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First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque’s weekly sermon podcast. New episodes each Monday. We are a liberal, non-creedal congregation grounded in love and justice, gathering in Albuquerque, Socorro, and the East Mountains. Welcome!
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Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
Rev. Randy Granger explores Native American spirituality and religions through creation stories, music, and common beliefs amongst Native Peoples, sharing with us how Native American ideas of the 7th Generation and Walking in Beauty resonate still in our society and can help guide us in our personal lives.
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
This Sunday, in the 8th installment of our “summer seminary sermon series,” we welcome pulpit guest Rabbi Darah Lerner, a rabbi in the Reform Movement of Judaism. In 2022, Rabbi Lerner returned to Albuquerque from Bangor, Maine, where she is the Rabbi Emerita of Congregation Beth El after serving there for 17 years.
Monday Aug 14, 2023
Monday Aug 14, 2023
The Rev. Angela Herrera
Why do religion and science often seem to be at odds? And why does First U have a science display right in the front of our sanctuary? From the “greatest hits,” this is the sermon Angela preached when the display was installed five years ago.
Music: Lydia Clark, piano & vocals
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
The Rev. Christine Robinson, Minister Emerita
We call ourselves religious liberals but have a hard time explaining what we mean. There’s a national effort afoot to help us understand ourselves better by focusing on our values.
Music: Spare Parts Trio with Vance Bass, Tania Hopkins, and Susan Peck
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Monday Jul 31, 2023
How many kinds of Christianity are there and why are there so many? What do they have in common and where do they differ? A sermon about the religion we probably think we know best.
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Imam Abdur’Rauf Campos Marquetti, of Minara Muslim Community, is our pulpit guest today, with a message about Islam. Minara shares First Unitarian’s campus, along with the Abq Center for Spiritual Living. He will be joined by the Rev. Emily Wright-Magoon.
Music: Susan Peck & Nicia Rae, with a special performance by the Roots Summer Leadership Academy.
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Monday Jul 17, 2023
The Rev. Angela Herrera
The Zen Priest angel Kyodo williams asks, “What does it mean to be born in this human life and so bothered by it?” Buddhism has wisdom about life’s big questions, and encourages each person to test those teachings out to see whether they feel true.
Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
Fifteen percent of the global population identifies as Hindu—that’s one billion people! In this first Sunday of our “summer seminary sermon series,” we’ll learn more about the oldest of the world’s major religions.
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
Our hymnals include many tunes from the Southern Harmony and shape note tradition. These tunes support a variety of texts, from traditional to modern. Susan Peck and guest singer Peter Tras will lead the congregation in singing through a history of these American hymns.
Monday Jun 26, 2023
Monday Jun 26, 2023
Sun, Jun 25, 2023 "What Is Religion?"
The Rev. Angela Herrera
Is Unitarian Universalism a religion? How is religion defined, and by whom? (It’s trickier than you might think.) A message to get us ready for a “summer seminary” sermon series, where we’ll explore major world religions one Sunday at a time in July and August.
Music: Spare Parts