Every Word
Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7, Matthew 4:1-11 and Excerpts from Bread for the Journey: A Daybook of Wisdom and Faith by Henri J.M. Nouwen Sunday February 26th, 2023 By Rev. Nicole Lamarche Thank you for so generously welcoming my mom here last week. We can now rest assured that even a conservative Republican feels at home here […]
A Daring Adventure
Matthew 17:1-9 and Excerpts from The Open Door by Helen Keller Sunday February 19th, 2023 Rev. Nicole Lamarche Good morning and welcome again! It’s beautiful to see all of you and welcome those who are joining on the livestream. I invite you now to take some deeper breaths as you are moved, to let yourself […]
Be Reconciled
Matthew 5:21-30 and Excerpts from Reconciliation: Healing the Inner Child by Thich Nhat Hanh Sunday February 12th, 2023 Rev. Nicole Lamarche Good morning and welcome again everyone! It’s the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany and in this country maybe the most important holiday of the entire year, Super Bowl. We welcome you as you are and […]
Announcing Your Place
Matthew 5:1-12 and Excerpt from A Letter to My Daughter by Maya AngelouSunday January 29th, 2023Rev. Nicole Lamarche Good morning and welcome again everyone! It’s the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany and here at CUCC it’s Annual Meeting Sunday! We welcome you as you are. As is our practice, as we come to this time in […]
Good News!
Matthew 4:12-23 and Excerpts from On God by John Shelby Spong Rev. Nicole M. Lamarche Welcome again everyone, on what is in our tradition the Third Sunday after Epiphany, thank you for being here, for yourself and for one another to tune into the Ground of Being together. I invite you now as you are […]
Come and See
John 1:29-42 and Excerpts from Grounded: Finding God in the World A Spiritual Revolution by Diana Butler BassSunday January 15th, 2023By: Rev. Nicole M. Lamarche Welcome again everyone, new faces and familiar ones! I invite you now to take some deeper breaths, as you are moved, help ourselves arrive a bit more fully, if you […]
The Cosmos is With Us
Matthew 2:1-12 and Excerpts from Cosmos by Carl SaganSunday January 8th, 2023By Rev. Nicole M. Lamarche Welcome everyone again on this Epiphany Sunday and Happy New Year! It’s good to be together like this and four years ago today I started with you as your Pastor and so you might you know that I […]
Unresolved
Matthew 1:18-25 and Excerpts from Living Buddha, Living Christ by Thích Nhat HanhSunday December 18th, 2022By Rev. Nicole M. Lamarche Welcome everyone again on this fourth and final Sunday of Advent! Wow, it’s been a cold stretch of days, so glad to have your warm hearts here in the sanctuary. I invite you now […]
Piercing through the Enveloping Gloom
Luke 1:46b-55 and Excerpts from Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor FranklSunday December 11th, 2022By Rev. Nicole M. Lamarche Welcome everyone again on this third Sunday of Advent and this second Sunday in December on this beautiful morning! I invite you now to let yourself take some deep breaths as you are moved, to let […]
An Energy Field of Peace
Matthew 3:1-12 and an excerpt from Making Peace by Denise LevertovSunday December 4th, 2022By Rev. Nicole M. Lamarche Welcome everyone again on this second Sunday of Advent as we find ourselves in the final weeks and days of this year. I can’t believe it. I feel truly grateful to be here with you like this […]