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Needham, MA 02492

A love letter to our Planet Earth

  Sunday, April 23, 2023 Service begins at 10:30 in person and live streamed. All are welcome. Darrah Bryans Preaching   On this Earth Day weekend our service will honor our beautiful planet through exploration of what it means to fully live our Seventh...

Maundy Thursday

  Thursday, April 6, 2023 Maundy Thursday Vesper Service at 5:30 pm in person and live streamed from our Sanctuary Darrah Bryans, Ministerial Intern   Maundy Thursday, also known as Holy Thursday, is the day on which our Christian siblings commemorate...

Baraye, Because

  Sunday, March 12, 2023 10:30 am; live streamed from the Sanctuary Darrah Bryans, Ministerial Intern, leading   Join us for our service this Sunday as we continue our exploration of March’s theme of “Good and Evil.” How do we make sense of evil in our...

What the World Needs Now

  Sunday, February 19, 2023 at 10:30am (live streamed from the Sanctuary) Darrah Bryans leading   When disasters happen, earthquakes, mass shootings, a cancer diagnosis, we often say that we will keep those harmed in our thoughts and prayers. This is a nice...

Building Bridges

  Sunday, January 15, 2023 10:30am, live streamed online and from the sanctuary Darrah Bryans, Ministerial Intern   “I’ve been to the Mountaintop […] And I’ve seen the Promised Land,” declared Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King in his last speech before his...

What’s the Word?

  Sunday, January 1, 2023 10:30 a.m. Pre-Recorded Online Darreh Bryans, leading What’s the Word? Standing on the threshold between the old and new years, we have the chance to look back at where we’ve been and contemplate our hopes for the new. Join...

Sorrow in the Time of Joy

  Sunday, December 11, 2022 10:30 a.m., In-Person in the Sanctuary and streamed live to the Parish Hall and online Darrah Bryans, Ministerial Intern, leading   This Sunday we light our third candle on the advent wreath, representing joy. December is a time...

The Spiritual Practice of Rest

  Sunday, November 27, 2022 10:30 am; live streamed from the Sanctuary Darrah Bryans, Ministerial Intern leading   This Sunday marks the beginning of the Advent season, a time of preparation and of waiting. In the Christian tradition, Advent is the time...