20190609_0713-sally-sermon-1 Worship Service June 9, 2019 10:30 am in the Sanctuary Sally Fritsche, Ministerial Intern preaching Join us this Sunday in a celebration of LGBTQ joy, love, and humanity. This year’s Pride celebration marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, and we at First Parish will honor those who kickstarted the fight for equality […]
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4-28-2019-sermon Getting Free PDF Worship Service April 28, 2019 10:30 am in the Sanctuary Rev. Catie Scudera preaching The morning after the last night of Passover, we will remember this sacred story of enslavement and liberation. This Sunday, we’ll focus on the mixed reaction of the Israelites to the idea and achievement of freedom and […]
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20190421_0703-sally-early-multigen9 AM We Are Seeds PDF 20190421_0703-sally-catie11 AM Worship Service April 21, 2019 9:00 am in the Sanctuary Sally Fritsche, Ministerial Intern, preaching Worship Service April 21, 2019 11:00 am in the Sanctuary Rev. Catie Scudera preaching We Are Seeds For our second worship service on Easter/Earth Day Sunday, we will look to the […]
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20190414_0702-catie-sermon The Letdown PDF Worship Service April 14, 2019 10:30 am in the Sanctuary Rev. Catie Scudera preaching The Palm Sunday holiday is typically celebrated with great jubilation and cheer, as was Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem as told in the biblical narrative. However, it seems to be a false hope: only four days later, Jesus […]
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sermon 4 7 edit Worship Service April 7, 2019 10:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary Rev. Aisha Ansano preaching Joy, sorrow, grief, love – we encourage each other to embrace all our emotions. But what about anger? Anger, too, is a feeling we can, and should embrace in our lives. When the world around us is […]
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20190331_0700-catie-india-sermon Covenant Across Borders PDF Worship Service March 31, 2019 10:30 am in the Sanctuary Rev. Catie Scudera preaching The Sunday after Rev. Catie’s return from sabbatical, our worship will lift up international Unitarian/Universalism. We’ll reflect on how our free faith has rooted and sprouted in countries around the world, and how we remain in […]
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20190310_0696-sermon Worship Service 10:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary March 10, 2019 Rev. Mary Margaret Earl As we deepen our awareness of the injustice of racism, we are eager to press for progress. But to really understand our context, and make deep change, we need to understand our history first. The Rev. Mary Margaret Earl is […]
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20190303_0695-jablonski-sermon Worship Service 10:30 am in the Sanctuary March 3, 2019 Rev. Chris Holton Jablonski preaching Rev. Chris Holton Jablonski is a lifelong UU who grew up at the Framingham church. In his ministry he has served churches in Berkeley California and Portsmouth New Hampshire. He is very excited to be coming to lead worship […]
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20190120_1145catie-sermon-MLK target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Putting Charity Out of Business PDF Worship Service 10:30 am in the Sanctuary January 20, 2019 Rev. Catie Scudera preaching In honor of Martin Luther King Day, we reflect in this worship service on the difference between individual charity and systemic equity. How do we engage with both forms of justice-making in our […]
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20190106_0689-catie-giving-sermon Wise and Generous Gifts PDF Worship Service 10:30 am in the Sanctuary January 6, 2019 Rev. Catie Scudera preaching The first Sunday of the new year falls on the holiday of Epiphany, which celebrates the arrival of three wise ones bearing gifts for the newborn baby Jesus. What does this ancient story have to […]
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