The Sermon at the First Parish in Wayland, Massachusetts
On May 29, 2011
By the Rev. Ken Sawyer
[Preacher’s Note: For many years, the service at the First Parish in Wayland on the Sunday before Memorial Day has been devoted to remembering people of note, for one reason or another, good or bad, who have died in [...]
“Once Upon a Time… May 22, 2011
Bev Waring First Parish in Wayland
(** reading is at the end of this document and should be read first for clarity**)
Do you know what I am going to say?
Although unlike Nasreddin, I do like to preach, I have to start by saying that writing [...]
“HUMPTY DUMPTY AND THE GARDEN OF EDEN”
The Sermon at the First Parish in Wayland, Massachusetts
By the Rev. Ken Sawyer
On May 15, 2011
I was briefly tempted to title this sermon “Time,” just that, “Time.” But I had to admit, part of the appeal was its comic nature, and maybe only other ministers would see the [...]
THE JUSTICE SUNDAY HOMILY, 2011
At the First Parish in Wayland, Mass.
By the Rev. Ken Sawyer
On May 1, 2011
I can imagine a person arriving, seeing that this is something called Justice Sunday and saying, “Oh good. This is why I like coming to services at First Parish – it helps me [...]