20200315_1203-roberta and sally livestream Sunday, March 15, 2020 10:30am in the Sanctuary via YouTube link led by Sally Fritsche and Roberta Altamari   All music by Irina Georgieva with some vocals by Kate Loftus-Campe     To join Sunday’s Livestream worship service, click on this link https://youtu.be/sBimLLOIK-U and you will be taken to the uuneedhamtv channel for Sunday worship […] The post Virtual Support During Challenging Times appeared first on First Parish in Needham Unitarian Universalist.

Recorded Sermons – First Parish in Needham Unitarian Universalist

Virtual Support During Challenging Times

20200308_1135-sally-sermon March 8, 2020 10:30 am in the Sanctuary Sally Fritsche preaching   This Sunday, we will celebrate International Women’s Day with a reflection on our tradition’s past and future as a spiritual home to powerful women. Learn about the 19th Century Iowa Sisterhood, some of the earliest female ministers in the Unitarian tradition, and the […] The post Power of the Pulpit appeared first on First Parish in Needham Unitarian Universalist.

Power of the Pulpit

20200223_1140-maps   February 23, 2020 10:30 am in the Sanctuary  Rev. Natalie Malter preaching   We live in a world of maps that help us to make sense of who and where we are. But what happens when our maps fail us or fall short? How do we go about the work of changing the […] The post Redrawing Our Maps appeared first on First Parish in Needham Unitarian Universalist.

Redrawing Our Maps

20200216_1145-catie-sermon-slavery February 16, 2020 10:30 am in the Sanctuary Rev. Catie Scudera preaching It’s been a year since the first worship service when Rev. Catie and the Racial Justice Task Force revealed publically that First Parish and the Town of Needham had many eighteenth-century residents who were slaveholders, including our congregation’s founding minister Rev. Jonathan […] The post Revisiting Our Slavery Past appeared first on First Parish in Needham Unitarian Universalist.

Revisiting Our Slavery Past

20200202_1145-catie-sermon     February 2, 2020 10:30 am In the Sanctuary Rev. Catie Scudera As we begin our monthly theme on Liberation, we’ll consider in our Sunday service how we can experience personal liberation: from inauthenticity, from mistakes or unskillful behaviors from our past, and from dominant culture expectations. How do we let our inner light […] The post Shedding Old Skin appeared first on First Parish in Needham Unitarian Universalist.

Shedding Old Skin

Reflection by Roberta 20200126_roberta-reflection1 Reflection by Sally 20200126_sally-reflection2     January 26, 2020   10:30 am in the Sanctuary   Sally Fritsche, Ministerial Intern and Roberta Altamari   Join us this Sunday for a fun multigenerational service led by Sally Fritsche and Roberta Altamari. Together we’ll think about how we make choices, and how conscience […] The post Making Choices appeared first on First Parish in Needham Unitarian Universalist.

Making Choices

20200119_1145-mlk-catie-sermon   January 19, 2020 10:30 am in the Sanctuary Reverend Catie Scudera   For our Martin Luther King Sunday service, we’ll consider modern and ancient prophets and how we can decide whose vision will inspire us. The First Parish Singers will offer music.   The post Following a Prophet appeared first on First Parish in Needham Unitarian Universalist.

Following a Prophet

20200112_1140-catie-sermon   January 12, 2020 10:30 am in the Sanctuary Reverend Catie Scudera   As we dive into our monthly theme of Conscience and kick off our annual pledge drive, we’ll explore how to cultivate and identify our inner voice that guides us in ethical living. The First Parish Choir will offer music.   The post The Inner Voice appeared first on First Parish in Needham Unitarian Universalist.

The Inner Voice

20191229_1145-roberta-sermon December 29, 2019 10:30 am In the Sanctuary   Join us for a multigenerational worship service  by Roberta Altamari    Take a moment as the busy holiday season starts to wind down and a New Year approaches to be inspired from different faith leaders to practice and share love in a variety of forms […] The post Welcoming the Spirit of Love Into the New Year appeared first on First Parish in Needham Unitarian Universalist.

Welcoming the Spirit of Love Into the New Year

20191201_1145-sally-sermon December 1, 2019 10:30 am in the Sanctuary Sally Fritsche, Ministerial Intern   We’ll begin the advent season with a thoughtful look at an 11th century theologian, Anselm, who tried to use logic to prove God’s existence. Our intern minister Sally Fritsche will address his arguments and lead us in considering how old models […] The post Faith Seeking Understanding appeared first on First Parish in Needham Unitarian Universalist.

Faith Seeking Understanding

20191117_1145-rev-catie-roberta 10:30am in the Sanctuary Rev. Catie Scudera preaching First Parish was founded on November 17, 1711, and we celebrate our History Sunday near that date each year. Rev. Catie and Roberta will lead this service from an interim perspective, reflecting on how congregations survive, heal, and thrive after misconduct and trauma.  Our First Parish […] The post Forgiveness and Healing appeared first on First Parish in Needham Unitarian Universalist.

Forgiveness and Healing

20191103_1145-sally-sermon What Do We Owe? 10:30am in the Sanctuary Sally Fritsche preaching   To begin with this month’s theme “Forgiveness” take a deep dive into several aspects of this theme. The post What Do We Owe? appeared first on First Parish in Needham Unitarian Universalist.

What Do We Owe?

20191110_1140-catie-unjust-war “Unjust War” PDF     Rev. Catie preaching November 10, 2019 10:30 am in the Sanctuary   Over this Veterans Day weekend, we’ll reflect on the effects of “unjust war” on service members and nations. We’ll draw from our own Unitarian Universalist history, especially our national denomination publishing the controversial Pentagon Papers — under […] The post “Unjust War” appeared first on First Parish in Needham Unitarian Universalist.

“Unjust War”

20191013_1145-sally-different-roots-sermon From Different Roots 10:30am in the Sanctuary Sally Fritsche preaching   How did you first discover Unitarian Universalism? How long was the spiritual journey that brought you here? Join us this Sunday to hear some of your fellow parishioners reflect on these questions and share their own firsthand accounts of moving toward this faith […] The post From Different Roots appeared first on First Parish in Needham Unitarian Universalist.

From Different Roots

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