﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><docs>http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification</docs><title>First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego - Sermons 2011</title><language>en-us</language><atom:link href="http://www.firstuusandiego.org/Rss.aspx?ContentID=1659537" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><itunes:author>www.firstuusandiego.org</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Annual Music Service</itunes:name><itunes:email /></itunes:owner><itunes:category text="" /><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2020 05:20:24 GMT</pubDate><description>First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego - Sermons 2011</description><itunes:summary>First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego - Sermons 2011</itunes:summary><lastBuildDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2017 21:12:34 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title>"Joyful, All Ye Nations Rise"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/joyful-all-ye-nations-rise</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Annual Music Service</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<div class="postBody">
<p><strong>Annual Music Service</strong><br />
Today's Service was our Annual Service of Music where our Adult (Chalice) Choir, our Youth Choir (Voices In Unity) and our two Handbell Ensembles (Las Campanas and UUBellation) came together to offer a morning full of music encompassing the theme of the closing song, "Joyful, All Ye Nations Rise." Due to copyright laws we are not able to post the audio for this Service, nor are we able to sell it in our Book Room. </p>
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Annual Music Service
Today's Service was our Annual Service of Music where our Adult (Chalice) Choir, our Youth Choir (Voices In Unity) and our two Handbell Ensembles (Las Campanas and UUBellation) came together to offer a morning full of music encompassing the theme of the closing song, "Joyful, All Ye Nations Rise." Due to copyright laws we are not able to post the audio for this Service, nor are we able to sell it in our Book Room. 
</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/joyful-all-ye-nations-rise</guid></item><item><title>"How Do We Speak to One Another"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/how-do-we-speak-to-one-another</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister</strong><br>
Arvid talks about the next step in the Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life, today, and discusses how and what we say can impact others around us.<br>
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</p>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister
Arvid talks about the next step in the Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life, today, and discusses how and what we say can impact others around us.
2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego
</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister</strong><br>
Arvid talks about the next step in the Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life, today, and discusses how and what we say can impact others around us.<br>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 500px; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=3003201091/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe>
</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/how-do-we-speak-to-one-another</guid></item><item><title>"Proudly Singing 'Kum ba Yah'"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/proudly-singing-kum-ba-yah2</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister</strong><br>
Arvid talks about politics today and alliterates the civil rights spiritual "Kum ba Yah" to express his point. Initially Arvid talks about the history of this hymn. Then as he continues his passionate sermon, he points out how politicians have motivations to leave privilege the way it is because those with privilege are not going to give it up easily. Arvid shows how protest songs of the past, can be revitalized to bring hope to the current political climate. <br>
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</p>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister
Arvid talks about politics today and alliterates the civil rights spiritual "Kum ba Yah" to express his point. Initially Arvid talks about the history of this hymn. Then as he continues his passionate sermon, he points out how politicians have motivations to leave privilege the way it is because those with privilege are not going to give it up easily. Arvid shows how protest songs of the past, can be revitalized to bring hope to the current political climate. 
2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego
</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister</strong><br>
Arvid talks about politics today and alliterates the civil rights spiritual "Kum ba Yah" to express his point. Initially Arvid talks about the history of this hymn. Then as he continues his passionate sermon, he points out how politicians have motivations to leave privilege the way it is because those with privilege are not going to give it up easily. Arvid shows how protest songs of the past, can be revitalized to bring hope to the current political climate. <br>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 500px; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=548340893/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe>
</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/proudly-singing-kum-ba-yah2</guid></item><item><title>"Unitarian Universalism in the Philippines"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/unitarian-universalism-in-the-philippines</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Nihal Attanayake, Pulpit Guest</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Rev. Nihal Attanayake, Pulpit Guest</strong><br>
Rev Nihal Attanayake discusses the history of the UU Church of the Philippines and their work among the poor, "if not the church, then who?"<br>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 500px; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=2165366911/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe>
</p>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Nihal Attanayake, Pulpit Guest
Rev Nihal Attanayake discusses the history of the UU Church of the Philippines and their work among the poor, "if not the church, then who?"
2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego
</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Rev. Nihal Attanayake, Pulpit Guest</strong><br>
Rev Nihal Attanayake discusses the history of the UU Church of the Philippines and their work among the poor, "if not the church, then who?"<br>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 500px; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=2165366911/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe>
</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/unitarian-universalism-in-the-philippines</guid></item><item><title>"How Little We Know"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/how-little-we-know</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>In this 7th in a series on Compassion, we are reminded of intellectuality humility, that faith and doubt are not opposites.
<br>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 500px; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=4261606919/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe>
</p>]]></description><itunes:summary>In this 7th in a series on Compassion, we are reminded of intellectuality humility, that faith and doubt are not opposites.

2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego
</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this 7th in a series on Compassion, we are reminded of intellectuality humility, that faith and doubt are not opposites.
<br>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 500px; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=4261606919/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe>
</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/how-little-we-know</guid></item><item><title>"Living By Faith"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/living-by-faith</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Kathleen Owens</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Rev. Kathleen Owens</strong><br>
Kathleen offers a sermon this morning, where she speaks to the Transformational Theme for November, Faith. She talks about finding ones faith and how Unitarian Universalists find faith in a number of places. <br>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 500px; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=2480920325/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe></p>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Kathleen Owens
Kathleen offers a sermon this morning, where she speaks to the Transformational Theme for November, Faith. She talks about finding ones faith and how Unitarian Universalists find faith in a number of places. 
2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Rev. Kathleen Owens</strong><br>
Kathleen offers a sermon this morning, where she speaks to the Transformational Theme for November, Faith. She talks about finding ones faith and how Unitarian Universalists find faith in a number of places. <br>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 500px; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=2480920325/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe></p>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/living-by-faith</guid></item><item><title>Miracle Sunday "A Retrospective" and "A Vision"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/miracle-sunday</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube and Rev. Kathleen Owens</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube and Rev. Kathleen Owens</strong><br>
This Sunday is Miracle Sunday where we were hoping to raise $700,000 in one Generosity Offering to make up the difference for our Campus Renovation Project. For this effort, Arvid offers “A Retrospective;” talking about the accomplishments this Church community has made in its 125-year history. Kathleen then follows with “A Vision” for the future of this Church community. <br>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 500px; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=2774001162/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe></p>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube and Rev. Kathleen Owens
This Sunday is Miracle Sunday where we were hoping to raise $700,000 in one Generosity Offering to make up the difference for our Campus Renovation Project. For this effort, Arvid offers “A Retrospective;” talking about the accomplishments this Church community has made in its 125-year history. Kathleen then follows with “A Vision” for the future of this Church community. 
