Podcast of sermons, messages, reflections and homilies from the Unitarian Universalist Church in Eugene, Oregon. Empowered by LOVE, we transform ourselves and serve our world. Find out more at www.uueugene.org Various (c) 2010-2011 UU Eugene and Speakers Presented en-us http://www.uueugene.org Podcast of sermons, messages, reflections and homilies from the Unitarian Universalist Church in Eugene, Oregon Podcast of sermons, messages, reflections and homilies from the Unitarian Universalist Church in Eugene, Oregon. Empowered by LOVE, we transform ourselves and serve our world. Find out more at www.uueugene.org UUCE Web Team podcast@uueugene.org http://feeds.feedburner.com/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast no (c) 2010-2011 UU Eugene and Speakers PresentedReligion & Spirituality/Other44.004396-123.122039 Rev. D. Björn Olson By Rev. D. Björn Olson, recorded Sunday, 1 August 2010. We UUs have often made jokes about ourselves for years and one of them is about placing a burning question mark on a Unitarian Universalist lawn rather than a cross to show anger or dissatisfaction. Maybe it is not a joke. A question mark can indicate burning questions concerning social actions and a variety of other relevant topics. Or, it can indicate "who cares" or "we really don't know who we are nor what we believe." Rev. Olson will talk about the importance of the Unitarian Universalist church with an exclamation point on who we are and the history of what we have become. A challenge to all UUs. http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2010.08.01_-_Sermon_-_Question_Mark_on_the_Lawn_-_Who_Are_We_Really.mp3 00:19:45 Sun, 1 Aug 2010 10:26:08 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/uXJqxzQFq0E" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/uXJqxzQFq0E/2010.08.01_-_Sermon_-_Question_Mark_on_the_Lawn_-_Who_Are_We_Really.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2010.08.01_-_Sermon_-_Question_Mark_on_the_Lawn_-_Who_Are_We_Really.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2010.08.01_-_Sermon_-_Question_Mark_on_the_Lawn_-_Who_Are_We_Really.mp3 Gil Osgood By Gil Osgood, recorded Sunday, 3 Octobe 2010 This sermon is subtitled "The gift of an empty box." We will be discussing how traditional religious language, like "prayer," "worship" and "soul," may still have something to say to us even if those words seem to have lost all their meaning and evoke only negative emotions when we hear them spoken. We will look at what atheists and theists may have in common and consider what it is that is really important to believe. http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2010.10.03_-_Message_-_The_Faith_of_an_Atheist.mp3 00:22:46 Sun, 3 Oct 2010 10:26:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/PIl0L4yED7M" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/PIl0L4yED7M/2010.10.03_-_Message_-_The_Faith_of_an_Atheist.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2010.10.03_-_Message_-_The_Faith_of_an_Atheist.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2010.10.03_-_Message_-_The_Faith_of_an_Atheist.mp3 Elan Sholz By Elas Sholz, recorded Sunday, 31 October 2010. For some, this is the most sacred time of the year and we will explore the many traditions which honor a time of year when the veil between the worlds is thinnest. http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2010.10.31_-_Message_-_The_Veil_is_Thin.mp3 00:10:33 Sun, 31 Oct 2010 10:26:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/fOhhhw4i-r4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/fOhhhw4i-r4/2010.10.31_-_Message_-_The_Veil_is_Thin.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2010.10.31_-_Message_-_The_Veil_is_Thin.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2010.10.31_-_Message_-_The_Veil_is_Thin.mp3 Rev. Alicia Forsey, Ph.D. By Rev. Alicia Forsey, Ph.D., recorded Sunday, 7 November 2010. We often think of hospitality in terms of being gracious to others. Yes, but there is more to hospitality than this. Join us this morning and you may come to think of hospitality in a new and perhaps more meaningful way, especially in the context of a Unitarian Universalist congregation. http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2010.11.07_-_Sermon_-_Hospitality.mp3 00:19:07 Forsey, Sermon, Hospitality Sun, 7 Nov 2010 11:20:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/O1-A6KKhPaU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/O1-A6KKhPaU/2010.11.07_-_Sermon_-_Hospitality.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2010.11.07_-_Sermon_-_Hospitality.