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Pastor Sal Sapienza tells us animals have spirits that help us connect with our spirits.  Animals are our teachers who tell us so much.

Everyone is invited to God's kingdom; we just have to accept.  Pastor Sal Sapienza calls on us to be kingdom builders.

Rev. Peter Emig, son of our founding pastor, Rev. Don Emig, Rev. John Livingston, our Pastor Emeritus, and Rev. Sal Sapienza help us celebrate our 75-year history.

Pastor Sal Sapienza tells us our Christian calling is to go out and love other people - unconditionally - as God loves us.

Today's scripture invites us to make a home in Jesus.  We in the United Church of Rowayton have stayed connected to each other and God.  Pastor Sal Sapienza calls on us to spread the good news to others in the community so we can build connections with them.

Following Jesus liberates us.  In our progressive church, we use the term "kin-ship" because we are all brothers and sisters.  We are called to help them.

Pastor Sal Sapienza says the power that was in Jesus, that healed so many, is the power that we have been given.  Miracles happen because of our belief.

Pastor Sal Sapienza is grateful that the Trinity helps us understand what God is.  The idea for us is to become involved with the Trinity, to join in with all aspects of God.

Today is the Christian Church's birthday!  Christians wear red today to symbolize the flames seen over the heads of the Disciples. Pastor Sal Sapienza explains the similarities between the Burning Bush and Pentecost stories, as well as what makes the Christian Pentecost unique.

How do we understand Ascension from a higher perspective?  Pastor Sal Sapienza helps us understand where Jesus ascended to and what it means for us.

Pastor Sal Sapienza asks, "Have you ever thought of God as a mother?"  In today's gospel reading, Jesus promises not to leave us as orphans.  Rather, he says, God will send us the Holy Spirit to parent us.  In the Bible, the Holy Spirit is referred to by feminine names, such as Sophia and Shekinah.  The Spirit, therefore, can be understood as the Motherly aspect of God.

Today, 9 teenagers are confirmed and welcomed as members of the church.

Music is a universal, sacred language. Pastor Sal Sapienza talks about the role music plays in our lives.  When we sing, we align ourselves with the sound of the Divine.

We don't know where the Road to Emmaus may have been or even if it existed.  Pastor Sal Sapienza says that doesn't matter because it is here today and because resurrection is always happening.  We are on the road to spiritual completion.

Our faith is a mystery.  Doubts are part of our faith and makes our spiritual journey stronger.