The SUUF Podcast

Telling Our Stories

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.

Living with Our Chosen Family

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.

MV Library Foundation

November 26, 2023

Jennifer Pitner

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

Call & Response

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.

Cosmic Time in the Middle of Nowhere

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.

Wise Caregiving

October 22, 2023

Jonathan Prescott

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

The Realities of the Palestinian Conflict

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.

Sacred Laughter and Awe

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.

One Family, One Message

October 1, 2023

Jay Bowen

Jay Bowen is a poet, steel sculptor, glass blower, fine-gold jeweler, and fine-art oil painter. Jay was born and raised in the Skagit Valley in a traditional Upper Skagit family. He attended Western Washington University, the Institute of American Indian Arts, and Rhode Island School of design.

Save Our Wild Salmon

September 24, 2023

Joseph Bogaard

We will review the crucial importance of salmon and their worrisome plight in order to appreciate what an urgent opportunity we have to open the Snake River, a project to which SUUF has been lending its voice over the last year. Bring your questions; this will be a participatory service.

Save Our wild Salmon is a diverse, nationwide coalition working together to restore wild salmon and steelhead to the rivers, streams and marine waters of the Pacific Northwest for the benefit of our region's ecology, economy and culture.