Westwood's audio archive
The audio archive contains sermons and other elements of our services. All files are in mp3 format.
For printed sermons, please refer to the sermon archive.
2010
May 30, 2010 - Worship on Worship
Speakers: Rev. Anne Barker and the Worship Committee
- The Worship Committee on its work
- Story of flying from Victoria
- Announcement myths
- The Oracle Clipboard
- Worship as crafting worth
May 16, 2010 - The GEA Hour
Speaker:
- The GEA Hour Show
- Sing every morning by Harmonia
- Mi vida (My life is a song) by Harmonia
- Joyful Noise by Harmonia
May 2, 2010 - Listen! What the case of Omar Khadr teaches Canadians
Speaker: Janice Williamson
- Sermon
- Welcome and prelude by the Middle Eastern and North African Music Ensemble
- Testing... a pre-prelude
April 25, 2010 - Earth Based Ethics
Speaker: Rev. Anne Barker
Sermon
April 18, 2010 - Principles Under Pressure: Battlestar Galactica vs. The Seven Principles
Speaker: Dean Chan
Sermon
April 11, 2010 - Practicing the Absence of God
Speaker: Daniel Mallett
Sermon
March 28, 2010 - International Affairs
Speaker: Rev. Anne Barker
Sermon
March 7, 2010 - Working Together...
Speaker: Rev. Anne Barker
Sermon
February 28, 2010 - The Power of Possibility
Speaker: Rev. Anne Barker
February 21, 2010 - Give the world the best you have anyway
Speakers: Members of Harmonia
- Sermon - Music sung and words spoken by Harmonia
- Prelude - Bach Aria
- Offertory music - Solla sollew from Seussical the Musical
- Anyway - Harmonia sings the 'title' song by Linda Spevacek
February 7, 2010 - Schoolteacher Thoreau
Speaker: Trudy Grienauer
- Sermon
- Story for all ages
- Prelude (Sheila Killoran)
- Opening words
- Offertory music - Mozart Sonata KV 332 Allegro Assai (Sheila Killoran)
- Reading
- Meditation music and hymn (Sheila Killoran)
- Closing words and Postlude
January 31, 2010 - Alberta's Medicare Politics
Speaker: Keith Wiley
Sermon
January 24, 2010 - Northern Lights
Speaker: Rev. Anne Barker
Sermon
January 17, 2010 - Hope vs. Reality
Speaker: Wendy Edey
Sermon
2009
December 13, 2009 - Symbols of Christmas
Speaker: Westwood Kids
Sermon
December 6, 2009 - Holiday Justice
Speaker: Rev. Anne Barker
Sermon
November 29, 2009 - Lotta Hitschmanova
Speaker: Rev. Anne Barker
November 22, 2009 - The Complaint Free Challenge
Speakers: Gord Grant, Heather MacDonald and Colette Orieux
Sermon
November 15, 2009 - The 7 Principles of Highly Effective People
Musicians: Harmonia
Watu Wote sung by Harmonia
November 8, 2009 - Death, Dreams and the Deepening of Spiritual Life
Speaker: Dona-Kaitlin Beitel
- Opening words
- Poems by Mary Oliver
- When death comes by Mary Oliver
November 1, 2009 - Try something new
Speaker: Dijie Ratzlaff
- Sermon
- Opening words by Rumi
- Closing words by Rumi
- Story for all ages
October 25, 2009 - From you I receive, to you I give
Speaker: Rev. Meg Roberts
- Sermon - sorry, bad sound quality
- Opening words
- Words on Shared Ministry
October 24, 2009 - Installation Ceremony
Speaker: Rev. Meg Roberts
- Complete ceremony - some parts have bad sound quality
- Selection - good quality parts only
October 18, 2009 - Nobody is perfect
Speaker: Rev. Anne Barker
- Sermon
- Story for all ages
- Offertory music (Harmonia)
- Meditation music (Harmonia)
- Postlude music (Harmonia)
October 11, 2009 - Thanksgiving ... or not?
Speaker: Rev. Anne Barker
October 4, 2009 - Angels Among Us - Honouring Aboriginal Women
Speaker: Muriel Stanley-Venne
September 27, 2009 - Completing the Circle
Speaker: Elaine Roberts
September 20, 2009 - Canadian Theology
Speaker: Rev. Anne Barker
Sorry, the archives still need some TLC and some links may be broken.
May 31, 2009 - Keeping Promises
Speaker: Rev. Anne Barker
Service Leader: Heather Macdonald
Musician: Joel Crichton
May 3, 2009 - The Wonderful World of Whitman
Speakers & Service Leaders: Fabian Jennings and Robert Wiznura
Musician: Rebecca Patterson
April 26, 2009 - The Mystery of Westwood's Youth: Solved
Speakers, Service Leaders & Musicians: the Westwood yUUth Group
April 19, 2009 - Pews, Food, Housing and Citizenship
Speaker: Debbie Hubbard from the Greater Edmonton Alliance (GEA)
Service Leader: Kevin Fitzgerald
Musicians: Harmonia lead by Rebecca Patterson &
accompanied by Sheila Killoran
Westwood's Social Justice Committee hosted a workshop, lead by Michael Walters of GEA (the Greater Edmonton Alliance. See more about GEA - including an audio recording of the workshop.
