The UU Church-Rockford, IL

Dancing with the Infinite

Dancing with the Infinite

The Rev. Suzelle Lynch

Psychoanalyst Carl Jung wrote, “The decisive question for man is:  Is he related to the infinite or not? That is the telling question of his life.” We engage the beauty and the utility of mystery this morning as we imagine what dancing with the infinite has to offer us.

It Matters Most What We Love

It Matters What We Love

The Rev. Sean Dennison

Join us as Sean explores Love as something deeper and stronger than just a feeling, a romantic ideal, or a vague overall goal. He’ll weave in Dr. King’s legacy and insistence that Love needs not only be active and strong, it is the only thing strong enough to overcome hate.

A Space for Grace

January 13, 2013

A Space for Grace

Visiting Minister: The Rev. Dr. Dave Owen-O'Quill

The Rev. Dr. David Owen-O'Quill (more frequently referred to as Pastor Dave) has for the past 10 years dedicated his ministry to reaching the emerging un-churched population who are generally underserved by Unitarian Universalism. He has served in a diverse array of congregational settings including traditional, contemporary, and emergent. Whether pastoring to established churches, consulting with congregations about their future, or through his church-planting ministries, Pastor Dave brings a strong sense of mission, as well as powerful testimony to the spiritually transforming power of the Universalist gospel.

Thankful

Thankful

The Rev. Dr. Matthew Johnson-Doyle

Reflections on the practice of gratitude and the possibilities for joy in our lives.

Making Democracy Work II

Making Democracy Work II

The Rev. Dr. Matthew Johnson-Doyle

We'll reflect on the results of the election and where we go from here.  What are the next steps, locally, statewide, and nationally, to make our democracy stronger?  How can we honor Veterans Day, and honor our hopes and dreams for our lives, through civic life?

Making Democracy Work I

Before the election, part I of reflections on our broken democracy and how to fix it. How can we learn to actually understand each other and cooperate even when we disagree?

Samhain

We celebrate the lifting of veil between the worlds, as marked in ancient Celtic and contemporary pagan practice.  In particular, this year, we explore the mysteries of birth and death.  Where do we come from?  Where do we go?

Feast and Famine

How can some have so much food and some have so little?  What are the true causes of famine and food insecurity?  How can we transform, spiritually and materially, the way we think about and do “food” so that more of the world has something good to eat.

Taking Hate Seriously

A sermon delivered by our Minster Emeritus, the Rev. Dave Weissbard.

Luck, Grace, and the 47%

We are having a relatively* sophisticated national conversation about taxes and economic policy, but under these points of view are deep theological assumptions, which we are not talking about.  Reflections on earned and unearned grace, the prosperity gospel, makers and takers, individualism and community, and who, really, built that.  (*Relatively compared to our usual conversations, which are pretty shallow.  It's a low bar.)