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2010.11.07_-_Sermon_-_Hospitality.mp3 Ed Zack By Ed Zack, recorded Sunday, 12 December 2010. Project Manager for the renovation of our new church home at 13th and Chambers, spoke of his involvement in this project. He focused on not only the transformation of the new building, but his personal transformation and that of our church community. http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2010.12.05_-_Message_-_The_Transformation_of_UUCE.mp3 00:28:54 Sun, 12 Dec 2010 10:26:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/xlV-A_Rw5GQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/xlV-A_Rw5GQ/2010.12.05_-_Message_-_The_Transformation_of_UUCE.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2010.12.05_-_Message_-_The_Transformation_of_UUCE.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2010.12.05_-_Message_-_The_Transformation_of_UUCE.mp3 Rev. D. Björn Olson By Rev. D. Björn Olson, recorded Sunday, 16 January 2011. Growth can be hard at times. The thought of it can very well petrify some people. Using petrified wood as a metaphor, growth will be explored, in its fear and its wonderment. http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.01.16_-_Sermon_-_Petrified_-_A_Journey_of_Growth.mp3 00:24:15 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 10:26:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/LcrgX-gjcmE" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/LcrgX-gjcmE/2011.01.16_-_Sermon_-_Petrified_-_A_Journey_of_Growth.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.01.16_-_Sermon_-_Petrified_-_A_Journey_of_Growth.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.01.16_-_Sermon_-_Petrified_-_A_Journey_of_Growth.mp3 Rev. Alicia Forsey, Ph.D. Rev. Alicia Forsey, Ph.D., recorded Sunday, 23 January 2011. There are many ways to lead. The style of leadership you chose needs to match your personality, your values and your abilities. We are all needed with our various styles of taking lead. What do you think your way of taking leadership is, and when do you put your leadership to use? Is it possible that you have been leading for a very long time, but think you are not a leader? http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.01.23_-_Sermon_-_Leadership.mp3 00:28:22 Sun, 23 Jan 2011 10:26:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/KQfbFTeKKGk" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/KQfbFTeKKGk/2011.01.23_-_Sermon_-_Leadership.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.01.23_-_Sermon_-_Leadership.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.01.23_-_Sermon_-_Leadership.mp3 Erik Troberg By Erik Troberg, recorded Sunday, 20 February 2011. Faster than a speeding existentialist... more powerful than a German Philosopher... able to leap nihilistic platitudes in a single bound... look, up in the sky! It's an atheist! It's a Unitarian! It's SUPERMAN! Please join us for a historical, intellectual, and spiritual exploration of Frederich Nietzsche, the Death of God, kryptonite, and x-ray vision. http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.02.20_-_Message_-_The_Gospel_According_to_Clark_Kent.mp3 00:23:58 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 10:26:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/zrdovHYSSJM" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/zrdovHYSSJM/2011.02.20_-_Message_-_The_Gospel_According_to_Clark_Kent.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.02.20_-_Message_-_The_Gospel_According_to_Clark_Kent.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.02.20_-_Message_-_The_Gospel_According_to_Clark_Kent.mp3 Rev. Alicia Forsey, Ph.D. By Rev. Alicia Forsey, Ph.D., Sunday, 6 March 2011. This morning, in honor of Women's History Month, we will learn about a few women who made a difference through their willingness to be disturbers of the status quo. What can we learn by studying their ways of leading? http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.03.06_-_Sermon_-_Women_Radical_Reformers,_Then_and_Now.mp3 00:31:29 Sun, 6 Mar 2011 10:26:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/w_SuWhnUxkU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/w_SuWhnUxkU/2011.03.06_-_Sermon_-_Women_Radical_Reformers,_Then_and_Now.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.03.06_-_Sermon_-_Women_Radical_Reformers,_Then_and_Now.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.03.06_-_Sermon_-_Women_Radical_Reformers,_Then_and_Now.mp3 Anna Sontag By Anna Sontag, recorded Sunday, 13 March 2011. As this church grapples with the truth of its "program" size and its move downtown from our sheltered woodland, what inspiration or advice may we glean from spiritual and transformational sources? Our journeys of individual growth seem to continue whether or not we willingly participate. We like to reason things out, plan, and take charge - but sometimes our plans confound our progress. Thich Nat Hahn reminds us to move from the concepts and ideas in our heads to our attention in the present moment. Such a shift may bring us to a surprise regarding the true nature of our beings. http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.03.13_-_Reflection_-_A_Community_Moving_Through_Challenge.mp3 00:14:35 Sun, 13 Mar 2011 10:26:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/aKjU8tzEZLA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/aKjU8tzEZLA/2011.03.13_-_Reflection_-_A_Community_Moving_Through_Challenge.