November 27, 2022
- Debbie Eston
- Larry Kaylor
- Martha Childs
- Monica Pilman
- democracy
- Time for All Ages
- Unitarian Universalism
FCU Deacon Monica Pilman delivers a thoughtful talk on democracy.
Debbie Eston
Flower Communion
June 19, 2022
- Cindy Malley
- Debbie Eston
- Karen Tucker-Barisano
- Laura Semple
- Rev. Lara Hoke
- Thea Shapiro
- Flower Communion
- keeper of the flame
- Time for All Ages
Our annual Flower Communion Service and the presentation of our Keeper of the Flame award!
“The Question Box”
May 15, 2022
- Cindy Malley
- Debbie Eston
- Larry Kaylor
- Rev. Lara Hoke
- Ask the Minister
- Question Box
- Time for All Ages
- Trevor Project
We just get started on “The Question Box” (aka “Ask the Minister”)… We have a Share-the-Plate for the Trevor Project.
“Motherhood and Choice”
May 8, 2022
- Debbie Eston
- Jen Jaksa
- Rev. Lara Hoke
- Mother's Day
- parenthood
- reproductive justice
- Time for All Ages
We think about motherhood for Mother’s Day, in light of the leaked Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade.
“The Littlest Thing Can Begin a Transformation of Your Mind, Heart and Spirit”
March 27, 2022
- Bob Williams
- Dave T
- Debbie Eston
- Larry Kaylor
- Rich Lombardy
- Sam Williams
- Susan Tordella-Williams
- hope
- prison
- prison ministry
- Time for All Ages
- transformation
I powerful talk by a formerly incarcerated person. Share-the-Plate for Concord Prison Outreach.
“No Rehearsal Pageant”
December 19, 2021
- Bob Williams
- Debbie Eston
- Emily Welch
- Rev. Lara Hoke
- Sara Cope
- Susan Tordella
- Thea Shapiro
- Christmas
- nativity
- Time for All Ages
Director of Religious Education Thea Shapiro led the whole congregation through a jolly no-rehearsal pageant! We had lots of fun.
“The Waves Upholding Us” (with Keeper of the Flame)
June 13, 2021
- Andy Leyenaar
- Debbie Eston
- Lynda Kaylor
- Martha Childs
- Mike Pilman
- Rev. Lara Hoke
- coronavirus
- covid-19
- keeper of the flame
- online worship
- Time for All Ages
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!
“This Must Be the Place: FCU” (Stewardship Sunday)
February 28, 2021
- Debbie Eston
- Emily Welch
- Rev. Lara Hoke
- Sara Cope
- Beloved Community
- coronavirus
- covid-19
- online worship
- Ship of Theseus
- stewardship
- Time for All Ages
This was part 2 of the “This Must Be the Place” series, looking at the congregational level of “beloved community” for our Stewardship Sunday.
“Do You Believe in Magic?”
November 18, 2020
- Debbie Eston
- Karen Tucker-Barisano
- Lori Locascio
- Rev. Lara Hoke
- Rob Kinslow
- coronavirus
- covid-19
- magic
- online worship
- Time for All Ages
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.
“Why Listen? An Indigenous Perspective”
October 11, 2020
- Debbie Eston
- Lorinda Morimoto
- Martha Childs
- Rev. Lara Hoke
- American Indian
- coronavirus
- covid-19
- deep listening
- Indigenous Peoples' Day
- Native American
- online worship
- Time for All Ages
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.