Sermons-First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco 1st Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco

“Meditations on the Transformative Power of Street Ministry”
Sunday, May 26, 10:50 am, 2024

Join Rev. Charlotte as she reflects on her experiences as a street minister in Marin, the transformative power of connecting with our unhoused neighbors (and how it changed her life), and her new project helping communities create spaces of belonging for all people.

Rev. Charlotte Maitreya Cramer, Guest Minister; Sam King, Worship Associate; Linda Enger, Trustee; Shana Downs and Jill Rachuy Brindel, cellists; Akane Ota, Songleader; David Jones, pianist

Francisco Castellano, Camera; Jonathan Silk, Communications Director; Thomas Brown, Jose Matias Pineda, Francisco Castellanos, Sextons; Athena Papadakos, Flowers; Linda Messner, Head Usher

LIVESTREAM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJNKxaLfoiw

OOS:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Rd95x741OVQ6adN8QxdB93d4fPGT5Mf_/view?usp=sharing

PLAYLIST:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGWIRF9PinfzRiWswrTUQ2TLrdyDHXxa9

“The Fight to be Authentic, and Loved”
Sunday, May 19, 10:50 am, 2024

It is so central to want to be seen and loved for who we are, understood, if we can be so lucky. It is also the source of so much pain (and power) to make that journey in a world, in a family, at a time that won’t easily make a place for you in the family of things, to paraphrase poet Mary Oliver. Drawing from Lamya H’s “Hijab Butch Blues,” let’s talk about some of the journey to being authentically ourselves.

Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern, Senior Minister; Rev. Laura Shennum, Minister of Congregational Life; Daniel Jackoway, Worship Associate; Galen Workman, Trustee; Nancy Munn, voice and piano

Eric Shackelford, Camera; Francisco Castellanos, Camera; Jonathan Silk, Communications Director; Thomas Brown, Jose Matias Pineda, Francisco Castellanos, Sextons; Athena Papodakos, Flowers; Linda Messner, Head Usher

LIVESTREAM
https://bit.ly/UUSFServices

OOS:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14_XcyUZSLuDR0cryekI7g_W4um0gS1dU/view?usp=sharing

PLAYLIST:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGWIRF9PinfwjIWVmvEsbYffsCMfIvr9g

“Treasures from the Journey”
Sunday, May 5, 10:50 am, 2024

Our high school seniors will be sharing the stories, relationships, and learnings from their time growing up in a UU church and answering what they treasure from their journey.

Rev. Laura Shennum, Minister of Congregational Life; Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern, Senior Minister; Claire Cover, Bree Shennum, Charlie Zwibelman; Galen Workman, Trustee; UUSF Bell Choir led by Reiko Oda Lane, Organist; UUSF Choir led by Mark Sumner, Music Director; Wm. García Ganz, Pianist

Shulee Ong, Camera; Francisco Castellanos, Camera; Jonathan Silk, Communications Director; Thomas Brown, Jose Matias Pineda, Francisco Castellanos, Sextons; Judy Payne and Athena Papadakos, Flowers; Linda Messner, Head Usher

LIVESTREAM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rqQiVB0XE4

OOS:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hfNxTIv1eDyrKnkboXLZvCtDDqpnbAdj/view?usp=sharing

PLAYLIST:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGWIRF9PinfwW7chExST5fufCmRllNDHS

“When Legacy Propels Boldness”
Sunday, April 28, 10:50 am, 2024

The word “legacy” always draws for me images of things past: heavy, anchoring, a little dusty, and old. But in reality, they are just as often more like a sail for covering fast oceans or a ballast for weathering storms than a heavy anchor somewhere fixed and forgotten. This Sunday, I will talk about some of the legacy of the UU Service Committee (UUSC) and its living legacy as I return from a trip to Poland with its Board to meet with organizations doing the work to protect human rights and serve war-torn lands as boldly as that which launched the organization over 70 years ago. Moreover, this Sunday we will talk about our own legacy in this church with our Allyne Circle and those we honor and name this Sunday who are added to our plaque.

Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern, Senior Minister; Rev. Laura Shennum, Minister of Congregational Life; Sarah Ellerman, Allyne Circle; Linda Enger, Trustee; Reiko Oda Lane, Organist; UUSF Choir led by Mark Sumner, Music Director; Wm. García Ganz, Pianist

Shulee Ong, Camera; Francisco Castellanos, Camera; Jonathan Silk, Communications Director; Amy Kelly, Flowers; Thomas Brown, Jose Matias Pineda, Francisco Castellanos, Sextons; Linda Messner, Head Usher

LIVESTREAM
https://bit.ly/UUSFServices

OOS:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tS2AoP6aJKg3ZfnGtEpVDxoqSNfKqaxI/view?usp=sharing

PLAYLIST:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGWIRF9PinfwR4BS-iwTgTxR4vdj0HRrK

“Understanding Autism, Each Other, and Ourselves”
Sunday, April 21, 10:50 am, 2024

For many people, when they learn they’re on the Autism spectrum, they gain a rich and empowering understanding of themselves. Let’s learn about these identities so we can support each other’s unique spiritual journeys and be a more accessible and compassionate congregation!

Sam King, Guest Preacher; Rev. Millie Phillips, Affiliated Community Minister; Tad Hopp, Worship Participant; Eric Hamilton, Guitarist; Mark Sumner, Pianist; Ben Rudiak-Gould, Songleader

Eric Shackelford, Camera; Francisco Castellanos, Camera; Jonathan Silk, Communications Director; Thomas Brown, Jose Matias Pineda, Francisco Castellanos, Sextons; Amy Kelly, Flowers; Linda Messner, Head Usher

LIVESTREAM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG1jl1Dyo4c

OOS:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19btN4r8yuhIRVyJhMrXPdHxggrMQtbsE/view?usp=sharing

PLAYLIST:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGWIRF9PinfwEqQIcwIvjKChCBxhufldV

“Perspectives on Earth”
Sunday, April 14, 10:50 am, 2024

From the astrophysicist, Neil deGrass Tyson, to the botanist and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Robin Wall Kimmerer, and through the eyes of the poets, how do we see earth? And what does that tell us about ourselves and life—this life—on this planet we call home?

Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern, Senior Minister; Rev. Laura Shennum, Minister of Congregational Life; Richard Davis-Lowell, Worship Associate; Greggory Stevens, Story for All Ages; Galen Workman, Trustee; Members of the San Francisco and Kensington Unitarian Universalist Church Choirs; Mark Sumner and Bryan Baker, directors; Wm. Garcia Ganz, pianist; Reiko Oda Lane, organist; Jon Silk, drummer

Shulee Ong, Camera; Jonathan Silk, Communications Director; Carrie Steere-Salazar, Flowers; Linda Messner, Head Usher

LIVESTREAM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK_1RwUkaOE

OOS:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GOw5ue0uvIicTys3pVqDpPbZmMp1FNaq/view?usp=sharing

PLAYLIST:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGWIRF9Pinfx25QWgGJgcTJvLK1J0k9AB