Sermons
Unless otherwise noted, the sermons are by Alicia Wood, our pastor.
Sunday, December 19, 2021 | Christmas Cantata
Sunday, December 12, 2021 Sermon
Sunday, December 5, 2021 Sermon | Beth DuBois
Sunday, November 28, 2021 Sermon
Sunday, November 21, 2021 Sermon
Sunday, November 7, 2021 Sermon
Sunday, October 31, 2021 Sermon
Sunday, October 24, 2021 Sermon | Barbara Nunn, Lay Leader
Sunday, October 10, 2021 Sermon | Ted Finlayson-Schueler
Sunday, October 3, 20201 World Communion Sunday
Sunday, September 26, 2021 Sermon
Sunday, September 19, 2021 Sermon
Sunday, September 12, 2021 Sermon
Sunday, August 29, 2021 Sermon
Sunday, August 22, 2021 Sermon
Sunday, August 15, 2021 Sermon
Sunday, August 8, 2021 Sermon
Sunday, August 1, 2021 Sermon
Sunday, July 25, 2021 Sermon
Sunday, July 18, 2021 Sermon
Sunday, July 11, 2021 Sermon
Sunday, July 4, 2021 Sermon
Sunday, June 27, 2021 Sermon
Sunday, June 20, 2021 Sermon
Sunday, June 13, 2021 | Rev. Beth Quick Sermon
Sunday, June 6, 2021 Sermon
Sunday, May 30, 2021 Sermon
May 23, 2021 Pentecost Sunday
May 16, 2021 Ascension Sunday
May 9, 2021 – Mother’s Day
4-25-2021
April 18 Rev. Marcus Jackson
April 11
April 4 Easter
March 28 Palm Sunday
March 21
March 14 Ted Finlayson-Schueler
March 7
February 28
February 21
February 14
February 7
January 31
January 24
January 17
January 10 Ted Finlayson-Schueler
Sunday, January 3, 2021 | The Rev. Elizabeth Quick
2020 Sermons
December 24 — Christmas Eve
December 20
December 13
December 6
November 22
November 15
November 1
October 25
October 18
October 11
October 4
September 27
September 13
August 30
August 23
August 16 Ted Finlayson-Schueler
August 9
August 2 The Rev. Dr. Bruce Burns Sr. of Hopps Memorial CME Church
July 26 Rabbi Daniel Fellman — Temple Society of Concord
July 19 The Rev. Elizabeth Quick
July 12
July 5
June 28
June 21
June 14. J.J. Warren
June 7
May 31
May 24
May 17
May 10
May 3
April 26
April 19
April 12 Easter
April 5 Palm Sunday
March 1
February 23 Rev. Deborah O’Connor-Slater
February 16 Rev. Deborah O’Connor-Slater
February 9
February 2
January 26
January 19
January 12
January 5
2019 Sermons
December 29 Lessons & Carols: No sermon
December 22
December 15–No sermon. Choir presents: Lessons & Carols
December 8
December 1
November 24
November 17
November 3
October 27
October 20
October 13
October 6 Ted Finlayson-Schueler
September 29
September 22
September 15
September 8
September 1 Hymn Sing Sunday (no sermon)
August 25 Beth Drew
August 18
August 11
August 4
July 28
July 21
July 14 J.J. Warren
July 7 Barbara Nunn, Lay Leader
June 30
June 23
June 16
June 9 Deborah O’Connor-Slater
June 2
May 26 sermon unavailable
May 19 Stephen Bacon
May 12
May 5
April 28
April 21
April 14
April 7
March 31
March 24
March 17
March 10
March 3
February 24 Ted Finlayson-Schueler
February 17
February 10
February 3
January 27
January 13
January 6
2018 Sermons
December 30
December 23
December 16
December 9: No Sermon–Special Advent Music
December 2
November 25
November 18
November 4 Ted Finlayson-Schueler & Pastor Wood
October 28
October 21
October 14 Ted Finlayson-Schueler
October 7
September 30
September 23
September 16
September 9
September 2 Hymn Sing Sunday — No Sermon
August 26 Ted Finlayson-Schueler, Lynn Baker, Kellie Wood, Jeanne Finlayson-Schueler
August 19
August 12
August 5
July 29 J.J. Warren
July 22
July 15
July 8
June 24 Rev. Hal Garman, Ken Craig, Pastor Wood
June 17
June 10
June 3 Tina Whitehead
May 27 Nichola Weah
May 20
May 13
May 6
April 29
April 22
April 15
April 8 Schubert’s “Mass in G”
April 1
March 25
March 18
March 11
March 4 Ted Finlayson-Schueler
Feb. 25
Feb. 18
Feb. 11
Feb. 4
Jan. 28
Jan. 21
Jan. 14
Jan. 7
2017 Sermons
Dec. 31 Ann Owens
Dec. 24 Lessons & Carols Service. No sermon.
