Ostara, a Pagan Holiday. Yes, it is also Easter, but the sacred rites of the “common countryfolk” were coopted over the last millennia to legitimize a “state religion.” How can we dare to seek the truth, those of us who live within the cycle of the year, openly...
photo by pauline loroy As we all know, reality has a liberal bias. Stephen Colbert In April we will talk about 'Bias'. The Religious Exploration Salon is a group that meets 3rd Sundays to discuss various topics in the format called Bohm Dialogue which emphasizes...
In the Christian calendar, this is a holy week filled with joy, suffering, and elation what do these stories offer non-Christian Unitarian Universalists? Can we engage, with the help of our own stories and rituals, to this week that contains Palm Sunday, suffering and...
We have a choice when greeting the day: we can lean into it, or we can shift our attention elsewhere. How do we make the choice to lean in, and do we make the choice to do so mindfully? Let’s learn to shift the paradigm of our lives by leaning in when we feel like...
https://youtu.be/7GYhIMSVuzE Listen to how First Parish of Sudbury creates community and provides spiritual uplift for Gail Hardenbergh and her family.
How have we cemented our connection to the First Parish of Sudbury? What does it feel like to be stakeholders of a far-reaching and varied legacy? What is the personal payback for such a long-lasting commitment? Join Rev. Marjorie and the congregation of the First...
Rev. Marjorie is away from the pulpit this week. In her place, we welcome Ken Langer, a classmate of long-time FPS member Rob Kinslow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oCR9dXMdDE
The old joke goes: "A Unitarian Universalist dies, and on the way to the after-life encounters a fork in the road. The left path has a sign “To Heaven” and the right has a sign “To a Discussion about Heaven” Without pausing, the UU turns right." In March you will have...
What is mercy and how is it offered? Mercy being the theme of the month, Dr. Matty will delve deeply into the tenants and concepts of the act of offering Mercy and what it takes for humankind to develop the skills in order to offer such a gift. Join Rev. Marjorie and...
Is there a “Good Place” (aka heaven) and what is it like? How do we, as Unitarian Universalists, imagine what is yet to come and what might help us to find peace in this life when we face loss. Think out of the box in order to find a place of personal salvation. Join...