There is much we must stand against in these times. But also much we much stand for. Guest Preacher Rev. Mary Margaret Earl has served as Executive Director and Senior Minister of the Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry for 3 years. During her time, she has worked to strengthen bonds between UUs and the Roxbury neighborhood where … Continue reading Saying No. And Saying Yes
Like a cool water for the thirsty, hope fills us, sustains us and grounds us. Like water, hope is difficult to live without, and yet it can’t always be ordered up or assured. Sometimes we have to wait for its return, sometimes we have to carry hope for each other. This Sunday we are graced … Continue reading On the Road to Hope
Our guest preacher this month is a Methodist minister who founded a network of dinner churches across the country, including two in Massachusetts. At the heart of this movement is fellowship and a spirit of abundance. To learn more go to www.simpleumc.org and come on November 26! Worship Leader Rev. Annie Gonzalez Milliken with preacher … Continue reading Guest Preacher: Rev. Zach Kerzee
The harvest time of year is here, and so is Thanksgiving, when we fill up with food and family. And we are reminded to be grateful and aware of all we have. There’s something else that can teach us this lessons all year long- the practice of Sabbath. The choir sings today. Rev. Tricia with … Continue reading Sabbath as Enough, Sabbath as Resistance
For the second year in a row, Neal Snow has won the “Choose the Sermon” Silent Auction item at the First Parish Annual Gala. And for the second year in a row, Neal has selected “The Welcome Mat” as the sermon theme. The beauty and power of a welcoming spirit and practice is indeed a … Continue reading The Welcome Mat
This time of year many spiritual traditions choose remember those who have died. In a simple service of remembrance, we will gather as community to name and call to mind those who have mattered to us and now are gone. Worship leader: Rev. Tricia with worship associate John Duff. Read the full sermon here. … Continue reading Memory Makes Kings and Queens of All of Us
What does it mean to be brave, or to act courageously? What are the things that frighten us, but that we face nonetheless? Join us as we invite answers to these questions from the young and young at heart. All are welcome to this intergenerational service.
Black Lives of Unitarian Universalists (BLUU) have energized, challenged and led the UUA into an honest examination of white privilege and white supremacy within our denomination and congregations. What does this journey hold for this historic white church that starts every Sunday service saying “We welcome you, whoever you are, whatever tradition, gender, race, class … Continue reading The Dangerous Work
“Courage is found in unlikely places”, Gildor the Elf says to Frodo the Hobbit in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring. Where do you find courage, and who has taught your courage? Members of the congregation will share their insights on this month’s theme. See Rev. Tricia if you’d like be one of those … Continue reading Profile in Courage
It can be hard to know when to push ourselves to be brave and when to stick to our more comfortable strengths. One of the blessings of community is that we can lean on each other and find the roles that are right for us. Worship leader: Rev. Annie Gonzalez Milliken with worship associate Chris … Continue reading You Do Not Go Alone
