Each of us is on a journey through our lifetime. We collect friends, heartaches and stories along the way. Join us as we feature friends from First Unitarian Church, including the YoUUth choir! Service led by Rev. Joe Cherry and First Unitarian Church of Cleveland Director of Religious Education, Allan Georgia. The worship associates are Jess Levy …

In our continuing celebration of Chalica, Rev. Joe Cherry explores the Second Principle: Justice, equity and compassion in human relations. Sermon from 1/13/19By Unitarian Universalist Society of Cleveland

Over the next seven weeks we will be observing Chalica, a celebration of the Seven Principles of Unitarian Universalism. Join Rev. Joe Cherry and Amy Collins, CLM, as they explore the First Principle: The inherent worth and dignity of every person. Sermon from 1/6/19By Unitarian Universalist Society of Cleveland

Guest Reverend Beth Marshall leads this morning's service and shares the inspiring true story of how one person shared the gifts he was given and in doing so touched the lives of countless others. Worship Associate - Jess Levy. Musician - Karin Tooley Rev. Beth Marshall is a life-long Unitarian Universalist. She began seminary at John Carroll Unive…

Join Reverend Joe Cherry as we explore the mystery of pets. Scientifically, pets don't make sense. They cost us money, they don't really do anything and that's not likely to change. Scientifically, pets make a lot of sense because they offer us chances to lower our blood pressure, make many social interactions easier and help prevent loneliness. So…

Join the UUSC 2018-2019 Worship Team ( Amy Collins, Jess Levy, Peggy Lagodny) as we begin to unravel this month's theme of Mystery. Jess provides a reflection titled, "What's Your Why?" and Peggy shares her reflection titled, "The Little Mysteries." The musician is Karin Tooley. Sermon from 12/2/18 worship service…

Change is never an easy process, and the UU Society of Cleveland is facing a big one. Join visiting minister Rev. Janet Onnie as she explores how to face the inevitable unknown, framed with a story by Rev. Meg Barnhouse. The Reverend Janet Onnie has joyfully served the Unitarian Universalists in the tri-county area surrounding The Villages since 20…

Memory's ShadowCommissioned Lay Minister Amy Collins explores the role of memory as it relates to identity. How do our memories shape us? When we or our loved ones begin to lose our memories, in cases of dementia, Alzheimer's, or just the natural aging process, who are we/they? The mind is a complex maze of neurons and there remains much to learn a…

Can a Symbol Be Enough? Do religious symbols inspire you to create sanctuary? Join Rev. Joe Cherry as we learn about these symbols and the people who created them. The worship associate is Jess Levy, and the musician is Karin Tooley. Sermon from 10/28/18 service Special Note: This service took place the day after the massacre at the Tree of Life Sy…

Sanctuary is not some far off place, not a place reserved only for Sundays. Sanctuaries are everywhere, if we but look for them. Join us (Rev. Joe and Amy Collins, as well as Karin Tooley, our musician) this Sunday in a conversation about wonderful things in ordinary spaces. Sermon from 10/21/18 Service…

A sanctuary is a sacred place - one often used as a safe space for people or animals or plants. What if instead of a place, we ourselves embodied the charge of sanctuary and imagined a practice of sheltering God in the world by the way we engage with it? Join Rev. Kristina Spaude, who is returning to UU Cleveland for to minister the first time sinc…

Join guest minister Reverend Keith Rasey as he explores seemingly diverse, yet interwoven lessons from his football playing days, inspiration from Matthew 5: 38-41, and even the bluegrass song, "Turn it Around" by Harry Chapin. Elizabeth and Mark DeMio return as guest musicians. Rev. Keith has 25 years of experience as a United Methodist minister h…

If you're joining us today as a guest, know that you are witnessing this Unitarian Universalist congregation doing sacred work: collectively, we will wrestle with what it means to be a majority-white faith whose anti-racist intentions have not always been borne out. We invite you to witness this moment of transparency and vision, and to join us on …

September is Suicide Prevention month, a time when we acknowledge the specter of suicide in our society while also strengthening our resolve to build a suicide resistant culture. This morning, along with Rev. Dr. Rina Shere we gather in hope and courage seeking to bring love and wholeness to our people. Sermon from 9/23/18.…

Inspired by the poetry of Sonya Renee Taylor, together we will step into a bolder love of self. Join Reverend Joe Cherry talks about the courage of Radical love. The guest musician is Mikey Silas, and the worship associate is Jess Levy. Sermon from 09/16/18By Unitarian Universalist Society of Cleveland

This Sunday we gather together, from many summer adventures, as a congregation once again. Please join Rev. Rina, Rev. Joe and Peggy Lagodny as we take time to reconnect as a community through the ritual of Water Communion. Rev. Joe provides the sermon, “Water Flows”. Sermon from 9/9/18By Unitarian Universalist Society of Cleveland

UTILIZING YOUR MINISTRY Often we underestimate our own abilities to affect the world around us. We say things like "I'm just a...." No one is "just a...." Join us this Sunday as we explore how the ordinary is actually extraordinary. Worship Led by Rev. Joe and Amy Collins, CLM. Wisdom From The Global Scripture is a recording of "All of the Ways I K…

Our topic this week is Old Stories. We'll consider what they are and what uses they might have for UUs. Regardless of your age, be prepared to feel younger when you leave. Robert Horan is a pretty new member of First Unitarian; it is the only church he's joined. Dr Horan is Professor Emeritus, Department of English & Philosophy at the University of…

We've spent August exploring stories from the third person, to the first person and this week we'll look at this collective story of ours that we are living right now. Reverend Joe Cherry provides a sermon about Process Theology and Collective Story Creation this Sunday. Sermon from 08/19/18By Unitarian Universalist Society of Cleveland

Rev. Joe Cherry is back in the pulpit this Sunday. What is the story you tell others about you? What is the narrative that you share in public places, that may be a little revealing, but mostly concealing, about your innermost life? How does that story differ from what you think of as your actual story? This Sunday our service centers around person…