Virtual Service Recordings
Sunday, Feb. 12 2023
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Sunday, Feb. 19 2023
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Sunday, May 15 2022
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Sunday, May 22 2022
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Sunday, September 05 2021
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Sunday, September 12 2021
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Sunday, June 20 2021
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Sunday, June 13 2021
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Sunday, April 25 2021
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Sunday, May 02 2021
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We have spent the last year in a pandemic that has dragged on longer than most of us would have imagined! Though a trying and tragic year, in every experience there are lessons and gifts to be had. This Sunday, several of our fellow GPUCers will reflect of the challenges, lessons, and gifts this year has brought us.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson was a Unitarian minister, essayist, and public speaker, best known for his Transcendentalist theology. He is also known for his theology of radical individualism. In this sermon, Dr. Riegel will reacquaint us with Emerson’s radical individualism and also consider what happens when radical individualism slips from the realm of the theological into the psychological.
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Sunday, April 11 2021
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Sunday, April 18 2021
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There are moments of artistic experience in life when the spirit is elevated beyond all thought. For many, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony works such magic. Hence, Beethoven: “Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.” Think, also, of other artists: Frida Kahlo, Vincent van Gogh, Edna St. Vincent Millay (yes, poets included), Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Join us as we celebrate art in life!
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This earth day we celebrate the elements that make life possible: earth, wind, fire, water, and aether. This will be an intergenerational service with various people sharing about each of these vital elements. Come, recall the wonder of your “blue boat home”!
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Sunday, March 28 2021
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Sunday, April 4 2021
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Rev. Mary Safford was a founder of the Iowa Sisterhood, a group of women ministers who spread Unitarianism into the rural Midwest during the turn of the 20th century. She wrote that “the liberal church today is to be obedient to its heavenly vision. Not only must we proclaim the saving truths we hold, but we must also strive to build up these truths in our own lives and in the lives of others.” This Sunday we'll explore the Iowa Sisterhood and what they modeled that we can emulate today to move Unitarian Universalism successfully into the future.
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Many people do not realize just how much Jesus’ (and his disciples) religious sensibilities were rooted in his/their Jewish heritage. One example of this is the words Jesus spoke as he was dying on the cross: “My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me?” This is directly from Psalm 22. The Psalms are a seldom tapped source of comfort and wisdom. This Easter we will consider the Psalms with this in mind.
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Sunday, March 14 2021
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Sunday, March 21 2021
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Einstein’s special theory of relativity taught us that what we perceive depends on where we stand and how fast we are moving relative to the object of our perception. In other words, we live in a “perspectival” universe. There is no objectivity to be found. Dr. Riegel will explore this theme of perspectivism and draw out its implications for how we live our lives. |
In Feb., Dr. Riegel preached a sermon on proverbial wisdom from around the world. There is no end to such proverbial wisdom, so, due to popular demand, Dr. Riegel will revisit more proverbial wisdom from around the world. Maybe you CAN step into the same river twice?! Have a favorite proverb you’d like to hear Dr. Riegel ponder?
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Sunday, Feb 28 2021
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Sunday, March 07 2021
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During this sermon, we will explore the well-loved poetry written by Mary Oliver to extract wisdom for everyday living. The service will include some favorite poems of Mary Oliver as well as some less known works.
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We live in an “anti-institutional age.” The millennial generation especially shuns institutions, per the Pew Research Center. If this trend continues, what does that portend for society as a whole and religion in particular? Have we simply lost site of the forest for the trees or is something deeper taking place in the cultural landscape? In this sermon, Dr. Riegel will argue for the importance of institutions and how our commitment to institutions is vital to the well-being of society.
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Sunday, Feb 14 2021
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Sunday, Feb 21 2021
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In her book, “A Thousand Mornings,” Mary Oliver, a true, modern mystic poet, drops another spiritual nugget into our laps: “Stillness. One of the doors into the temple.” It is in this sermon that Dr. Riegel will bring the sermon series on The Self to a close. He will suggest to us that now that we understand the self, we are more capable of finding the spiritual gold that lies within.
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This week, Dr. Riegel takes us on a tour around the world to discover the wisdom of different cultures, by exploring their various popular proverbs. He will begin with one of his favorite sayings, “She who has been burnt by the soup blows on the yogurt.” Join us! This is one of the ways quickly to gain wisdom regarding how best to meet life’s challenges!
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Sunday, Jan 31 2021
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Sunday, Feb 07 2021
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Sunday March 29, 2020
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