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“A Story That Wows” Nativity Pageant"
A Rev. Megan Visser and Religious Exploration
12/14/2025
The Christmas season rolls in with a service that features all our children (and the young-at-heart) donning stunningly artistic headdresses to enact the “embellished over the ages” story of the birth of baby Jesus. The story is fanciful—yes, parts from the Luke version and parts from the Matthew version—but with a camel, a horse, a goat, and even mice! Caesar roars, angels explain, shepherds argue, and the wise ones bring the party!
“There is Hope in Numbers"
Nicole Pacent-Lindquist
12/07/2025
For a great many of us, 2025 has been a particularly destabilizing year. From the fires that devastated our city, to the flood of authoritarian policies out of DC, to the seismic implications of the rise of AI, we've been subject to an onslaught of news that has too often left us feeling alienated and hopeless. As we near the end of this profoundly challenging year, and begin to ready ourselves for the year to come, we will reframe hope not as an unstable individual feeling, but as an unshakable fact of community.
“Gratitude: An Extra Helping"
Alexis Rodriguez
11/30/2025
As we finish our month-long exploration of the concept of gratitude on this fifth Sunday, we'll look at different ways to find gratitude, conventional and unconventional, and consider how gratitude shouldn't just be reserved for the obvious blessings in our life.
“Is Gratitude a Priority in Our Lives?”
Rev. Jo Green, Guest Minister
11/23/2025
In times of stress what are those habits we choose to help us cope? Do we naturally turn towards negative thoughts as we are in that space, or do we counteract our stress by looking at the positive? What are those things we are grateful for that we sometimes forget or don't even notice? This morning, let's focus on those parts of our lives that we can truly be grateful for and truly celebrate Thanksgiving.
“We are the Gratitude People”
Rev. Anne Felton Hines
11/16/2025
Is it possible – or even wise? – to believe the world is wonderful, given all the tragedies and terror confronting us today? Is it possible to listen to — or even sing — Louis Armstrong’s joyful song during these times? Let’s come together and see if we can't allow ourselves some joy and fun, in spite of it all.
“We are the Gratitude People”
Rev. Matt Alspaugh
11/9/2025
"We Are the Gratitude People" is a sermon first delivered by Rev. Matt Alspaugh at the Lake Chapala Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. The talk centers on the idea of gratitude as a spiritual practice. It may be influenced by theologian Galen Guengerich's view of UUs as "the gratitude people.” According to Guengerich, gratitude connects us to our past and shows us our duty to the future.
"Learning Gratitudiology"
Harlow Robinson
11/2/2025
Harlow’s sermon examines the concept of gratitude, and how we can nurture—and keep—grateful feelings no matter what the circumstances of our lives. What he calls “graditudiology” is a method that can be learned and deepened with practice. Most important is the idea that “gratitude is an attitude,” a conscious choice we can make about how we lead our daily lives and our relationships with others.
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