Roots of Democracy

The Opening Words and Chalice Lighting are adapted from the traditions of the  Haudenosaunee – the Iroquois Greetings, Friends.  Hold fast for in union there is strength. Greetings, Strangers.  Welcome the stranger and give them shelter for the stranger may become a...

Love and Freedom

http://fpsudbury.org/members/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/20130331EASTER_LoveAndFreedom/11Sermon.mp3 Easter Sundays in my childhood were a sweet mix of Spring celebration, family tradition, and very special church. The Spring celebration meant there was an Easter...

Safe Home

http://fpsudbury.org/members/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/20130317SafeHome/10Sermon.mp3 Safe Home My first year in theological school I met a number of amazing women.  One of them was D.  She was a first year PhD student and we shared a passionate commitment to...

A Different Kind of Time

http://fpsudbury.org/members/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/20130210ADifferentKindOfTime/12Sermon.mp3 Reading: Forgetfulness by Billy Collins The name of the author is the first to go followed obediently by the title, the plot, the heartbreaking conclusion, the entire...

This Great World House

This Great World House   In the visitor’s center at the King Center in Atlanta there is a statue of marchers on the highway from Selma to Montgomery.  Visitors are invited to join the marchers on the road, to imagine what it was like, or remember....