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.03.13_-_Reflection_-_A_Community_Moving_Through_Challenge.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.03.13_-_Reflection_-_A_Community_Moving_Through_Challenge.mp3 Dennis Reynolds By Dennis Reynolds, recorded Sunday, 20 March 2011. Dennis Reynolds, a long time active member of this church, is living away from us as he completes his preparation for a new career as a Unitarian Universalist minister. Join us as he reflects on the joys and challenges of the journey he has traveled with us and away from us and on the road he has yet to travel. http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.03.20_-_Sermon_-_We_Laugh,_We_Cry.mp3 00:29:02 Sun, 20 Mar 2011 10:26:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/b1td-pN4dB0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/b1td-pN4dB0/2011.03.20_-_Sermon_-_We_Laugh,_We_Cry.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.03.20_-_Sermon_-_We_Laugh,_We_Cry.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.03.20_-_Sermon_-_We_Laugh,_We_Cry.mp3 Rev. Alicia Forsey, Ph.D. By Rev. Alicia Forsey, Ph.D., recorded Sunday, 27 March 2011. Some women say they belong to the "Third Wave" or the "Second Wave" of the feminist movement. But what of the waves that came long before? This morning we will dive into the waves. http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.03.27_-_Sermon_-_How_Many_Waves_.mp3 00:36:09 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 10:26:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/4jVB4L5mYrc" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/4jVB4L5mYrc/2011.03.27_-_Sermon_-_How_Many_Waves_.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.03.27_-_Sermon_-_How_Many_Waves_.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.03.27_-_Sermon_-_How_Many_Waves_.mp3 Rev. D. Björn Olson By Rev. D. Björn Olson, recorded Sunday, 10 April 2011. What does it mean to "Get a Life"? What do we mean when we say this to others? How are we engaging in our own lives? Are we present and do we show up when we're needed? We'll explore ideas from philosophy and science as well as sharing our own experiences. http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.04.10_-_Sermon_-_Get_a_Life.mp3 00:20:11 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 10:26:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/hwhEhx697Yc" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/hwhEhx697Yc/2011.04.10_-_Sermon_-_Get_a_Life.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.04.10_-_Sermon_-_Get_a_Life.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.04.10_-_Sermon_-_Get_a_Life.mp3 Phil and Susan Bertrand By Phil and Susan Bertrand, recorded Sunday, 24 April 2011. In honor of both Easter and Earth Day, the Green Sanctuary Committee celebrates the ever-renewing web of life and our commitment to cherish the earth, as we nurture the seeds of our own spiritual renewal. http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.04.24_-_Message_-_Honoring_the_Spirit_of_Renewal.mp3 00:07:03 Earth Day Sun, 24 Apr 2011 10:26:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/PKFsnac65bw" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/PKFsnac65bw/2011.04.24_-_Message_-_Honoring_the_Spirit_of_Renewal.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.04.24_-_Message_-_Honoring_the_Spirit_of_Renewal.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.04.24_-_Message_-_Honoring_the_Spirit_of_Renewal.mp3 Judy Sawyer By Judy Sawyer, recorded Sunday, 24 April 2011. In honor of both Easter and Earth Day, the Green Sanctuary Committee celebrates the ever-renewing web of life and our commitment to cherish the earth, as we nurture the seeds of our own spiritual renewal. http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.04.24_-_Message_-_Sowing_the_Seeds.mp3 00:12:33 Earth Day Sun, 24 Apr 2011 10:26:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/3Q-8dalxekE" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/3Q-8dalxekE/2011.04.24_-_Message_-_Sowing_the_Seeds.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.04.24_-_Message_-_Sowing_the_Seeds.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.04.24_-_Message_-_Sowing_the_Seeds.mp3 Ed Zack By Ed Zack, recorded Sunday, 05, June 2011. As we approached the summer months, remodeling efforts at our new worship facility at 13th and Chambers accelerated dramatically. Come hear about all we’ve accomplished, learn about the challenges and sacrifices we will face, and help us to thank all the amazing volunteers who’ve contributed time, talent and treasure to making this beautiful new UUCE building a reality. http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.06.05_-_Message_-_Opportunities_Challenges_and_Miracles_Abound.mp3 00:24:31 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 10:26:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/V0G_brM54v4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/V0G_brM54v4/2011.06.05_-_Message_-_Opportunities_Challenges_and_Miracles_Abound.