20160925_0441-walsh-story-sermon   Worship Service Sunday, September 25, 2016 10:30am in the Meetinghouse Rev. Michelle Walsh In a world where climate change presses in on us and our children more closely, and on the marginalized in our shared world right now, what does our faith call forth from us?  What are eco-theologies that matter?” Rev. Dr. […] The post Faith, Shipwrecks, and Survival: Eco-Theologies That Matter appeared first on First Parish in Needham Unitarian Universalist.

20160918_0439_catie_sermon Worship Service Sunday, September 18 10:30am in the Meetinghouse Rev. Catie Scudera, preaching At First Parish, we hope to co-create a community where every member, friend, and visitor feels welcomed, safe, and occasionally challenged to grow. However, many studies show that Americans are feeling lonelier than ever — despite the availability of diverse faith […] The post Community is Where You Won’t Disappear appeared first on First Parish in Needham Unitarian Universalist.

REMEMBRANCE OF THE SEPTEMBER 11TH ATTACKS Special Worship Service Sunday, September 11 10am in the Parlor Rev. Catie Scudera, preaching Our Ingathering Sunday is on the same day as the fifteenth anniversary of the September 11th attacks in New York City and Washington D.C. that claimed almost 3,000 lives, including of four Needhamites and many […] The post September 11th Rememberance / Ingathering Worship & Water Communion: Making Room appeared first on First Parish in Needham Unitarian Universalist.

20160904_0435_livingston_sermon Worship Service Sunday, September 4, 2016 Cathy Livingston, worship leader Cathy will share her thoughts on what role our country’s educational institutions have played in fostering an environment that makes it possible for political leaders promoting hatred and divisiveness to attract large followings. The post Courage to Ask Questions When There are No Easy Answers appeared first on First Parish in Needham Unitarian Universalist.

20160828_0434_sermon_Colin_Bossen, Worship Service Sunday, August 28, 2016, 10:30am in Parish Hall Rev. Colin Bossen, preaching “…while there is a lower class, I am in it; and while there is a criminal element, I am of it; and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.” Eugene V. Debs spoke these powerful words […] The post While There Is A Soul In Prison appeared first on First Parish in Needham Unitarian Universalist.

Worship ServiceSunday, August 7, 2016, 10:30am in Parish HallAndrew Wood, preaching 20160807_0433_wood_sermon In an age where competing voices try to construct the narratives that shape our lives, many of us struggle with discerning how to live a life based in truth. Although meditation practice has long been known as a means for cultivating peace and […] The post The Wisdom in Not Knowing appeared first on First Parish in Needham Unitarian Universalist.

20160717_0431_sermon Worship ServiceSunday, July 17, 2016, 10:30am in the Parish HallMatthew Weinstein, preaching Matt Weinstein is pursuing his Master of Divinity at Harvard Divinity School and is a candidate for ordination as a Unitarian Universalist minister. Join us as he recalls a simple, obnoxious, yet surprisingly profound game he used to play with his friends as […] The post The Game appeared first on First Parish in Needham Unitarian Universalist.

20160710_0430_sermon_lubkin Worship ServiceSunday, July 10, 2016, in the Parish HallRev. Joanna Lubkin preaching Ever have something you cared about so much and wanted to get so perfect that you never do it? Together, we’ll look at those moments when perfectionism paralyzes us and how we move past it to give our gifts to the world. […] The post Forget Your Perfect Offering appeared first on First Parish in Needham Unitarian Universalist.

20160703_0429-sermon Worship ServiceSunday, July 3, 2016, at 10:30am in the Parish HallRev. Megan Lynes preaching Centering on the story of Hagar, this sermon will consider the experience of being cast out and going deep within to find a way back. Rev. Megan Lynes is one of the ministers at The First Parish in Bedford, MA.  The post Excavations of Heart and Spirit appeared first on First Parish in Needham Unitarian Universalist.

20160626_0428-taylor-rituals-sermon Sunday Service, Sunday, June 26, 10:30am in Parish HallWorship led by Clark and Kay Taylor What are the rituals that add value to our lives and enrich our spiritual development?  What is the difference between “habit” and “ritual?”  How do rituals add meaning to our worship services?  What are the rituals that we honor […] The post Valuing Rituals appeared first on First Parish in Needham Unitarian Universalist.