Listening To The Earth - Earth Day - April 19, 2020
on April 19th, 2020
Celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Earth Day by giving thanks for all the ways Nature is sustaining us today. The service will include reflections by church members; Pamela Barz will lead the service and Elizabeth Dubuisson will play "Evocation of Butterflies" by Catherine Rollin,"Sunshine on My Shoulders" by John Denver, and the theme from Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphonie" (arr.Fish), and lead ... Read More
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We Will Emerge - Easter Sunday - April 12, 2020
on April 12th, 2020
Passover and Easter both tell stories of people moving from narrow spaces to larger life, stories which offer hope to us today. In this service, Pamela Barz reflects on these stories Read More
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The Prophet From Nazareth - April 5, 2020
on April 3rd, 2020
As Christians move into Holy Week, Pamela Barz reflects on what hope Jesus' teachings and ministry offer to us as we experience many of our society's structures and systems making this time even more difficult for many among us. Read More
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Love's Twist - Sunday March 29, 2020
on March 29th, 2020
"Love will not stop disease nor protect our bodies from what may come. We are mortal. But love does offer our spirits a softer journey over the road we travel, cushioning us from the fear for the future which makes the present worse. Love’s twist, like the Mobius strip, rounds our lives into a wholeness comprehending all. Let us rest in this love whatever the coming days may bring." Read the ... Read More
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How to Join a Zoom Meeting
on March 26th, 2020
Here are instructions on how to start using Zoom: ... Read More
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Making Good - Virtual Service - March 22, 2020
on March 22nd, 2020
Beginning the week of Sunday March 15, First Parish gathered by Zoom instead of in person. This is our first recording, a week later.... Read More
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Spiritual or Religious? How 'bout Both? - Sunday March 8, 2020
on March 9th, 2020
Spirit without religion is like breath without a body. It’s like light without a refractor. But by religion I don’t mean a system of doctrines to which one must assent. By religion I mean the ways we try to make meaning. Read the whole sermon here: ... Read More
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What's Happening Newsletter March 2020
on March 4th, 2020
Read about Unity Alliance dinner, Exploring Justice Series, The New UU Series, and Community Book Discussion:... Read More
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Finding Refuge: Sanctuary - Sunday March 1, 2020
on March 2nd, 2020
The idea of sanctuary in many ways goes against our natural human inclinations. Sanctuary is an ideal we strive for. Our English word comes from the Latin word “Sanctuarium,” from sanctus, holy, and arium, a container. As an aquarium contains aqua, water, a sanctuary contains sancti, the holy ones. So though we call the building the sanctuary, what is important, what is holy, is that which it... Read More
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Turning Toward Love - Little Women - Feb. 9, 2020
on February 12th, 2020
If you do any research into Louisa May Alcott’s novel Little Women the question which comes up over and over is “Why?” Why has a book about four young white women in 19th century Concord, Massachusetts, continued to be read and admired for 150 years? It has been translated into over 50 languages, adapted for plays and movies, including the most recent, directed by Greta Guerwig and up for 6 Osca... Read More
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Turning Toward Light - Just Mercy - Feb. 2, 2020
on February 2nd, 2020
People sometimes characterize Unitarian Universalism as a religion where you can believe anything you want. But that is not true. We may not have creedal statements to which we must assent, but we do have some shared beliefs and the first of them is that humankind is good. Read the whole sermon here;... Read More
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February Newsletter - February 1 - 29, 2020
on January 29th, 2020
Read about Religious Services meeting, Exploring Justice, and Church Canvass: ... Read More
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