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.06.05_-_Message_-_Opportunities_Challenges_and_Miracles_Abound.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.06.05_-_Message_-_Opportunities_Challenges_and_Miracles_Abound.mp3 Pete Benson By Pete Benson, recorded Sunday, 19 June 2011. Do you feel that the phrase “UU Pagan” is an oxymoron? UUs, like scientists, pride themselves on welcoming new truth even if it overturns comfortable assumptions. http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.06.19_-_Message_-_Paganism,_Quantum_Mechanics,_the_Vedas,_and_UU-ism.mp3 00:16:57 Sun, 19 Jun 2011 10:26:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/-x-wHtuqvq4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/-x-wHtuqvq4/2011.06.19_-_Message_-_Paganism,_Quantum_Mechanics,_the_Vedas,_and_UU-ism.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.06.19_-_Message_-_Paganism,_Quantum_Mechanics,_the_Vedas,_and_UU-ism.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.06.19_-_Message_-_Paganism,_Quantum_Mechanics,_the_Vedas,_and_UU-ism.mp3 Jake Tenpa Walsh By Jake Tenpa Walsh, recorded Sunday, 16 October 2011. Although we have images of Spiritual Teachers sitting serenely, many encourage “becoming unstuck”, as the Great Path. Diving into Creative Transformation helps get us out of our small self, partly because we have to leave our familiar ways, and into our greater potential. Our work transforming the dark, closed Masonic Lodge into an open and welcoming Sacred and Social Center gives us many opportunities for spiritual practice... with and without Jackhammers. http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.10.16_-_Message_-_Spiritual_Practice_in_the_Loud_and_Fast.mp3 00:15:47 Sun, 16 Oct 2011 10:26:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/A_Ut2ZoLYCs" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/A_Ut2ZoLYCs/2011.10.16_-_Message_-_Spiritual_Practice_in_the_Loud_and_Fast.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.10.16_-_Message_-_Spiritual_Practice_in_the_Loud_and_Fast.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.10.16_-_Message_-_Spiritual_Practice_in_the_Loud_and_Fast.mp3 Rev. D. Björn Olson By Rev. D. Björn Olson, recorded Sunday, 16 October 2011. Approximately once a month, we have a tradition in which a member of our congregation shares with us their journey. Björn has only been at UUCE about three years, but has already been a worship associate and has given a few sermons. However, Björn has been a very active UU since 1973, serving on boards, chairing committees, and giving many more sermons. Listen as Björn reflects on over 80 years in 6 minutes. http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.10.16_-_Personal_Reflection_-_D._Bjorn_Olson.mp3 00:08:41 Sun, 16 Oct 2011 10:13:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/oQKnVCHSLoI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/oQKnVCHSLoI/2011.10.16_-_Personal_Reflection_-_D._Bjorn_Olson.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.10.16_-_Personal_Reflection_-_D._Bjorn_Olson.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.10.16_-_Personal_Reflection_-_D._Bjorn_Olson.mp3 Marilyn Junkins By Marilyn Junkins, recorded Sunday, 23 October 2011. Worship Associate, Marilyn Junkins, introduces UUCE’s new Mission Statement with background as to how the Board of Trustees selected it, with the guidance of Rev. Forsey. This Mission Statement will be our unifying force – illuminating our hearts – as we gather together to worship; as we gather in together to work in committees or share in small groups; as we gather to promote and do social justice work here in Eugene, as well as in our wider world. http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.10.23_-_New_UUCE_Mission_Statement.mp3 00:13:11 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 10:26:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/ukZpiLIRebU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/ukZpiLIRebU/2011.10.23_-_New_UUCE_Mission_Statement.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.10.23_-_New_UUCE_Mission_Statement.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.10.23_-_New_UUCE_Mission_Statement.mp3 Katy Siepert By Katy Siepert, recorded Sunday, 30 October 2011. The medieval Irish festival of Samhain marked the end of the harvest; an end of the "lighter half" of the year and the beginning of the "darker half". It was celebrated over the course of several days and included a kind of Festival of the Dead. As it turns out, this practice, and the concepts of lightness and dark, sorrow and celebration, are found in traditions all around the world. http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.10.30_-_Message_-_Worshipful_Harvest.mp3 00:10:38 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 10:26:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/ZdTKEoX1_Kw" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/ZdTKEoX1_Kw/2011.10.30_-_Message_-_Worshipful_Harvest.