Dec. 10
Dec. 3
Nov. 26
Nov. 19 Lay Leader Barbara Nunn
Nov. 12 Peter Swords
Nov. 5
Oct. 29 with Jefferson Dedrick
Oct. 22 with Ann Owens
Oct. 15 with Galyn Murphy-Stanley
Oct. 8 with Ted Finlayson-Schueler
Oct. 1
Sept. 24
Sept. 17
Sept. 10
Sept. 3
Aug. 27 J.J. Warren
Aug. 20
Aug. 13
Aug. 6
July 30
July 23
July 16 Ben Meade, Syracuse University student
July 9
July 2
June 25
June 18
June 11 Rochelle Dail
June 4 Jami and Diana Breedlove-Crouch
May 28
May 21
May 14 Rev. Dean Moyer
May 7
April 30
April 23
April 16
April 9 Rev. Terry Hershey
April 2
March 26
March 19 Ted Finlayson-Schueler
March 12
March 5
Feb. 26
Feb. 19
Feb. 12
Feb. 5
Jan. 29
Jan. 22
Jan. 15
Jan. 8
Jan. 1 Se-Gye Shin
2016 Sermons
Dec. 18
Dec. 11 Lessons & Carols by Senior Choir
Dec. 4
Nov. 27
Nov. 20
Nov. 13
Nov. 6
Oct. 30
Oct. 23
Oct. 16 Beth Drew
Oct. 9
Oct. 2
Sept. 25 Rev. Dean Moyer
Sept. 18
Sept. 11
Sept. 4
Aug. 28
Aug. 21
Aug. 14
Aug. 7
July 31
July 24
July 17
July 10, 2016
July 3, 2016
June 26, 2016
June 19, 2016A
June 12, 2016 Pastor Olga Gonzalez, Casa de Dios, Syracuse
June 5, 2016 Dr. Mark Zimmerman, United Methodist missionary to Nepal
Sunday, May 29 was Hymn Sing Sunday, so there was no sermon
May 22, 2016
Church Historian Rosemary DeHoog, brief talk on UUMC’s history of outreach:
Rosemary DeHoog May 22, 2016
May 15, 2016
May 8, 2016
May 1, 2016 Barry Lentz, chair of ACTS’ Research & Action Committee
April 24, 2016
April 17, 2016 Ted Finlayson-Schueler
April 10, 2016
April 3, 2016 Pastor Andy Anderson
Easter March 27, 2016
Palm Sunday March 20, 2016
March 13, 2016
March 6, 2016
Feb. 28, 2016
Feb. 21, 2016
Feb. 14, 2016
Feb. 7, 2016
Jan. 31, 2016
Jan. 24, 2016
Jan. 17, 2016 Ted Finlayson-Schueler
Jan. 10, 2016
Jan. 3, 2016
“This I Believe” is a series of offerings by our laity during our 2015 stewardship campaign.
This I Believe, Nov. 1, 2015 Katie Flynn
This I Believe, Oct. 25, 2015 Ted Finlayson-Schueler
This I Believe, Oct. 18,2015 Dan Magowan
This I Believe, Oct. 11, 2015 Jeanne Finlayson-Schueler
2015 Sermons
Dec. 27, 2015 A service of Christmas carols
Dec. 20, 2015
Dec. 13, 2015 Selections from the Alfred Burt Carols,” by Senior Choir, conducted by Music Director Martha Sutter
How Brightly Shines the Morning Star” by Handbell Choir
Dec. 6, 2015
Nov. 29, 2015
Nov. 22, 2015
Nov. 15, 2015
Nov. 8, 2015
Nov. 1, 2015
Oct. 25, 2015 Eileen Schell
Oct. 18, 2015
Oct. 11, 2015
Oct. 4, 2015
Sept. 27, 2015
Sept. 20, 2015 Laurel O’Connor, Upper New York Conference field coordinator for Africa 360
Sept. 13, 2015
Sept. 6, 2015
Aug. 30, 2015
Aug. 23, 2015
Aug. 16, 2015 “One Way?”
Aug. 9, 2015 “We Are All Children of God”
Aug. 2, 2015
July 26, 2015 “All You Need Is Love”
July 19, 2015
“Where’s Grace?” July 12, 2015
“Are We Listening?” July 5, 2015
Sermons from here and earlier were by our former pastor, Rev. Craig French, unless otherwise noted.
June 28, 2015
June 21, 2015
June 14, 2015 Rev. Mike Mather, Broadway UMC, Indianapolis, Ind.
