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First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco Sunday worship service. Home of liberal spirituality for over 150 years, the Society welcomes people of all racial and religious backgrounds. Our Congregation includes gay, straight, transgendered, and questioning people. More information is available at www.uusf.org.

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First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco Sunday worship service. Home of liberal spirituality for over 150 years, the Society welcomes people of all racial and religious backgrounds. Our Congregation includes gay, straight, transgendered, and questioning people. More information is available at www.uusf.org.

    Lessons from the Road

    Lessons from the Road

    “Lessons from the Road”
    Sunday, March 24, 10:50 am, 2024

    I was fortunate enough to have the gift of almost three straight months to renew and refresh in the ancient tradition of sabbath, or fallow times. Thirty-two of those days (but who is counting?) were spent on the road, circling through the American Southwest, with my husband. It is a modern pilgrimage that many of us have done some version of before—a car, a map, some time ago. I’d love to bore you with some of what germinated on the road. And thank you.

    Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern, Senior Minister; Mari Magaloni Ramos, Worship Associate; Kathleen McClung and Dennielle Kronenberg, Canvass Testimonials; Galen Workman, Trustee; Rami Bar-Niv, Pianist; Andy Kessler, Songleader; Wm. García Ganz, Accompanist

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

    LIVESTREAM
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhNDd-ZZHwk

    OOS:
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bYGHbyS2hL_XF4zatZleT8Ghtqfa4v_e/view?usp=sharing

    Video Playlist:
    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGWIRF9PinfwCY-zDWjS3QT7T6mtz-HdP

    • 1 hr 27 min
    Written in Pencil

    Written in Pencil

    “Written in Pencil”
    Sunday, March 17, 10:50 am, 2024

    We sing from a hymnal called Singing the Living Tradition. What does it mean that ours is a living tradition? In light of the changing landscapes of religion and Unitarian Universalism how do we keep the tradition alive rather than stagnant history?

    Rev. Cheryl M. Walker, Guest Minister; Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern, Senior Minister; Rev. Laura Shennum, Minister of Congregational Life; Greggory Stevens and Nancy Munn, Canvass Testimonials; Galen Workman, Trustee; Reiko Oda Lane, Organist; UUSF Choir led by Mark Sumner, Music Director; Jon Silk, Drummer; Wm. García Ganz, Pianist

    Jonathan Silk, Communications Director; Eric Shackelford, Camera; Athena Papadakos, Flowers; Linda Messner, Head Usher

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

    OOS:
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z-CECPLHXPapBDDRXOMaCjvNb3hhOstj/view?usp=sharing

    Video Playlist:
    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGWIRF9PinfxwEPqx3E95h-Vz01SltBzU

    • 1 hr 19 min
    Religion... I Too Dislike It

    Religion... I Too Dislike It

    “Religion… I Too Dislike It”
    Sunday, March 10, 10:50 am, 2024

    Poet Marianne Moore once wrote a poem beginning, “Poetry . . . I too dislike it.” Yet by its end she affirmed something real in it, and worthwhile. So it is with religion, sayeth the preacher. If you (or your friends) resonate to the phrase “spiritual, but not religious,” this sermon is for you, and for them.

    Rev. John Buehrens; Rev. Laura Shennum, Minister of Congregational Life; Mari Magaloni Ramos, Worship Associate; Judith Ottoson and Richard Brydon, Canvass Testimonial; Linda Enger, Trustee; Reiko Oda Lane, Organist; UUSF Choir led by Mark Sumner, Music Director; Wm. García Ganz, Pianist

    Shulee Ong, Camera; Eric Shackelford, Camera; Jonathan Silk, Communications Director; Judy Payne, Flowers; Linda Messner, Head Usher

    LIVESTREAM
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZUoaGVVseU

    OOS:
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HO_qih9f_wNZpq8gE_Sy-9qfjBG9SxiK/view?usp=sharing

    Video Playlist:
    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGWIRF9PinfzAKlaDnjIh2vnBrcTfkotg

    • 1 hr 7 min
    It's Time to Build

    It's Time to Build

    “It’s Time to Build”
    Sunday, March 3, 10:50 am, 2024

    Over the past several years, UUSF has weathered a pandemic, staff transitions, budget worries, and so much more. Now, we are at a place of recognizing our resilience and moving into a new stability. As we contemplate the year to come, let’s determine what we want to build together and celebrate who we are!

