The New Year
Bring a favorite reading, poem or song to share, and join us in remembering the year that has past and sharing our dreams for the year ahead.
Topic: Holiday Celebration
Christmas in Story and Song
Join us for a celebration of Christmas Eve, complete with readings, stories, and music – 5pm, at the Jamesport Meeting House.
The Mitten Tree – Homily Text
Reading “The Mitten Tree” by Candace Christiansen Homily In our story, it was a small kindness that made a huge difference. And that seems strange – counterintuitive, in fact. There’s so much big stuff we’re facing – the world seems to have lost its collective mind and there was already so much work to … Continue reading The Mitten Tree – Homily Text
Where the Rich People Sit – Homily
Our story (The Table Where Rich People Sit by Byrd Baylor) reflects the kind of gratitude we all wish for – not just to be grateful in a resigned way but to be grateful in a proud way. The family in our story doesn’t have a lot of material goods, but they are rich in … Continue reading Where the Rich People Sit – Homily
The Days of Awe
Jews around the world celebrate the time between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur as “The Days of Awe” – a time of forgiveness, reconciliation, and preparation for the new year. Together, we will celebrate our own version of this special time in a multigenerational service created by the UUs for Jewish Awareness.
In Memory – Sermon Text
Sermon One of my co-ministers at the Church of the Larger Fellowship, Bob LaVallee, is a veteran who served in Afghanistan and is now a candidate for ministry. As we met this week to finalize the elements of CLF’s service for Memorial Day, he told us “in the Army, we call it Barbecue Day.” At … Continue reading In Memory – Sermon Text
Blossoming – Homily Text and Intro to Flower Communion
Homily: I will be honest with you – I really don’t like Mother’s Day. I used to go through a raft of reasons why – I’m not a mother, my mother has died. I hate how a day calling for an end to war has become a day reminding us to call our mothers and … Continue reading Blossoming – Homily Text and Intro to Flower Communion
For the Beauty of the Earth – Sermon Text
The year was 1970. Richard Nixon was in the White House, Simon and Garfunkel was on the radio, Archie Bunker was on the television, and I was in kindergarten… but let’s not fixate on that, shall we? The United States was embroiled – fighting over a controversial war, grappling with the effects of various human … Continue reading For the Beauty of the Earth – Sermon Text
O Day of Light and Gladness – Sermon Text
Reading – Mark 16:1-8 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint Jesus’ body. And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. They had been saying to … Continue reading O Day of Light and Gladness – Sermon Text
Maundy Thursday Vespers
A time of deepening, contemplation, and communion – in the Parish Hall at Holy Trinity