June 7, 2015 “An Unfinished Life, Part 2”
May 31, 2015 “An Unfinished Life, Part 1”
May 24, 2015
May 17, 2015 Pentecost
May 10, 2015
May 3, 2015
April 26, 2015
April 19, 2015 Senior Choir: “Feel the Spirit,” by John Rutter
April 12, 2015 Rev. Caroline Simmons
April 5, 2015 Easter Sunday
March 29, 2015 Palm Sunday
March 22, 2015
March 15, 2015 Samuel Mbajah
March 8, 2015
March 1, 2015
Feb. 22, 2015
Feb. 15, 2015 Rev. Doug Mackey
Feb. 8, 2015 Claudette Brown-Smythe
Feb. 1, 2015
Jan. 25, 2015Rev. Caroline Simmons
Jan. 18, 2015Rev. Pedro Castro, Fellowship AME Church. Includes his rendition of “I Ain’t Got Time to Die”
Jan. 11, 2015
Jan. 4, 2015
2014 Sermons
Dec. 28, 2014 Rev. Doug Mackey
Dec. 21, 2014
Dec. 14, 2014
Dec. 7, 2014 “Lessons & Carols: Have You Seen the Baby?” by Senior Choir
Nov. 30, 2014
Nov. 23, 2014
Nov.16, 2014
Nov. 9, 2014 Beth Drew, lay leader
Nov. 2, 2014
Oct. 26, 2014 Rev. Steve Heiss, celebrating 3rd anniversary of becoming a Reconciling congregation
Oct. 19, 2014 Rev. Dr. Jim Wiggins
Oct. 12, 2014 Rev. Patience Kisakye
Oct. 5, 2014
Sept. 28, 2014 Rev. Caroline Simmons
Sept. 21, 2014 Rev. Tiffany Steinwert, dean of Hendricks Chapel, Syracuse University
Sept. 14, 2014
Sept. 7, 2014
Aug. 31, 2014 Rev. Doug Mackey
Aug. 24, 2014
Aug. 17, 2014 Alicia Wood
Aug. 10, 2014 Peter Sarver
Aug. 3, 2014 Rev. Patience Kisakye
July 27, 2014 Christine Doran
July 20, 2014 Tom Buckel
July 13, 2014 Rev. Caroline Simmons, St. Paul’s UMC
July 6, 2014 “Do Something,” by Alicia Wood, third-year student at Boston University School of Theology
June 29, 2014 Rev Dr. Jim Wiggins
June 22, 2014Rev. Dr. Robert Hill, dean of Marsh Chapel, Boston University
June 15, 2014 Alicia Wood, third-year student at Boston University School of Theology
June 8, 2014
June 1, 2014
May 25, 2014
May 18, 2014
May 11, 2014
May 4, 2014 Sermon by Rev. Sue Davis
April 27, 2014
April 20, 2014 Easter
April 13, 2014 Palm Sunday
April 6, 2014 The Senior Choir presents four selections to accompany the Scripture reading for the morning of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead from the Gospel of John. That is the sermon for the day.
March 30, 2014
March 23, 2014 The Rev. Deb Richardson-Moore, Triune Mercy Center, Greenville, S.C.
March 16, 2014
March 9, 2014
March 2, 2014
Feb. 23, 2014
Feb. 16, 2014 Alicia Wood, second-year student at Boston University School of Theology
Feb. 9, 2014 Ben O’Connor, second-year student at Drew Theological School
Feb. 2, 2014
Jan. 26, 2014 Also includes Christine Doran.
Jan. 19, 2014
Jan. 12, 2014
Jan. 5, 2014
2013 Sermons
Dec. 29, 2013
Dec. 22, 2013
Dec. 15, 2013
Dec. 8, 2013 service unavailable.
Dec. 1, 2013
Nov. 24, 2013 Rev. Colleen Preuninger, United Methodist ecumenical chaplain, Hendricks Chapel, Syracuse University
Nov. 17, 2013
Nov. 10, 2013 sermon unavailable.
Nov. 3, 2013
Oct. 27, 2013
Oct. 20, 2013
Oct.13, 2013
Oct. 6, 2013
Sept. 29, 2013
Sept. 22, 2013
Sept. 15, 2013
Sept. 8, 2013
Sept. 1, 2013
Aug. 25, 2013
Aug. 11 and 18 sermons unavailable because of technical difficulties
Aug. 4, 2013
July 28, 2003
July 21,2013
July 14, 2013 Steve Bacon
July 7, 2013 Lyndsey Graves
June 30, 2013 Billy Kluttz
June 23, 2013
June 16, 2013 Claudette Brown-Smythe and Ted Finlayson-Schueler
June 9, 2013
June 2, 2013
May 26, 2013 Beth Drew
May 19, 2013 (Pentecost)
May 12, 2013
May 5,2013 “Freedom and Solidarity,” Rev. Marti Swords-Horrell
April 28, 2013
April 21, 2013
April 14, 2013
April 7, 2013
March 31, 2013 Easter
March 24, 2013(Palm Sunday) Rev. Gary Henderson
March 17, 2013 “The Tax Man’s Return”
March 10, 2013 “Befriender of the Poor and Desolate”
March 3, 2013 “The Vigilant Parent”
February 24, 2013 “The Patient Gardener”
February 17, 2013 “The Unruly, Unholy, Unexpected Stranger”
2012 Sermons
Dec. 23, 2012 Sermon “What’s the Point of Christmas?”