2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube and Rev. Kathleen Owens</strong><br>
This Sunday is Miracle Sunday where we were hoping to raise $700,000 in one Generosity Offering to make up the difference for our Campus Renovation Project. For this effort, Arvid offers “A Retrospective;” talking about the accomplishments this Church community has made in its 125-year history. Kathleen then follows with “A Vision” for the future of this Church community. <br>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 500px; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=2774001162/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe></p>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/miracle-sunday</guid></item><item><title>"Masks"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/masks</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Young Adult Service</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>First Church Young Adults - this Sunday our Young Adults ages 18 through 35 offered worship around the theme of Masks. They used masks in both literal and figurative ways to illustrate their views about how and why people wear masks.<br>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 500px; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=974146741/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe></p>]]></description><itunes:summary>First Church Young Adults - this Sunday our Young Adults ages 18 through 35 offered worship around the theme of Masks. They used masks in both literal and figurative ways to illustrate their views about how and why people wear masks.
2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>First Church Young Adults - this Sunday our Young Adults ages 18 through 35 offered worship around the theme of Masks. They used masks in both literal and figurative ways to illustrate their views about how and why people wear masks.<br>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 500px; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=974146741/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe></p>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/masks</guid></item><item><title>"Theology Ablaze!"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/theology-ablaze</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Dr. Tom Owen-Towle, Minister Emeritus</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>Rev. Dr. Tom Owen-Towle, Minister Emeritus, discusses his book, "Theology Ablaze!" and how his book encompasses his views about how Unitarian Universalists can embrace all theology. He continues that any theology that teaches fear and hurt, is "bad theology." Theology, Tom says, is based in love and understanding.<br>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 500px; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=753381934/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe>
</p>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Dr. Tom Owen-Towle, Minister Emeritus, discusses his book, "Theology Ablaze!" and how his book encompasses his views about how Unitarian Universalists can embrace all theology. He continues that any theology that teaches fear and hurt, is "bad theology." Theology, Tom says, is based in love and understanding.
2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego
</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rev. Dr. Tom Owen-Towle, Minister Emeritus, discusses his book, "Theology Ablaze!" and how his book encompasses his views about how Unitarian Universalists can embrace all theology. He continues that any theology that teaches fear and hurt, is "bad theology." Theology, Tom says, is based in love and understanding.<br>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 500px; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=753381934/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe>
</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/theology-ablaze</guid></item><item><title>"Step Six: Actions" from the Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/step-six-actions</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister, continues his sermon series encompassing Karen Armstrong's Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life, with step number six, Actions. Arvid uses this discussion of actions to remind the congregation that all of a persons actions--good or bad-- can affect people in either positive or negative ways. Arvid also reminds us that we might not now nor ever be aware of the degree of which our actions affect those around us.<br>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 500px; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=1656543401/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe>
</p>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister, continues his sermon series encompassing Karen Armstrong's Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life, with step number six, Actions. Arvid uses this discussion of actions to remind the congregation that all of a persons actions--good or bad-- can affect people in either positive or negative ways. Arvid also reminds us that we might not now nor ever be aware of the degree of which our actions affect those around us.
2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego
</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister, continues his sermon series encompassing Karen Armstrong's Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life, with step number six, Actions. Arvid uses this discussion of actions to remind the congregation that all of a persons actions--good or bad-- can affect people in either positive or negative ways. Arvid also reminds us that we might not now nor ever be aware of the degree of which our actions affect those around us.<br>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 500px; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=1656543401/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe>
</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/step-six-actions</guid></item><item><title>"How We Die"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/how-we-die</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Kathleen Owens</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister, talks to this month's Transformational Theme of Death.
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 500px; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=3644576944/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe>
</p>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister, talks to this month's Transformational Theme of Death.
2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego
</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister, talks to this month's Transformational Theme of Death.
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 500px; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=3644576944/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe>
</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/how-we-die</guid></item><item><title>"Grief Is a Form of Love"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/grief-is-a-form-of-love</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister, talks to this month's Transformational Theme of Death, by addressing grief and says that throughout his years in professional ministry, he has been asked over and over if loved ones, of concerned love ones are grieving the loss of a partner, parent or child correctly. Arvid addresses this by referring to the Kübler-Ross model for the stages of grief. Arvid says that this model is helpful, but grieving is a very personal process and each person grieves in his or her own way. There is no right way for everyone to grieve . . . there is only the right way for an individual to grieve. <br>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 500px; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=3206008731/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe>
</p>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister, talks to this month's Transformational Theme of Death, by addressing grief and says that throughout his years in professional ministry, he has been asked over and over if loved ones, of concerned love ones are grieving the loss of a partner, parent or child correctly. Arvid addresses this by referring to the Kübler-Ross model for the stages of grief. Arvid says that this model is helpful, but grieving is a very personal process and each person grieves in his or her own way. There is no right way for everyone to grieve . . . there is only the right way for an individual to grieve. 
2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego
</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister, talks to this month's Transformational Theme of Death, by addressing grief and says that throughout his years in professional ministry, he has been asked over and over if loved ones, of concerned love ones are grieving the loss of a partner, parent or child correctly. Arvid addresses this by referring to the Kübler-Ross model for the stages of grief. Arvid says that this model is helpful, but grieving is a very personal process and each person grieves in his or her own way. There is no right way for everyone to grieve . . . there is only the right way for an individual to grieve. <br>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 500px; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=3206008731/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe>
</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/grief-is-a-form-of-love</guid></item><item><title>"Mindfulness"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/mindfulness</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister. We have included the reading from Sunday’s Service, “Mindful” by Mary Oliver, as well as the meditation Arvid leads and his sermon. In his message, Arvid discusses the 5th Step in the Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life, Mindfulness. He encourages the congregation to take the Sufi saying with them: “Remember to remember when you remember.” <br>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 500px; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=3206008731/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe>
</p>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister. We have included the reading from Sunday’s Service, “Mindful” by Mary Oliver, as well as the meditation Arvid leads and his sermon. In his message, Arvid discusses the 5th Step in the Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life, Mindfulness. He encourages the congregation to take the Sufi saying with them: “Remember to remember when you remember.” 
