We Are the Parade - Easter Sunday April 21, 2019
on April 22nd, 2019
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Weekly What's Happening - April 17, 2019
on April 17th, 2019
Read about the Easter service and Egg Hunt at First Parish and the community Sunrise Service at the Lighthouse.https://conta.cc/2XkPPIh... Read More
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Weekly What's Happening - April 10, 2019
on April 10th, 2019
Read about the Palm Sunday service, the last chance to sign up for the new Brene Brown group, and everything else that is going on! ... Read More
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In Debt to Life - April 7, 2019
on April 8th, 2019
This parable and its call to interdependence is too important, too radical, to let it be interpreted by those who would tame it. Our series on the parables ends today, but it is important that we continue to look at these stories. Whatever we may believe about them, they continue to be used to shape our society, so we must continue to voice our understanding of the challenge these stories offer ... Read More
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Weekly What's Happening - April 3, 2019
on April 3rd, 2019
Read about this week's sermon, Easter flowers, Synergy Sunday and the Parables discussion: here: ... Read More
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When Lawyers Hear Stories - a sermon by the Rev. Ms. Anne Robertson, March 31, 2019
on April 3rd, 2019
"When I say that the Bible, like human life, is fundamentally story, I’m not making any claims about fact or fiction. What I’m saying is that reading the Bible to try to discern fact from fiction is missing the point. Reading the Bible to pull out laws for this and that is missing the point. The Bible is an invitation to relationship with the characters we read about. We are invited to put ourselv... Read More
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Must We Be Fair? - March 24, 2019
on March 27th, 2019
What does J.B. Priestley's drama An Inspector Calls have to do with a story Jesus told about how to live a life of deep fulfillment? Read Pamela Barz's sermon to find out:... Read More
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The Spirituality of Imperfection - March 17, 2019
on March 18th, 2019
"A theme throughout the New Testament is expressed by the father: the compassion of comfort by imperfect people. The father’s challenge is different than the previous parables about lost sheep and a lost coin. Lost children can talk back and express feelings and emotions. The father comforts his sons in pain. He is the one attempting to reunite the family." From William Ketchum's sermon. Read th... Read More
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Waiting to Grow - March 10, 2019
on March 10th, 2019
"Jesus was a storyteller. He knew that the concepts he was trying to talk about – the realm of God, the kingdom of heaven, the fullness of love and justice among all people on earth – were so big, so deep, so wide, that you couldn’t pin them down in a didactic explanation. He could only offer glimpses of the truths he wanted to convey through metaphor and simile. He was a poet in prose." R... Read More
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March 2019 Sloop's Log
on February 28th, 2019
Read about Blue Boat Coffeehouse, Game Night, and Community Celebration Dinner here:... Read More
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The Joy of Friendship - February 24, 2019
on February 24th, 2019
When it comes to love, the English language is impoverished. We have one word to describe our feelings for our significant other, our child, and our best friend – not to mention our favorite activity, vegetable, or vacation spot! The ancient Greeks had 6 words: eros – “romantic love”; storge – “love for family”; agape – “love for everyone”; philautia – “love of self;” and philia – “deep friend... Read More
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The Warmth of Joy - February 10, 2019
on February 10th, 2019
"How would it change how we understand ourselves and one another, how we understand our world, if things weren’t divided into good and bad, before and after, reward and punishment, but just all that is with joy suffusing everything?" Read the entire sermon here: ... Read More
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