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SERMONS GIVEN IN 2006

 

           December 31:         Sermon and service order by the

                                           Rev. Emily Morse Palmer

                                           (Sorry, not available for on-line)

 

           December 24:         CANDLELIGHT SERVICE:

           Sermon                    "Why We Light a Candle in the Darkness"               

                                 

           December 24:         Holiday Season Series (4)

           Sermon                    "Why I believe in Christmas ... "

 

           December 17:         Holiday Season Series (3) 

           Sermon                    "Why We Need Christmas..."         

 

           December 10:         Holiday Season Series (2)

               Sermon                    "If We Could Only Connect ..."

 

           December 3:           Holiday Season Series (1)

           Sermon                    "Why We Cling to the Promise of Faith"

 

           November 26:         "Hassle Days or Holidays: Making the Difference"

           Given by                  Dr. Amanda Evans (professor at Florida Gulf 

                                            Coast University)

 

           November 19           PATRIOTIC SERIES (3)

           Sermon                     "Putting Thanks in Thanksgiving"

 

           November 12           PATRIOTIC SERIES (2)

           Sermon                     "Let Freedom Ring!"

 

           November 5             PATRIOTIC SERIES (1)

           Sermon                     "Election Sunday: Politics and Faith"

          

           October 29                THE GOSPEL OF BROADWAY (part 5)

           Sermon                      "Over the Rainbow": Living Intentionally!

 

           October 22                THE GOSPEL OF BROADWAY (part 4)

           Sermon                      Memories: the Stuff of Connectedness!

 

October 15                THE GOSPEL OF BROADWAY (part 3)

Sermon                      You'll Never Walk Alone: the place of faith

 

October 8                  THE GOSPEL OF BROADWAY (part 2).

Sermon                      Climb Every Mountain: facing adversity. 

 

October 1                  The Theology of Broadway, Part I:

Sermon                      "To Dream the Impossible Dream: The Eternal Gift"

 

September 24            "The Religious Future"

Sermon

 

September 17            THE OXFORD EXPERIENCE (Part III).

Sermon                      “Is There Any Reason to Worship in the 21st Century?”

 

September 10            The Oxford Experience (Part II):

Sermon                       “Religion in a Scientific Era.”

 

September 3              "Faith, Money and Work?" 

Sermon

 

August 27                  "Is There Any Such Thing as Coincidence"

Sermon

 

August 20                  "Can Prayer Change Things?"

Sermon

 

August 13                   "Faith Beyond Atheism"

Sermon                       by Wayne Robinson, back after his summer leave

                                    in England and with family in the States

 

 

July 23                        Presentation on food connection to body, mind, spirit,

                                    by Ginger Paterson

 

July 16                        An Islamic Perspective on the Body, Mind, Spirit Connection

Presentation               by Joyce Ramay

 

July 9                           Presentation by Rabbi Bruce Diamond

 

June 25                        Buddhism's Take on Holism

Sermon

 

June 18                        Father's Day: Intuition, Creativity and Spirituality

Sermon

 

June 11                        The Christian Case for Holism

Sermon

 

June 4                          The Case for a Holistic Understanding of Life

Sermon

 

May 28                        Memorial Day Sunday: In Remembrance Of ....

Sermon

 

May 21                        Flower Communion Sunday: Consider the Lilies

Sermon

 

May 14                        Why Women Are More Spiritual

Sermon

 

May 7                          Immigrant Appreciation Day

Sermon

 

April 30                       How to Live in Three Dimensions

Sermon

 

April 23                       What Are the Most Important Beliefs of All?

Sermon

 

April 16                       Easter: Reinventing Our Lives

Sermon

 

April 9                         Passover: Meaning for Today

Sermon

 

April 2                        "The Earthly Benefits of Good Religion"

Sermon

 

March 26                   "A United Methodist Minister at a Unitarian Congregation"

Sermon                       Sermon by the Rev. Jack Wood

 

March 19                  "Why We Need Each Other!"

Sermon

 

March 12                  "Faith & Conscience: When Faith Clashes"

Sermon

 

March 5                     "Faith & Conscience:

Sermon                       St. Thomas, Michael Servetus, and Us."                   

   

February 26              "Truth-Finding: The Tools for Spiritual Discovery"

Sermon

 

February 19              "The Interfaith in All Faiths: Our Reason for Being"

Sermon

 

February 12              "A Manual for Living: Justice, Equity and Compassion"

Sermon

 

February 5                  "Original Blessing: What Reclaiming the Principle

Sermon                        Inherent Worth and Dignity Can Do for Us"

 

January 29                "Facing Unexpected Certainties with Confidence"

Sermon

 

January 22                Roe V Wade: the Changing Drama  

Sermon

 

January 15                "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.:  Best Supporting Roles"

Sermon

 

January 8                 "One of the Greatest Gifts of Life: STARTING OVER"

Sermon

 

January 1                  The Rev. Emily Palmer, member of All Faiths and guest minister

                                   on April 3, conducted the service and gave the sermon, in which

                                   she shared her wonder with life, from the first sight of each day.

