January 21, 2024
- Debbie Eston
- Mike Pilman
- Rev. Jackie Clement
- Rev. Kathy Schmitz
- Rev. Lara Hoke
- Sarah Buchholz
- The Sabbath
- sabbath
- sabbatical
- Time for All Ages
January 14, 2024
Our Annual MLK Sunday. Share-the-Plate was for the Macdellar Sons of Grace Preparatory School (via Learning Up).
January 7, 2024
Our annual Remembrance Service, remembering those loved ones we lost in the last year, as well as babies born in the past year.
December 17, 2023
The Parable of the First Pancake and the Parable of the Crowded Antique Shop. What more do you need to know?
December 10, 2023
DRE Thea Shapiro and I co-led a joyful multigenerational service celebrating the light of Solstice, Yule, Advent, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and St. Lucia Day.
December 3, 2023
For the First Sunday of Advent, I preached about space leading to growth. There was some amazing guest music, too!
November 26, 2023
FCU lay leaders (and last year’s General Assembly delegates) Kris Ersland, Cindy Heiland, and Lori Locascio lead a service discussing UU values, change, and the proposed amendment to Article II of the UUA bylaws.
November 19, 2023
Our annual Cornbread & Cider Communion Service, the Sunday before Thanksgiving, co-led by DRE Thea Shapiro, the Deacons, and me. I talked about one of our great UU forebears, Lydia Maria Child.
November 12, 2023
I explore “the power of positive thinking” and “the secret” in light of Barbara Ehrenreich’s book, “Bright-Sided”. The Share-the-Plate recipient was the Greater Boston Food Bank.
November 5, 2023
My sermon explored the relative (un?)importance of reason…
October 29, 2023
Director of Religious Education Thea Shapiro led this multigenerational service in honor of Halloween.
October 22, 2023
My sermon considered what the Big Bang Theory might suggest, theologically-speaking. The Share-the-Plate recipient was Veterans, Inc.
October 15, 2023
I examine what it is to have a sense of place with some help from Deborah Tall’s “From Where We Stand: Recovering a Sense of Place”.
October 8, 2023
FCU member Lorinda Morimoto and I share our thoughts this Indigenous People’s Day with a focus on justice for Leonard Peltier. Special music by Brian Tarbox!
October 1, 2023
I talk about “Radical Curiosity” based on the book by Seth Goldenberg. Also, Alessandra visits from Austria! Lots of cool music, too, with a solo from Natalie and more.
September 24, 2023
We take a look at the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur from a UU lens, and also from the lens of climate crisis.
September 17, 2023
You’ve heard about “trigger warnings”… but what are “glimmer warnings”?
September 10, 2023
Our traditional ingathering service with Water Communion!
June 18, 2023
On our final “regular” worship service of the “church year”, we recognized the 100th Anniversary of the Flower Communion, a UU tradition. We also awarded the “Keeper of the Flame” to Hugh Vartanian!
June 11, 2023
A Coming-of-Age Service co-led by youth Máiréad Foley-Catalano and Oliver Malley!
June 4, 2023
We take a look at LGBTQ+ Pride and Possibility as of 2023… and have a New Member Welcoming Ceremony!
May 28, 2023
FCU’s own (retired UU minister) Rev. Jackie Clement and fabulous youth Oliver Malley co-lead a service on neurodiversity!
May 21, 2023
Music Director Molly Lozeau and I discuss (in answer to a “Question Box”/”Ask the Minister” query) what makes The Beatles so special. Lots of fun! Our own Patti Sardella also talked about NAMI for our Share-the-Plate.
May 14, 2023
We acknowledge Mother’s Day, and my sermon continues the discussion of what we can learn from the “Spirituality of the Decades” services we had this year.
May 7, 2023
I preached the final in my “spirituality of the decades” sermons which started back in October with the 50s!
April 30, 2023
Deacon Cindy Malley leads a fabulous service with others from FCU’s Racial Justice Action Committee (RJAC)!
April 23, 2023
DRE Thea Shapiro and I co-led a multigenerational Earth Day service!
April 16, 2023
I preached about hiding in plain sight, of course! And about imperfection, and “Imposter Syndrome”. Our share-the-plate was Compassion and Choices.
April 2, 2023
The 6th in my series of sermons and services exploring the spiritual and theological messages hidden within the modern decades.
March 26, 2023
Former FCU minister Rev. Fred Small returns to the pulpit for the first time since 2008!
March 19, 2023
Did we create math, or did math create us?
March 12, 2023
Our annual “Stewardship Sunday”.
March 5, 2023
The fifth in our series of examining the spirituality and theology hidden within the modern US decades…
February 26, 2023
FCU’s own Rev. Jackie Clement guest preaching! Excellent sermon.
February 19, 2023
We consider how Unitarian Transcendentalist forebears were inspired by Vedanta, the wisdom tradition of Hinduism.
February 5, 2023
The fourth in our series considering the theological and spiritual messages hidden within modern US decades…