Join us for a service entitled “Lost and Found” led by returning guest minister, Rev. Mark Glovin. Centering the lessons from a few powerful stories, this service will explore the dynamics of losing our way, of finding and seeking. Grounded in the power of community and unconditional love, we’ll ask have you or someone you’ve … Continue reading “Lost and Found” with Rev. Mark Glovin
The gender expansive poet, Alok, says that there are as many ways to exist as there are existences. No matter our own personal journeys, we can all learn from the experiences of Two-Spirit, trans, and gender expansive beloveds. Join us for a celebration of wisdom, beauty, and divinity as we celebrate life beyond the gender binary and learn about … Continue reading “Prophets of the Possible” with Rev. Laura Randall
Join us for a service with returning guest minister, Rev. Fred Small, entitled “The Power of Choice.” All of us are products of our upbringing and environment, some of it positive, some less so. Are we destined to repeat the reactive patterns of our past, or are we free to chart a new course? Bio: … Continue reading “The Power of Choice” with Rev. Fred Small
Join us this Sunday for a service led by Rev. Paul Sprecher, entitled “Grace Happens.” Just when life has become impossible, when you’ve hit the end of your rope, when you can’t take any more…. Sometimes, grace happens, and life becomes possible again. Bio: Rev. Paul Sprecher retired from First Parish in Bridgewater in 2021. Previously, he … Continue reading “Grace Happens” led by Rev. Paul Sprecher
Join us this Sunday for a meaningful service, Grief and Beauty, led by guest minister Rev. Mark Glovin. As we celebrate Earth Day and appreciate our interdependence, this service will explore the interconnectedness of social justice, environmental stewardship and spiritual sustenance through reflections on poetry, activism and the healing power of beauty. All are welcome. … Continue reading “Grief and Beauty” led by Rev. Mark Glovin
In 1858, Theodore Parker affirmed that the universe “bends toward justice.” Knowing more about the universe now than we did in 1858, we can explain that the universe bends toward justice because it trends toward complexity, which requires cooperation, which results in justice. When we participate in a community, we engage in the complexity, cooperation, … Continue reading “How the Universe Bends Toward Justice” with Rev. Ken Reeves
Scholar, feminist, and abolitionist Margaret Fuller was one of the most renowned women of the 19th century even though her life was cut short at the age of 40. While the men she influenced—among them Emerson, Thoreau, and Hawthorne—are more often remembered in the 21st century, Fuller’s boldness and brilliance inspire and challenge us today. Bio: A Unitarian … Continue reading “Margaret Fuller: Transcendentalist Revolutionary” with Rev. Fred Small
Join us for a service led by our new Interim Pastoral Care Minister, Rev. Wendy Page.
Joy is making a comeback! In times of suffering and danger, joy can seem unrealistic, even irresponsible. Yet in the long struggle for peace, justice, and freedom, joy may be indispensable. How can we nourish and cultivate authentic joy? All are welcome – bring a friend! Social hour to follow. Bio: A Unitarian Universalist pastor, singer-songwriter, and former environmental lawyer, Rev. … Continue reading “Risking Joy” with Rev. Fred Small
“Try not to try,” Zen Buddhism advises its practitioners. When that does not work, Zen suggests: “Quit trying not to try.” When all else fails: “Quit quitting.” But what about being in control of one’s life — “the master of my fate; the captain of my soul”? This service will explore the tension between quitting … Continue reading “I Tried Not Trying” with Rev. Ken Reeves.
