January 9, 2022
- Bill Duston
- Molly Lozeau
- Rev. Lara Hoke
- Thea Shapiro
- fear
- online worship
- spiritual practice
- Time for All Ages
We had an online-only worship service on Zoom, thinking about fear.
January 9, 2022
We had an online-only worship service on Zoom, thinking about fear.
January 2, 2022
An annual tradition: on the first Sunday of the new year, we remember those we lost in the past year, and celebrate those born in the past year. Co-led by me (Rev. Lara) and the Deacons.
December 26, 2021
An annual tradition! The Deacons led a service of sharing.
December 24, 2021
Our (hybrid) Christmas Eve Service was a little different this year! We started out inside, then ended outside by the fire pit so that we could have some singing. It was lovely!
December 19, 2021
Director of Religious Education Thea Shapiro led the whole congregation through a jolly no-rehearsal pageant! We had lots of fun.
December 12, 2021
I continued with my “Consciousness Series”, considering “cosmic consciousness” and whether the Universe might be conscious.
December 5, 2021
During “red light” conditions, we worshiped online-only. Guest preacher and FCU deacon Cindy Malley discusses what Christmas means to her as an agnostic.
November 28, 2021
During our “red light” conditions, we worshiped online-only. We discussed who we might be in the Hanukkah story.
November 21, 2021
We did something a little different this year. Because of “yellow light” Covid-19 conditions, we could not do our traditional Cornbread Communion. Instead, the Deacons and I used menti.com to have folks share something that made them feel grateful.
November 14, 2021
I explore the Soul Matters theme “holding history”, thinking about ancestors. Share-the-Plate was for Macdellar Sons of Grace Preparatory School in Ghana, via Learning Up.
November 7, 2021
This is part two in the “Consciousness Series”!
October 31, 2021
Our wonderful Director of Religious Education Thea Shapiro delivers the homily.
October 24, 2021
For our hybrid worship service on October 24, 2021, I discussed some lessons I’ve learned from bowling!
October 10, 2021
Our own FCU member Lorinda Morimoto shares her thoughts about the contributions of Native Americans in honor of Indigenous Peoples Day.
October 3, 2021
In honor of St. Francis, we think about the animals with which we feel a special connection.
September 26, 2021
I share about one of my favorite Jewish holidays, Sukkot!
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.