~Rev. Katie Kandarian-Morris Today we’ll celebrate Association Sunday (for the UUA) and the focus for this year, which is “Growing our Diversity.” What are we doing already? What might we do next?

~Jamie McReynolds How do we distinguish pain from suffering? How does our Unitarian Universalist faith help us cope with suffering? Our guest today serves as a hospice chaplain.

~Rev. Roger Jones The Humanist Manifesto appeared 75 years ago with Unitarian clergy among the signers. It was a religious challenge to outworn religious doctrines, a cause of controversy in and beyond our UU movement. Come hear what all the fuss was about! Roger Jones is the Family Minister at the UU Society of Sacramento and a board member of the UU Pacific Central District Board and its Growth Committee. He and dear friend Rev. Katie are exchanging pulpits today.

August 16

Stuart Fink and members What’s it like to “hear” a hand? asks the first line of a poem by William Madsen, retired professor of Galludet University. Laura Fink will sign and members will share reflections on the deaf community.

~Rev. Joy Atkinson The sermon will explore the American religious, literary and philosophical movement of the 1830s and 40s known as Transcendentalism, and what it contributed to the American character and to Unitarian Universalism.

~Ruth DeSmidt and SKUUC members Come hear and participate in the joy of words. Today we will partake in the ritual of words: poetry, stream of consciousness style essays/fiction, etc. This is a lay led service led by Crystal and Doug.