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.10.30_-_Message_-_Worshipful_Harvest.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.10.30_-_Message_-_Worshipful_Harvest.mp3 Paul Blackburn By Paul Blackburn, recorded Sunday, 06 November 2011. What does it mean to be poor in the USA and the world? Our guest speaker, Paul Blackburn, has directed a soup kitchen and a food bank, and is a member of the Mid-Columbia Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.11.06_-_Message_-_On_Poverty.mp3 00:20:06 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 11:20:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/r9kaj0nI428" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/r9kaj0nI428/2011.11.06_-_Message_-_On_Poverty.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.11.06_-_Message_-_On_Poverty.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.11.06_-_Message_-_On_Poverty.mp3 Marilyn Junkins By Marilyn Junkins, recorded Sunday, 13 November 2011. How do we engage our Theological Diversity? Among UUs, personal experience is considered the most important source of religious conviction. How do we deepen and clarify our theological understanding of personal experience individually and collectively? How might we explore how our individual personal experiences become Unitarian Universalist religious convictions? http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.11.13_-_Message_-_Engaging_Our_Theological_Diversity.mp3 00:23:52 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 11:20:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/8rzyGs-2LPI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/8rzyGs-2LPI/2011.11.13_-_Message_-_Engaging_Our_Theological_Diversity.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.11.13_-_Message_-_Engaging_Our_Theological_Diversity.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.11.13_-_Message_-_Engaging_Our_Theological_Diversity.mp3 Rev. Alicia Forsey, Ph.D. By Rev. Alicia Forsey, Ph.D., recorded Sunday, 20 November 2011. The state of the economy has changed the way many of us think about what is important. Faced with the knowledge that what we used to consider security may not hold up under the strain of corporate greed and other evils -- resulting in unemployment, foreclosures, credit debt and a declining middle class, we know it is imperative that we value and nurture a support system made up of relatives, friends and colleagues. With support we are removed from isolation. We know our fears are shared. We know our own truth is the truth of countless others. http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.11.20_-_Sermon_-_Standing_In_Our_Own_Truth.mp3 00:23:08 Sun, 20 Nov 2011 11:20:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/oXdAEcFgAVk" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/oXdAEcFgAVk/2011.11.20_-_Sermon_-_Standing_In_Our_Own_Truth.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.11.20_-_Sermon_-_Standing_In_Our_Own_Truth.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.11.20_-_Sermon_-_Standing_In_Our_Own_Truth.mp3 Anna Sontag By Anna Sontag, recorded Sunday, 4 December 2011. Inspired by the reflections of Paul Blackburn, we consider the opportunities available that support us feeling like Zeus...even when the floor falls out from under us, when things look bleak, and even when the sun shines in our lives. What new reflexes can we build in our hearts, minds, and bodies to make best use of the infinitely complex, perfectly evolved beings we are, through the combined miracles of evolution and our free will? Perspectives from the new millennium converge with some from several millennia ago. http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.12.04_-_Reflection_-_Zeus_Without_A_Golden_Chariot_-_Humanitys_Evolutionary_Path.mp3 00:18:05 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 11:20:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/PFu5csDk8mk" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/PFu5csDk8mk/2011.12.04_-_Reflection_-_Zeus_Without_A_Golden_Chariot_-_Humanitys_Evolutionary_Path.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.12.04_-_Reflection_-_Zeus_Without_A_Golden_Chariot_-_Humanitys_Evolutionary_Path.