And the people said “Yes!”

by Rev. David Usher Today marks the official launch of UUCM’s Generosity Campaign.  And what is that, do I hear you ask?  Well, it is two things.  It is the opportunity for you, and you, and you, for each and all of us, together to fund the dream of what we want this congregation to […]

I Can Breathe

by Rev. David Usher Sermon from Sunday, December 7, 2014 I wrote this sermon on Thursday. I started the day by walking down the hill to church. There was a brief lull in the rain, and I can always use the exercise. And while I was walking, I was very aware of how totally safe […]

Looking at Things

by Rev. David Usher Sermon from Sunday, November 16, 2014 Looking at Things Port Augusta is a dusty, dreary town at the top of Spencer’s Gulf, two hundred miles to the north of my home town of Adelaide, South Australia.  It markets itself as the gateway to the north. Gateway to a whole load of […]

Jesus and me

by Rev. David Usher Sermon from Sunday, November 9, 2014 Who was Jesus?  What really do we know about him?  Strip away everything that has been claimed about him, all of it by people who never met him and all of it articles of faith rather than statements of fact, and what do we know […]

Spiritual Economy

by Rev. David Usher For a while when I was in the UK, I belonged to an organisation called Modem, a clever acronym standing for Management and Organisational Development in Ministry. The purpose of this outfit was to bring the skills of management into closer harmony with the mission of ministry, and vice versa, to […]

Faith and Belief

by Rev. David Usher Sermon from Sunday September 14, 2014. I was at a dinner party a little while ago, in England, and I found myself sitting next to a woman I had not met before. So we went through the usual getting-to-know-you pleasantries – what’s your name, where do you live, what do you […]

Coming of Age Credos

by Olivia Throughout the process of the Coming of Age program, there’s been one question that comes up a lot. “Do you identify as a Unitarian Universalist?” For me at least, this is a difficult question, a question that leads to all sorts of other questions. What is Unitarian Universalism? What makes someone a Unitarian […]

Who We Are

by Rev. Denis Letourneau Paul Once upon a time, in Once Upon A Time Land, there was a tortoise who was very dependable.  He would always get where he set out to go.  It just took him longer than it took most people. One day, Rabbit saw Tortoise walking slowly down the road and said, […]