Speaker: Reverend Hank Peirce

Trust the Force

Two Services 9:15am and 11:00am Worship Leader: Rev. Hank Peirce Music: 9:15 UUCR Choir, 11:00am Featured Musician How much do we trust the future? How much do we really trust those who we have put into leadership? Can the Star Wars franchise give us any insight into those questions?

Home Hospitality

One service 10:00am. Worship Leader: Rev. Hank Peirce. Music: UUCR Choir. When asked to greet one of the world’s best know religious leaders there is a certain set of protocols that must be followed. What does it mean when you don’t follow the prescribed etiquette? Today’s sermon will tell a tale of just that.

Our Eclectic Faith

Two Services: 9:15am and 11am. Music: 9:15 UUCR Choir, 11am Roald Wilson. Worship Leader: Rev. Hank Peirce. Ours is a faith that has been a cradle for the dreams of visionaries and the outrageous. It is a faith of those willing to question the religious, political and cultural status quo, so what happens when we … Continue reading Our Eclectic Faith

The Possibilities of our Church

Worship Leader: Rev. Hank Peirce Music: 9:15 am: Featured Musician Josh Olivier-Mason; Trevor Berens, piano. 11:00 am: UUCR Choir Have you wondered what our church is doing to further its mission, and have you wondered where you fit in, in that mission? Well this just might be the service for you.

Possibility vs. Resolution

Worship Leader: Rev. Hank Peirce Music: UUCR Choir Let’s be honest, the only resolutions that most of us make are about losing weight. Resolutions have a very limited appeal and a limited focus. This month’s worship theme is possibility, and today’s sermon is about ways we can create possibilities for ourselves in this new year. … Continue reading Possibility vs. Resolution

Why The Snake Sheds Its Skin

Worship Leaders: Rev. Hank Peirce and Jaimie Dingus, Ministerial Intern Music: Trevor Berens, piano On this final Sunday of the year we prepare for the new year with stories, song and a new ritual! Com as we say goodbye and get ready to say hello to the new year.

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

Worship Leader: Rev. Hank Peirce Music: 5:30 PM and 7:00 PM: UUCR Choir We welcome Christmas with stories, carols and special music, and candles.  Come to sing the familiar songs that are always powerful, and experience the magic of candlelight in the darkness.

Living Nativity Multi-Generational Service

Worship Leader: Rev. Hank Peirce This Sunday morning, we will hold our annual “No-Rehearsal Pageant” as we rejoice in the everyday miracles of the season. We invite all who wish to play a part to help make the story of Jesus’ birth come to life.

Into the Mystic

Worship Leader: Rev. Hank Peirce Music: 9:15 AM Choir; 11:00 AM Featured Musician The Unitarian Universalism that I grew up in was very rational and reason-centered, and the idea of mystery was presented to us as something that hadn’t been figured out yet. As I’ve grown I’ve come to acknowledge not only the limitations of … Continue reading Into the Mystic

The Mystery of the Birth

Worship Leader: Rev. Hank Peirce Music: UUCR Choir We start off this month’s theme of mystery by delving into the story at the center of this month’s celebrations. Along the way we’ll touch on some other stories of miraculous births, and we’ll acknowledge that the definition of family has always been a flexible one. We’ll … Continue reading The Mystery of the Birth