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2011.11.20_-_Sermon_-_Standing_In_Our_Own_Truth.mp3 Marilyn Junkins By Marilyn Junkins, recorded Sunday, 1 January 2012. A retrospective look back at 2011 and all the changes we’ve gone through at UUCE: Beloved members who’ve passed away, projects completed, events that took place. The Shamanic process of “dismemberment” can show us at an archetypal level what human beings go through when things fall apart. What happens when we are “dis-membered” and then we “re-member” ourselves? Includes the lighting candles of gratitude and letting go for the year past as well as lighting candles of Joy and Concern for the coming year. http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.01.01_-_Message_-_Reflection_and_Re-Remembering.mp3 00:18:30 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 11:20:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/Z3AII5eZAts" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/Z3AII5eZAts/2012.01.01_-_Message_-_Reflection_and_Re-Remembering.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.01.01_-_Message_-_Reflection_and_Re-Remembering.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.01.01_-_Message_-_Reflection_and_Re-Remembering.mp3 Rev. Alicia Forsey, Ph.D. By Rev. Alicia Forsey, Ph.D., recorded Sunday, 15 January 2012. There are many kinds of laughter. Sometimes laughter is simply a better option than getting upset. Sometimes it is a spontaneous response to something that strikes us as funny, or silly, or slapstick. Sometimes it is an aid to recovering from an illness. And then there is the kind of laughter that is pure and free -- the kind that springs from the heart of things. http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.01.15_-_Sermon_-_Laughter_at_the_Heart_of_Things.mp3 00:22:54 Forsey, Sermon, Laughter, Brueghel, Mr. Bean Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:20:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/uQvPrDFGDGc" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/uQvPrDFGDGc/2012.01.15_-_Sermon_-_Laughter_at_the_Heart_of_Things.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.01.15_-_Sermon_-_Laughter_at_the_Heart_of_Things.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.01.15_-_Sermon_-_Laughter_at_the_Heart_of_Things.mp3 Marina McIntire By Marina McIntire, recorded Sunday, 8 January 2012. Approximately once a month, we have a tradition in which a member of our congregation shares with us their journey. This time we get to hear from Marina McIntire. She rejoined the Unitarian Universalist Church in Eugene in 2004, having been a member in the mid-60's. She sings in the Sanctuary Choir, and recently stepped down from her term on the Third Sunday Committee. And she's been coordinating food services at the BUUB since August 2010. http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.01.08_-_Personal_Reflection_-_Marina_McIntire.mp3 00:05:51 McIntire, Marina McIntire, Personal Reflection, Reflection Sun, 08 Jan 2012 11:10:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/dEefMkRQyt8" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/dEefMkRQyt8/2012.01.08_-_Personal_Reflection_-_Marina_McIntire.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.01.08_-_Personal_Reflection_-_Marina_McIntire.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.01.08_-_Personal_Reflection_-_Marina_McIntire.mp3 Rev. Alicia Forsey, Ph.D. By Rev. Alicia Forsey, Ph.D., recorded Sunday, 8 January 2012. When we think of going "home" what comes to mind? Is it a specific place where we feel we truly belong -- either real or something we have always longed for? Or, is it a place we seek to find within the depths of wisdom contained in our inner selves? http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.01.08_-_Sermon_-_Coming_Home.mp3 00:21:48 Forsey, Sermon, Coming Home, Home Sun, 08 Jan 2012 11:30:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/AXWUrJQR2YY" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/AXWUrJQR2YY/2012.01.08_-_Sermon_-_Coming_Home.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.01.08_-_Sermon_-_Coming_Home.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.01.08_-_Sermon_-_Coming_Home.mp3 Katy Siepert, DRE By Katy Siepert, recorded Sunday, 22 January 2012. A homily by our Director of Religious Education, on how the world reflects for each of us our own unique beauty. http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.01.22_-_Homily_-_You're_Beautiful_in_Your_Way.mp3 00:06:08 Katy Siepert, DRE, Homily, Beauty, Lady Gaga Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:20:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/DdAyIhXUgsM" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/DdAyIhXUgsM/2012.01.22_-_Homily_-_You're_Beautiful_in_Your_Way.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.01.22_-_Homily_-_You're_Beautiful_in_Your_Way.