October 23, 2022

• Cindy Malley
• Rev. Ben Atherton-Zeman
• Rev. Lara Hoke
• Thea Shapiro
• guns
• Time for All Ages
• violence

I discuss guns and the culture of violence in the USA in light of Littleton’s own gun issue.

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October 9, 2022

• Cindy Malley
• Lorinda Morimoto
• Rev. Lara Hoke
• Thea Shapiro
• We All Go Back to the Land: The Who, Why, and How of Land Acknowledgements
• American Indian
• anti-racism
• Indigenous Peoples' Day
• Native American
• Time for All Ages
• white supremacy culture

For Indigenous Peoples Day Sunday, I preached on land acknowledgement and the reality that our church is on the historical lands of the Nashobah Praying Indians. Lorinda Morimoto also shared her own perspective.

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October 2, 2022

• Karen Tucker-Barisano
• Rev. Lara Hoke
• Thea Shapiro
• change
• Time for All Ages
• transformation

I considered change and impermanence, and was bold (or foolhardy) enough to end with a reworking of Isaiah 43:18-19, which was the inspiration for the sermon title, of course.

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September 25, 2022

• Bill Duston
• Rev. Lara Hoke
• Thea Shapiro
• Judaism
• Rosh Hashanah
• shofar
• Time for All Ages

I explored the Jewish New Year, or Rosh Hashanah, and attempted to demonstrate some shofar blasts and their meanings. We had some difficulty with sound in this video.

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September 11, 2022

• Bill Duston
• Monica Pilman
• Rev. Lara Hoke
• Thea Shapiro
• ingathering
• Time for All Ages
• Water Communion

Our annual Ingathering and Water Communion Service!

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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!

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June 12, 2022

• Martha Childs
• Patty Grasso
• Rev. Lara Hoke
• Thea Shapiro
• Bike Connector
• lgbtq
• Time for All Ages

I preached on a “Talent Auction” requested topic; namely, what is the impact on the spirit of growing up and going through life as an LGBTQ person? We also had a share-the-plate for The Bike Connector.

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June 5, 2022

• Martha Childs
• Rev. Lara Hoke
• Thea Shapiro
• Ask the Minister
• Question Box
• Time for All Ages

We finish up the “Question Box” (aka “Ask the Minister”) that we started on May 15. Lots of great questions!

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May 29, 2022

• Laura Semple
• Rev. Jackie Clement
• Thea Shapiro
• happiness
• Time for All Ages

FCU’s own Rev. Jackie Clement guest preaches!

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May 22, 2022

• Cindy Malley
• Rev. Lara Hoke
• Thea Shapiro
• baseball
• theology
• Time for All Ages

I give my own take on a “baseball theology”. Special music!

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