Below is a list of past sermons given at The Fellowship. Once you find the sermon you’d like to listen to, just click on the sermon title listed, and it will open that sermon in a page with the options to listen to it via the web, to download the MP3 for listening offline, or to open the transcript of the sermon to read.

Embraced By Our Ancestors

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Embraced By Our Ancestors
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Reflection by Rev. Christina Leone-Tracy
As Halloween approaches, we remember those who came before us in life and have passed on to whatever happens after death. This will be an interactive service geared toward people of all ages. Many cultures have ways to honor their ancestors– what might our ancestors hope for us? How might our ancestors– be they family or spiritual ones– guide us on our journey?

Tiny Space

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by Rev. Leah Ongiri
Acts of care and experiences of connection can sometimes seem insignificant on their own. But the tiny space created by a sympathetic phone call or homemade meal left on the doorstep looms large in community. The care team is especially devoted to this work, but all Fellowship members and friends share the ministry by expressing concern and connection for one another.

Trusting Seeds

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by Ali Peters, intern minister
Faith can be tricky — especially for many of us Unitarian Universalists who may struggle with more traditional religious creeds. But faith can also be a powerful asset when it comes to growing resilience! Together, let’s explore this concept of faith in new ways as we carry ourselves and each other through the challenges of our current moment.

Growing Resilience

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by Rev. Christina Leone-Tracy
This year we are “digging in” to an exploration of resilience—what it means to grow ourselves and our community to be sources of life, even when things get tough. Join us as we launch our annual theme, “Growing Resilience,” and continue to explore new ways of being together even as we need to be physically apart.

Reclaiming Power

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by Rev. Leah Ongiri
As is our tradition, we mark the Jewish High Holy Days by reflecting with Rev. Leah and Jaclyn Kottman and experiencing ancient sacred music offered by Dan Van Sickle and Mark Urness. Same service—and yet, like so much these days, it will be different. During a global pandemic, how might Judaism suggest we reckon with deprivation, discomfort, and disappointment caused by human behavior? A simple home ritual (if you like, have a bowl of water and some salt nearby) can help you establish your sense of self, reclaim some power, and set intention.

Mingling of the Waters 2020

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Reflections by Leah Thibodeau and Rev. Christina Leone-Tracy
Our annual celebration of Water Mingling is going to feel different this year. “Coming together” is hard when we’re apart, but the metaphor of the water-carrier who brings the water from the well, and the broken pot that leaks it into the world, is still as true in this pandemic reality as it was in years’ past.

What is Hope?

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Reflection by Mark Marnocha
Sermon by Rev. Karon Sandberg
Reading: Hope by Rev. Victoria Safford
During this time of uncertainty, we are anxious and unsure. Often in our lives, we have clung to hope to help us through difficulties. This got me to wondering what hope actually is, it certainly is not tangible but yet we feel it. Is it useful? Does hoping actually help us? Join us as we explore hope an how it can hinder and help us during times of turmoil.

Content note: This sermon includes a brief, general description of sexual violence. As always, please listen with care.

The Blessings of Animals

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by Rev. Christina Leone-Tracy
Henry Bergh, the founder of the ASPCA and fellow Unitarian, was born 207 years ago this week! Come celebrate his legacy with our Animal Blessing service. After our short all-ages service, we’ll have a time of virtual blessing for your animals. Two local UU congregations: Fond du Lac and Stevens Point will also be joining us today!

History, Anxiety, Hope, and Good Humor: Learning and Loving During the Pandemic

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History, Anxiety, Hope, and Good Humor: Learning and Loving During the Pandemic
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Reflection: Stories of Change by Suzanne Marnocha
Reflection: History, Anxiety, and Hope: Learning and Loving during the Pandemic by Mark Marnocha
As the time of the pandemic now has its own unknown span, there emerges a sense of ongoing chaos. Join Fellowship members Mark and Suzanne Marnocha to explore what previous times and voices have to say about the current pandemic. We will look at psychology, public health, spiritual sources, and historic prophetic voices to help us find our way forward together.

Wondering Aloud: A Question Box Service

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by Rev. Christina Leone-Tracy
Each week when it’s time to open the Wonder Box, we remind everyone that wondering is an important skill for being a Unitarian Universalist. We have questions, doubts, and things we don’t know, and those can be gifts rather than burdens. Come, wonder together! Questions can be submitted this morning and Rev. Christina will do her best to answer them “on the fly.”