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.01.22_-_Homily_-_You're_Beautiful_in_Your_Way.mp3 Anna Sontag By Anna Sontag, recorded Sunday, 22 January 2012. May we unlearn negative judgments or rejection of our bodies as impure, not good enough, the source of sin or difference from divinity. May we instead celebrate the complexity and magnificence of the evolved human form. http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.01.22_-_Message_-_Finding_Beauty_in_Who_We_Are_-_Poetic_Expression.mp3 00:06:20 Anna Sontag, Poetry, Walt Whitman, Daisy Zamora, Adrienne Rich, Lady Gaga Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:30:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/CfGx1jNMyCw" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/CfGx1jNMyCw/2012.01.22_-_Message_-_Finding_Beauty_in_Who_We_Are_-_Poetic_Expression.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.01.22_-_Message_-_Finding_Beauty_in_Who_We_Are_-_Poetic_Expression.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.01.22_-_Message_-_Finding_Beauty_in_Who_We_Are_-_Poetic_Expression.mp3 Rev. Alicia Forsey, Ph.D. By Rev. Alicia Forsey, Ph.D., recorded Sunday, 29 January 2012. The Ox herding Pictures depict stages of life that we pass through, beginning with emptiness and going through life's stages until emptiness is reached again. These are ancient, and though they are traditionally from the Buddhist tradition, the message is universal. What, if anything, has happened over time to make the various stages of life less clearly defined than what we find in these pictures? Each depiction in the original pictures respected every stage of life as what was (at the time) appropriate and expected. Do we have this kind of clarity and respect for each stage of life today? http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.01.29_-_Sermon_-_The_Ox_Herding_Pictures.mp3 00:17:42 Forsey, Sermon, Ox Pictures, Buddhist, Taoist Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:30:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/_2DSaT8iXPU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/_2DSaT8iXPU/2012.01.29_-_Sermon_-_The_Ox_Herding_Pictures.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.01.29_-_Sermon_-_The_Ox_Herding_Pictures.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.01.29_-_Sermon_-_The_Ox_Herding_Pictures.mp3 Rev. Alicia Forsey, Ph.D. By Rev. Alicia Forsey, Ph.D., recorded Sunday, 5 February 2012. A flash of golden fire is a line from The Ancient Mariner, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. This line is where the Mariner sees the possibility of forgiveness for setting in motion the events that led to the deaths of his crew members. Does forgiveness also include forgetting? http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.02.05_-_Sermon_-_A_Flash_of_Golden_Fire.mp3 00:24:01 Forsey, Sermon, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Ancient Mariner, Forgiveness Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:30:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/12ikMGlVRpo" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/12ikMGlVRpo/2012.02.05_-_Sermon_-_A_Flash_of_Golden_Fire.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.02.05_-_Sermon_-_A_Flash_of_Golden_Fire.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.02.05_-_Sermon_-_A_Flash_of_Golden_Fire.mp3 Erik Troberg By Erik Troberg, recorded Sunday, 12 February 2012. Tim Tebow, the Quarterback of the Denver Broncos, has ignited a national debate about prayer, and whether it belongs in football and public life in America. After scoring a touchdown, Tebow bows to one knee, lowers his head, and places it on his fist. Is this simple, yet camera-worthy prayerful pose a gesture of self-aggrandizement? A jab at other faiths? Is it a tactical move in a larger political war? Or is it just a humble expression of faith and gratitude? And why does it raise such glowing praise and angry condemnation from those who see it? http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.02.12_-_The_Art_of_Tebowing.mp3 00:27:00 Erik Troberg, Sermon, Tim Tebow, Evangelism, Humility Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:30:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/pz-W6eAkzvc" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/pz-W6eAkzvc/2012.02.12_-_The_Art_of_Tebowing.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.02.12_-_The_Art_of_Tebowing.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.02.12_-_The_Art_of_Tebowing.mp3 Rev. Alicia Forsey, Ph.D. By Rev. Alicia Forsey, Ph.D., recorded Sunday, 19 February 2012. Beautiful Eugene, nestled in a green valley with much to recommend itself. Around the edges of the city limits, what is there? Around the edges of each area within the city, what is distinct? As visitors or new residents come to Eugene, how welcome are they as they cross the edge of the city intending to spend some real time here? Historically, where are the edges that remain in the shadows? http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.02.19_-_Eugene--City_on_the_Edge.mp3 00:22:34 Forsey, Sermon, Eugene Sun, 19 Feb 2012 11:30:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/8pH4syvDok0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/8pH4syvDok0/2012.02.19_-_Eugene--City_on_the_Edge.