2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego
</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister. We have included the reading from Sunday’s Service, “Mindful” by Mary Oliver, as well as the meditation Arvid leads and his sermon. In his message, Arvid discusses the 5th Step in the Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life, Mindfulness. He encourages the congregation to take the Sufi saying with them: “Remember to remember when you remember.” <br>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 500px; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=3206008731/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe>
</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/mindfulness</guid></item><item><title>Addiction, Grace, and Recovery</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/addiction-grace-and-recovery</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister,  talks about his own addiction and recovery and encourages those in the congregation and community to seek help for their addictions and provides various different resources so that those suffering from addiction can get recovery assistance with grace and dignity.<br>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 500px; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=4229382494/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe>
</strong></p>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister,  talks about his own addiction and recovery and encourages those in the congregation and community to seek help for their addictions and provides various different resources so that those suffering from addiction can get recovery assistance with grace and dignity.
2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego
</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister,  talks about his own addiction and recovery and encourages those in the congregation and community to seek help for their addictions and provides various different resources so that those suffering from addiction can get recovery assistance with grace and dignity.<br>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 500px; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=4229382494/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe>
</strong></p>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/addiction-grace-and-recovery</guid></item><item><title>"Healing from 9/11"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/healing-from-911</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube and Rev. Kathleen Owens</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister, talks about where he was the morning of September 11, 2001 and reflects on how ten years later the nation and each American has changed because of the events of that day.<br>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 500px; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=2725441284/transparent=true/" seamless="">&amp;lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&amp;gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;</iframe>
</p>
<p>Rev.Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister, also talks about the impact the events of September 11, 2001 and how they have shaped our world in may different ways. <br>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 500px; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=1652962515/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe>
</p>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister, talks about where he was the morning of September 11, 2001 and reflects on how ten years later the nation and each American has changed because of the events of that day.
&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&amp;amp;gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;

Rev.Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister, also talks about the impact the events of September 11, 2001 and how they have shaped our world in may different ways. 
2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego
</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister, talks about where he was the morning of September 11, 2001 and reflects on how ten years later the nation and each American has changed because of the events of that day.<br>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 500px; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=2725441284/transparent=true/" seamless="">&amp;lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&amp;gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;</iframe>
</p>
<p>Rev.Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister, also talks about the impact the events of September 11, 2001 and how they have shaped our world in may different ways. <br>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 500px; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=1652962515/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe>
</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/healing-from-911</guid></item><item><title>"Reconciliation in the Workplace"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/reconciliation-in-the-workplace</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Kathleen Owens</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister, uses current issues to inspire the congregation with this month’s Transformational Theme of Forgiveness and Reconciliation and this “Labor in the Pulpit” Labor Day Sunday to talk about those who do the unseen, often unappreciated, and under-paid work that makes modern convenience possible.<br>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 500px; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=1055119923/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe>
</p>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister, uses current issues to inspire the congregation with this month’s Transformational Theme of Forgiveness and Reconciliation and this “Labor in the Pulpit” Labor Day Sunday to talk about those who do the unseen, often unappreciated, and under-paid work that makes modern convenience possible.
2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego
</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister, uses current issues to inspire the congregation with this month’s Transformational Theme of Forgiveness and Reconciliation and this “Labor in the Pulpit” Labor Day Sunday to talk about those who do the unseen, often unappreciated, and under-paid work that makes modern convenience possible.<br>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 500px; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=1055119923/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe>
</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/reconciliation-in-the-workplace</guid></item><item><title>"Empathy"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/empathy</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister</strong>
<br> Arvid talks about the fourth step in the twelve steps to live a compassionate life; Empathy.</p><p><iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=639602219/transparent=true/" seamless="">&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&amp;amp;gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;</iframe></p>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister
 Arvid talks about the fourth step in the twelve steps to live a compassionate life; Empathy.&amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&amp;amp;amp;gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;gt;</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister</strong>
<br> Arvid talks about the fourth step in the twelve steps to live a compassionate life; Empathy.</p><p><iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=639602219/transparent=true/" seamless="">&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&amp;amp;gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;</iframe></p>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/empathy</guid></item><item><title>"Everlasting Love"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/everlasting-love</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Kathleen Owens</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister</strong>
<br> Kathleen finishes her series on Universalism this morning with a sermon about everlasting love and there is love all around each and every one of us, we just need to recognize it.</p><p><iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=1816723954/transparent=true/" seamless="">&lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&lt;/a&gt;</iframe></p>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister
 Kathleen finishes her series on Universalism this morning with a sermon about everlasting love and there is love all around each and every one of us, we just need to recognize it.&amp;lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&amp;gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister</strong>
<br> Kathleen finishes her series on Universalism this morning with a sermon about everlasting love and there is love all around each and every one of us, we just need to recognize it.</p><p><iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=1816723954/transparent=true/" seamless="">&lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&lt;/a&gt;</iframe></p>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/everlasting-love</guid></item><item><title>"Responding to the Call of Love"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/responding-to-the-call-of-love</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Kathleen Owens</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister</strong>
<br> Kathleen talks this morning about those who have acted on the call of service and love in order to live their values. Kathleen uses stories and references to historical heroes to make her point about how responding to the call of service is essentially responding to the call of love.</p><p><iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=1171723142/transparent=true/" seamless="">&lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&lt;/a&gt;</iframe></p>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister
 Kathleen talks this morning about those who have acted on the call of service and love in order to live their values. Kathleen uses stories and references to historical heroes to make her point about how responding to the call of service is essentially responding to the call of love.&amp;lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&amp;gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister</strong>
<br> Kathleen talks this morning about those who have acted on the call of service and love in order to live their values. Kathleen uses stories and references to historical heroes to make her point about how responding to the call of service is essentially responding to the call of love.</p><p><iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=1171723142/transparent=true/" seamless="">&lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&lt;/a&gt;</iframe></p>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/responding-to-the-call-of-love</guid></item><item><title>"Universalism 101"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/universalism-1011</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Kathleen Owens</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister</strong>
