Virtual Service Recordings

Coming Sunday, June 7, 2020
"The Nightingale and the Rose"
Rev. Dr. Alexander Riegel

Sunday, May 24, 2020
"Transitions"
Dr. John  Artis

In a time of deep physical and emotional change, how do we embrace the transitions in our life? We all face tremendous change in our lives and have so many questions to answer about how to transition through the changes. On this Memorial Day, let us examine the transitions and make a commitment to handle the change in a positive way.

Sunday, May 10, 2020
"Religion without a Net"
Rev. Dr. Alexander Riegel

Unitarian Universalism is a creedless religious path.  We offer no prescribed beliefs or ritualistic practices by which one may guide one's religious life.  Instead, we hold to the right of conscience in determining one's own spiritual path.  The apt metaphor here is walking the high wire without a net beneath oneself.  Similarly, Dr. Riegel calls Unitarian Universalism "religion without a net."
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Sunday, April 26, 2020
"Personal Stories from the COVID-19 Crisis"
Various Members of GPUC

Five GPUC members offer brief reflections on their personal experiences and how they've managed to survive the current crisis.

Sunday, May 31, 2020
"Religious Education Sunday"
D.R.E. Julie Artis

We will have our first Religious Education Sunday on Zoom! Mark your calendars to hear our three graduating seniors Morgen Bocci, Ada Marotzke and Noelle Shields share their Statement of Faiths Projects. Our guest soloist will be Henry Sendra. We hope you join us to share the end of the year celebration of this unusual church school year. We are a community that lifts up the span of all ages.

Sunday, May 17, 2020
"9/11, 2008, Coronavirus, Kundabuffer,
and Remembrance"
Rev. Dr. Alexander Riegel

Lately, we have repeatedly heard that this pandemic we face is going to bring a new normal to our lives.  Be prepared for ongoing social distancing and face covers.  But what about a different type of new normal?  Crisis tend to help one get one's priorities in order.  Will this reordering of our priorities last?  What would it take for us to carry this kind of new normal into the future?

Sunday, May 3, 2020
"Here Be Dragons"
Rev. Dr. Alexander Riegel

Ancient cartographers used to write the phrase, "Here Be Dragons," when they mapped out uncharted ocean territory.  What is our modern version of these dragons?  And, how best to engage these creatures in our lives?
[text of meditation and sermon available immediately below]
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Sunday, April 19, 2020
"A Person, A People, A Planet"
Mary Ann Perrone

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Sunday April 12, 2020
"Empty Tombs and Spiritual Deserts"
Rev. Mitra Rahnema

Sunday April 5, 2020
"Hope Alive - The Currency of the Vision in All of Us"
John Artis

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Sunday March 29, 2020
"Happy All The Time?"
Jerry Herron

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Sunday March 22, 2020
"Love is contagious, too"
Tonya Wells

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