Sunday Service: Peace, Fellowship, & Spiritual Growth
Chris shares his “tag line” of what it means to belong to FPD and asks people to think about what their reasons are. For the full reflection, click here.
Chris shares his “tag line” of what it means to belong to FPD and asks people to think about what their reasons are. For the full reflection, click here.
Reflections in words and music by “a stranger in the village” on the powerful human impact of community care and peace-making nurtured by the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute. The Traveling Memorial Button Project will be on display during the service and the coffee hour that follows.
How much of our lives should we commit to religion and religious practice? In this service, we’ll explore the views of saints, writers, Jesus, and Buddha on the importance of centering one’s life around religion.
Laurie will be reviewing the eight pieces of advice advocated by veteran cardioligst Dr. Velentin Fuster and describing how they apply to her life. We will meet in the Allen Parlor this Sunday – please come in through the 10 Parish Street door.
John, co-chair of the 2018-19 minister search committee, will lead the congregation in a reflection on what we learned from this past year’s minister search, and on a visioning exercise as we commence the next year’s search.
Let us measure success by how many of us can say:I am living a life I don’t regret. A life that will resonate with my ancestors… -Adrienne Maree Brown Join us for a reflection of heavy suitcases, surprise turning points, and attending to the complexity of our times with love and resilience. Matt is a … Continue reading Lessons for Future Ancestors
Three and a half years of interim ministry with Rev. Tricia are coming to a close. In gratitude for the learning and the sharing, the doing and the being, the growth and the hope, we gather to celebrate and say goodbye. For Rev. Tricia’s final sermon as our Interim Minister, click here.
Let All the Beauty We Have Known” Alice Walker wrote “Whenever you are creating beauty around you, you are restoring your own soul. And Rumi reminds us “There are a thousand ways to kneel and kiss the ground.” Come on this first Sunday of June as we take up this month’s spiritual theme of Beauty.
Please bring a flower to service this Sunday. We will learn about the history of Flower Communion in the Unitarian Universalist tradition, as well as contemplate how beauty brings comfort in times of loss and joy in the midst of all our days.
Yes, it is true that ministers are curious creatures- and that can be taken two ways- they might seem “curious” as in a little odd to some, and they are at best, curious about humanity, divinity, and all that lives between and among those two realms. It is also true that Rev. Tricia herself is … Continue reading The Preacher is Curious