5 minSermon (01/16/22)Sermon, January 16, 2022 Rev. Jessica Palys - KCUCC If, in your whole life of church going, you have never before heard of Simeon and...
7 minSermon (01/09/22)Sermon, January 9, 2022 Rev. Jessica Palys - KCUCC The three wise men walk into a barn......and see Joseph, Mary, and baby Jesus. Joseph...
8 minSermon: "Changing Perspectives" (01/02/22)Sermon, January 2, 2022: “Changing Perspectives” Rev. Jessica Palys - KCUCC Do y’all remember those ‘Magic Eye’ posters that came out...
7 minChristmas Eve Sermon (12/24/21)Sermon, December 24, 2021: Giving Gifts Rev. Jessica Palys - KCUCC So Christmas has come again, this year. Except it hardly looks or...
7 minSermon (12/19/21)Sermon, December 19, 2021 Rev. Jessica Palys - KCUCC So many of you know my parents’ are visiting this weekend - wave Trudy and Dale -...
7 minSermon (12/12/21)Sermon, December 12, 2021 Rev. Jessica Palys - KCUCC A pastor friend of mine is crafting a competitive bracket of the worst Christmas...
8 minSermon (12/5/21)KCUCC Worship Rev. Jessica Palys Starting the Sermon with a Christmas Joke: I am the Ghost of Christmas Future Imperfect Conditional,...
7 minReaching into Memory (11/28/21)KCUCC Worship Rev. Jessica Palys I hope you all had a warm and restful Thanksgiving holiday, observing the day as you preferred. I love...
6 minGrasping for Answers (11/21/21)Rev. Jessica Palys KCUCC ‘Floods, fires, and earthquakes, Oh My!’ It was a bit over a year ago now that I remember thinking, “if some...
7 minWhat gift can we bring? (11/14/21)Rev. Jessica Palys KCUCC What an enriching week of faith, beauty, and story that we’ve had! We have seen the handiwork, heard the words,...
7 minThe Hardest Commandment (10/31/21)Rev. Jessica Palys KCUCC What would you say if I asked you what is the greatest amendment to the US Constitution? I could say, The...
8 minDo you risk it? (10/24/21)KCUCC, Rev. Jessica Palys Our scripture passage this morning revisits the healing of Bartimaeus, a blind beggar who is the poorest of the...
7 minService of God... or Ego? (10/17/21)Rev. Jessica Palys KCUCC Have you ever been on a group road trip or carpooling and before you even got to the car, someone calls: Shotgun!...
8 minWhat Do You Value Most? (10/10/21)Rev. Jessica Palys KCUCC Have you ever been told about episode, say a conversation between two people you know, and your first question...
8 minThe Health of Belonging (10/3/21)Rev. Jessica Palys So in the beginning, God hovered over the waters of chaos, creating heaven and earth, and pronounced it good. God...
8 minTribes without Tribalism (9/26/21)Rev. Jessica Palys So last week, I asked you all to consider the question: What creates belonging? What makes that possible? When is a...
8 minBecome like... Children? You sure? (9/19/21)Rev. Jessica Palys Before I get started, I just want to say thank you to Stephen King and Anton Jacobs for filling the pulpit in my...
7 minWomen as Savior: Esther (8/22/21)Rev. Jessica Palys Click here for the scripture reading: As we conclude our series of Biblical Women that are largely unknown - or...
8 minWomen as Victim: Susanna (8/15/21)Rev. Jessica Palys Scripture: Selections from Daniel 13 You’ve probably never heard of Susanna - unless your name happens to be Susanna -...