Sermons
Each week our minister or a guest speaker gives a talk on some spiritual topic. You can read or listen to many of our past sermons below. Please see our newsletter
for upcoming sermon topics.
Read past sermons
| November 15, 2009: | Give Your Heart Away to a Myth |
| Living a religious life is a like playing a sport. You can't just read a manual and memorize the rules and consider yourself a player. You have to play the game. Religion is all about myths. For a religious person, it is not about which myth you believe in, but how you get off the sidelines and allow that myth to transform who you are and how you act. Service led by Rev. Susan Maginn. | |
| October 18, 2009: | Is there a God worthy of your worship? |
| Classical theology, with its heaven, hell, sin and salvation, can be pretty troubling for most UUs. Yet some of us still yearn for a nuanced understanding of God that fits with who we are as people who care for the environment, equal rights for women, the GLBT community and modern science. Process theology is an interpretation of God that has emerged in recent years, capturing the imagination and faith of many liberal religious people. Service led by Rev. Susan Maginn. | |
| August 23, 2009: | LIVING THE QUESTIONS |
| Most of us measure progress as moving from one resolution to the next. We find an answer and have a sense of moving forward. But what about all those questions that will never have an answer? What about the injustice that lingers with no righteousness in sight? Today we will consider what it means to live with radical acceptance. Service led by Rev. Susan Maginn. | |
| August 16, 2009: | THE EVOLUTION OF FAITH |
| We'll be exploring the issues that come up when people of faith and people of science interact, and how we can think more clearly about both ideas. Service will be led by Wy'east member, Anders Liljeholm. Anders has been a member of Wy'east since 2004. He has a degree in Physics and Philosophy, and has taught science at OMSI for 11-17 years. | |
| July 12, 2009: | What Wy'east Means to Me by Tim Mohler |
| Being a part of Wy'east means different things to each of us - and many things to all of us. How has this community made a difference in your life? What does Wy'east mean to you? Tim Mohler began coming to Wy'east a little over a year ago and became a member last fall. He helps to plan services as a member of the Worship Committee, and frequently serves as Lay Leader | |
| June 21, 2009: | Fatherhood by Karl Arruda, Mark Alter and Mikio Ohgushi |
| Today we honor the fathers who are among us, who are living on in our hearts and who are yet to be made. We ask fathers and mothers -- grown children themselves -- to share their experiences, memories and wisdom. | |
| May 31, 2009: | Labyrinths and Mazes by Karl Arruda |
| From the Greek Myth of the Minotaur, to the Labyrinth of Chartres Cathedral in France to psychoanalyst Carl Jung, labyrinths and mazes have fascinated and inspired people of all backgrounds. Karl Arruda, Wy'east member, will explore the stories and messages of labyrinths and why they can offer valuable "clues" for navigating the life's twists and turns. | |
| May 24, 2009: | Coming of Age by Jon Biemer |
| May 10, 2009: | RePresenting God by Marcia Stanard |
| May 3, 2009: | Paul: Jewish Mystic and Social Revolutionary by Rev. Susan Maginn |
| April 19, 2009: | The Generous Spirit by Rev. Susan Maginn |
| April 12, 2009: | Jesus and the Saving Power of Nonviolence by Rev. Susan Maginn |
| March 15, 2009: | Two of You Held in One Moment by Rev. Susan Maginn |
| March 1, 2009: | Welcoming the Stranger by Rev. Susan Maginn |
| February 15, 2009: | How Can It All End? by Rev. Susan Maginn |
| January 18, 2009: | The Golden Rule by Rev. Susan Maginn |
| January 4, 2009: | Be Not Afraid by Rev. Susan Maginn |
| December 7, 2008: | Holy Space, Holy Time by Rev. Susan Maginn |
| November 23, 2008: | Bread Sunday by Rev. Susan Maginn |
| November 16, 2008: | Does It Matter If We Pray? by Rev. Susan Maginn |
| October 12, 2008: | Leaving the Lost and Found by Rev. Susan Maginn |
| October 5, 2008: | Fight or Flight or Forgive by Rev. Susan Maginn |
| September 7, 2008: | Swimming in the Deep End by Rev. Susan Maginn |
| August 31, 2008: | Labor Day Homily by Rev. Susan Maginn |
| August 17, 2008: | Beyond Reason by Rev. Susan Maginn |
| August 10, 2008: | Food and Hospitality by Tode Oshin |
| August 3, 2008: | Who Is This Minister Who Stands Before You? by Sarah Schurr |
| July 13, 2008: | This I Believe by Elizabeth Suh |
| May 18, 2008: | Roots Hold Me Close, Wings Set Me Free by Rev. Susan Maginn |
| May 11, 2008: | Mother's Day: The Unseen Life by Rev. Susan Maginn |
| February 10, 2008: |
Human Connection within Technological Society: Choosing Relationship over Isolation by Howard Nichols |
| January 27, 2008: | This I Believe by Katy Michel |
| January 20, 2008: | The Acceptance that is Unacceptable by Rev. Susan Maginn |
| January 6, 2008: | The Only Constant is Change by Anders Liljeholm |
| November 11, 2007: | Just War, Just Peace by Karl Arruda |
| October 21, 2007: | The Faithful Heretic by Rev. Susan Maginn |
| October 7, 2007: | What Is Forgiveness? by Rev. Susan Maginn |
| September 30, 2007: | Faith in Action: Portraits of a War by Rev. Susan Maginn |
| August 26, 2007: | Salvation in the Here and Now by Rev. Susan Maginn |
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Listen to recent services
Recordings of worship services. (Some music has been removed for copyright reasons.)
- July 12, 2009 What Wy'east Means to Me by Tim Mohler
- May 17, 2009 The Child's Growing Spirit by Rev. Susan Maginn
- May 10, 2009 RePresenting God by Marcia Stanard
- May 3, 2009 Paul: Jewish Mystic and Social Revolutionary by Rev. Susan Maginn
- April 19, 2009 The Generous Spirit by Rev. Susan Maginn
- April 12, 2009 Jesus and the Saving Power of Nonviolence by Rev. Susan Maginn
- March 15, 2009 Two of You Held in One Moment by Rev. Susan Maginn
- March 1, 2009 Welcoming the Stranger by Rev. Susan Maginn
- January 4, 2009 Be Not Afraid with Rev. Susan Maginn
- December 7 Holy Space, Holy Time with Rev. Susan Maginn
- November 2 Leap of Faith with Rev. Susan Maginn
- October 26 Samhain Memorial for the Dead with Katy Michel
- October 19 Is that So? with Roland Jarka, PhD.
- October 12 Leaving the Lost and Found, with Rev. Susan Maginn
- October 5 Fight or Flight or Forgive, with Rev. Susan Maginn
- September 28 Reed College Students
- September 21 The Call to Authenticity, with Jeanette Leardi
- September 14 The Longest Walk, with Willow Sage Dixon
- August 31 (Announcements and Readings)
The follow are recordings of Rev. Maginn rehearsing for the worship service from her home computer.
