Dear Members and Friends of FCU: The Executive Team (Deacons and Standing Committee) and I have discussed the issue of continuing with our church closure in this time of pandemic. We are in unanimous agreement that our building will remain closed until the end of the “church year” (through June). The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA)… Read More »
Remaining Socially Connected While Physically Distant
Dear FCU Members and Friends: FCU leadership (the Standing Committee and Deacons, with some Committee on Ministries input as well as staff) has continued to think about how FCU should respond to the COVID-19 Coronavirus. We have decided that our building will stay closed to church gatherings and renters through May 4th, which is the… Read More »
FCU response to COVID-19: “Love in the Time of Coronavirus”
Dear FCU Members and Friends: FCU leadership (the Standing Committee and Deacons, with some Committee on Ministries input as well as staff) has been actively talking about how FCU should respond to the COVID-19 Coronavirus. I have been in touch with many colleagues about their plans, particularly colleagues in our general area. Part of our… Read More »
Pro Roe Rally
Sunday evening, June 9, I had the privilege of being one of the speakers (pictured below, courtesy Indivisible Westford) at the Pro Roe Rally at the Westford Town Common. My remarks stressed that the majority of people of faith in this country are pro-choice, and being pro-choice is a faith-filled stance. We must do all… Read More »
New members – recognition Sunday!
It was so wonderful to add 12 new members this Sunday — and actually, it was 13 by the time the morning was over! Welcome, one and all. We are so lucky to have you with us. I hope you are as enriched by us as we are by your presence. What an uplifting… Read More »
What a joyful day! Installation!
On March 10, 2019, I was installed as the 28th settled minister of FCU since its founding in 1714. It was an incredible and joyful day! There is a video here if you’d like to see for yourself. The Rev. John Gibbons preached (“Getting the Hell out of Paradise”), and there were other wonderful speakers… Read More »
Installation coming!
I’m very excited for my upcoming installation as the 28th settled minister of First Church Unitarian in Littleton, Massachusetts! It will be March 10th at 3:00 p.m. There will be wonderful music and some amazing ministers and other colleagues sharing their thoughts. There will be delicious food and awesome DJ music afterwards, too. It’s less… Read More »
It was the most wonderful time of the year…
I didn’t post in December, because things were busy! But we had the most wonderful holiday season at First Church Unitarian in Littleton. From “A Unitarian Universalist Appreciation of Hanukkah” (sermon here) to a whole church (multi-generational) “Festival of Lights”, a wonderful Solstice Celebration, and a Christmas Eve Candlelight Service (homily here), it was a… Read More »
A lifetime search…
I was raised as a Unitarian Universalist and by a father who had studied religion for many, many years. He had a B.D. (what would now be an M.Div.) from Lancaster Theological Seminary, and he was raised in the German Reform tradition (now part of the UCC). He thought he might be a minister in… Read More »
Transgender Day of Remembrance
Today is the 20th anniversary of the Transgender Day of Remembrance. It is a day to remember the tragedy of senseless violence against our transgender neighbors and friends. The UUA has written a message today for this occasion, which you can read here. May we create a world where the inherent worth and dignity of… Read More »
