Smith Memorial Congregational Church UCC

Sermons

WORSHIP SUNDAYS AT 10:30am

Please click the links below to read/view Rev. Donna Vuilleumier’s recent sermons. Each is in PDF format.

The First Breakfast (April 14, 2024)
Peace in the Midst of Doubt (April 7, 2024)
Who Will Roll Away the Stone? (Easter March 31, 2024)
What Are You Doing? (March 24, 2024)
A Covenant Within (March 17, 2024)
Thirsting (March 10, 2024)
Tough Love (March 3, 2024)
In Water We Grow (February 25, 2024)
Water to Wilderness (February 18, 2024)
Turning Points (February 11, 2024)
We Are Us (Jan. 28, 2024)
Immediately (Jan. 21, 2024)
The Next Day (Jan. 14, 2024)
Star Words (Jan. 7, 2024)
A Hundred Times Before (Dec. 24, 2023 evening service)
Rejoice, Rejoice (Dec. 24, 2023 morning service)
Magnificent Love (Dec. 17, 2023)
Comfort and Peace (Dec. 10, 2023)
Awake Awake (Dec. 3, 2023)
Our Kinship (Nov. 26, 2023)
Talents and Treasure Changes Lives (Nov. 19, 2023)
Still Waiting (Nov. 12, 2023)
In Newness of Life (October 29, 2023)
That They All May Be One (October 22, 2023)
Because of You Our Church Changes Lives (October 15, 2023)
Not Business as Usual (October 8, 2023)
One Table Different Breads (October 1, 2023)
Five O’clock Hires (Sept. 24, 2023)
Room to Grow (Sept. 10, 2023)
I Have Heard My People Cry (Sept. 3, 2023)
Comforted and Challenged (August 27, 2023)
Stepping Out (August 13, 2023)
In the Breaking of the Bread (August 6, 2023)
A Reality Check (July 30, 2023)
I Will Give You Rest (July 9, 2023)
A Reason for Being (June 18, 2023)
Being Called (June 11, 2023)
Crowned with the Great Commission (June 4, 2023)
Spirit of Restlessness (Pentecost May 28, 2023)
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing (May 21, 2023)
On Mars Hill (May 14, 2023)
Finding Our Way (May 7, 2023)
At the Gate (April 30, 2023)
Eyes Open (April 23, 2023)
What Difference Has it Made (April 16, 2023)
Contradictions (Palm Sunday – April 2, 2023)
Bone Dry (March 26, 2023)
Deep in the Dark (March 19, 2023)
Jesus Gets Us (March 12, 2023)
Bold Blessings (March 5, 2023)
Temptation Shows Us Who We Are (Feb. 26, 2023)
Entwined (Feb. 19, 2023)
God’s Servants Working Together (Feb. 12, 2023)
You Are (Feb. 5, 2023)
Jesus’ Neighbors (Jan. 22, 2023)
Simply Humbly (Jan. 8, 2023)
Angels and Shepherds (Jan. 1, 2023)
A Place to Stay (Dec. 24, 2022)
Love Came Down at Christmas (Dec. 18, 2022)
Comfort, Comfort my People (Dec. 11, 2022)
O Come, O Come Emmanuel (Nov. 27, 2022)
The Church Is… (Nov. 20, 2022)
Words and A Wisdom (Nov. 13, 2022)
From Bread and Cup to Faith and Giving (Nov. 6, 2022)
For All the Saints (Oct. 30, 2022)
The Breadth of God’s Promises (Oct. 23, 2022)
Wrestling with God (Oct. 16, 2022)
Healing Body and Spirit (Oct. 9, 2022)
A Given (Oct. 2, 2022)
Doorknobs and Thresholds (Sept. 25, 2022)
A Different Debt (Sept. 18, 2022)
Rejoice With Me (Sept. 11, 2022)
Hope and Dignity (Sept. 4, 2022)
Places in the Heart (August 28, 2022)
Sabbath Blessings (August 21, 2022)
All Are Welcome (August 14, 2022)
Patience and Perseverance (August 7, 2022)
Climate Church (Guest Minister Rev. Robert Grabill July 31, 2022)
Pray With Me (July 24, 2022)
Paradox (July 17, 2022)
Spectacular (July 10, 2022)
Breaking the Darkness (June 19, 2022)
On the Rush of a Wind (June 5, 2022)
The Blessing in Leaving (May 29, 2022)
Not As the World Gives (May 22, 2022)
Raw Edge (May 8, 2022)
Who Are We Now (May 1, 2022)
All Things Are Connected (April 24, 2022)
In the New Beginning (Easter Sunday April 17, 2022)
Throw Your Coat on the Road (April 10, 2022)
On Holy Ground (March 27, 2022)
Loyalty and Worth (March 20, 2022)
Put Down, Then Pick Up (March 13, 2022)
Our Daily Bread (March 6, 2022)
Reflection (Feb. 27, 2022)
A Good Measure (Feb. 20, 2022)
Wilderness Blessings (Feb. 13, 2022)
In the Ordinary (Feb. 6, 2022)
No Room at Home (Jan. 30, 2022)
The Word of the Lord (Jan. 23, 2022)
Glorious Wine (Jan. 16, 2022)
Precious and Beloved (Jan. 9, 2022)
Grace Upon Grace (Jan. 2, 2022)
Christmas Eve Meditation (Dec. 24, 2021)
The One of Peace (Dec. 19, 2021)
