Sermons
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The Source of Human Good
Sunday, March 5, 2023
10:30 am; live streamed from the Sanctuary
Rev. Catie leading
As we enter our theme month about Good & Evil, we’ll explore our Unitarian/Universalist historic theologies about goodness, positive psychology, and love at the center of our faith and practice. Whence do our altruistic impulses come? How do we define “good” in a complicated world? What can we do to cultivate more goodness within ourselves and in the work of our community?
Previous Sermons
And My Pronouns Are…
Sunday, October 16, 2022 10:30 am, live streamed from the Sanctuary Rev. Catie Scudera and Mx. JP leading leading We’re thrilled to host Mx. JP — local drag royalty — to our Sunday service following National Coming Out Day! For this multigenerational...
Building Connections
Sunday, September 18, 2022 10:30 am, livestreamed from the Sanctuary Sara Elizabeth Dyer-Santa Cruz leading Join in the fun and growth possible on this multigenerational “all-RE” Sunday! Parishioners of all ages will be welcomed into multigenerational...
Belonging or Othering
Sunday, September 25, 2022 10:30 am, livestreamed from the Sanctuary Rev. Catie Scudera leading Hong Kongese-American DEI consultant and psychologist Arthur Chan wrote, “Diversity is a fact. Equity is a choice. Inclusion is an action. Belonging is an...
Ingathering Worship & Water Communion: Welcome Home!
Sunday, September 11, 2022 10:30 am, live streamed from the Sanctuary Reverend Catie Scudera leading On Ingathering Sunday, we celebrate our water communion and new beginnings! Join Rev. Catie, Sara Elizabeth, Laura, and our new religious professionals —...
Re-Storying Hope
Sunday, August 14, 2022 10:30 am via You Tube Video Link Worship Leader: Rev. Allison B. Miller The Rev. Alison Miller, a candidate for UUA president in 2017, has served as senior minister of Morristown Unitarian Fellowship in Morristown, New Jersey since 2005....
Designing the Self
Sunday, August 21, 2022 10:30 am via You Tube Video Link Worship Leader: Tad Staley Social media has accentuated the practice of curating one’s persona for public consumption. But is there a deeper, more intrinsic force at work that emphasizes...
Hidden Diversities; Shared Community
Sunday, July 24, 2022 Service via You Tube Video Link “Based on the belief that disability is a defect rather than a dimension of human diversity, ableism affects those with disabilities by inhibiting their access to and power within institutional structures...
Meaning in the Layers
Sunday, July 31, 2022 10:30 am via You Tube Video Worship leader: Rev Joan Javier-Duval has been the settled minister at the Unitarian Church of Montpelier, Vermont since April, 2016 Before responding to her call to ministry, Rev. Joan followed a call to public...
Justice Sunday: The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee’s Work Now in it’s 80th Year
Sunday, August 7, 2022 10:30 am service via You Tube video link Worship Leaders: Rev. Jacqueline Brett, Rev. Ned Wight, and Rev. Aisha Ansano The UUSC was started during World War II to help rescue victims of Nazi oppression in Europe and has been working for...
Vision in a Clouded World
Sunday, August 28, 2022 10:30 am; live in the Parish Hall and streamed to YouTube with a Zoom Social hour afterwards Service by Ellie del Valle from our own congregation who will be getting two Masters degrees next year from Boston University schools of Theology...
The Spiritual Dimensions of Aging
Sunday, September 4, 2022 10:30 am prerecorded and seen on YouTube with Joys and Concerns afterwards in the Social Hour Worship Leader: Cathy Livingston For several years Cathy has been offering a course at First Parish that grew out of her research on...
God is Non-Binary
Sunday, July 17, 2022 10:00 am, service via You Tube Video Rev. Sally Fritsche This Sunday we will be seeing a service led by Rev Sally Fritsche, our former ministerial intern who is now the assistant minister at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Urbana...