Podcast: Chalice Sermons

Finding your Place

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“There is something in every one of you that waits and listens for the sound of the genuine in yourself. It is the only true guide you will ever have. And if you cannot hear it, you will all of your life spend your days on the ends of strings that somebody else pulls.” Howard Thurman. The Rev. Kikanza Nuri-Robins helps people and organizations that are in transition — or ought to be. As a community minister, she works as an organization development consultant based in Los Angeles. She spends her discretionary time playing with color and textiles in her studio.

Widening the Circle

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Poet Rainer Maria Rilke talked about living his life in widening circles. But what do we mean when we talk about widening the circle? What circles are we expanding? To include what or whom? Join us today to explore this month’s theme of ‘Widening the … read more.

Love! Period.

To celebrate Valentine’s day and the essence of who we are, today we explore LOVE in its many facets. What does love look like in the world? Join us for a special service and collection to appreciate health care workers and all they do for us particularly over these last 2 years.

“How Are You” and Other Tough Questions When You’re In Grief

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What do we say to the simple question “How are you?” after we suffer the loss of a loved one? Do we avoid the question? Do we give a straight answer? Does it depend on who is asking? Today’s service will be about coping with … read more.

Intention… Spiritual Growth

What does it mean to have an intention of spiritual growth? In fact, what does spiritual growth really mean? Join Rev. Nica today to delve deeply into what Unitarian Universalist spiritual growth involves.

This Year I Resolve to…

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It is traditional to make resolutions to change habits and behaviors around the New Year. Yet it is common for people to neglect these resolutions after a while, lapsing into old ways of being. How can we live lives with intention when we can’t get … read more.

Paper Pilgrims and Indian Feathers

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As children, we are taught a very simplistic version of the origin of Thanksgiving. We make Pilgrim hats out of construction paper, and pretend that the Indian headdresses we construct are representative of all Indians. Yet the truth of the holiday is much more complicated … read more.

Finding Gratitude…When You Don’t Feel Grateful

Thanksgiving reminds us to give thanks for the many blessings in our lives. But what if we don’t feel grateful? With the ongoing pandemic and the many stresses facing our lives, how do we cultivate gratitude when we don’t necessarily feel grateful. Today, we will be celebrating our annual harvest bread ritual in a walk through ceremony immediately after the service for anyone who wishes to join us in person. We will also be opening this service to 30 masked and vaccinated people interested in attending in person. Please RSVP.

Loss – Holding on and Letting Go

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Moving together through these challenging times, we find ourselves confronted by loss in so many dimensions. What might be there for us? Do we hold on or let go? UCLA Oncology Chaplain and popular guest speaker, Michael Eselun will share reflections on these questions.

Reframing Aging

Contemporary western culture doesn’t honor or respect aging. In our appearance and health obsessed society, older people are often written off as declining, deficient, or disposable. Yet, as we age, most of us become wiser, happier and emerge into a new sense of wholeness. Today, we explore how we might reframe aging and society’s messages, to become something we celebrate and value.