The Art of Waiting
“The Art of Waiting” Sunday, December 7, 2025 In Christian liturgy this is the season of waiting and preparation—of Advent. It is perfectly...
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First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco Sunday worship service. Home of liberal spirituality for over 150 years, the Society welcomes people of all racial and religious backgro...
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20 of 876 episodesBread Communion, or Ate, and left no crumbs
"Bread Communion, or Ate, and left no crumbs" Sunday, November 30, 2025 In this moment of vanishing resources, let us practice collective re...
The Spiritual Practice of Birding
"The Spiritual Practice of Birding" Sunday, November 23, 2025 Like so many things we love, we are drawn to them because of the worlds they o...
Roots and Wings of Hope: Emergent Wisdom from the Interdependent Web
Roots and Wings of Hope: Emergent Wisdom from the Interdependent Web Sunday, November 16, 2025 adrienne maree brown teaches, “We are part of...
Presente!
"Presente!" Sunday, November 2, 2025 It has been a fall of memorial services for me, and fall has only just begun. That means a lot of thing...
Sacred Guardians of This
"Sacred Guardians of This" Sunday, October 26, 2025, 10:50 am Through history a lot has changed. The building we have met in has changed a f...
Faith In Times of Crisis
“Faith In Times of Crisis” Sunday, October 19, 2025 Our forebears in liberal religion here in San Francisco endured crises long before the p...
The Rest of The Story
“The Rest of The Story” Sunday, October 12, 2025, 10:50 am We begin the celebration of our 175th anniversary as a congregation with a return...
Begrudging Journey to Compassion: Confessions of a Recalcitrant Pastor
“Begrudging Journey to Compassion: Confessions of a Recalcitrant Pastor” Sunday, October 5, 2025, 10:50 am I knew directly after the electio...
Clearing the Pathway to Belonging
“Clearing the Pathway to Belonging” Sunday, September 28, 2025 As we approach roadblocks, stop signs, detours, and potholes on the path to b...
Revisiting Stories: The Prodigal Son and Belonging
"Revisiting Stories: The Prodigal Son and Belonging" Sunday, September 14, 2025 We talk about the importance of sacred stories. They come in...
Raindrops, Rivers, Oceans: An Annual In Gathering to Community
"Raindrops, Rivers, Oceans: An Annual In Gathering to Community" Sunday, September 7, 2025 We will be regathered into community for another...
The Power and Draw of Wonder
"The Power and Draw of Wonder" Sunday, August 24, 2025 Dacher Keltner, Professor of Psychology and expert in the study of emotion, has been...
Crossing the Threshold
"Crossing the Threshold: A service on death and dying... and a life informed by both." Sunday, August 17, 2025 Our musicians this Sunday hav...
Love at the Center Part 2
"Love at the Center Part 2" Sunday, August 10, 2025 We will pick up our conversation from July and explore the remaining themes from the boo...
All for One & One for All
"All for One & One for All" Sunday, August 3, 2025 Matt has led music and worship for hundreds of services in congregations all over the U.S...
Poetry in Times of Reverie
"Poetry in Times of Reverie" Sunday, July 27, 2025 Poetry is a moment distilled. Sometimes it is life pressed into the pages of a book or, m...
Spirituality and Inner Freedom
"Spirituality and Inner Freedom" Sunday, June 22, 2025 These days, as basic human rights and freedoms are under constant attack, the battle...
Lessons from our Fathers
"Lessons from our Fathers" Sunday, June 15, 2025, 10:50 am We learn from their words and their actions, from how they succeeded and where an...
Celebrate! Our Annual Flower Communion Sunday
"Celebrate! Our Annual Flower Communion Sunday" Sunday, June 8, 2025 I had a coach once who said when you are going up the mountain, you hav...