September 19, 2021
Our second hybrid service… And perhaps a mindset for the year ahead.
September 19, 2021
Our second hybrid service… And perhaps a mindset for the year ahead.
September 12, 2021
This was our first-ever “hybrid” (in person and live streaming) service, kicking off the 2021-2022 “church year”.
June 20, 2021
In our final “regular church year” worship service for 2020-2021, we celebrated Flower Communion, our outgoing RE Chair, our incoming DRE, and Father’s Day!
June 13, 2021
I shared some of my thinking about re-opening as well as some thanks, and we awarded our Keeper of the Flame to Mike Pilman!
June 6, 2021
A Unitarian Universalist tradition — “The Question Box”, also known as “Ask the Minister”! There was also a Share-the-Plate for Littleton Community Farm.
May 30, 2021
We considered the proposed new 8th Principle for the UUA with “Eight Is Enough”. The proposed 8th Principle is: “We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote: journeying toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions.”
May 23, 2021
FCU member (Rev.) Jackie Clement led an excellent online-only service for us on May 23, 2021! If you watch on YouTube, click on “show more” to see the Order of Service.
May 16, 2021
As we have talked about over the years, our congregation is (strange as it may seem) descended from the Puritans. You might recall that the Pilgrims (or “Separatists”) who landed in Plymouth in 1620 are a particular subset of the Puritans. For our Auction Sermon, our own church historian, Joyce Williams, has asked me some interesting questions. Namely, How did the Separatists (or Pilgrims) of Plymouth Colony and the Puritans of Boston get along? Did they merge? I found some interesting information to share, and some thoughts about what we might learn from it all.
May 9, 2021
For our Mother’s Day Sunday, five different congregants shared stories of their own mothers.
May 2, 2021
This was “Monkey Sunday”! I talked about my two favorite mystical monkeys, Hanuman and Sun WuKong, and what we might learn from their stories.
April 25, 2021
On April 25th, our own FCU member Rev. Kathryn Pfaltzgraff (Church of the Brethren) gave the sermon and led much of the service! If you watch on YouTube, click “show more” to see the Order of Service.
April 18, 2021
This was our online-only “Earth Day Sunday” service. If you watch on YouTube, click “show more” to see the Order of Service. This was also Share the Plate Sunday, and our special offering went to the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association (CMAA) of Lowell.
April 11, 2021
My sermon considered how categorizations impact our lives. If you watch on YouTube, click “show more” to see the Order of Service.
April 4, 2021
This was our online-only Easter Sunday service.
March 28, 2021
I spoke about … one of my favorite bumper stickers? Yes, I did!
March 21, 2021
We followed up on the March 7 topic “Whose Am I?” with “Whose Are We?” If you watch on YouTube, click “show more” to see the order of service.
March 14, 2021
FCU member Rev. Jackie Clement preached! If you watch on YouTube, click “show more” to see the Order of Service.
March 7, 2021
We began our Soul Matters theme of “commitment” by asking the theological question, “Whose Am I?”
February 28, 2021
This was part 2 of the “This Must Be the Place” series, looking at the congregational level of “beloved community” for our Stewardship Sunday.
February 21, 2021
We hear “Beloved Community” a lot. What does it mean, really?
February 14, 2021
On February 14, 2021, with the Christian season of Lent approaching, we thought together about sacrifice. If you watch on YouTube, click on “Show more” to see the Order of Service.
February 7, 2021
Before the Super Bowl, on February 7, 2021, the service was “Theology of Football”! If you watch on YouTube, click on “Show more” to see the Order of Service.
January 31, 2021
My sermon explores the meaning of time. The service features a special video with pieces by FCU artists (from the Arts Playshop of Niela Miller). If you watch on YouTube, click “show more” to see the order of service.
January 24, 2021
On January 24, 2021, our own FCU-member Rev. Jackie Clement delivered the sermon and led the service! If you watch on YouTube, click “show more” to see the Order of Service.