April 12, 2009 - Easter for Atheists
Speaker: Minister Anne Barker
Service Leader: Myra Bielby
Musicians: Terry McDade (harp) and Cherilyn Michaels (piano)
Read by Kath Oltsher
April 5, 2009 - A Journey of Service
Speaker: Deidra Helmig
Service Leader: Anne Barker
Musician: Donna French
Read by Kath Oltsher
March 29, 2009 - Losing Faith
Speaker: Minister Anne Barker
Service Leader: Linnie Chamberlin
Musician: Beth McColl
read by Kath Oltsher
March 8, 2009 - Food For Thought
Speaker: Minister Anne Barker
Service Leader: Gord Grant
Musician: Steven Bell
March 1, 2009 - Credo Sunday
Speakers: Owen Brierley & Josephine
Service Leader: Deidra Helmig
Musicians: Cherilyn Michaels, Jacob Ridgway, Amelia Chan
February 22, 2009 - Seeking Peace
Speaker: Minister Anne Barker
Service Leader: Virginia Gillese
Musician: Joel Crichton
Read by Kath Oltsher
February 8, 2009 - Who are we as UU?
Speakers: Terry Anderson, Janice Williamson, and Ainsly
Service Leader: Pamela Brierley
Musicians: Marj Foth & Toot Ensemble
Read by Kathy Lightfoot
February 1, 2009 - Pride and Prejudice
Speaker: Minister Anne Barker
Service Leader: Heather MacDonald
Musician: Steven Bell
read by Kath Oltsher
January 25, 2009 - Ritual
Speaker: Dean Chan
Musicians: Sheila Killoran & Jennifer Froese
January 18, 2009 - Building Community
Speaker: Minister Anne Barker
Service Leader: Sara McEwan
Musician: Joel Crichton
January 11, 2009 - Consumer or Citizen?
How our spending habits shape our city.
Speaker: Jessie Radies
Service Leader: Kevin Fitzgerald
2008
November 23, 2008 - Radical Honesty
Speaker: Minister Anne Barker
Service Leader: David Deephouse
Musician: Joel Crichton
November 16, 2008 - UU Family Values
Speaker: Minister Anne Barker
Service Leader: Lorian Kennedy
Musicians: Harmonia lead by Rebecca Patterson
& accompanied by Sheila Killoran
- Harmonia with Mary Wood on violin
November 9, 2008 - The Athabasca Tar Sands: threats & opportunities
Guest Speaker: Mike Hudema
Service Leader: Keith Wiley
Musicians: Jakalin MacGregor, Nora and Robert Wiznura
November 2, 2008 - Why It Matters: Tuesday's US Election
Speaker: Minister Anne Barker
Service Leader: Dennis Foth
Musician: Sheila Killoran
October 19, 2008 - A Different Kind of Justice
Guest Speaker Alan Edwards: A Different Kind of Justice
October 12, 2008 - Thanksgiving
October 5, 2008 - Walking Together
Speaker: Minister Anne Barker
Service leader: Wendy Proudfoot
Musicians: Harmonia, led by Rebecca Patterson & accompanied by Sheila Killoran
September 28, 2008 - An Understanding For Desirable Interactions
(aka: Convenant of Right Relations)
Service leaders & speakers: Pamela Brierley & Owen Brierley
Musician: Joel Crichton
September 21, 2008 - "Our Doors And Our Hearts Will Remain Open"
Service Leader: Carl Ulrich
Speakers: Kathy Lightfoot, Dawn N., Marc MacKenzie & Anne Barker
Musician: Steven Bell
other elements of the September 14, 2008 service
Hannah Barrington - service leader
Music by Harmonia, led by Rebecca Patterson & accompanied by Sheila Killoran
Rev. Wendy McNiven
readings & sermons:
Kevin Fitzgerald & Anastasia Sydor
- "Lessons of Siddhartha"
June 8, 2008 - "...the moment when it seems most plain..."
Rev. Jane Bramadat:
readings:
Music from the June 8th service: offertory, #1009 - Meditation on Breathing, #1064 - Blue Boat Home & closing song. There was also a postlude
June 1, 2008 - "Kids are Great"
Allison Akgungor shared her poem
"No Grammy NO"
Linda Jennings read from Rev. Cheryl Jack's sermon
"Kids are Great" .
Our thanks again to Rev. Jack!
May 18, 2008 - "Pieces of Sacred"
Kath Oltsher's reading today's Story for all ages: Hogula, Dread Pig of Night by Jean Gralley
Kathy Lightfoot's sermon: Pieces of Sacred