20181118_0680-roberta-sermon Worship Service November 18, 2018 10:30 in the Sanctuary Roberta Altamari preaching Sally Fritsche and Roberta Altamari will be leading this Sunday’s worship service.  Join us to honor Trans Day of Remembrance and explore family traditions and evolving truth.   The post Evolving Truth appeared first on First Parish in Needham Unitarian Universalist.

20181111_0679-sermon-armistace Worship Service November 11, 2018 10:30 in the Sanctuary Rev. Sarah Lammert preaching for Rev. Catie Scudera In honor of the 100thanniversary of the end of World War I, for History Sunday we will remember First Parish’s past of both military service and anti-war activism. Mid-worship at 11 am, we will ring our Paul […] The post First Parish at War appeared first on First Parish in Needham Unitarian Universalist.

20181104_0678-saving-catie-sermon Worship Service November 4, 2018 10:30 in the Sanctuary Rev. Catie Scudera preaching On the Sunday before the midterm elections, we take time in worship to remind ourselves of our Unitarian Universalist values and how they shape our engagement with secular politics. We will also honor the Hindu festival Diwali, which begins this week. The post Saving What We Love appeared first on First Parish in Needham Unitarian Universalist.

20181028_0677-catie-sermon Worship Service October 28, 2018 10:30 in the Sanctuary Rev. Catie Scudera preaching On this Sunday before Halloween and All Souls Day, we will reflect on the difficulties of being our authentic selves and embodying our UU values. During the Time for All Ages, we will honor our recently deceased loved ones; please bring […] The post Unmasking Ourselves appeared first on First Parish in Needham Unitarian Universalist.

20181021_0676-catie-sermon-sanctuary Worship Service October 21, 2018 10:30 in the Sanctuary Rev. Catie Scudera preaching Last December, First Parish heartily voted to join the New Sanctuary Movement as a Level 2 sanctuary church; we now have a partner Level 1 church in Newton and continue to participate in immigration reform campaigns. In this worship service, we’ll […] The post Sanctuary Everywhere appeared first on First Parish in Needham Unitarian Universalist.

20181014_1145-catie-sermon-home Worship Service October 14, 2019 10:30 in the Sanctuary Rev. Catie Scudera preaching This Sunday, we celebrate ten whole years in our renovated Meetinghouse and program building. Many of us feel in our hearts that First Parish is our spiritual home, and that is partly why so many were so generous during the capital […] The post Our Church, Our Precious Home appeared first on First Parish in Needham Unitarian Universalist.

20181007_0674-sally-commitment-sermon Worship Service October 7, 2018 10:30 am in the Sanctuary Sally Fritsche, Ministerial Intern preaching How do we find meaningful commitments while living in a society that pushes us to be always moving on to the next thing? Can our faith community serve as a theological sanctuary for those whose beliefs are in constant […] The post Temporary Community appeared first on First Parish in Needham Unitarian Universalist.

20180930_0673_catie_sermon “Every Being Is Interdependent” PDF Worship Service September 30, 2018 10:30 am in the Sanctuary Rev. Catie Scudera, preaching We commemorate St. Francis Day (October 4th) with a worship service celebrating interspecies altruism and interdependence. What can we learn from loving connections between all varieties of animal species? Our children and youth musical groups, […] The post Every Being is Interdependent appeared first on First Parish in Needham Unitarian Universalist.

20180923_0672-sally-sermon-prayer Worship Service September 23, 2018 10:30 am in the Sanctuary Sally Fritsche, Ministerial Intern,preaching What does it mean for an atheist to learn to pray? Join us on this Sunday to hear our ministerial intern deliver a sermon on her experience as a secular humanist serving in hospital chaplaincy. This service, just after the […] The post Atheist’s Prayer appeared first on First Parish in Needham Unitarian Universalist.

20180916_0668-catie-sermon-estrangement “Nationwide Estrangement” PDF Worship Service September 16, 2018 10:30 am in the Sanctuary At our 2017 auction, Bruce Barnett bought Rev. Catie’s sermon topic. On this Sunday, she’ll address his chosen topic: how do we reconcile the divisiveness and incivility in our political culture with our Unitarian Universalist values — especially the inherent worth and […] The post Nationwide Estrangement appeared first on First Parish in Needham Unitarian Universalist.