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Sermons

Most Recent Sermon

Fighting Fascism

Sunday, October 22nd at 10:30 am, livestreamed to YouTube from the Sanctuary.

At June’s national UU Ministers Association gathering, Rev. Cecilia Kingman delivered the 203rd Berry Street Essay, entitled My Little Pony Was Right: Reflections of Fascisms Without and Within. We’ve witnessed fascist ideology and methodology surge in the twenty-first century around the world, and we’ll take time this Sunday to consider how we as Unitarian Universalists do and could fight back against fascism. We’ll also hear beautiful music from our First Parish Choir to lift our spirits and give us courage.

Previous Sermons

Limits of Our Knowledge

Sunday, December 4, 2022 10:30 am; live streamed from the Sanctuary Rev. Catie leading As we delve into our theme month on Awe & Mystery, we look to the stars with humility for all that we don’t yet know. With human knowledge expanding more quickly than ever...

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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...

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Families for Liberation

  Sunday, November 20, 2022 10:30 am; live streamed from the Sanctuary Rev. Catie Scudera leading   For many of us, when we think of our monthly theme “liberation,” we think of big picture, societal-level freedom for all. But, liberation can also happen on a...

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Great Bundle of Humanity

  Sunday, November 6, 2022 10:30 am, live streamed from the Sanctuary Rev. Catie Scudera leading   On this Sunday before Election Day, we reflect on our UU Fifth Principle and “the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at...

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Covenant, Not Creed

  Sunday, November 13, 2022 10:30 am, live streamed from the Sanctuary Rev. Catie Scudera leading   Our national denomination is in the midst of reviewing our UU Principles and Sources, and a draft of revised Principles and Sources has been published for...

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Hail to the Pumpkin King!

  Sunday, October 30, 2022 10:30 am, live streamed from the Sanctuary Rev. Catie Scudera leading   At the end of “spooky season,” we’ll use the 1993 stop-motion animated musical The Nightmare Before Christmas as a way of understanding the difference between...

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Got Salvation?

  Sunday, October 23, 2022 10:30am, live streamed from the Sanctuary Ministerial Intern, Darrah Bryans, leading   Phew, salvation that’s a hard word for us to wrap our head around! What does salvation have to do with Beloved Community? Join us as we explore...

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Showing Up, Building Community

  Sunday, October 2, 2022 10:30am, live streamed from the sanctuary Darrah Bryans, Ministerial Intern, will lead the service   We will explore ideas of belonging and the hard work of building Beloved Community. How  does our faith tradition of Unitarian...

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Each Being Beloved

  Sunday, October 9, 2022 10:30 am, livestreamed from the Sanctuary Rev. Catie Scudera leading   In our service honoring Indigenous Peoples Day and drawing from indigenous wisdom, we contemplate our UU First Principle of the “inherent worth and dignity of...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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