<br> Kathleen talks this morning about Universalism and how it is a faith of love and hope. She draws a parallel with Christianity and says that while both faiths are ever-evolving, Christianity is based in fear, noting the phrasing if the Ten Commandments; "Thou shalt not . . ." Instead Universalism values encourage action and love and hope.</p><p><iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=2006073722/transparent=true/" seamless="">&lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&lt;/a&gt;</iframe></p>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister
 Kathleen talks this morning about Universalism and how it is a faith of love and hope. She draws a parallel with Christianity and says that while both faiths are ever-evolving, Christianity is based in fear, noting the phrasing if the Ten Commandments; "Thou shalt not . . ." Instead Universalism values encourage action and love and hope.&amp;lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&amp;gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister</strong>
<br> Kathleen talks this morning about Universalism and how it is a faith of love and hope. She draws a parallel with Christianity and says that while both faiths are ever-evolving, Christianity is based in fear, noting the phrasing if the Ten Commandments; "Thou shalt not . . ." Instead Universalism values encourage action and love and hope.</p><p><iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=2006073722/transparent=true/" seamless="">&lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&lt;/a&gt;</iframe></p>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/universalism-1011</guid></item><item><title>"Keeping the Faith in Uncertain Times"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/keeping-the-faith-in-uncertain-times</link><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister</strong>
<br> Arvid talks about recent actions of people that have done things out of fear in Knoxville and Norway and in our Government. Arvid suggests the Serenity Prayer, by Theologian, Reinhold Niebuhr, as a place to start. ". . . Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference . . . "</p><p><iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=1385107867/transparent=true/" seamless="">&lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&lt;/a&gt;</iframe></p>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister
 Arvid talks about recent actions of people that have done things out of fear in Knoxville and Norway and in our Government. Arvid suggests the Serenity Prayer, by Theologian, Reinhold Niebuhr, as a place to start. ". . . Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference . . . "&amp;lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&amp;gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister</strong>
<br> Arvid talks about recent actions of people that have done things out of fear in Knoxville and Norway and in our Government. Arvid suggests the Serenity Prayer, by Theologian, Reinhold Niebuhr, as a place to start. ". . . Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference . . . "</p><p><iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=1385107867/transparent=true/" seamless="">&lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&lt;/a&gt;</iframe></p>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/keeping-the-faith-in-uncertain-times</guid></item><item><title>"The Passion of Unitarian Universalism"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/the-passion-of-unitarian-universalism1</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Kathleen Owens</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister</strong>
<br> Kathleen talks about Unitarian Universalism, how and why this faith was established, and how UU’s are often the punch-line of conservatives.</p><p><iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=49861872/transparent=true/" seamless="">&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&amp;amp;gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;</iframe></p>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister
 Kathleen talks about Unitarian Universalism, how and why this faith was established, and how UU’s are often the punch-line of conservatives.&amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&amp;amp;amp;gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;gt;</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister</strong>
<br> Kathleen talks about Unitarian Universalism, how and why this faith was established, and how UU’s are often the punch-line of conservatives.</p><p><iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=49861872/transparent=true/" seamless="">&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&amp;amp;gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;</iframe></p>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/the-passion-of-unitarian-universalism1</guid></item><item><title>"Compassion for Yourself"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/compassion-for-yourself</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister</strong>
<br> Arvid references to Karen Armstrong's "12 Steps to a Compassionate Life" to reflect upon self-love and self-worth and how low self esteem is, essentially, self-hatred and that self-hatred is self-centered. He encourages the congregation to appreciate who they are so they can obtain self-knowledge.</p><p><iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=504203144/transparent=true/" seamless="">&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;</iframe></p><p><br></p><p>We have also included the Meditation Arvid referenced; the Buddha's "Four Heavenly Realms" below.</p><p><iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=2602579460/transparent=true/" seamless="">&lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&lt;/a&gt;</iframe></p>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister
 Arvid references to Karen Armstrong's "12 Steps to a Compassionate Life" to reflect upon self-love and self-worth and how low self esteem is, essentially, self-hatred and that self-hatred is self-centered. He encourages the congregation to appreciate who they are so they can obtain self-knowledge.&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;We have also included the Meditation Arvid referenced; the Buddha's "Four Heavenly Realms" below.&amp;lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&amp;gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister</strong>
<br> Arvid references to Karen Armstrong's "12 Steps to a Compassionate Life" to reflect upon self-love and self-worth and how low self esteem is, essentially, self-hatred and that self-hatred is self-centered. He encourages the congregation to appreciate who they are so they can obtain self-knowledge.</p><p><iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=504203144/transparent=true/" seamless="">&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;</iframe></p><p><br></p><p>We have also included the Meditation Arvid referenced; the Buddha's "Four Heavenly Realms" below.</p><p><iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=2602579460/transparent=true/" seamless="">&lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&lt;/a&gt;</iframe></p>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/compassion-for-yourself</guid></item><item><title>"It Gets Better" Pride Service</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/it-gets-better-pride-serivce</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube and Pulpit Guests</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Sarita Pulver, Les GrantSmith, Roy Attridge and Rev. Arvid Straube</strong>
<br> On this first Sunday of San Diego Pride week, Arvid invites three congregation members from our LGBTQ Community to share their stories of being bullied and how, in their lives, it has gotten better.</p><p><iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=128612712/transparent=true/" seamless="">&lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&lt;/a&gt;</iframe></p>]]></description><itunes:summary>Sarita Pulver, Les GrantSmith, Roy Attridge and Rev. Arvid Straube
 On this first Sunday of San Diego Pride week, Arvid invites three congregation members from our LGBTQ Community to share their stories of being bullied and how, in their lives, it has gotten better.&amp;lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&amp;gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Sarita Pulver, Les GrantSmith, Roy Attridge and Rev. Arvid Straube</strong>
<br> On this first Sunday of San Diego Pride week, Arvid invites three congregation members from our LGBTQ Community to share their stories of being bullied and how, in their lives, it has gotten better.</p><p><iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=128612712/transparent=true/" seamless="">&lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&lt;/a&gt;</iframe></p>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/it-gets-better-pride-serivce</guid></item><item><title>"A Slick Hatchet Job on Ayn Rand"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/a-slick-hatchet-job-on-ayn-rand</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister</strong>
<br> Arvid uses novelist Ayn Rand and her extreme ideals to put politics today into perspective to show how politicians have in similar ways followed suit and adopt Ayn Rand’s ideology.</p><p><iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=2553857547/transparent=true/" seamless="">&lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&lt;/a&gt;</iframe></p>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister
 Arvid uses novelist Ayn Rand and her extreme ideals to put politics today into perspective to show how politicians have in similar ways followed suit and adopt Ayn Rand’s ideology.&amp;lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&amp;gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister</strong>
<br> Arvid uses novelist Ayn Rand and her extreme ideals to put politics today into perspective to show how politicians have in similar ways followed suit and adopt Ayn Rand’s ideology.</p><p><iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=2553857547/transparent=true/" seamless="">&lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&lt;/a&gt;</iframe></p>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/a-slick-hatchet-job-on-ayn-rand</guid></item><item><title>Universalism: It's Not for the Faint-Hearted</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/universalism-its-not-for-the-faint-hearted</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Ken Herman, Director of Music</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Ken Herman, Director of Music and Organist</strong>
<br> Ken discusses Universalism, its roots and what it means to be Unitarian Universalist.</p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=1953168594/transparent=true/" seamless="">&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&amp;amp;gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;</iframe></div>]]></description><itunes:summary>Ken Herman, Director of Music and Organist
 Ken discusses Universalism, its roots and what it means to be Unitarian Universalist.
&amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&amp;amp;amp;gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;gt;</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Ken Herman, Director of Music and Organist</strong>
<br> Ken discusses Universalism, its roots and what it means to be Unitarian Universalist.</p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=1953168594/transparent=true/" seamless="">&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&amp;amp;gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;</iframe></div>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/universalism-its-not-for-the-faint-hearted</guid></item><item><title>"How to Keep On"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/how-to-keep-on</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Kathleen Owens</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Rev. Kathleen Owens</strong>
<br> Kathleen discusses the importance of taking a Sabbath to stay refreshed and renewed, in-keeping with this Summer’s Transformational Theme, Rest, Renewal and Sabbath.</p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=1590459256/transparent=true/" seamless="">&lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&lt;/a&gt;</iframe></div>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Kathleen Owens
 Kathleen discusses the importance of taking a Sabbath to stay refreshed and renewed, in-keeping with this Summer’s Transformational Theme, Rest, Renewal and Sabbath.
&amp;lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&amp;gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Rev. Kathleen Owens</strong>
<br> Kathleen discusses the importance of taking a Sabbath to stay refreshed and renewed, in-keeping with this Summer’s Transformational Theme, Rest, Renewal and Sabbath.</p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=1590459256/transparent=true/" seamless="">&lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&lt;/a&gt;</iframe></div>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/how-to-keep-on</guid></item><item><title>"Welcome to Your New Adventure"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/welcome-to-your-new-adventure</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube and Rev. Kathleen Owens</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube and Rev. Kathleen Owens</strong>
<br> Arvid and Kathleen offer their sentiments on the State of our Church.</p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=2611650799/transparent=true/" seamless="">&lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&lt;/a&gt;</iframe></div>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube and Rev. Kathleen Owens
 Arvid and Kathleen offer their sentiments on the State of our Church.
&amp;lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&amp;gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube and Rev. Kathleen Owens</strong>
<br> Arvid and Kathleen offer their sentiments on the State of our Church.</p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=2611650799/transparent=true/" seamless="">&lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&lt;/a&gt;</iframe></div>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/welcome-to-your-new-adventure</guid></item><item><title>"Hello Goodbye I Love You"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/hello-goodbye-i-love-you</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Sue Magidson, Intern Minister</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Sue Magidson, Intern Minister</strong>
<br> Sue offers her final sermon in the First Church pulpit in which she thanks the congregation for the patience, learning opportunities and community that she has had over the past ten months.</p><p><iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=2469771439/transparent=true/" seamless="">&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;</iframe></p></div>]]></description><itunes:summary>Sue Magidson, Intern Minister
 Sue offers her final sermon in the First Church pulpit in which she thanks the congregation for the patience, learning opportunities and community that she has had over the past ten months.&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Sue Magidson, Intern Minister</strong>
<br> Sue offers her final sermon in the First Church pulpit in which she thanks the congregation for the patience, learning opportunities and community that she has had over the past ten months.</p><p><iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=2469771439/transparent=true/" seamless="">&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;</iframe></p></div>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/hello-goodbye-i-love-you</guid></item><item><title>"Compassion: Examining Our Own World</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/compassion</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister</strong>
<br> Arvid continues his discussion of Karen Armstrong’s 12 Steps to Compassion.</p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=4018738768/transparent=true/" seamless="">&lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&lt;/a&gt;</iframe></div>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister
 Arvid continues his discussion of Karen Armstrong’s 12 Steps to Compassion.
&amp;lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&amp;gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister</strong>
<br> Arvid continues his discussion of Karen Armstrong’s 12 Steps to Compassion.</p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=4018738768/transparent=true/" seamless="">&lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&lt;/a&gt;</iframe></div>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/compassion</guid></item><item><title>Annual Service of Music "A Promise I Will Keep"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/annual-service-of-music1</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>First Church Choirs and Handbell Ensembles</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>Today's Services celebrated our Annual Service of Music, where all of our Choirs and both our Handbell Ensembles performed a variety of music. For copywright reasons, there is no recording available for this service. </p>]]></description><itunes:summary>Today's Services celebrated our Annual Service of Music, where all of our Choirs and both our Handbell Ensembles performed a variety of music. For copywright reasons, there is no recording available for this service. </itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today's Services celebrated our Annual Service of Music, where all of our Choirs and both our Handbell Ensembles performed a variety of music. For copywright reasons, there is no recording available for this service.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/annual-service-of-music1</guid></item><item><title>"The Virtue of Hope"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/the-virtue-of-hope1</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Kathleen Owens</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister</strong>
<br> In the final sermon in her series on virtues, Kathleen discusses hope and how there are three things one needs to compliment one's hope; humor, faith, and optimism. <img alt="" src="http://www.firstuusandiego.org/Websites/firstuusandiego/Images/pdf_icon.gif" class="fr-draggable"></p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=432117042/transparent=true/" seamless="">&lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&lt;/a&gt;</iframe></div>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister
 In the final sermon in her series on virtues, Kathleen discusses hope and how there are three things one needs to compliment one's hope; humor, faith, and optimism. 
&amp;lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&amp;gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister</strong>
<br> In the final sermon in her series on virtues, Kathleen discusses hope and how there are three things one needs to compliment one's hope; humor, faith, and optimism. <a href="http://www.firstuusandiego.org/Websites/firstuusandiego/images/sermons/The%20Virtue%20of%20Hope%205-8-11.pdf" target="_blank">Download the accompanying handout (pdf)</a>.<img alt="" src="http://www.firstuusandiego.org/Websites/firstuusandiego/Images/pdf_icon.gif" class="fr-draggable"></p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=432117042/transparent=true/" seamless="">&lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&lt;/a&gt;</iframe></div>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/the-virtue-of-hope1</guid><enclosure url="http://www.firstuusandiego.org/Websites/firstuusandiego/Blog/1659537/The%20Virtue%20of%20Hope%205-8-11.pdf" length="50102" type="application/pdf" /></item><item><title>"Arvid's Excellent Adventure"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/arvids-excellent-adventure2</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister</strong>
<br> Arvid talks with us this morning about his recent Pilgrimage to our Partner Church in the Philippines. Arvid talks about how different and at the same time how similar Sundays are between us and our Partner Church in Malingin.</p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=755681617/transparent=true/" seamless="">&lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&lt;/a&gt;</iframe></div>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister
 Arvid talks with us this morning about his recent Pilgrimage to our Partner Church in the Philippines. Arvid talks about how different and at the same time how similar Sundays are between us and our Partner Church in Malingin.
