Sermons
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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 thought, but the words feel empty. This Sunday we will be challenging ourselves to reconceptualize the idea of prayer: how can we keep prayer from feeling empty, is it still prayer if we don’t believe in god, what would meaningful prayer look like?
Previous Sermons
Get Rooted, Get Ready!
April 24, 2022 10:30 am, prerecorded on YouTube/Zoom and streamed into the Parish Hall “It will take all of us, working with all of us… doing what none of us can do alone” –All of Us, the new climate hymn by Dana Clark Our faith calls us into...
Easter Sunday
April 17, 2022 10:30 am, live streamed from the sanctuary Rev. Catie Scudera leading For our one Easter service this year, we’ll reflect on our Unitarian and Universalist Christian ancestors who invested in an “Easter Sunday faith” (as opposed to a “Good...
We Don’t Talk About…
April 10, 2022 10:30 am, in person and live streamed from the sanctuary Rev. Catie Scudera In the Disney film Encanto, we meet the Family Madrigal who are given magical powers, but struggle with the effects of intergenerational trauma. Notably, the...
Peace (& Poetry) Be Upon You
April 3, 2022 10:30 am, Live streamed from the Parish Hall Rev. Catie Scudera leading At the start of both National Poetry Month and the holy time of Ramadan, we will celebrate the long and inspiring history of Islamic poets. We’ll hear from better-known...
Gender Abundance
March 27, 2022 10:30 am, live-streamed from the Parish Hall Reverend Catie Scudera In celebration of Trans Day of Visibility, we honor the abundance of human gender identity and expression and explore how, in modern times, our culture became so stuck in...
Music Sunday
March 20, 2022 10:30 am; prerecorded and streamed to YouTube, Zoom, and the Parish Hall Laura Nevitt leading Come to the Parish Hall or join on YouTube or Zoom for our annual Music Sunday! This year, our Music Sunday will celebrate the vernal equinox....
Two Years Later
Sunday, March 13, 2022 10:30 am, Live Streaming from the Parish Hall Rev. Catie Scudera and Jenna Crawford co-leading In this service, co-led by Rev Catie and Jenna, we’ll mark the second anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Needham and Metro...
Chaplain Clementina Chéry from the Louis D Brown Peace Institute
Sunday, March 6, 2022 10:30 am via You Tube Video Link streaming from the Sanctuary Chaplain Clementina Chéry from the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute Today we will feature special guest, Chaplain Clementina Chéry. Chaplain Chéry is the founder,...
Rest in Power
February 27, 2022 10:30 am, Live Streaming from the Parish Hall Rev. Catie Scudera Almost exactly ten years ago, a black teenager named Trayvon Martin was returning to his father’s fiancée’s home with a pack of Skittles when he was stalked, shot, and...
Not Calling, Whispering
February 20, 2022 10:30 am, Live-streaming from the Parish Hall Jenna Crawford, Ministerial Intern At times for some of us, the idea of a “calling” can seem inaccessible, out of reach, or even intimidating. What does vocation look like for those of us...
Prophetic Imperative
February 13, 2022 10:30 am live-streaming from the Parish Hall Rev. Catie Scudera Retired Euro-American UU minister Rev. Dr. Dick Gilbert articulated that Unitarian Universalists have a “prophetic imperative” to serve and co-create the greater good....
Voice of Vocation
February 6, 2022 10:30 am live-streaming from the Parish Hall Rev. Catie Scudera As we kick off our month on the theme of Calling, Rev. Catie will draw on the work of modern Euro-American Quaker author and activist Parker Palmer, as well as other...