Craving Kindness: With the news punching us in the gut every day, many of us are craving kindness right now. But kindness isn't always easy, especially when snark is so satisfying. Come explore how we might hold onto our Shared Values, and satisfy that craving. - Rev. Sian Wiltshire Find us in Costa Mesa, CA or at: https://ocuuc.org

Craving Kindness: With the news punching us in the gut every day, many of us are craving kindness right now. But kindness isn't always easy, especially when snark is so satisfying. Come explore how we might hold onto our Shared Values, and satisfy that craving. - Rev. Sian WiltshireFind us in Costa Mesa, CA or at: https://ocuuc.org

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OCUUC Worship Service - Sermon - September 6, 2026

"To Rome, with Love": Have you heard the one where a group of Protestants and a Unitarian Universalist walk into the Vatican offices... Join Rev. KC for an exploration of how stories can transcend time, and what it might look like to "heal memory". - Rev. KC Pandell Find us in Costa Mesa, CA or at: https://ocuuc.org

"To Rome, with Love": Have you heard the one where a group of Protestants and a Unitarian Universalist walk into the Vatican offices... Join Rev. KC for an exploration of how stories can transcend time, and what it might look like to "heal memory". - Rev. KC PandellFind us in Costa Mesa, CA or at: https://ocuuc.org

OCUUC Worship Service - Sermon - August 30, 2026

Tightening the Weave of Community: Guest speaker, Melanie DeMore talks and sings about the many ways we are connected. Find us in Costa Mesa, CA or at: https://ocuuc.org

Tightening the Weave of Community: Guest speaker, Melanie DeMore talks and sings about the many ways we are connected.Find us in Costa Mesa, CA or at: https://ocuuc.org

OCUUC Worship Service - Sermon - August 23, 2026

The Love at the Center Can't Be from Hallmark: Our Unitarian Universalist values are centered around Love. But what does “love” mean here? We’ll explore what a life based on grounded, fierce love might look like, and how we might teach ourselves to live such a life. - Rev. Everett Howe Find us in Costa Mesa, CA or at: https://ocuuc.org

The Love at the Center Can't Be from Hallmark: Our Unitarian Universalist values are centered around Love. But what does “love” mean here? We’ll explore what a life based on grounded, fierce love might look like, and how we might teach ourselves to live such a life. - Rev. Everett HoweFind us in Costa Mesa, CA or at: https://ocuuc.org

OCUUC Worship Service - Sermon - August 16, 2026

"So?!": Someone once told our guest speaker that "So?!" may be "the greatest affirmation of all." Come and find out why, and why it's needed today more than ever. - Rev. Anne Hines  Find us in Costa Mesa, CA or at: https://ocuuc.org

"So?!": Someone once told our guest speaker that "So?!" may be "the greatest affirmation of all." Come and find out why, and why it's needed today more than ever. - Rev. Anne Hines Find us in Costa Mesa, CA or at: https://ocuuc.org

OCUUC Worship Service - Sermon - August 9, 2026

Spiritual Dead Ends: There are spiritual dead ends we need to look out for. If we spend all our precious energy on these, it leads to suffering and a wasted life. We can identify these as the 5 delusory 'p's. Possessions, Power, Prestige, Profit and Pleasure. These are all good things in their place but a bad bet to bet your life on. - Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube Find us in Costa Mesa, CA or at: https://ocuuc.org

Spiritual Dead Ends: There are spiritual dead ends we need to look out for. If we spend all our precious energy on these, it leads to suffering and a wasted life. We can identify these as the 5 delusory 'p's. Possessions, Power, Prestige, Profit and Pleasure. These are all good things in their place but a bad bet to bet your life on. - Rev. Dr. Arvid StraubeFind us in Costa Mesa, CA or at: https://ocuuc.org