January 17, 2021
Our annual MLK Sunday service. If you watch on YouTube, click “show more” to see the order of service.
January 10, 2021
On January 10, 2021 we used the Soul Matters theme of “imagination” to look at what we are called to do after the January 6th attempted coup. If you watch on YouTube, click on “show more” to see the Order of Service.
January 3, 2021
It is a tradition of FCU to have a “Remembrance Sunday” on the first Sunday of the new year, remembering those we lost in the past year, as well as welcoming those who were born in the past year. We light candles to remember, and to welcome. The Deacons co-lead the service.
December 27, 2020
It is a tradition of FCU to have a “Potpourri Service” the Sunday after Christmas, led by our Deacons. It is a casual service where participants have a chance to share a favorite reading or something they’ve written, or a story.
December 24, 2020
On December 24, 2020, we had a virtual Christmas Eve Candlelight Service on the Zoom platform. If you watch on YouTube, click on “show more” to see the Order of Service.
December 20, 2020
On December 20, 2020, we had a special service in honor of the Winter Solstice and Yule. Normally this celebration takes place on the Saturday night before the solstice, but due to the pandemic we decided to have this for our Sunday morning offering instead. If you watch on Youtube, click “Show More” to see the Order of Service.
December 13, 2020
The online-only, live service on December 13 was “Hanukkah Light”. If you watch on Youtube, click “Show More” to see the Order of Service.
December 6, 2020
Our online-only service on December 6, 2020 was an appreciation of Zen Buddhism and the stillness and mindfulness of the tradition. If you watch on YouTube, click on “Show More” to see the Order of Service.
November 29, 2020
On November 29, 2020, we wrapped up the Soul Matters theme of healing and began the Advent season with “Holiday Healing”. If you watch on YouTube, click “show more” to see the Order of Service.
November 22, 2020
On November 22, 2020, our virtual service featured our traditional Cornbread Communion, led by our Deacons. My homily was “Giving Thanks in All Things”. We also had virtual greetings from FCU members and friends far and wide. If you watch on YouTube, click on “Show More” to see the Order of Service.
November 18, 2020
On November 18, 2020, our guest preacher was FCU member Lori Locascio, who preached a sermon and created a service based on a UUA General Assembly workshop on magic by UU ministerial candidate Rob Kinslow that inspired her. If you watch on YouTube, click on “Show More”, and you’ll see the Order of Service and blue time stamps.
November 8, 2020
On November 8, 2020, I preached on “Post-Election Healing”. If you watch on Youtube, click on “show more” to see the Order of Service and time timestamps.
November 1, 2020
We took a healing look at death and the afterlife from a UU perspective. Guest appearances by Carolyn McCreary and The Artemis Singers. If you watch on YouTube, click on “show more” to see the Order of Service.
October 25, 2020
Our live, online-only worship for October 25, 2020 was “Listening to Your Inner Voice”. If you watch on YouTube, click on “show more” to see the Order of Service and blue time stamps.
October 18, 2020
On October 18, 2020, we thought about listening deeply to children. If you watch the video on YouTube, click on “Show More” to see the Order of Service and blue time stamps.
October 11, 2020
In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, First Church Unitarian in Littleton’s live, online-only worship on October 11, 2020 was “Why Listen? An Indigenous Perspective”, with a homily by FCU’s own Lorinda Morimoto.
October 4, 2020
Starting the October Soul Matters theme of “deep listening”, we considered what we can learn from listening to the animals, on the Feast Day (in the Christian tradition) of St. Francis of Assisi. If you watch on YouTube, click on “show more” and you will see the Order of Service as well as blue time stamps that enable you to move to various worship elements.
September 27, 2020
This was the live worship service of First Church Unitarian in Littleton, Massachusetts, on September 27, 2020. If you watch on YouTube, click on “Show More” to see the Order of Service. The blue time stamps allow you to go directly to any particular worship element.