Sermons and Services from Bradford Community Church Unitarian Universalist, Kenosha, WI

Letting Go: The Wisdom of Tashlikh

September 16, 2018 17:00 - 16 minutes - 1 Byte

In honor of Labor Day we explore our deep connection to workers' rights and the labor movement in Kenosha and throughout the rest of Wisconsin history. Opening reading provided by Patti Fitchett.

Fruits of Our Labor

September 02, 2018 17:00 - 20 minutes - 1 Byte

In honor of Labor Day we explore our deep connection to workers' rights and the labor movement in Kenosha and throughout the rest of Wisconsin history. Opening reading provided by Patti Fitchett.

Spiritual Self-Care

August 05, 2018 17:00 - 17 minutes - 1 Byte

We examine the importance of holding ourselves in loving care in order to more effectively care for others and the world. Meditation sections edited for time.

Blessing of the Flowers

July 22, 2018 17:00 - 16 minutes - 1 Byte

We explore the origins of two of our most sacred and uniquely Unitarian Universalist traditions, the flaming chalice and the flower communion. Opening reading by Rev. Norbert Capek shared by Dani Lockwood, story of the Flower Communion adapted from UU author Janeen K. Grohsmeyer.

Pride of Love

July 15, 2018 17:00 - 16 minutes - 1 Byte

We celebrate Bradford UU's long history of supporting LGBTQ+ rights with our annual Kenosha Pride service and then join in our community's Pride Parade through the streets of Kenosha!

Ask the Minister

July 08, 2018 17:00 - 24 minutes - 1 Byte

In our annual summer service, you get to ask Rev. Erik about anything! Questions not answered in service will appear in future additions of the Quilt.

Tolerance Versus Fundamentalism

July 01, 2018 17:00 - 21 minutes - 1 Byte

In honor of the 4th of July, we consider the many facets of American history and their impact on where we are as a nation today. Service topic provided by auction winner Ann Day.

Other People's Fathers

June 17, 2018 17:00 - 10 minutes - 1 Byte

In honor of Father's Day, Patti Fitchett provides a message about the intimate knowledge she has gleaned from acting as funeral director for many people's fathers, despite not growing up with a father herself.

Black Lives of Unitarian Universalists

June 10, 2018 17:00 - 29 minutes - 1 Byte

In this special service dedicated to our fellow UUs of color throughout our Association, our Black Lives Matter Task Force members gayle clark-taylor and David Lockwood speak to their experience with racial justice work and motivations for continuing to work for a more equitable world for all. Sermon from Rev. Erik David Carlson follows the testimonials.

Lest We Forget

May 27, 2018 17:00 - 14 minutes - 1 Byte

We welcome the unofficial beginning of the summer season with a service focused on honoring our UU military and their families.

Prophetic Imagination

May 20, 2018 17:00 - 16 minutes - 1 Byte

We engage with our monthly theme of "Creativity" to learn about how some of our most conservative spiritual ancestors paved the way for religious freedom and autonomy in our culture.

Sisterhood: A UU Herstory with Kimberlee Tomczak Carlson

May 13, 2018 17:00 - 30 minutes - 1 Byte

In honor of Mothers' Day, we welcome back to our pulpit Bradford UU member, candidate for the UU ministry and intern minister for Unitarian Universalist Church West, Kimberlee Tomczak Carlson. Many of the first women ordained as ministers in the United States were Unitarian or Universalist serving congregations right here in the Midwest. At the beginning of the 20th century a sisterhood emerged that would change the shape of our faith and put our beliefs and values into action in new ways. T...

Comfort the Afflicted (and Afflict the Comfortable)

May 06, 2018 17:00 - 20 minutes - 1 Byte

Exploration of the famous quote by Mr. Dooley, the fictional, satirical voice of 19th Century journalist Finley Peter Dunn and the way our own world affects and is effected by the freedom of the press.

Emergence of Transcendentalism

April 29, 2018 17:00 - 16 minutes - 1 Byte

Sermon on the birth of the Transcendentalist movement and how it influences today's spiritual naturalists, with a focus on one of the little-known founders of the movement, Mary Moody Emerson.

Legacy of Advocacy

April 22, 2018 17:00 - 18 minutes - 1 Byte

In honor of Earth Day and the recent March for Our Lives advocates from of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, we examine the legacy of advocacy left us by the school's namesake, the incomparable Marjory Stoneman Douglas.

Render unto Caesar

April 15, 2018 17:00 - 23 minutes - 1 Byte

An in-depth assessment of taxation in both Roman-occupied 1st Century Judea and the United States today.

Lessons of Easter

April 01, 2018 17:00 - 16 minutes - 1 Byte

Sermon about the miraculous nature of love as reflected in the Easter story.?

Wisdom of Passover

March 25, 2018 17:00 - 24 minutes - 1 Byte

Sermon on the wisdom we might glean from learning about the Exodus story and the Passover celebration of our Hebrew siblings. Includes opening "Prayer for Passover" by Rev. Vanessa Southern shared by Dani Lockwood.

Lessons of Equinox

March 18, 2018 17:00 - 14 minutes - 1 Byte

Message about the promise of Spring despite the setbacks of transition.

Be the Change

February 18, 2018 17:00 - 12 minutes - 1 Byte

Service dedicated to physical (and financial) stewardship of our Bradford UU community.

Side With Love

February 11, 2018 17:00 - 17 minutes - 1 Byte

We celebrate Valentine's day by recognizing all of those who have sacrificed for a better, more just world and the UUA's "Side with Love" campaign.

Spirituality of Sport: Scapegoats

February 04, 2018 17:00 - 21 minutes - 1 Byte

In honor of the Super Bowl and our sports-obsessed culture, we will examine competitiveness and our desire to find a person to blame when our team doesn't succeed.

Intentional Choices

January 07, 2018 17:00 - 28 minutes - 1 Byte

For our first service in 2018 we examine the brave choices of some of our spiritual ancestors and seek ways we might too make decisions based on the path of Love.

Abundance of Stuff

November 19, 2017 17:00 - 21 minutes - 1 Byte

In recognition of the holiday shopping season as marked by "Black Friday" for retailers and "Small Business Saturday" for local merchants, we will examine our personal and cultural connection to consumerism and materialism. Reading presented by Patti Fitchett, sermon by Rev. Erik David Carlson.

Abundance of Relationship

November 12, 2017 17:00 - 17 minutes - 1 Byte

We look at the ways we form and sustain relationships and how we might better maximize the positive effects of interaction in a social-media driven culture. Sermon by Rev. Erik David Carlson.

Abundance of Time

November 05, 2017 17:00 - 17 minutes - 1 Byte

We examine the many different ways we perceive and experience time and its implications for our everyday lives. Sermon by Rev. Erik David Carlson.