Sunday, March 28, 2010

Charity or Solidarity?

Readings and a sermon from The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Rev. Darrell Berger, minister of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Essex County in Orange, NJ. While Darrell is here with us today, our minister Charlie Ortman is filling his pulpit in this longstanding Unitarian tradition of pulpit exchange.



READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
SM by Alice Walker.
From Holy the Firm by Annie Dillard.

SERMON

“Charity or Solidarity?”
Rev. Darrell Berger

CLOSING WORDS



Please note: All sermons are copyrighted by the author.

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Secrets and Violence: Not a Hollywood Movie

Readings and a sermon from The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by one our Affiliated Community Ministers, Rev. Linda Goonewardene.



READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From #22 of the Tao te Ching by Lao-Tzu, translated by Stephen Mitchell.
From Legacy of the Heart: The Spiritual Advantages of a Painful Childhood by Wayne Muller.

SERMON

“Secrets and Violence: Not a Hollywood Movie”
Rev. Linda Goonewardene

CLOSING WORDS



Please note: All sermons are copyrighted by the author.

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Avatar; Potential; Challenge; The Call

Readings and a sermon from The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman.



READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN

From a translation by Witter Bynner from the Tao te Ching by Lao-Tzu
From the script of the movie, Avatar, written by James Cameron.

SERMON
“Avatar; Potential; Challenge; The Call”
Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

PRAYER & MEDITATION


CLOSING WORDS



VIDEO:

Avatar; Potential; Challenge; The Call (1 of 2)




Avatar; Potential; Challenge; The Call (2 of 2)




Please note: All sermons are copyrighted by the author.

Sunday, March 7, 2010

The Loaves and the Fishes

Readings and a homily from The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman.



READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN

From the Book of Mathew in the Christian Scriptures
From retired Supreme Court Justice, Sandra Day O’Connor

HOMILY
“The Loaves and the Fishes”
Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

PRAYER & MEDITATION





Video:

The Loaves and the Fishes (1 of 2)


The Loaves and the Fishes (2 of 2)


Please note: All sermons are copyrighted by the author.