Filled With Expectation (Dec. 12, 2021)
The Alpha and the Omega (Nov. 21, 2021)
Hold Fast (Nov. 14, 2021)
Loving Kindness and Loyalty (Nov. 7, 2021)
With All the Heart (Oct. 31, 2021)
Toss Aside the Cloak (Oct. 24, 2021)
Human Limitations (Oct. 17, 2021)
What Must I Do (Oct. 10, 2021)
The Body of Christ (Oct. 3, 2021)
Courage Under Pressure (Sept. 26, 2021)
Of Wisdom and Greatness (Sept. 19, 2021)
Who Am I (Sept. 12, 2021)
Be Opened (August 29, 2021)
Your Whole Self (August 29, 2021)
The Whole Armor of God (August 22, 2021)
To Live Wisely (August 15, 2021)
Words to Live By (August 8, 2021)
Bread of Life (August 1, 2021)
Hunger and Hope (July 25, 2021)
To Hear and Be Heard (July 4, 2021)
Where is God (June 20, 2021)
Renewed Daily (June 6, 2021)
To Your Advantage (May 23, 2021)
Risky Business (May 2, 2021)
The Shepherd’s Care (April 25, 2021)
Necessary Doubt (April 11, 2021)
Honest Uncertainty (April 11, 2021)
Back to Galilee (Easter Sunday 2021)
The Pathway (Palm Sunday 2021)
Resurrection (March 21, 2021)
Receiving (March 14, 2021)
Remembrance (March 7, 2021)
Religion (February 28, 2021)
Reconciliation (February 21, 2021)
In the Place of Wonder (February 14, 2021)
Renewed Strength (February 7, 2021)
Not a Stumbling Block (Jan. 31, 2021)
An Invitation (Jan. 24, 2021)
Known and Loved (Jan. 17, 2021)
The Spirit Swept Over the Waters (Jan. 10, 2021)
In the Beginning (Jan. 3, 2021)
The House of Jacob (Dec. 20, 2020)
An Everlasting Covenant (Dec. 13, 2020)
Prepare the Way (Dec. 6, 2020)
The Clay and the Potter (Nov. 29, 2020)
A New Vision (Nov. 22, 2020)
Entrusted (Nov. 15, 2020)
Sharing the Oil (Nov. 8, 2020)
Nothing Can Separate Us (Nov. 1, 2020)
The Questions You Ask (Oct. 25, 2020)
Hard Work and Self-Reliance (Oct. 18, 2020)
Setting the Table (Oct. 4, 2020)
Humility Makes Us Real (Sept. 27, 2020)
77 Times (Sept. 13, 2020)
The Ties That Bind (Sept. 6, 2020)
Finding Community (August 30, 2020)
Fear and Love (August 23, 2020)
Denying the Prophet (August 16, 2020)
Real Love (August 9, 2020)
Illusions of Grandeur (August 2, 2020)
Wisdom in Our Weakness (July 26, 2020)
Living a Parable (July 19, 2020)
Now It’s Our Turn (July 5, 2020)
Back from Exile (June 28, 2020)
Teach Us (June 21, 2020)
Best Intentions (June 14, 2020)
Care, Not Control (June 7, 2020)
All Together in One Place (May 31, 2020)
Gentleness & Reverence (May 17, 2020)
Many Dwelling Places (May 10, 2020)
All Who Believed Were Together (May 3, 2020)
Opening Our Eyes (April 26, 2020)
Everlasting Love (April 12, 2020 – Easter)
Service (March 29, 2020)
Even the Darkest Valley (March 22, 2020 – Fourth Sunday in Lent)
So Thirsty (March 15, 2020 – Third Sunday in Lent)
One of Us (March 8, 2020 – Second Sunday in Lent)
False Goodness (March 1, 2020 – First Sunday in Lent)
Choose Life (February 16, 2020)
Salt Heals, Light Reveals (February 9, 2020)
Follow Me (January 26, 2020)
Choices (January 12, 2020)
God With Us (Advent A4 December 22, 2019)
Written in the Star (January 5, 2020)
God With Us (Advent A4 December 22, 2019)
With Faith to Listen (Advent A3 December 15, 2019)
In Time to Come (Advent A2 December 8, 2019)
Good News or Bad News? (Advent A1 December 1, 2019)
Bread from Heaven (Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service November 24, 2019)
Savior, Redeemer, Friend (November 24, 2019)
Infinite Possibilities (November 17, 2019)
Unending Encouragement (November 10, 2019)
Climbing High, Running By (November 3, 2019)
Humbled Dreamers (October 27, 2019)
For a Blessing (October 20, 2019)
Thank You (October 13, 2019)
Welcome World Communion Sunday (October 6, 2019)
A Different Ending (September 29, 2019)
A Lonely Word (September 22, 2019)
Lose, Seek, Find (September 15, 2019)
Who Am I (September 8, 2019)
A Gracious Invitation (September 1, 2019)
Running with Our Faith Ancestors (August 18, 2019)
Be Not Afraid (August 11, 2019)
Work and Worth (August 4, 2019)
Let Us Pray (July 28, 2019)
Come to Dinner (July 28, 2019)
In Unexpected Places (July 14, 2019)
Interdependence Day (July 7, 2019)