Sunday Mornings at Cedars

Cedars Unitarian Universalist Church

Audio recordings of our Sunday Services. Cedars Unitarian Universalist Church is a liberal religious congregation serving Bainbridge Island and Northern Kitsap County. We are a member of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). We have been recognized as a Welcoming Congregation in support of the LGBTQ community and as a Green Sanctuary for our commitment to a more sustainable environment.

  1. The Faiths of Our Founding Fathers - February 15, 2026

    6D AGO

    The Faiths of Our Founding Fathers - February 15, 2026

    Rev. Margo Reinhart, Minister Liz Motter, Worship Associate Music by: Rick Barrenger On this Presidents' Day weekend, we will explore the commitment by many of our Founding Fathers to the separation of church and state and the imperative of protected religious expression. From atheism to theism, let freedom ring! Reverend Margo Rinehart serves Cedars by welcoming people from diverse theological and religious backgrounds and spiritual beliefs on their journeys to learn from one another, search for truth, and answer the call of love and justice.

    53 min
  2. Embodying Resilience - February 1, 2026

    FEB 2

    Embodying Resilience - February 1, 2026

    Rev. Margo Rinehart, Minister Nancy Phillip, Worship Associate Through the work of grief guide Frances Weller, and the practices of Buddhist Pema Chodron, we will explore how to prevail in a life that is for more than ourselves. Reverend Margo Rinehart serves Cedars by welcoming people from diverse theological and religious backgrounds and spiritual beliefs on their journeys to learn from one another, search for truth, and answer the call of love and justice.

    55 min
  3. Kandinsky, Seeing What Cannot Be Seen - January 25, 2026

    JAN 26

    Kandinsky, Seeing What Cannot Be Seen - January 25, 2026

    Rev. Bill Comfort, Guest Minister Gregory Cook, Worship AssociateAn exploration together of some of Russian painter and art theorist Wassily Kandinsky's thoughts about how spiritual and emotional truths are communicated through shapes and colors in painting. We will reflect together about how these spiritual and emotional truths might manifest in our own experience. Reverend Bill Comfort is a sort of retired UCC Pastor. He works part-time as an Inner Well-being and Spirituality Associate at Horizon House, a retirement community in Seattle. He has led UCC congregations all over the western United States. As part of a Doctor of Ministry program, he developed an interactive preaching style that he has used at Cedars UU, at Horizon House, and at a variety of churches around the Puget Sound area.

    1h 10m
  4. Martin Luther King and Thich Nhat Hanh: Brothers in Beloved Community - January 18, 2026

    JAN 19

    Martin Luther King and Thich Nhat Hanh: Brothers in Beloved Community - January 18, 2026

    Rev. Margo Rinehart, Minister David Thomas, Worship Associate Thich Nhat Hanh and Martin Luther King, Jr. came from different cultures and religions and from countries at war with one another. Let us experience how they influenced one another through deep friendship and a shared commitment to justice and peace.

    52 min
  5. The Gifts of Ritual & Renewal - January 11, 2026

    JAN 12

    The Gifts of Ritual & Renewal - January 11, 2026

    Rev. Jennifer Alviar, Guest Minister Liz Motter, Worship Associate How do we hold the bittersweetness of life in all its beauty and pain? “Days of honey, days of onion,” as an Arabic proverb puts it. Come join us as we explore the spiritual practice of ritual and renewal as a healing balm in troubled times. Rev. Jennifer Alviar is a Unitarian Universalist minister who designs rituals for healing and renewal in sacred and civic spaces. Her calling is to bring more intentionality to daily life by uplifting the simple, ordinary moments in the natural world with an eye toward beauty, wonder and awe.

    1h 6m
  6. The Road Not Taken - January 4, 2026

    JAN 4

    The Road Not Taken - January 4, 2026

    Rev. Bruce Bode, Guest Minister Johanna Munson, Worship Associate As we embark upon 2026, we will explore how to step into the new year through Robert Frost’s familiar poem “The Road Not Taken,” which – hint, hint! – is not titled “The Road Less Traveled By.” Bruce A. Bode is Minister Emeritus at the Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (QUUF) in Port Townsend, Washington, from which he retired in 2018 as the Senior Minister after serving the congregation for fourteen years (2004-2018). Before coming to Port Townsend, Rev. Bode was the Interim Minister of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Texas (2002-2004) and the Hope Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma (2001-2002). Prior to that, he served for twenty-two years (1978-2001) as an Associate Minister at the Fountain Street Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a large, independent, religiously liberal congregation.

    1h 3m
  7. Carols, Merriment, and a Message from the Angels - December 24, 2025

    12/31/2025

    Carols, Merriment, and a Message from the Angels - December 24, 2025

    Rev. Margo Rinehart, Minister Johanna Munson, Worship Associate Join us for an early Christmas Eve service full of music, singing, and a reminder that the kindness we bestow assuages fear and creates hope.

    58 min
  8. Winter Stillness, Emerging Light - December 21, 2025, Solstice Service

    12/30/2025

    Winter Stillness, Emerging Light - December 21, 2025, Solstice Service

    Rev. Margo Rinehart Gregory Cook, Worship Associate This evening we will be celebrating the winter solstice, the shortest day and the longest night of the year. It is a time of both mystery and expectancy, as the longest dark leads to the return of the sun. Join us in this ancient celebration that still brings restoration and hope into our lives today.

    49 min
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Audio recordings of our Sunday Services. Cedars Unitarian Universalist Church is a liberal religious congregation serving Bainbridge Island and Northern Kitsap County. We are a member of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). We have been recognized as a Welcoming Congregation in support of the LGBTQ community and as a Green Sanctuary for our commitment to a more sustainable environment.

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  • Creator
    Cedars Unitarian Universalist Church
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    67
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Cedars Unitarian Universalist Church
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