Archive for the ‘Sermons’ Category

House of Laughter (4-10-2011)

Sunday, April 10th, 2011

Rev. Deborah Cayer

Laughter can be a way of brushing off concerns or insults, or it can be deep and genuine, and return us to our most authentic selves. Is there something more to laughter than just good   humor, or is good humor just the point? This morning's topic was requested as a second  auction item at the end of last year's auction.

The Many Faces of Humanism (3-27-2011)

Sunday, March 27th, 2011

Rev. Margaret Beard

Humanism is an important and vital strand in Unitarian Universalism. Where does it come from? What contribution has it made? Where are we as Unitarian Universalists with humanism today?

0:00 – reading
4:32 – semon

The Covenant of Springtime (3-20-2011)

Sunday, March 20th, 2011

Holly Lux-Sullivan, Student Minister

On this first day of spring, Student Minister Holly Lux-Sullivan explores how we celebrate spring and rebirth while remembering that with these also must come autumn and death.

Chronos and Kairos (3-13-2011)

Sunday, March 13th, 2011

Rev. Deborah Cayer


Planting a Rainbow (3-06-2011)

Sunday, March 6th, 2011

Rev. Deborah Cayer

Every human being has inherent worth and dignity; we each have our life experience and unique perspective.  What might happen if we put our differences together? After chaos could there be something more harmonious?

Who Is My Neighbor? (2-27-2011)

Sunday, February 27th, 2011

Rev. Margaret Beard

Who do you see as your neighbor? Is it the people right next door? How large is your neighborhood and how are the boundaries defined? Are you called to be in relationship with your neighbor and what does that relationship look like? Come and find out what possibilities await us as individuals and as fellowship members.

Planting Seeds of Promise (2-20-2011)

Sunday, February 20th, 2011

Rev. Deborah Cayer

A seed is an elegant little packet of information that holds a world of promise; it’s so tiny, yet able to flourish in astonishing ways.   Each of us is like a seed, and this fellowship is as well.  What promise does our collective life here hold?  What promise does our shared ministry offer to the world?

Love Makes a Family (2-13-2011)

Sunday, February 13th, 2011

Rev. Deborah Cayer

Who’s in your family? What makes your family just like every other family?  What makes your family special?  This Valentine’s Day weekend, we celebrate the love at the heart of every family.  Members of the congregation will share their stories this morning.

0:00 – Paul Bearman
5:21 – Intro to reflections, Deb Cayer
7:53 – Jan Gjestvang-Lucky
16:27 – Julie Edmunds
21:09 – Kate Beasley

The Choreography of Grace (2-6-2011)

Sunday, February 6th, 2011

Rev. Bill Clark, guest minister

Rev. Clark will examine the theological concept of grace. What is grace? Where does grace come from?  How can we recognize grace when it appears in our life?

The Reverend William Clark is a graduate of Harvard Divinity School and has served our UU congregations in Houston, Texas, and Lexington, Massachusetts. He is semi-retired and lives by the sea on Cape Cod.

0:00 – reading
1:36 – sermon

In Time of Need (1-30-2011)

Sunday, January 30th, 2011

Holly Lux-Sullivan, Student Minister

Winter is a cold, dark time, literally and metaphorically. Often we turn inward and reflect on the big questions as we stay tucked inside our warm homes. Unitarian Universalism has much to offer us in this dark time and in our personal dark times, in the times when we need something to lean on. When we face hardship, where in our faith can we turn?