Making our neighborhood a community
February 23, 2012 Leave a comment
Since Rev. Chandlers return from sabbatical at the end of December, he has been back in the pulpit with some interesting and thought provoking sermons. If you missed a service, or want to review one or all of those sermons, they’re now posted at http://www.uuchurchsacobiddeford.com/our_minister.html
Let us know what you think by posting a comment.
October 7, 2011 Leave a comment
From Sept. 1 through Dec. 31, 2011 Reverend David W. Chandler will be on sabbatical.
Sunday Services will be conducted by worship teams and by guest ministers. Pastoral matters will be handled by the Caring Committee. Contact Brian Dustin in the office (http://www.uuchurchsacobiddeford.com/contact.html) for administrative matters or referral. President Paul G. is available for questions or concerns.
June 10, 2011 Leave a comment
Sunday June 12: Ten Thousand Sundays
Rev. David W. Chandler
Where has this church come in almost 200 years? Where will we be in another 200? Would you settle for 20 years – or even two? In his last sermon until January, Rev. Chandler considers the past – and the possibilities of our future.
June 2, 2011 1 Comment
Sunday June 5: New Member Sunday
Rev. David W. Chandler
Led by the Membership/Welcoming Committee, we will carry out our official greeting and celebration of those who have recently “signed the book” to become members. There will be special music from instrumentalists and the choir.
May 26, 2011 Leave a comment
May 29: Why Is There Air?
Rev. David W. Chandler
Deferred from November, but not forgotten – ask the minister! Bill Cosby’s timeless question may be on your mind. Ask away! Ask some old ones. Ask some new ones. Ask anything at all. David will provide an answer before we fire up the grill.
April 28, 2011 Leave a comment
May 1: Kingdom of the Sick
Rev. David W. Chandler
“Illness as metaphor” is Susan Sontag’s famous proposition. But how do we understand our relationship to those who are ill – and theirs to us? When physical or mental capacity is diminished, what new possibilities might be available?
April 21, 2011 Leave a comment
April 24: Easter Sunday
Rev. David W. Chandler
Plan to wear your best chapeau and join in our bonnet parade! We will have special music from Choir and organ, a kids’ story and activities, and an Easter egg hunt. Be sure to bring Easter flowers! My sermon: “Practicing for God.”
April 16, 2011 Leave a comment
April 17 : A Simple Matter of Complexity
Rev. David W. Chandler
Looking ahead to the minister’s sabbatical this fall? Well, the minister is. I’m not the only one, but here are some thoughts about what it will mean to me, and to you. We are getting prepared for a special opportunity for renewal and discovery.
March 25, 2011 Leave a comment
March 27: Affectionately Yours
Rev. David W. Chandler
Love gets most of the praise and poetry, but affection may be our essential need. No relationship – with those we love and all those around us – can last long without the elixir of the human heart. After all, we are not Gods but only people.
March 17, 2011 Leave a comment
March 20: “A Sermon on the Amount”
Rev. David W. Chandler
“We Got Bills!” is the subtitle of this sermon. Church is like that – a blending of the ethereal and the practical. We kick off our annual pledge drive – Making Magic – with thoughts on why that is a good thing, now and in the coming year.