    Rev. Laura Shennum, Minister of Congregational Life; Daniel Jackoway, Worship Associate; Sherry Delo & Jack Delo, Canvass Co-Chairs, Canvass Co-Chairs; Lucy Smith, Secretary; Bill Lowell, Membership Team; Reiko Oda Lane, Organist; UUSF Choir led by Mark Sumner, Music Director; Nancy Munn, Soloist; Jon Silk, Drummer; Wm. García Ganz, Pianist

    Shulee Ong, Camera; Eric Shackelford, Camera; Jackson Munn, Camera; Jonathan Silk, Communications Director; Judy Payne, Flowers; Linda Messner, Head Usher

    LIVESTREAM
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WtO-yjtolU

    OOS:
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kBCzPy0ISkKsCK_bG8vnuCZ9F4c7QvNg/view?usp=sharing

    Video Playlist:
    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGWIRF9Pinfy64Als6MxceeBWExEz1IRq

    • 1 hr 14 min
    What Will You Save?

    What Will You Save?

    “What Will You Save?”
    Sunday, February 25, 10:50 am, 2024

    As the years accumulate and I (Rev. Sonya) experience growing satisfaction with a life well lived, I wonder what it is worthwhile to save—for posterity, for my children, for our communities? At the same time, a recent article lifted up the fact that longevity often depends on engagement and connection with people and efforts rather than saving and consuming. Rev. Sonya Sukalski and Carmen Barsody will take up the topic with an eye toward walking that fine line.

    Rev. Sonya Sukalski, Sabbatical Minister; Rev. Laura Shennum, Minister of Congregational Life; Carmen Barsody, Worship Associate; Galen Workman, Board of Trustees; Mark Sumner, Pianist; Andy Kessler, Songleader; Andrés Vera, Cellist

    Eric Shackelford, Camera; Jonathan Silk, Communications Director; Amy Kelly, Flowers; Linda Messner, Head Usher

    LIVESTREAM
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI7CZdQr0mo

    OOS:
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/15Wd65VelxEUOA4b6DyrTX6K7F5txp1iH/view?usp=sharing

    Video Playlist:
    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGWIRF9PinfxtuuXmHPwrr0j8RTJXDIAt

    • 1 hr 18 min
    Storm Warning

    Storm Warning

    “Storm Warning”
    Sunday, February 18, 10:50 am, 2024

    It’s a fraught time in our nation, especially because it’s an election year. On this President’s Day weekend, how might we read more clearly the crucial signs of our time? And how might our faith be a source of strength, not only for ourselves but for others?

    Starr King School for the Ministry is commemorating its long-standing connection with the First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco! President Rev. Rosemary Bray McNatt will provide an inspiring sermon, followed by refreshments at an after-service reception in the Chapel, which will include the debut of our new campaign film. We look forward to seeing you there!

    Rev. Rosemary Bray McNatt, Guest Minister; Rev. Laura Shennum, Minister of Congregational Life; Rev. Sonya Sukalski, Sabbatical Minister; Mari Magaloni Ramos, Worship Associate; Sam King, Vice Moderator; UUSF Choir led by Mark Sumner, Director; Nancy Munn, Morgen Warner, Akane Ota, Ben Rudiak-Gould, Andrew Kessler, Maggie McGrann, Soloists; Wm. García Ganz, pianist

    Shulee Ong, Camera; Jackson Munn, Camera; Alex Schofield, Sound; Jonathan Silk, Order of Service; Amy Kelly, Flowers; Linda Messner, Head Usher

    LIVESTREAM
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gry6z9QLlvA

    OOS:
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Jfn2OY5B3zOuTa7qGuJ3Q1ebvxDNkfQ0/view?usp=sharing

    Video Playlist:
    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGWIRF9PinfzQ0KFKci0M-eKT-xQI_tyT

    • 1 hr 13 min

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A listener from afar

I’m an independently practicing pagan with Unitarian Universalist leanings from the metropolitan Detroit area. There are UU churches in my area, but my busy schedule renders it difficult for me to attend services. I want to thank you for enabling me to feel like part of a religious community again and to have access to those with likeminded spiritual beliefs. Your podcast is beautifully done.

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A UU Full Service: The San Francisco Retreat

There are so many podcasts of sermons out there, but it is so refreshing to listen to a whole service. You get organ music, poetry, readings, meditations, and the sermon to boot.

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