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This podcast features the Sunday messages from the Cedar Valley Unitarian Universalists in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Cedar Valley UU


    • Apr 21, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 19m AVG DURATION
    • 91 EPISODES


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    Resilience: What Life Can Teach Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2024 31:42


    From our service on February 25, 2024, Pastor Emma Peterson talks about resilience.

    We Are Stardust

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2024 10:36


    Pastor Emma Peterson talks about Ash Wednesday and glitter blessings in this message, "We Are Stardust."

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    Pluralism: It Means More Than One

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2024 24:48


    Continuing her sermon series on the proposed changes to Article II of the UUA bylaws, Pastor Emma Peterson gives this message, "Pluralism: It Means More Than One."

    Transformation: A UU Value and Spiritual Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2024 21:59


    Continuing her sermon series on the proposed changes to Article II of the UUA bylaws, Pastor Emma Peterson gives this message, "Transformation: A UU Value and Spiritual Practice."

    Bending Towards Justice

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2024 10:16


    From January 14, 2024, a message from Pastor Emma Peterson for Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.

    Once in Royal David's City/It Happened Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2024 14:23


    From Christmas Eve 2023, Pastor Emma's Christmas homily, "Once in Royal David's City/It Happened Yesterday."

    Fifty Years Growing as a UU

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2023 26:15


    For the last episode of 2023, we reach into our archives to celebrate our member Delburn Carpenter, who died this year. Del was a long-time enthusiastic volunteer in our congregation, and he left behind many messages, including this one, which he gave in January of 2019: "Fifty Years Growing as a UU." Thank you, Del. You are missed.

    Thanksgiving and Thanks-receiving

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2023 17:37


    From our service on Sunday, November 26, our member Karen Impola discusses "Thanksgiving and Thanks-receiving."

    Justice

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2023 21:58


    From our service on Sunday, November 19, Pastor Emma talks about a source she recently read on the philosophical discourse about justice.

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    Democracy: Who Shall We Be?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2023 23:22


    From our service on Sunday, November 5, Al Hays and Callie Amiday talk about Democracy and community.

    Why Honor Our Veterans?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2023 18:02


    In honor of Veteran's Day, CVUU member (and Navy veteran) Lynn Brant gives the message, "Why Honor Our Veterans?"

    Worshipping the Old Gods

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2023 24:19


    From our service on Sunday, October 22, 2023, Pastor Emma Peterson gives the message, "Worshipping the Old Gods: Slavic Paganism and Oral History."

    Caring for Each Soul: Equity as a UU Ethic

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2023 21:09


    This is the first message in a series about the UU values as outlined in the recent updates to Article II of the UUA bylaws. Pastor Emma Peterson gives the message, "Caring for Each Soul: Equity as a UU Ethic."

    Article II: From Theory to Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2023 20:17


    From our service on Sunday, June 11, 2023, Pastor Emma Peterson talks about the proposed changes to Article II of the UUA bylaws. Later this season, she will also discuss the substance of those changes in a series about our UU values.

    Notes on Being Human

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2023 28:24


    From our service on Sunday, October 8, 2023, our members Mandy Boody and Jessica Lieb each contribute to the message, "Notes on Being Human."

    Yom Kippur: A Message on Forgiveness

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2023 19:25


    In honor of our Jewish siblings' recent observance of Yom Kippur, Pastor Emma Peterson delivers a message about forgiveness.

    Growing in Purpose, Rooted in Values

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2023 27:35


    From our kickoff service for the 2023-24 program year, "Growing in Purpose, Rooted in Values," some members from our congregation share testimonies about what our congregation and Unitarian Universalism mean to them.

    Season 4 Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2023 4:05


    Podcast host Kat Beane Hanson gives a rundown of what to expect in Season 4 of the podcast.

    Do You Believe in God?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2023 23:38


    From our service on May 14, 2023, our members Lynn Brant and Jess Lieb discuss the question, "Do You Believe in God?"

    Earth Day: The Interconnected Web

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2023 12:39


    From our service this year for Earth Day, Pastor Emma delivers the message "Earth Day: The Interconnected Web"

    A Naturalist Looks at the 7th Principle

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2023 22:26


    From our service on February 26, 2023, our member Lynn Brant gives us the naturalist's view of the 7th UU Principle.

    Return to Stardust

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2023 18:14


    From our service on February 19, 2023, Pastor Emma Peterson gives a message for the Christian observance of Ash Wednesday, called "Return to Stardust."

    What the World Needs Now

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2023 18:33


    From our service on February 12, 2023, Pastor Emma Peterson gives her message, "What the World Needs Now: Unitarian Universalism and the Ethic of Love."

    The Iowa Sisterhood

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2023 19:45


    From our service on January 29, 2023, Pastor Emma Peterson talks about "The Iowa Sisterhood: The Legacy of UU Midwest Women Ministers."

    Lunar New Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2023 18:18


    From our service on January 22, 2023, Pastor Emma Peterson gives a message, "Lunar New Year: The Moon, The Chinese Zodiac, You, Me, Us."

    Who ARE You? The Reflections You Present

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2023 17:49


    From our service on January 15, 2023, Ken Taylor gives a message, "Who ARE You? The Reflections You Present."

