Before I came to First Parish as a ministerial intern, I worked for one and a half years as a receptionist and newsletter editor for Congregation Beth Israel-Judea in San Francisco. I joined the High Holyday choir and was officially proclaimed by the rabbi, in front of 600 people, as an “honorary Jew.”
I remember the [...]
It is gratifying that so many of you, having noticed my sermon topics announced in the last church newsletter, have made the special effort to be here for my remarks on Friedrich Schiller. I figured it would be quite the draw, although I have to confess, I have reason to believe that mine is the [...]
One of my favorite movie scenes is from the film “Parenthood”. The father in the show, Steve Martin, has just been told his job is on the line – he needs to work more hours. When he gets home he and his wife try to get the family out the door to a school play. [...]
Unitarian Universalism affirms the inherent worth and dignity of every person. It recognizes all of us as special, each of us in our own way. Every person of every age who has gathered of a Sunday morning since the congregation was gathered in 1640, since this fifth meetinghouse was erected in 1814, since this second-floor [...]