Unitarian Universalist Society Of Black Hawk County Sermons

The Center, Part 2: New Visions and Versions of God ~~ The Rev. Eva Cameron, Karen Impola (WA) The image of the risen Christ initially served as an invitation for people to vision God in a new way. Often UUs get stuck finding their center, because they have outgrown the images of God they grew […]

Palm Sunday and Communion ~~ The Rev. Eva Cameron, Stephen Orsborn (WA) Sometimes we flee from success as much as we shrink from failure. Expansion, triumph and connection may terrify us as surely as aloneness and loss. As we step from the safety of our own personal nests, of course we are afraid of falling, […]

Charter for Compassion, Part 4 March 25, 2012 ~~ The Rev. Eva Cameron In our final service in the series, we covered the last three steps in the Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life: “Knowledge”, “Recognition”, and “Love Your Enemies”.  To listen to this service click here

March 18th Why Fear Success? ~~ Bill Chene , Karen Impola (WA) A brief talk on success versus failure in achieving the goals we set for ourselves in life by member Bill Chene.  To listen to this service click here.

After having a break, Rev. Eva Cameron continue our sermon series on the Twelve Steps to Compassion. This week we explored the steps of: “How Little We Know”, “How Should We Speak to One Another?”, and “Concern for Everybody”.  To listen to this service click here.

Our Stewardship Campaign comes right in the heart of our series on Compassion.  Rev. Eva and Shanlee McNally share the pulpet to talk about Stewardship.  To listen to this service click here.

This is the third year that our YoUUth Group has enjoyed the guidance of Kevin and Angie Stafsholt. They are becoming a loving and trusting community while discussing the philosophical issues in Dr. Clark Porter’s book Make Up Your Mind. The service is on Courage.  To listen to the service totally brought to you by […]

February  19th Things Fall Apart ~~ The Rev. Audette Fulbright Fulson, Bill Chene (WA)Every faith tradition must offer some response to the disruptions we experience in our lives.  This morning as Rev. Audette explores the possibilities and pitfalls in our human and spiritual responses to change, suffering, and the unexpected.Hailing originally from South Carolina by way of […]

~~ The Festival Team, Steve Orsborn (WA) In this fun and festive celebration, we  explore some of the different kinds of love.  To listen to this service click here

February  5th Charter for Compassion, Part 2 ~~ The Rev. Eva Cameron, Deblyn Russell Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life, Karen Armstrong’s new book, provides practical advice on compassionate living.    This week we will focus on the second three steps of empathy, mindfulness, and action. The Committee on Ministry also presents a Thank UU award […]

Sharing stories, drama and song, we explore the idea of injustice and how it shapes our lives, and the idea that “only those who know the true meaning of down can truly look up”. To listen to this service click here

After meeting for a period of time, on January 5, 1875 some brave souls signed papers officially creating the Universalist Church in Waterloo from which we descended. So we set aside one Sunday a year to celebrate and honor this date. Creating a church, choosing to start something new, takes bravery, time, and financial commitment: […]

This special Christmas Eve Service of traditional Carols and Christmas stories can be listened to by clicking here. 

Our Power of Creation theme continues as we explore the message Winter Solstice brings to us at this time and throughout the new year. To listen to this service click here.

Direct Connection to Love ~~ The Rev. Eva Cameron, Deblyn Russell (WA) We had  special Christmas music from the Choir, as we explored some of the meanings found in this Christmas season.  To listen to this service click here.

Owning Our Power ~~ The Rev. Eva Cameron, Judy Harrington (WA) There was  a short ceremony to install our new DCRE, Angie Stafsholt. We continued with the theme on the Power of Creation, as we learn ways that our own power as a creative force in the universe is seen and felt.  To listen to this service […]

The retelling of the story of Christ for a medieval Germanic audience.  Taking this as a starting point, Al Browne examines how radically religious messages may be changed to match the market.  To listen to this service click here.

To listen to this service by the Festival Team Click here.

There is something about the nature of being human that attract us to our sufferings and sorrows.  We are moved by finding others who have experienced life’s sorrows that are similar to ours.  We often secretly thrill in telling others just how dificult our childhood ws, or how our workplace wrongs us.  One of the […]

The first in the series on the creative/creation/creator concept, listen as we explore the creative act as one of the facets of what it means to be human. What do you creat? What have you created? How do you relate to the power you have to create? To listen to the sermon click here.