                                   Under Emily's tutelage (trickery's another word for it), we wrote

                                   our New Year's Resolutions

 

 

SERMONS GIVEN IN 2005

 

December 25            Hannukah Service:

Sermon                     "Hanuukah: An Ancient Symbol for a Modern Miracle"

 

December 24            Christmas Candlelight Service:

Sermon                      "The Story of Christmas"

 

December 18           "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"

Sermon

 

December 11          "Let There Be Peace On Earth"

Sermon

 

December 4           "Do You Hear What I Hear?"

Sermon

 

November 20        “In the Face of Disaster, the Discovery about Living

Sermon                  that the Pilgrims Made.”

 

 

November 13        “If Separateness Is an Illusion: How Do We Connect?”[1]

Sermon

 

November 6         “The Frontiers of Consciousness:  How Real Is Reality

Sermon                  and How Do We Connect with It?”]

 

 

October 30           All Souls Day: Lest We Forget

Sermon

 

October 23           (No Services. The Alliance of the Arts and the Broadway Palm Theater were closed in anticipation of Hurricane Wilma

 

October 16           Ramadan: When Less is More

Sermon

 

October 9            Yom Kippur: A Deadline for Making Amends

Sermon

 

October 2            Rosh Hashana: Planning the New You

Sermon

 

September 25    The Secret to Success in Life: LOVING RELATIONSHIPS

Sermon

 

September 18    “Move on with Possibility Thinking: A Practical & Spiritual Challenge

Sermons             to Change Your Thinking and Your Life!

 

 

September 11     The Power of Positive Living

Sermon

 

September 4       How to Win Friends and Influence People

Sermon

 

August 28            Unitarian Universalist's Take On Happiness

Sermon

 

August 21            Scientology on Happiness

Sermon

 

August 14            Christian Science on Happiness

Sermon

   

August 7              Mormonism: “How it overcame a difficult legacy,to create a unique

Sermon                understanding of religious faith.”

 

July Guest Speakers (Rev. Robinson is on vacation in July)

July 3        Ryan Warner:         The Art of Being American (Patriotism)

July 10      Bill Valenti:            Can Money Make Us Happy? (Economics)

July 17      Ginger Patterson:   The Art of Eating (Nutrition)

July 24      Dr. Wayne Leaver: The Art of Being Alone (Emotional Well-Being)

July 31      Amanda Evans:      How to Get Along (Relationships)

For more information about the speakers, click to the JULY 05 UMBRELLA

             

June 26, 2005:        How Buddhism Understands Happiness

Sermon

 

June 19, 2005:        Judaism's Secret to Happiness

Sermon

 

June 12, 2005         Happiness according to Islam

Sermon

 

June 4, 2005:        The Christian Case for Happiness

Sermon

 

May 29, 2005:     The Power in Remembering Others

Sermon

 

May 22, 2005:     The Power of Believing in Others

Sermon

 

May 15, 2005:     The Power of Believing in Yourself

Sermon

 

May 8, 2005:       The Power of Loving (Mother's Day)

Sermon

 

May 1, 2005:       The Power of an Idea (LAW DAY)

Sermon

 

April 24, 2005:    Three Jews who changed the way we see the world:

Sermon                 3) Herzl: Why Zionism?

 

April 17, 2005:   "Three Jews who changed the way we see the world.

Sermon               2) Marx: "Why are the poor poor?"

 

April 10, 2005:  "Three Jews who changed the way we see the world.

Sermon              1) Einstein: Why All Faiths are Relative!"

 

April 3, 2005:    The Rev. Emily Palmer, member of All Faiths and guest minister on April 3, conducted the service and gave the sermon "Keep Spirits Soaring," a reminder to take note of the abundant reasons for joy each and every day. (There is no copy of the sermon.)

 

March 27, 2005:  "Easter: In the Most Unlikely of Circumstances"

Sermon

 

March 20, 2005:  "Mary: the Feminine Face of God?"

Sermon

 

March 13, 2005:  "Muhammad: The Courage to Be"

Sermon

 

March 6, 2005:    "Moses: Why Freedom Is a Spiritual Matter"

Sermon

 

February 27, 2005: "Unitarianism: Uniting the Vertical with the Horizontal"

Sermon

 

February 20, 2005:  "Pluralism: One Reality, Many Views

Sermon

 

February 13, 2005:  "Organized Faith: The Emergence of Religions"

Sermon

 

February 6, 2005:  "Animal Faith: the Basis of All Belief"

Sermon

 

January 29, 2005:  "How to Find Contentment... According to Rumi [Islam]

Sermon

 

January 23, 2005: "How to Find Contentment ... According to Margaret Sanger               

Sermon                   [Feminism]

 

January 16, 2005:  "How to Find Contentment...according to Martin Luther King Jr.

Sermon

 

January 9, 2005: "How to Find Contentment ... according to Mahatma Gandhi"

Sermon

 

January 2, 2005: "How to Find Contentment: An Introduction"

Sermon