Why I Chose This Church

Sermon delivered by Rev. Tamara Lebak, Assistant Minister, Aug. 19, 2007.

As summer starts to inch toward a close, most children are heading off to school. This Sunday we will have a back to school blessing for all school aged children to honor their transition into a new school year. Summer also marks transitions for adults as well, with many families moving or beginning new jobs. With this kind of transition often comes church shopping, so it is no surprise that this month, churches all around the country are filled with visitors looking for a new church home. Join me as I explain why Unitarian Universalism is a saving faith and the increasing value of our liberal religious tradition.

We are also beginning our second year together and moving into our mutual consideration about whether I will become the next called minister of this church. I thought you might want to know why I would so confidently and humbly choose to commit myself to this congregation and its leadership. I am grounded by this congregation’s history, excited by its present and inspired by the potential I see for the future, a future that I hope we will embark upon together.