freedom, together.
Reverend Margo Rinehart is our minister at Cedars UU Congregation. She has been a Kitsap County resident for over 20 years before recently finishing a ministry in Bozeman, M...
Rev. Kate Lore, Guest Minister
Johanna Munson, Worship Associate
We are living in the pause between stories. The familiar expectations no longer hold. The new ones are not yet formed. This is the threshold: not a place of clarity, but of courage.
Kate Lore is a recently retired UU minister who currently lives in Battle Ground, WA. Prior to that, she served as the Senior Minister at the Port Townsend congregation and as the Soc...
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).
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