Sermons - First Parish Unitarian Universalist of Arlington, MA

You can see past sermons on our YouTube channel.

Sermon	Video (YouTube)	Audio (mp3)
November 26, 2023 “Family Farm Stories” Rev. Wendy Page, Affiliate Minister	Video	Audio (mp3)
November 19, 2023 “Helping Hands: Thanksgiving” Rev. Erica Richmond, Parish Minister	Video	Audio (mp3)
November 12, 2023 “Living Our Faith” Three First Parish congregants speak about their spiritual commitment.	Video	Audio (mp3)
November 5, 2023 “The Center of Our Faith: Part II” Reverend Marta Flanagan, Lead Minister	Video	Audio (mp3)
October 29, 2023 “Hello? Answering Grief’s Call” Reverend Erica Richmond, Parish Minister	Video	Audio (mp3)
October 22, 2023 “A Musical Celebration!” Honoring Director of Music Jonathan Colby, 2014 – 2023	Video	Audio (mp3)
October 15, 2023 “The Center of Our Faith: Part I” Rev. Marta Flanagan, Lead Minister	Video	Audio (mp3)
October 8, 2023 “What a Strange Endeavor” Rev. Erica Richmond, Parish Minister	Video	Audio (mp3)
October 1, 2023 “The Blizzard of the World” Rev. Marc Fredette, Guest Minister	Video	Audio (mp3)
September 24, 2023 “Risking Brokenness: How to Apologize in a Harsh World” Rev. Erica Richmond, Parish Minister	Video	Audio (mp3)
September 17, 2023 “Grilled Cheese, Sundaes, and Being Yourself” Rev. Stevie Carmody, Minister of Religious Education	Video	Audio (mp3)
September 10, 2023 “What Are We Doing Here?” Rev. Marta Morris Flanagan, Lead Minister	Video	Audio (mp3)

You can see past sermons on our YouTube channel.

Sermon	Video (YouTube)	Audio (mp3)
September 3, 2023 “On the Nature of Things: What we might learn from Epicurus and Lucretius” David Dreyfus, Worship Leader	Video	Audio (mp3)
August 27, 2023 “Reckoning When Redemption Is Impossible” Amy Anderson, Worship Leader	Video	Audio (mp3)
August 20, 2023 “Spirit and Intellect United by Mother Earth” Anna Callahan, Worship Leader	Video	Audio (mp3)
August 13, 2023 “Abolition and the Big Problems of Our Time” Lori Kenschaft, Worship Leader	Video	Audio (mp3)
August 6, 2023 “Echoes of the Past” Diane Taraz, Worship Leader	Video	Audio (mp3)
July 30, 2023 “Doing the Needful” Danie Descoteaux, Worship Leader	Video	Audio (mp3)
July 23, 2023 “Cultivating Curiosity in Curious Times” Jen Navarro, Worship Leader	Video	Audio (mp3)
July 16, 2023 “The Miracle Is Us!” Mary-Beth Landy, Worship Leader	Video	Audio (mp3)
July 9, 2023 ”Recognizing a ‘Usurpation of Society’ “ Andrew Fischer, Worship Leader	Video	Audio (mp3)
July 2, 2023 “Radical Sharing: Food, Justice, and Childhood” Maya Gomez Coultas, Worship Leader	Video	Audio (mp3)
June 25, 2023 “A Sacred Break from Routine” Samantha Rauh, Worship Leader	Video	Audio (mp3)
June 18, 2023 “A Path of Painting” Suzanne McLeod, Worship Leader	Video	Audio (mp3)

You can see past sermons on our YouTube channel.

Sermon	Video (YouTube)	Audio (mp3)
June 11, 2023 “Homely Boys and Other Valuable Lessons” Rev. Marta Morris Flanagan, Lead Minister	Video	Audio (mp3)
June 4, 2023 “What the Young Believe Today” [Coming of Age service] Tina Schultz, Director of Religious Education	Video	Audio (mp3)
May 28, 2023 “Footnotes of Our Lives” Rev. Tara Humphries, Guest Minister	Video	Audio (mp3)
May 21, 2023 “What Would You Die For? What Are You Living For?” Rev. Marta Morris Flanagan, Lead Minister	Video	Audio (mp3)
May 14, 2023 “I Am the Very Model of a Modern Transcendentalist” Rev. Erica Richmond, Parish Minister	Video	Audio (mp3)
May 7, 2023 “A Collective Sigh” Rev. Marta Flanagan, Lead Minister	Video	Audio (mp3)
April 30, 2023 “It Matters What We Worship: A Case for Joy” Rev. Erica Richmond, Parish Minister	Video	Audio (mp3)
April 23, 2023 “Every Body Is Sacred” Rev. Ashley Horan, Guest Minister	Video	Audio (mp3)
April 16, 2023 “On the Road: What Just Happened?” Rev. Wendy Page, Affiliate Minister	Video	Audio (mp3)
April 9, 2023 “An Easter Attitude!” Rev. Marta Morris Flanagan, Lead Minister	Video	Audio (mp3)
April 2, 2023 “Perfection Is Possible . . . and Other Lies We’ve Been Told” Rev. Erica Richmond, Parish Minister	Video	Audio (mp3)

You can see past sermons on our YouTube channel.

Sermon	Video (YouTube)	Audio (mp3)
March 26, 2023 “The Colors of Us” (Youth Service) Led by participants in the First Parish Religious Education program.	Video	Audio (mp3)
March 19, 2023 “Living Well” Rev. Marta Morris Flanagan, Lead Minister	Video	Audio (mp3)
March 12, 2023 “Music Sunday” Jonathan Colby, Director of Music	Video	Audio (mp3)
March 5, 2023 “A Ship in the Harbor” Rev. Erica Richmond, Parish Minister	Video	Audio (mp3)
February 26, 2023 “A Saving Faith” Rev. Marta Morris Flanagan, Lead Minister	Video	Audio (mp3)
February 19, 2023 “Divine Justice” Rev. TJ FitzGerald, Guest Minister	Video	Audio (mp3)
February 12, 2023 “Partners in Democracy” (Shinn Service) Dr. Danielle Allen, Guest Speaker	Video	Audio (mp3)
February 5, 2023 “In Our Own Backyard” Rev. Erica Richmond, Parish Minister	Video	Audio (mp3)
January 29, 2023 “The People Speak of Faith” (Credo Service) Rev. Marta Morris Flanagan, Lead Minister	Video	Audio (mp3)
January 22, 2023 “The Faith of Stephen Colbert” Rev. Marta Morris Flanagan, Lead Minister	Video	Audio (mp3)
January 15, 2023 “Racial Integration – Missed Opportunity or Hopeful Possibility” Rev. Marc Fredette, Guest Minister	Video	Audio (mp3)

*Because of the visuals referenced in the episode “Jesus Who?”, watching the video of the sermon is recommended.

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