OCUUC Worship Service - Sermon - August 2, 2026

The Freestyle Rapper's Guide to Spirituality is the first sermon in a three-part series exploring faith, ambition, loss, and the evolving meaning of a well-lived life. In this personal and often humorous opening chapter, Gary Frazier traces his unlikely spiritual journey from a loud, stuttering child who dreamed of becoming a rapper, to an aspiring preacher, and ultimately to a broader understanding of spirituality beyond the boundaries of organized religion. Drawing on hip-hop music, family, ambition, disappointment, and personal transformation, Gary explores what it means to live life like a freestyle rap: listening closely, responding to what arises, improvising when the plan changes, and trusting the rhythm even when we do not know where the next beat will lead. - Gary Frazier  Find us in Costa Mesa, CA or at: https://ocuuc.org

The Freestyle Rapper's Guide to Spirituality is the first sermon in a three-part series exploring faith, ambition, loss, and the evolving meaning of a well-lived life.In this personal and often humorous opening chapter, Gary Frazier traces his unlikely spiritual journey from a loud, stuttering child who dreamed of becoming a rapper, to an aspiring preacher, and ultimately to a broader understanding of spirituality beyond the boundaries of organized religion.Drawing on hip-hop music, family, ambition, disappointment, and personal transformation, Gary explores what it means to live life like a freestyle rap: listening closely, responding to what arises, improvising when the plan changes, and trusting the rhythm even when we do not know where the next beat will lead. - Gary Frazier Find us in Costa Mesa, CA or at: https://ocuuc.org

OCUUC Worship Service - Sermon - July 26, 2026

YOLO (You Only Live Once): Grab the brass ring; dream big and live it. If not you, who? If not now, when? Free your mind and the rest will follow. Joy is yours for the taking! - JoLynn Ibáñez Find us in Costa Mesa, CA or at: https://ocuuc.org

YOLO (You Only Live Once): Grab the brass ring; dream big and live it. If not you, who? If not now, when? Free your mind and the rest will follow. Joy is yours for the taking! - JoLynn IbáñezFind us in Costa Mesa, CA or at: https://ocuuc.org

OCUUC Worship Service - Sermon - July 19, 2026

Where You are Held: In this sermon, I explore how early emotional absence—especially around safe male affection and belonging—can shape a life long after childhood. I talk about part of my healing journey, platonic intimacy between men, and the profound human need to be held, accepted, and told: “You belong.” - Lawrence Ingalls Find us in Costa Mesa, CA or at: https://ocuuc.org

Where You are Held: In this sermon, I explore how early emotional absence—especially around safe male affection and belonging—can shape a life long after childhood. I talk about part of my healing journey, platonic intimacy between men, and the profound human need to be held, accepted, and told: “You belong.” - Lawrence Ingalls Find us in Costa Mesa, CA or at: https://ocuuc.org

OCUUC Worship Service - Sermon - July 12, 2026

God Bless America: Why do we ask God to bless America? What is the history of that song, what is its meaning and why is it still so popular today on this special 250th Fourth of July weekend? - Donna McCartney Find us in Costa Mesa, CA or at: https://ocuuc.org

God Bless America: Why do we ask God to bless America? What is the history of that song, what is its meaning and why is it still so popular today on this special 250th Fourth of July weekend? - Donna McCartney Find us in Costa Mesa, CA or at: https://ocuuc.org

OCUUC Worship Service - Sermon - July 5, 2026

Service As Practice: If we turn to Buddhist literature, service is vital to the spiritual goal of Mahayana Buddhism. After twenty years of community service the three aspects of Buddhism wisdom... Impermanence, Suffering and Interconnectedness have been validated.

Service As Practice: If we turn to Buddhist literature, service is vital to the spiritual goal of Mahayana Buddhism. After twenty years of community service the three aspects of Buddhism wisdom... Impermanence, Suffering and Interconnectedness have been validated.  

