“Change Happens”
a sermon by ministerial intern Kevin Tarsa
delivered January 29, 2012
at First Parish in Wayland, MA
Reading #1: A Litany of Change
1. “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change.” - Charles Darwin
2. “Things do not change; we change.” - Henry David Thoreau
3. [...]
“Passion”
by the Rev. Kenneth W. Sawyer
A sermon preached at the First Parish in Wayland
On Sept. 16, 1979; Feb. 6, 1994; and Jan. 22, 2012
To the list of the basic categories of religion, elements of life most fully lived, to faith, belief, doubt, compassion, justice, mercy, community and love, this morning I want to add one [...]
“Dreams and The Dream”
The Homily at the First Parish in Wayland, Mass.
At a Multigenerational Service
On January 15, 2012
By the Rev. Ken Sawyer
Does anyone here dream when they sleep at night or when they fall asleep because the sermon is too long and boring?
Everybody dreams. Some people dream in color, some people don’t. [...]
“Let’s Go Exploring”
The Sermon at the First Parish in Wayland, Massachusetts
By the Rev. Ken Sawyer
On January 8, 2012
Here we are at the start of another calendar year, and an exciting one it will be here at First Parish. I do hope everyone has read the latest church newsletter, called The Unitarian, prepared by Nan Jahnke, [...]
“A New Year: Moments of High Resolve”
Sermon by Kevin Tarsa, 2011-12 ministerial intern at First Parish in Wayland
January 1, 2012
First Parish of Sudbury, MA
“Each January 1, millions of people drag themselves out of bed, full of hope, …resolved to eat less, exercise more, spend less money, work harder at the office, keep the [...]