&amp;lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&amp;gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister</strong>
<br> Arvid talks with us this morning about his recent Pilgrimage to our Partner Church in the Philippines. Arvid talks about how different and at the same time how similar Sundays are between us and our Partner Church in Malingin.</p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=755681617/transparent=true/" seamless="">&lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&lt;/a&gt;</iframe></div>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/arvids-excellent-adventure2</guid></item><item><title>Miracles and Resurrections</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/miracles-and-resurrections</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Sue Magidson, Intern Minister</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Sue Magidson, Intern Minister</strong></p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=3314459117/transparent=true/" seamless="">&lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&lt;/a&gt;</iframe></div>]]></description><itunes:summary>Sue Magidson, Intern Minister
&amp;lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&amp;gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Sue Magidson, Intern Minister</strong></p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=3314459117/transparent=true/" seamless="">&lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&lt;/a&gt;</iframe></div>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/miracles-and-resurrections</guid></item><item><title>Intergenerational Easter Service and Flower Communion</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/intergenerational-easter-service1</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister discusses Easter and how typically UUs are apprehensive to mention the name "Jesus." Arvid makes his point on this Easter Sunday by saturating his service with the word "Jesus" from the very beginning.<br>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 500px; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=234080816/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe>
</p>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister discusses Easter and how typically UUs are apprehensive to mention the name "Jesus." Arvid makes his point on this Easter Sunday by saturating his service with the word "Jesus" from the very beginning.
2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego
</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.firstuusandiego.org/Websites/firstuusandiego/Images/sermons/2011EasterService.mp3">2011EasterService.mp3</a>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/intergenerational-easter-service1</guid></item><item><title>"The Virtue of Transcendence and the Necessity of Freedom"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/the-virtue-of-transcendence</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Kathleen Owens</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister</strong>
<br> Description to come.</p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=1819734211/transparent=true/" seamless="">&lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&lt;/a&gt;</iframe></div>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister
 Description to come.
&amp;lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&amp;gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister</strong>
<br> Description to come.</p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=1819734211/transparent=true/" seamless="">&lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&lt;/a&gt;</iframe></div>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/the-virtue-of-transcendence</guid></item><item><title>"I Shall Be Human Yet"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/i-shall-be-human-yet</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister</strong></p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=259774063/transparent=true/" seamless="">&lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&lt;/a&gt;</iframe></div>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister
&amp;lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&amp;gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister</strong></p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=259774063/transparent=true/" seamless="">&lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&lt;/a&gt;</iframe></div>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/i-shall-be-human-yet</guid></item><item><title>"Steps to Compassion"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/steps-to-compassion</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister</strong>
<br> Arvid has returned from Sabbatical and in his first sermon back, he shares with us the "Steps to Compassion" and discusses the secret to life; which he says is the Golden Rule. He talks about how every faith has this rule as their core value, "do unto others as you would like them to do unto you."</p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=1930434974/transparent=true/" seamless="">&lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&lt;/a&gt;</iframe></div>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister
 Arvid has returned from Sabbatical and in his first sermon back, he shares with us the "Steps to Compassion" and discusses the secret to life; which he says is the Golden Rule. He talks about how every faith has this rule as their core value, "do unto others as you would like them to do unto you."
&amp;lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&amp;gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister</strong>
<br> Arvid has returned from Sabbatical and in his first sermon back, he shares with us the "Steps to Compassion" and discusses the secret to life; which he says is the Golden Rule. He talks about how every faith has this rule as their core value, "do unto others as you would like them to do unto you."</p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=1930434974/transparent=true/" seamless="">&lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&lt;/a&gt;</iframe></div>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/steps-to-compassion</guid></item><item><title>South Bay Celebration Sunday</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/south-bay-celebration-sunday</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Sue Magidson, Intern Minister</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Sue Magidson, Intern Minister</strong></p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=988358280/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe></div>]]></description><itunes:summary>Sue Magidson, Intern Minister
2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Sue Magidson, Intern Minister</strong></p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=988358280/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe></div>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/south-bay-celebration-sunday</guid></item><item><title>"From Here We Grow . . . First Church, a Great Cause"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/from-here-we-grow</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Kathleen Owens</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister</strong>
<br> Kathleen discusses Spiritual Maturity with respect to giving and graciousness on this Celebration Sunday, where we kick-off our new Operating Budget campaign. <a href="http://www.firstuusandiego.org/Websites/firstuusandiego/images/From%20Here%20We%20Grow%203-27-11.pdf" target="_blank">Download the accompanying handout (pdf)</a>.<img alt="" src="http://www.firstuusandiego.org/Websites/firstuusandiego/Images/pdf_icon.gif" class="fr-draggable"></p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=3590508900/transparent=true/" seamless="">&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&amp;amp;gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;</iframe></div>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister
 Kathleen discusses Spiritual Maturity with respect to giving and graciousness on this Celebration Sunday, where we kick-off our new Operating Budget campaign. Download the accompanying handout (pdf).
&amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&amp;amp;amp;gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;gt;</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister</strong>
<br> Kathleen discusses Spiritual Maturity with respect to giving and graciousness on this Celebration Sunday, where we kick-off our new Operating Budget campaign. <a href="http://www.firstuusandiego.org/Websites/firstuusandiego/images/From%20Here%20We%20Grow%203-27-11.pdf" target="_blank">Download the accompanying handout (pdf)</a>.<img alt="" src="http://www.firstuusandiego.org/Websites/firstuusandiego/Images/pdf_icon.gif" class="fr-draggable"></p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=3590508900/transparent=true/" seamless="">&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages"&amp;amp;gt;2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;</iframe></div>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/from-here-we-grow</guid><enclosure url="http://www.firstuusandiego.org/Websites/firstuusandiego/Blog/1659537/From%20Here%20We%20Grow%203-27-11.pdf" length="32756" type="application/pdf" /></item><item><title>The Garden of Mystic Lovers Has No Boundaries</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/the-garden-of-mystic-lovers-has-no-boundaries</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Jim Grant, Affiliate Minister</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Rev. Jim Grant, Affiliate Minister</strong>
<br> Our Affiliate Minister, Jim Grant offers worship this morning with a play on the title of the piece our JUUL Tones sang earlier in this Service, entitled "Distinctions." Rev. Grant talks about Spiritual Maturity and how even Atheists have spirituality and in order to find Spiritual Maturity you have to search beyond traditional distinctions.</p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=698379737/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe></div>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Jim Grant, Affiliate Minister
 Our Affiliate Minister, Jim Grant offers worship this morning with a play on the title of the piece our JUUL Tones sang earlier in this Service, entitled "Distinctions." Rev. Grant talks about Spiritual Maturity and how even Atheists have spirituality and in order to find Spiritual Maturity you have to search beyond traditional distinctions.
