The SUUF Podcast

January 21, 2024

Revs. Hoover & Edington

Beloved Community! Can we dig in and create it? The two of us have been imagining Beloved Community using garden imagery, and invite you to do the same. Some of the questions that have been plowing through our brains include: What plants are essential in a garden of Beloved Community? What kind of plant am I in such a garden? Should there be space for a Rock Garden? Who tends the garden? Is it possible to treat weeds and invasives lovingly? Let your imagination dig into this topic and imagery. Everyone has something to contribute to Beloved Community. We’ll include time for community sharing. Let’s “dig it” together!

January 14, 2024

Rev. Barbara Gilday

January is a time we often do a restart in our lives and it’s MLK day tomorrow, and there are wars going on around the world and conflicts in our communities. But we have the opportunity to be the light catchers, the doers and reflectors of good deeds to create beauty, compassion, justice, kindness and courage in our own little parts of the world. We’ll look at 4 questions to help us do that – with a little nudge from Robert Fulghum – UU minister, philosopher, humorist and author. 

December 10, 2023

Jonathan Prescott

We all tell stories about what has happened to us, whether those events are good or bad. I’d like to tell the story of my recent illness and how it forced me to look deeply within to regain my happiness. I’d also like to talk about how we can use the stories of our lives to overcome self-centeredness and connect deeply with others.

December 3, 2023

Rev. Vincent Lachina

Each of us has a birth family or adopted family that forms our personal history and in many ways, determines who we are, what we look like, and how we behave. At the same time, each of us has also created a network of other non-family members whom we have chosen as friends, supporters, or loved ones. Often times, it is this Chosen Family that we rely on deeply as we make our life journey from childhood to old age. Who are our chosen family members? How are these chosen? What is their purpose? How does our chosen family compete with or complete our biological families? These are just a few of the questions we'll address as we look at our Chosen Family.

November 26, 2023

Jennifer Pitner

Jennifer talks in detail about the latest Mount Vernon Library projects.

November 12,2023

Matt Meyer

Some creation myths describe speech, the word, as the first creative act. But it seems more likely that music came first. Humanity may have created itself with singing and in turn, learning to listen.

Join us for a celebration of community and connection through song and rhythm.

Matt is a musician and worship leader who has led hundreds of services for UU congregations across the country. He has a degree in hand drumming and serves as Director of Community Life for Sanctuary Boston.

October 29, 2023

Joseph Bednarik

“You’re in the middle of nowhere,” the bartender said. Then a young farmer sat down, ordered a burger and a beer, and within minutes a conversation between strangers turned very deep. This Sunday we consider our various nowheres and the cosmic time we share within.

October 22, 2023

Jonathan Prescott

Wise caregiving: what it is and how it came to be.

October 15, 2023

Rev. Barbara Gilday

This service delves into the actual reasons behind the Hamas conflict with Israel. Barbara shows us how this dispute is not so black and white as it appears.

October 8, 2023

Speaker: Jamal Rahman

Sages tell us that on our mysterious life journey, it’s best to sell cleverness and buy bewilderment. God wants to see more playfulness and awe in our eyes. This is our greatest witness to Spirit.