    Dreams of Peace

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2023 33:15


    For this episode, we welcome guest speaker Olivia Meikle, who teaches Women's & Gender Studies at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, and also co-hosts the podcast What'sHerName. Olivia's message is titled, "Dreams of Peace: Judith Sargent Murray and Hope in Times of Hopelessness."

    Finding Our Center at the CVUU

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2023 22:27


    From our service on Sunday, January 1, 2023, CVUU member and past president Heather Flory gives her message, "Finding Our Center at the CVUU."

    A Star in the East: Signs, Certainty, and Mystical Revolutions of the Heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2023 11:47


    From our Christmas Eve service on December 24, 2022, Pastor Emma Peterson gives her homily, "A Star in the East: Signs, Certainty, and Mystical Revolutions of the Heart."

    Our 7 Principles

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2022 18:53


    In a message from the service on Sunday, December 4, 2022, several members and friends of our congregation reflect on the 7 Unitarian Universalist Principles.

    What's a Gadfly?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2022 25:33


    From our service on October 23, 2022, Pastor Emma Peterson delivers her message, "What's a Gadfly? The 2019 General Assembly Shake-Up and Healing What's Broken." This is the fourth and final installment in the series on the fight for racial justice within Unitarian Universalism.

    The UUA Hiring Controversy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 23:55


    From our service on October 16, 2022, Pastor Emma Peterson delivers her message, "The UUA Hiring Controversy, Efforts of Reparative Justice, and the Path Forward." This is the third installment in the series of messages on the fight for racial justice within Unitarian Universalism.

    Journeying Toward Spiritual Wholeness

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2022 23:07


    From our service on August 7, 2022, Pastor Emma Peterson delivers the message "Journeying Toward Spiritual Wholeness: The Proposed 8th Principle and the Backlash Against It." This is the second installment in the series on the fight for racial justice within Unitarian Universalism.

    The Empowerment Controversy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2022 28:55


    From our service on July 17, 2022, Pastor Emma Peterson delivers the first of four messages in a series about the fight for racial justice in Unitarian Universalism.

    Full Moon: Myths and Ritual

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2022 21:41


    In celebration of the full moon on October 9, 2022, Karen Impola and Floralyn Groff bring us a message and a guided meditation on the moon.

    Shaping the World: The Modern Day Labor Movement and the Hope for a More Equitable Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2022 21:10


    From our Labor Day service on September 4, 2022, Pastor Emma Peterson delivers a message, "Shaping the World: The Modern Day Labor Movement and the Hope for a More Equitable Future."

    New Growth from Deep Roots

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2022 18:02


    From our kickoff Sunday, September 11, 2022, Pastor Emma Peterson delivers a message for the start of the new program year, called "New Growth from Deep Roots."

    Good and Faithful Allies: Examining the Most Recent Assault on LGBTQ and Women's Rights, and What Unitarian Universalists Can Do About It

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2022 16:33


    From May 2022, Pastor Emma Peterson delivers a message, "Good and Faithful Allies: Examining the Most Recent Assault on LGBTQ and Women's Rights, and What Unitarian Universalists Can Do About It."

    Myth-Making/Myth-Breaking

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2022 14:07


    From our Coordinator of Children's Religious Education, Kate Dembinski Flynn, comes a message from May 2022, "Myth-Making/Myth-Breaking."

    The Limits of Science

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2022 20:27


    Our member Dennis Harbaugh talks about science -- what it is, what it isn't, and why that matters for Unitarian Universalists.

    Out of the Muck: Lotus Blossoms, COVID-19, and Resurrection

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2022 17:06


    From our service on Easter Sunday 2022, Pastor Emma talks about lotus blossoms, COVID-19, and resurrection.

    The Unexamined Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2022 14:28


    From our service on March 27, 2022, our member Karen Potter, talks about how to be present and experience your life without overthinking it.

    Draw the Circle Wider

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2022 19:33


    From our annual Stewardship Sunday, Pastor Emma Peterson talks about our circles of connections and how we can draw the circles wider.

    Living Your Best at End of Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2022 31:04


    Pastor Emma Peterson sits down with CVUU member and retired Hospice nurse Nancie Groszkruger in this conversational message that they have called "Living Your Best at End of Life: On Mortality, Hospice, and the Transforming Power of Compassionate End-of-Life Care."

    The Early Life of the Buddha

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2022 18:03


    From our service on February 20, 2022, Dr. John Burnight of the University of Northern Iowa talks to us about the early life of the Buddha.

    Love, Sweet Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2022 20:48


    From Valentine's Day weekend 2022, Pastor Emma Peterson delivers a message, "Love, Sweet Love: How the Romantic Relationship Became the Ultimate Goal and How That Harms Us."

    Groundhog Day and the Nature of Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2022 19:11


    From our service on February 6, 2022, a message for Groundhog Day and the coming spring.

    How to Make a Friend

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 23:14


    From January 30, 2022, Pastor Emma Peterson talks about the loneliness epidemic and what we can do about it.

    Finding Gratitude in the New Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2022 21:49


    From our service on January 23, Heather Flory brings a message and meditation about gratitude.

    Lessons from the Streambank

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2022 20:15


    Guest speaker Clark Porter talks about the lessons we can learn from water, in "Lessons from the Streambank."

    Science is Real

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2022 24:12


    CVUU member Michaela Rich talks about the importance of curiosity and science education.

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