2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Rev. Jim Grant, Affiliate Minister</strong>
<br> Our Affiliate Minister, Jim Grant offers worship this morning with a play on the title of the piece our JUUL Tones sang earlier in this Service, entitled "Distinctions." Rev. Grant talks about Spiritual Maturity and how even Atheists have spirituality and in order to find Spiritual Maturity you have to search beyond traditional distinctions.</p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=698379737/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe></div>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/the-garden-of-mystic-lovers-has-no-boundaries</guid></item><item><title>"What's Spiritual About Maturing?"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/whats-spiritual-about-maturing1</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Kathleen Owens</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister</strong>
<br> Kathleen talks about the deep layers of spiritual maturity and how that term does not have to deal with a deity. Today Kathleen explores the "maturity" of spiritual maturity and how maturity is not just getting older, instead she sees maturity as taking the opportunity to ever change who we are and how we engage with others.</p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=2762145464/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe></div>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister
 Kathleen talks about the deep layers of spiritual maturity and how that term does not have to deal with a deity. Today Kathleen explores the "maturity" of spiritual maturity and how maturity is not just getting older, instead she sees maturity as taking the opportunity to ever change who we are and how we engage with others.
2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister</strong>
<br> Kathleen talks about the deep layers of spiritual maturity and how that term does not have to deal with a deity. Today Kathleen explores the "maturity" of spiritual maturity and how maturity is not just getting older, instead she sees maturity as taking the opportunity to ever change who we are and how we engage with others.</p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=2762145464/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe></div>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/whats-spiritual-about-maturing1</guid></item><item><title>"Spiritual Maturity-What's That?"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/spiritual-maturity-whats-that</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Kathleen Owens</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister</strong>
<br> Rev. Kathleen Owens discusses this month's Transformational Theme, Spiritual Maturity, and how as we grow older we can expand who we are spiritually and emotionally through whichever path life takes.</p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=194975196/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe></div>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister
 Rev. Kathleen Owens discusses this month's Transformational Theme, Spiritual Maturity, and how as we grow older we can expand who we are spiritually and emotionally through whichever path life takes.
2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister</strong>
<br> Rev. Kathleen Owens discusses this month's Transformational Theme, Spiritual Maturity, and how as we grow older we can expand who we are spiritually and emotionally through whichever path life takes.</p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=194975196/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe></div>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/spiritual-maturity-whats-that</guid></item><item><title>"An Antihistamine for Evil"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/an-antihistamine-for-evil</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Kathleen Owens</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p style=""><strong>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister</strong>
<br> Kathleen elaborates on Sue's sermon from last week and talks about how each of us has the potential for Evil, and how the opposite of Evil is not as simple as "good." She talks about how much more complex the opposite of Evil is and how we can conquer Evil through clarity, courage and love. <a href="http://www.firstuusandiego.org/Websites/firstuusandiego/images/AnAntihistamineForEvil2-27-11.pdf" target="_blank">Download the accompanying PDF</a>. <img alt="" src="http://www.firstuusandiego.org/Websites/firstuusandiego/Images/pdf_icon.gif" class="fr-draggable"></p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=2567509535/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe></div>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister
 Kathleen elaborates on Sue's sermon from last week and talks about how each of us has the potential for Evil, and how the opposite of Evil is not as simple as "good." She talks about how much more complex the opposite of Evil is and how we can conquer Evil through clarity, courage and love. Download the accompanying PDF. 
2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p style=""><strong>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister</strong>
<br> Kathleen elaborates on Sue's sermon from last week and talks about how each of us has the potential for Evil, and how the opposite of Evil is not as simple as "good." She talks about how much more complex the opposite of Evil is and how we can conquer Evil through clarity, courage and love. <a href="http://www.firstuusandiego.org/Websites/firstuusandiego/images/AnAntihistamineForEvil2-27-11.pdf" target="_blank">Download the accompanying PDF</a>. <img alt="" src="http://www.firstuusandiego.org/Websites/firstuusandiego/Images/pdf_icon.gif" class="fr-draggable"></p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=2567509535/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe></div>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/an-antihistamine-for-evil</guid><enclosure url="http://www.firstuusandiego.org/Websites/firstuusandiego/Blog/1659537/An%20Antihistamine%20for%20Evil%202-27-11.pdf" length="44949" type="application/pdf" /></item><item><title>"Allergic to Evil"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/allergic-to-evil</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Sue Magidson, Intern Minister</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Sue Magidson, Intern Minister</strong>
<br> Intern Sue uses this month’s Worship Theme, Evil to discuss the concept of evil and how UUs are reluctant to use the term evil, and instead try to see the good and worth in every person.</p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=928533463/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe></div>]]></description><itunes:summary>Sue Magidson, Intern Minister
 Intern Sue uses this month’s Worship Theme, Evil to discuss the concept of evil and how UUs are reluctant to use the term evil, and instead try to see the good and worth in every person.
2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Sue Magidson, Intern Minister</strong>
<br> Intern Sue uses this month’s Worship Theme, Evil to discuss the concept of evil and how UUs are reluctant to use the term evil, and instead try to see the good and worth in every person.</p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=928533463/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe></div>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/allergic-to-evil</guid></item><item><title>"The Virtue of Temperance: What's Love Got to Do With It?"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/the-virtue-of-temperance-whats-love-got-to-do-with-it</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Kathleen Owens</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p style=""><strong>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister</strong>
<br> Kathleen talks about the term temperance, how its meaning has evolved throughout history and how temperance and moderation are essential to truly know and love one’s self. <a href="http://www.firstuusandiego.org/Websites/firstuusandiego/images/VirtueOfTemperance2-13-2011.pdf" target="_blank">Download the accompanying PDF</a>. <img alt="" src="http://www.firstuusandiego.org/Websites/firstuusandiego/Images/pdf_icon.gif" class="fr-draggable"></p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=1809603725/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe></div>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister
 Kathleen talks about the term temperance, how its meaning has evolved throughout history and how temperance and moderation are essential to truly know and love one’s self. Download the accompanying PDF. 
