Podcast: Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto Sermons and Reflections

Help the Suffering, See No Stranger

Worship leader: Rev. Amy Zucker Morgenstern

Follow along in the order of service bit.ly/uucpa_oos_20250209.

If you prefer to attend online, there are two options. One, join the service via Zoom bit.ly/uucpa_service_1015am_v3. To get the passcode, email sundayservice@uucpa.org or call UUCPA’s … read more.

Keepers of the Flame

In our annual, intergenerational Chalice Sunday service, we learn about the origin of our flaming chalice, and some of the traditions that are celebrated on this day, such as Candlemas, St. Brigid’s Day, and Imbolc. On this Chalice Sunday, we’ll be asking ourselves: what is … read more.

In the Middle of the Story

Newborns are an exception. With everyone else, when we meet them, we arrive in the middle of their story, and they arrive in the middle of ours. We may travel alongside together for a while, learning about each other’s pasts as well as getting to … read more.

Support the Weak

How apt that we come to this line of our benediction on the day before the presidential inauguration, because protecting the weak from the strong–whoever those might be at any given moment–is one of the principal purposes of government. Yet the way we achieve that … read more.

Strengthen the Faint-hearted

We continue to explore our unison benediction line by line. Today’s line, “strengthen the faint-hearted,” returns us to the theme of courage: bolstering each other’s when it grows faint. How do we do that? It might help to consider where courage even comes from.

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Sacred Solidarity: Accompaniment as an Expression of Our Faith

Accompaniment is the radical act of being with someone even when it is hard and you don’t know how things will turn out. With the increase in fascism across our country, our society often tells us to isolate, take care of our own first, and … read more.

We Need Not Think Alike To Love Alike

Worship Leader: Rev. Kevin Mann

Worship Associate: Steven Mashin

Follow along in the order of service: https://bit.ly/uucpa_oos_20241229.

If you prefer to attend online, there are two options. One, join the service via Zoom bit.ly/uucpa_service_1015am_v3. To get the passcode, email sundayservice@uucpa.org or call … read more.

Return No One Evil for Evil

Many religious teachers agree with this sentiment from our benediction. Jesus said, “When someone strikes you on one cheek, offer him the other.” The Buddha said “Only love dispels hate.” Muhammad offered kindness to a woman who abused him daily. But we ordinary people, faced … read more.

No-Rehearsal Christmas Pageant

The choir, along with a seven-person band, is here to make our pageant a musical! Well, almost. They’ll sing several pieces to help make the story of Jesus’s birth come to life, along with whoever wishes to take a non speaking role in the play … read more.

Hold Fast To What Is Good

The words of our benediction continue to guide us in how to fight fascism. To hold fast to what is good when there are so many forces that threaten to erode it, we have to first know: what is good? What, in ourselves and … read more.