October 31, 2021
Our wonderful Director of Religious Education Thea Shapiro delivers the homily.
Karen Tucker-Barisano
“Fathers & Flowers”
June 20, 2021
- Cindy Malley
- Karen Tucker-Barisano
- Laura Semple
- Rev. Lara Hoke
- Susan Palmer
- Thea Shapiro
- coronavirus
- covid-19
- Father's Day
- Flower Communion
- online worship
- Time for All Ages
In our final “regular church year” worship service for 2020-2021, we celebrated Flower Communion, our outgoing RE Chair, our incoming DRE, and Father’s Day!
“Eight Is Enough”
May 30, 2021
- Karen Tucker-Barisano
- Lori Grant
- Rev. Lara Hoke
- 8th Principle
- anti-racism
- coronavirus
- covid-19
- online worship
- Time for All Ages
- white supremacy culture
We considered the proposed new 8th Principle for the UUA with “Eight Is Enough”. The proposed 8th Principle is: “We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote: journeying toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions.”
“All We Kindred Pilgrim Souls?”
May 16, 2021
- Bill Duston
- Karen Tucker-Barisano
- Rev. Lara Hoke
- coronavirus
- covid-19
- history
- online worship
- Pilgrims
- Puritans
- Time for All Ages
- UU history
As we have talked about over the years, our congregation is (strange as it may seem) descended from the Puritans. You might recall that the Pilgrims (or “Separatists”) who landed in Plymouth in 1620 are a particular subset of the Puritans. For our Auction Sermon, our own church historian, Joyce Williams, has asked me some interesting questions. Namely, How did the Separatists (or Pilgrims) of Plymouth Colony and the Puritans of Boston get along? Did they merge? I found some interesting information to share, and some thoughts about what we might learn from it all.
“Earth Day Alleluia”
April 18, 2021
- Karen Tucker-Barisano
- Rev. Lara Hoke
- Sovanna Pouv
- Susan Palmer
- Thavy Hout
- Ecotherapy
- The End of Nature
- coronavirus
- covid-19
- ecotherapy
- environment
- online worship
- psychology
- Time for All Ages
This was our online-only “Earth Day Sunday” service. If you watch on YouTube, click “show more” to see the Order of Service. This was also Share the Plate Sunday, and our special offering went to the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association (CMAA) of Lowell.
“Spirituality of Sacrifice”
February 14, 2021
On February 14, 2021, with the Christian season of Lent approaching, we thought together about sacrifice. If you watch on YouTube, click on “Show more” to see the Order of Service.
“Awkward”
January 24, 2021
- Karen Tucker-Barisano
- Monica Pilman
- Rev. Jackie Clement
- awkwardness
- coronavirus
- covid-19
- imperfection
- online worship
- Time for All Ages
On January 24, 2021, our own FCU-member Rev. Jackie Clement delivered the sermon and led the service! If you watch on YouTube, click “show more” to see the Order of Service.
“Stillness: An Appreciation of Zen Buddhism”
December 6, 2020
- Emily Welch
- Karen Tucker-Barisano
- Rev. Lara Hoke
- Buddha
- Buddhism
- coronavirus
- covid-19
- mindfulness
- online worship
- stillness
- Time for All Ages
- Zen
Our online-only service on December 6, 2020 was an appreciation of Zen Buddhism and the stillness and mindfulness of the tradition. If you watch on YouTube, click on “Show More” to see the Order of Service.
“Do You Believe in Magic?”
November 18, 2020
- Debbie Eston
- Karen Tucker-Barisano
- Lori Locascio
- Rev. Lara Hoke
- Rob Kinslow
- coronavirus
- covid-19
- magic
- online worship
- Time for All Ages
On November 18, 2020, our guest preacher was FCU member Lori Locascio, who preached a sermon and created a service based on a UUA General Assembly workshop on magic by UU ministerial candidate Rob Kinslow that inspired her. If you watch on YouTube, click on “Show More”, and you’ll see the Order of Service and blue time stamps.
“A Little Child Will Lead Them: Listening to Children”
October 18, 2020
- Bill Duston
- Karen Tucker-Barisano
- Rev. Lara Hoke
- children
- coronavirus
- covid-19
- deep listening
- online worship
- Time for All Ages
On October 18, 2020, we thought about listening deeply to children. If you watch the video on YouTube, click on “Show More” to see the Order of Service and blue time stamps.