2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p style=""><strong>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister</strong>
<br> Kathleen talks about the term temperance, how its meaning has evolved throughout history and how temperance and moderation are essential to truly know and love one’s self. <a href="http://www.firstuusandiego.org/Websites/firstuusandiego/images/VirtueOfTemperance2-13-2011.pdf" target="_blank">Download the accompanying PDF</a>. <img alt="" src="http://www.firstuusandiego.org/Websites/firstuusandiego/Images/pdf_icon.gif" class="fr-draggable"></p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=1809603725/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe></div>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/the-virtue-of-temperance-whats-love-got-to-do-with-it</guid><enclosure url="http://www.firstuusandiego.org/Websites/firstuusandiego/Blog/1659537/Virtue%20of%20Temperance%202-13-2011.pdf" length="152147" type="application/pdf" /></item><item><title>"With Hearts, and Hands, and Voices"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/withe-hearts-and-hands-and-voices</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2011 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Jason Shelton, Guest Minister</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Rev. Jason Shelton, Guest Minister</strong>
<br> Our pulpit guest this week, Jason Shelton, talks about the uniqueness of our UU Worship Services.</p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=916669079/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe></div>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Jason Shelton, Guest Minister
 Our pulpit guest this week, Jason Shelton, talks about the uniqueness of our UU Worship Services.
2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Rev. Jason Shelton, Guest Minister</strong>
<br> Our pulpit guest this week, Jason Shelton, talks about the uniqueness of our UU Worship Services.</p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=916669079/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe></div>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/withe-hearts-and-hands-and-voices</guid></item><item><title>"By Whose Authority?"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/by-whose-authority</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Sue Magidson, Intern Minister</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Sue Magidson, Intern Minister</strong>
<br> Intern Minister, Sue talks about Authority and Love and how you can love people for what they are, another human being, and at the same time question authority. She talks about the Standing on the Side of Love movement and the UU presence in Arizona this past summer to protest the Anti-Immigration laws that were passed. She also talks about how Unitarian Universalists are frequently the “Authority Questioners.”</p><p><iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=1927325/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe></p></div>]]></description><itunes:summary>Sue Magidson, Intern Minister
 Intern Minister, Sue talks about Authority and Love and how you can love people for what they are, another human being, and at the same time question authority. She talks about the Standing on the Side of Love movement and the UU presence in Arizona this past summer to protest the Anti-Immigration laws that were passed. She also talks about how Unitarian Universalists are frequently the “Authority Questioners.”2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Sue Magidson, Intern Minister</strong>
<br> Intern Minister, Sue talks about Authority and Love and how you can love people for what they are, another human being, and at the same time question authority. She talks about the Standing on the Side of Love movement and the UU presence in Arizona this past summer to protest the Anti-Immigration laws that were passed. She also talks about how Unitarian Universalists are frequently the “Authority Questioners.”</p><p><iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=1927325/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe></p></div>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/by-whose-authority</guid></item><item><title>"The Virtue of Justice"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/the-virtue-of-justice</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Kathleen Owens</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister</strong>
<br> Today's Service, our Associate Minister, offers another sermon in her series on virtue. She talks about justice through beauty and discussed the need for reflection.</p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=2934597808/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe></div>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister
 Today's Service, our Associate Minister, offers another sermon in her series on virtue. She talks about justice through beauty and discussed the need for reflection.
2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister</strong>
<br> Today's Service, our Associate Minister, offers another sermon in her series on virtue. She talks about justice through beauty and discussed the need for reflection.</p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=2934597808/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe></div>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/the-virtue-of-justice</guid></item><item><title>"Was It Something I Said?"</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/was-it-something-i-said</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2011 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Kathleen Owens and our Journey Toward Wholeness Core Team</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p style=""><strong>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister and Our Journey Toward Wholeness Core Team</strong>
<br> Rev. Kathleen and our Journey Toward Wholeness Team discuss through three very different skits, entitled: "Hidden Disabilities," "Curry," and "Oppression Olympics," various ways that how we speak to each other and what we say, may not be intended to be, but can be hurtful and harmful to others.</p><p><iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=1468600423/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe></p></div>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister and Our Journey Toward Wholeness Core Team
 Rev. Kathleen and our Journey Toward Wholeness Team discuss through three very different skits, entitled: "Hidden Disabilities," "Curry," and "Oppression Olympics," various ways that how we speak to each other and what we say, may not be intended to be, but can be hurtful and harmful to others.2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p style=""><strong>Rev. Kathleen Owens, Associate Minister and Our Journey Toward Wholeness Core Team</strong>
<br> Rev. Kathleen and our Journey Toward Wholeness Team discuss through three very different skits, entitled: "Hidden Disabilities," "Curry," and "Oppression Olympics," various ways that how we speak to each other and what we say, may not be intended to be, but can be hurtful and harmful to others.</p><p><iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=1468600423/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe></p></div>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/was-it-something-i-said</guid></item><item><title>Reflections on the Shootings in Tucson on 1/8/2011</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/post-1820111</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2011 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister</strong>
<br> Today's Services Arvid spoke about the Shootings in Tucson, Arizona on Saturday, January 8, 2011.</p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=3451005081/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe></div>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister
 Today's Services Arvid spoke about the Shootings in Tucson, Arizona on Saturday, January 8, 2011.
2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister</strong>
<br> Today's Services Arvid spoke about the Shootings in Tucson, Arizona on Saturday, January 8, 2011.</p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=3451005081/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe></div>]]></content:encoded><guid>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/post-1820111</guid></item><item><title>Sabbatical Reflections: Ten Things I Learned About Mexico</title><link>http://www.firstuusandiego.org/sabbatical-reflections-ten-things-i-learned-about-mexico1</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:author /><dc:creator>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister</strong>
<br> "Sabbatical Reflections" Today's Services were a unique offering from our Lead Minister, Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube. Arvid incorporated more than fifty pictures he took while on his Sabbatical in Oaxaca, Mexico. We have uploaded the slides so that you will be able to view the photos Arvid refers to in his Sabbatical Reflections.</p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=399195202/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=591442798/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="http://firstuusandiego.bandcamp.com/album/2011-sermon-messages">2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</a></iframe></div>]]></description><itunes:summary>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister
 "Sabbatical Reflections" Today's Services were a unique offering from our Lead Minister, Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube. Arvid incorporated more than fifty pictures he took while on his Sabbatical in Oaxaca, Mexico. We have uploaded the slides so that you will be able to view the photos Arvid refers to in his Sabbatical Reflections.
2011 Sermon Messages by First UU Church of San Diego</itunes:summary><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="postBody"><p><strong>Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, Lead Minister</strong>
<br> "Sabbatical Reflections" Today's Services were a unique offering from our Lead Minister, Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube. Arvid incorporated more than fifty pictures he took while on his Sabbatical in Oaxaca, Mexico. We have uploaded the slides so that you will be able to view the photos Arvid refers to in his Sabbatical Reflections.</p>
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