Stewardship Sunday
A Sermon given by
Rev. Erin Splaine
The First Parish in Wayland, MA
March 22, 2009
Several years ago there was a list circulating around the Internet and amongst Unitarian Universalist ministers called “Top 10 Things You’ll Never Hear in Church.” For those who might not have heard Ken or me use them in years past here [...]
The debate that raged inside my head and my heart these last few weeks over whether or not to give this sermon has been fierce. Most of you who have known me for any length of time know that sustained personal attention is something I avoid with a passion - yet there is no [...]
Some of you may know what important event Tuesday commemorates; it is of course the
birthday of the world. If you didn’t know, please don’t feel bad, I have to admit, I didn’t until I read The Map That Changed the World, it is just one of the many things I learned from that small yet [...]
One of my closest friends from divinity school, Devon, is now an Episcopal Priest serving a congregation in Minneapolis. Growing up Catholic my understanding of the Episcopal faith was very limited. It seemed to me as a young child that the only distinction between my family’s Catholicism and friends who were Episcopalian was that they [...]