Archive for September, 2007

347 Years of Working Together:Three Ways of Describing First Parish History

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

It’s amazing what people can do, working together, a fact that will no doubt be in evidence this afternoon. And it’s amazing what individuals can do, like those who organized today’s work day, Todd Leib and Bill Morrison in particular.
It was a combination at work in this congregation from its earliest days, from the group [...]

Lessons of Summer

Sunday, September 16th, 2007

Here it is, the start of another church year at First Parish, or at least the start of regular services after last week’s ingathering get-together, otherwise known as Water Sunday.
It seems like it’s time today for the sermon to say, How wonderful it is to be together again, what a fine congregation and fine religion [...]

Indeterminacy

Friday, September 7th, 2007

One of the satisfying things about sports is, they almost always have an ending and an outcome. Even when a game ends up a tie, at least it ends up, sometimes even with something as decisive as a three-run homer by Manny Ramirez in the bottom of the ninth. A lot of life is otherwise. [...]