Sermons Unitarian Society of HartfordNourishing SpiritSunday WorshipSermons Use this link for Vimeo recordings to see recent USH services. Archive of older USH services: On Change: Resistance is Futile – Rev. Aaron Payson text 3/26/23 video part 1 video part 2 Through Each Other’s Eyes – Margaret Leicach 3/19/23 video link Religious But Not Spiritual – Rev. Steven Kendrick 3/12/23 video link Standing on the Shoulders of Those Who Came Before – David Newton 3/5/23 video link Love Will Guide Us – Sally Rogers 2/26/23 video link From Crowd to Community – Rev. Al Johnson 2/19/23 video link Textured – Rev. Jan Carlsson-Bull 2/12/23 video link Reproductive Justice: It Matters to Unitarian Universalists – Judy Sullivan, Dana Donovan, and Louise Harmon 2/5/23 video link Peace is Every Step – Fred Louis 1/29/23 video link I’m in Charge of Celebrations – Martha Bradley 1/22/23 video link The World House: King’s “House or Community?”- Rev. Steven Kendrick 1/15/23 Mary Oliver in Relationship – Judy Robbins 1/8/23 video link In the New Year: Forgiveness – Sue Smolski 1/1/22 text video link A UUA Christmas: So Many Gifts…-Ron Friedman 12/25/22 text video part 1 video part 2 My UU Jesus (service) Rick Tsukada & Carol Simpson 12/18/22 text video link “The Courage to Hope” Sermon Notes – Rev. Aaron Payson 11/27/22 Courage to Hope – Rev. Aaron Payson 11/27/22 video Gratitude – Diane Cadrain 11/20/22 The Secret Spiritual Lives of UUs – Judy Robbins 11/13/22 The Coins Are In the Air: A Forum on Decision Making – Judy Robbins – 11/6/2022 A Little Daring – Stephen Kendrick – 10/30/2022 What Shared Ministry Means to Me – Josh Pawelek – 10/23/2022 Recovery and Discovery of Us(H) – Rick Tsukada 10/16/22 In Their Own Words: Lucy Stone and Olympia Brown – Carol Simpson and Susan Barlow – 10/9/2022 To Seek the Truth in Love – Judy Robbins – 10/2/2022 Shanah Tovah – Rev. Dr. Jan Carlsonn-Bull – 9/25/2022 There’s an Elephant in the Church…Ah…What’s An Elephant? – Rick Tsukada – 9/18/2022 In Gathering 2022: Love in Action – Eve Pech 9/11/2022 Music in My Mother’s Home – Fred Louis – 9/4/2022 It’s Okay to be Not Okay – Carol Simpson 8/28/22 Receiving Generously – Rev. Erica Baron 8/14/22 When the Rubber Hits the Road – Kate Byroade 7/10/2022 Let Freedom Ring – Judy Robbins 7/3/22 Father’s Day – “A Letter to My Children and Yours” Rev. Aaron Payson 6/19/2022 Across the Gap: Learning At All Ages, For All Ages – Witzler, Bengtson, Heyman, Smolski 6/12/2022 Intergenerational Flower Communion – Rev. Dr. Jan Carlsson-Bull – 6/5/2022 A Memorial Day Service: Remembering Peace – Rick Tsukada – 5/29/2022 In The Beginning: Let There Be Music… and the Music Is Good – Rick Tsukada – 5/22/2022 The Shared Ministry of Listening – Rev. Jan Carlsson-Bull – 5/15/2022 Celebrating Mothers, Mamas, and Mothering – Sue Smolski – 5/8/2022 The Big Bang . . . Whence Our Inner Starlight – Laurie Kelliher – 5/1/2022 Simply Pray – Rev. Kimberly Bebus – 4/24/2022 Easter Sunday Celebration – Rick Tsukada – 4/17/2022 A Spiritual Sampler – Sue Smolski – 4/10/2022 Eco-Spirituality – Judy Robbins – 4/3/2022 Blessed are the Survivors Rev. Payson 3/27/2022 Holy Presence 3/20/2022 Rev. David Horst The Greatest Common Denominator 2/20/2022 Rev. Friederike “Rika” Kaufel Resilience and Unexpected Gifts 1/2/2022 Sue Smolski Farewell to Intern Minister Diane Daniels Music Sunday 12/12/2021 Hope or Fear – Which Will You Invite In? 11/28/2021 Diane Daniels The Goodbye Season 10/17/202 Diane Daniels Summer 2021 Sermons led by USH members: Laurie Kelliher “You Can(‘t) Go Home Again”: 09.05.2021 Unitarian Society of Hartford Worship Rob Spector and Terry Cummings “Happiness in the Midst of Chaos”: 08.29.2021 Unitarian Society of Hartford Worship Margaret Leicach and Sue Smolski “Making Peace With the Pandemic”: 08.22.2021 Unitarian Society of Hartford Worship Judy Robbins “At The Threshold” 8/15/2021 The Artists’ Way, Reflections on “The Gift of a Year”: 08.08.2021 Unitarian Society of Hartford Worship Lisa Galinski “Crossing the Edge”: 08.01.2021 Unitarian Society of Hartford Worship JohnBengtson, “Having Difficult Conversations”: 07.25.2021 Unitarian Society of Hartford Worship Rick Tsukada, “A Requiem: We are Sorrow, We are Beauty, We are Love” Judy Robbins, “A Summer Day with Poet Mary Oliver”: 07.11.2021 Unitarian Society of Hartford Worship 2020-21 “Roses in Concrete” Sandhya Rani Jha 06.20.2021 Unitarian Society of Hartford Worship “Celebrating the Bridging of Our Youth”: 06.13.2021 Unitarian Society of Hartford Worship “Bear Witness: Save Lives”: 05.23.2021 Unitarian Society of Hartford Worship Spring and Summer 2020 “Conscience of Justice; Power of Community” Doris Maldonado – 08.02.2020 Unitarian Society of Hartford Worship “Siblings in a UU Community” Miriam Byroade and Sarah Krippenstapel – 07.26.2020 Unitarian Society of Hartford Worship “Community: A View from Two Generations” Carol Simpson and Tara Cote – 07.19.2020 Unitarian Society of Hartford Worship “Lessons on Justice and Care from Taking the Bus” Rev, Sunshine Wolfe – 05.31.2020 Unitarian Society of Hartford Worship “Just Show Up!” Youth Service – 4.26.20. Unitarian Society of Hartford Worship 2018 Self-Compassion: May Your Fountain Be Full to Overflowing by: Marye Gail Harrison, Lay Leaderdate: August 19th, 2018 A Transcendentalism for Today by: Judy Robbins, Lay Leaderdate: July 29th, 2018 The Art of Maintaining A Loving Focus by: John Bengston, Lay Leaderdate: July 1st, 2018 2017 The Red Cup by: Sam Moffettdate: December 10th, 2017 Continuing Search for Truth and Meaning by: Sue Smolskidate: September 3rd, 2017 The Illusion of Certainty by: Rev. Dr. Jan Carlsson-Bulldate: March 12th, 2017 Commitment, Courage and Resistance: Making Real the Promises of Democracy by: What Matters with Janee Woodsdate: January 15th, 2017 So, What Next? by: Sue Smolskidate: January 1st, 2017 2016 Revering Mother Nature by: Marye Gail Harrisondate: July 24th, 2016 2015 Being in Transition by: Sue Smolskidate: September 6th, 2015 How Does Our Spiritual Garden Grow? by: Marye Gail Harrisondate: July 19th, 2015 Changing Our Minds by: Marye Gail Harrisondate: February 1st, 2015