Sermons from First Parish Unitarian Universalist of Arlington Massachusetts

Prayer by Rev. T. J. FitzGerald, Guest Minister

We welcome to our pulpit the Rev. T.J. FitzGerald. Rev. FitzGerald serves as Minister of Community Care and Engagement at First Unitarian Church of Dallas, one of the largest Unitarian Universalist congregations in the country. He has previously served congregations in Portland, Oregon and Honolulu, Hawaii. His recent book Together Again: Reconstructing a Life of Meaning is an Amazon bestseller in faith and spirituality.

Rev. Marta Flanagan will pick and pull at the faith of a comedian, actor and late night talk show host. Come see what she finds that can be of value to our faith and lives.

Goodness Reigns!

The season of advent is a time of anticipation, of waiting for Christmas to arrive. How might we each make room for the unexpected in our lives this December? How might Advent invite us to clear some space for new awe, new love, new wonder? 

Kyle M. Belmont is a second year M.Div. student at Boston University School of Theology and is on the journey toward UU ordination. He finds his spirit’s home at the Star Island, off the coast of New Hampshire, where he volunteers and recently served as a Minister of the Week during the summer conference season.

This Sunday’s worship will center around First Parish’s 1869 Hook organ with guest organist Will Sherwood. Mr. Sherwood has recently retired after 37 years as Director of Music & Organist at First Unitarian Church of Worcester. The service will include festive hymns and Haydn’s Little Organ Mass for Choir, Strings and Organ under the direction of FP Music Director Jonathan Colby.

On the Sunday before Election Day, Lead Minister Rev. Marta Flanagan offers a religious take on democracy today.

Join us this Sunday as we reflect on memories, grief, and loss. How might our spirituality provide a little relief? Our worship service will include a time of sharing and a time of singing, with the choir performing “I Believe” by Mark Miller. Rev. Erica Richmond preaching.