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.02.19_-_Eugene--City_on_the_Edge.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.02.19_-_Eugene--City_on_the_Edge.mp3 Rev. Alicia Forsey, Ph.D. Sermon by Rev. Alicia Forsey, Ph.D., recorded Sunday, 26 February 2012. When we find our way through external obstacles to a place of clarity, with the help of a teacher, a guide or our own patience and reflection on our lives, we are seeking the gold of consciousness where all of the knots we have tied in our inner and outer lives are undone and we are free. Listen and consider how we create knots and how we can start undoing them. http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.02.26_-_Knots.mp3 00:17:04 Forsey, Sermon, Knots Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:30:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/77WwGa-IVLI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/77WwGa-IVLI/2012.02.26_-_Knots.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.02.26_-_Knots.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.02.26_-_Knots.mp3 Jerry Russell Message by Jerry Russell with an introduction by Rev. Alicia Forsey, Ph.D., recorded Sunday, 11 March 2012, titled "Memory and Forgetting." The Science of how our brains work is a field familiar to UUCE member Jerry Russell. This morning he will share some of his research. Fascinating discoveries! If we did not remember what we experience, where would we find meaning? If we remembered everything, would we be able to function, or would we be completely overwhelmed? Do we forget some things in order to survive? Rumi said that he had been forgetful for sixty years, but not for a second has this flowing toward me stopped or slowed. http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.03.11_-_Memory_and_Forgetting_with_Intro.mp3 00:26:35 Forsey, Jerry Russell, Memory, Forgetting, Brain, Science Sun, 11 Mar 2012 11:30:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/W_IZ6GkHrbI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/W_IZ6GkHrbI/2012.03.11_-_Memory_and_Forgetting_with_Intro.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.03.11_-_Memory_and_Forgetting_with_Intro.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.03.11_-_Memory_and_Forgetting_with_Intro.mp3 Rev. Alicia Forsey, Ph.D. Sermon by Rev. Alicia Forsey, Ph.D., recorded Sunday, 18 March 2012, titled Building a Sanctuary. A sanctuary is a place of silence. When words are spoken in a true sanctuary, they come after a time of quiet reflection on the inner sanctuary of the self. As UUCE prepares to move to a new location, the question of what will be different in our new sanctuary looms large. To do the kind of outreach we hope to do, we need to be intentional about creating a space where we can be alone while being together. In being silent together, we learn more deeply about who we are together, as well as who we are individually. Silence at the current location may last for two minutes during the meditation. Do we hope for something different in our new sanctuary? What is the foundation of a sanctuary, and what are the building blocks? http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.03.18_-_Building_a_Sanctuary.mp3 00:17:46 Forsey, Sermon, Sanctuary, Silence Sun, 18 Mar 2012 11:30:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/ajAGe_Wl0mg" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/ajAGe_Wl0mg/2012.03.18_-_Building_a_Sanctuary.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.03.18_-_Building_a_Sanctuary.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.03.18_-_Building_a_Sanctuary.mp3 Marilyn Junkins Sermon by Marilyn Junkins, recorded Sunday, 25 March 2012, titled The Blessings of Grace and Forgiveness. Why do we want to forgive? Why do we need to be forgiven? How do Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Unitarian, Universalists, Humanists and the therapeutic community approach the concept of forgiveness? How do the concepts of forgiveness, compassion, and humility apply to us specifically at UUCE, today in our community? http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.03.25_-_The_Blessings_and_Grace_of_Forgiveness.mp3 00:18:19 Marilyn Junkins, Sermon, Forgiveness, Compassion, Humility, Grace, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, HUmanism Sun, 25 Mar 2012 11:30:00 -0800 No <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~4/bNO_fvGhwmo" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnitarianUniversalistChurchInEugeneORPodcast/~3/bNO_fvGhwmo/2012.03.25_-_The_Blessings_and_Grace_of_Forgiveness.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.03.25_-_The_Blessings_and_Grace_of_Forgiveness.mp3http://www.uueugene.org/podcasts/2012.03.25_-_The_Blessings_and_Grace_of_Forgiveness.mp3 VariousnonadultPodcast of sermons, messages, reflections and homilies from the Unitarian Universalist Church in Eugene, Oregon. 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