Worship Videos

  • “MLK’s Dream: Walking the Long Road Together” – Jen Ciolino

    Sunday January 19, 2025, 10:30 a.m.

    “I must confess that over the last few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great stumbling block in the stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen’s Council-er or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate who is more devoted to “order” than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice;” 

    – Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., 16 April 1963,
    excerpt from Letter from Birmingham Jail

    We remain on a long, winding journey toward a world free of systemic racism—one where the initial outrage sparked by injustice too often recedes into silence, and even backlash, over time. Together, we will explore this road with candor, humor, reflection, and a willingness to embrace discomfort. 

    Our path forward calls us to grow, to act, and to move beyond complacency, transforming aspiration into tangible change.

  •  “The Earliest Religious Impulses” – Bethany Rogers

    Sunday January 5, 2025, 10:30 a.m.

    Bethany offers some thoughts on the very earliest human religious impulses and practices, and what those fellow souls may have to teach us about our own spiritual journey. 

    Bethany is a software analyst in the healthcare industry, has two college age children and lives with her husband in Madeira. They have been in the Cincinnati area for about 20 years and now know what to do if someone randomly says “Please?” in a conversation.

  • “Birth, Breath, Death” – Rev. Jenn Gracen

    Sunday December 29, 2024, 10:30 a.m.

    Rev. Jenn Gracen of St. John’s UU Church leads today’s service. We live lives in transition. As we approach the end of the year, we are facing yet another transition. What can we learn from these points in our lives?

  • “Christmas Song Extravaganza” – Bruce Bowdon

    Sunday December 15, 2024, 10:30 a.m.

    The Extravaganza will include a slide show with video of Christmas songs that you’ve forgotten, ones you hoped that you would never hear again, and Christmas songs that never mention Christmas.

  • “Room at the Table” – Rev. Bill Gupton

    Sunday, December 1, 2024 at 10:30 a.m.

    This Thanksgiving weekend, many of us have welcomed others to our table – or have been guests at another’s table. This practice of hospitality – of welcoming – cuts across all cultures, religions, and eras. As such, it appears to be an innate expression of the human spirit, a sacred manifestation of our belief in the “inherent worth and dignity of every person.” Today, let us reflect on this practice, let us celebrate being welcomed at the table – and let us commit to making room at our table, for all those who seek sanctuary with us.

  • “With Thanks for All Our Blessings” – Rev. Bill Gupton

    Sunday November 24, 2024, 10:30 a.m.

    Sometimes it may be hard to believe, but we are extremely blessed and Thanksgiving calls us to acknowledge those blessings. Join the Heritage family this Thanksgiving Sunday for all the traditions you have come to expect (and maybe take for granted): a message of profound gratitude, lovely music from our choir, our annual Bread Communion, intergenerational community, and maybe even an update from Lake Hope.