OCUUC Worship Service - Sermon - June 28, 2026

Juneteenth: Celebrating Our Shared Freedom: Juneteenth commemorates the day enslaved people in Texas finally learned of their freedom, but its meaning extends far beyond a single moment in history. In this sermon, Gary explores how the struggle for Black freedom helped expand liberty, citizenship, and civil rights for ALL Americans. Drawing on history, personal family stories, and themes from his recently published book, Civil: The War That Never Ended, he invites us to see Juneteenth not only as a celebration of emancipation, but as a call to continue the unfinished work of democracy, justice, and human dignity. - Gary Frazier  Find us in Costa Mesa, CA or at: https://ocuuc.org

Juneteenth: Celebrating Our Shared Freedom: Juneteenth commemorates the day enslaved people in Texas finally learned of their freedom, but its meaning extends far beyond a single moment in history. In this sermon, Gary explores how the struggle for Black freedom helped expand liberty, citizenship, and civil rights for ALL Americans. Drawing on history, personal family stories, and themes from his recently published book, Civil: The War That Never Ended, he invites us to see Juneteenth not only as a celebration of emancipation, but as a call to continue the unfinished work of democracy, justice, and human dignity. - Gary Frazier Find us in Costa Mesa, CA or at: https://ocuuc.org

OCUUC Worship Service - Sermon - June 21, 2026

Wheels On My Suitcase: We all carry around our own unique burdens - “our baggage,” if you will. UCLA Oncology Chaplain and popular guest speaker, Michael Eselun, will look at what might be “the wheels” on that suitcase that we drag around. What are the ways we can make it all a little easier to maneuver and manage —particularly in these uncertain and challenging times. Find us in Costa Mesa, CA or at: https://ocuuc.org

Wheels On My Suitcase: We all carry around our own unique burdens - “our baggage,” if you will. UCLA Oncology Chaplain and popular guest speaker, Michael Eselun, will look at what might be “the wheels” on that suitcase that we drag around. What are the ways we can make it all a little easier to maneuver and manage —particularly in these uncertain and challenging times.Find us in Costa Mesa, CA or at: https://ocuuc.org

OCUUC Worship Service - Sermon - June 14, 2026

The Buddha Meets AI: What can the Buddha's teaching about reality and the working of the mind tell us about this emerging technology? - Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube  Find us in Costa Mesa, CA or at: https://ocuuc.org

The Buddha Meets AI: What can the Buddha's teaching about reality and the working of the mind tell us about this emerging technology? - Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube Find us in Costa Mesa, CA or at: https://ocuuc.org

OCUUC Worship Service - Sermon - June 7, 2026

The Gifts of Unitarian Universalism: In a country aching with loneliness and weary of dogma, Unitarian Universalism has something rare to offer: a spiritual home where you don't have to check your mind at the door, where love is the center of everything, and where your questions are welcome. This Sunday, as we close our "Gifts of" series, we'll celebrate the gifts of our own tradition. - Rev. Sian Wiltshire Find us in Costa Mesa, CA or at: https://ocuuc.org

The Gifts of Unitarian Universalism: In a country aching with loneliness and weary of dogma, Unitarian Universalism has something rare to offer: a spiritual home where you don't have to check your mind at the door, where love is the center of everything, and where your questions are welcome. This Sunday, as we close our "Gifts of" series, we'll celebrate the gifts of our own tradition. - Rev. Sian WiltshireFind us in Costa Mesa, CA or at: https://ocuuc.org

OCUUC Worship Service - Sermon - May 31, 2026

Welcome to the Orange Coast Unitarian Universalist Church (OCUUC) Podcast, where we share our thought-provoking sermons from our weekly worship services. Whether you’re seeking inspiration, reflection, or community/inclusion, we invite you to join us on this journey of open-hearted exploration. Many Different Beliefs, One Loving Community. Find us in Costa Mesa, CA or at: https://ocuuc.org

Welcome to the Orange Coast Unitarian Universalist Church (OCUUC) Podcast, where we share our thought-provoking sermons from our weekly worship services. Whether you’re seeking inspiration, reflection, or community/inclusion, we invite you to join us on this journey of open-hearted exploration. Many Different Beliefs, One Loving Community. Find us in Costa Mesa, CA or at: https://ocuuc.org

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