“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 [...]
“JESUS’ ALTAR, THE TABLE”
The Sermon at the First Parish in Wayland, Mass.
On December 4, 2011
By the Rev. Ken Sawyer
This is a sermon about hospitality, about eating and drinking, about who belongs and who doesn’t, about our religion and inclusiveness, and about Jesus, now that we are into December.
The title of this sermon, [...]
“got gratitude?”
Sermon by Kevin Tarsa, ministerial intern
First Parish in Wayland
November 27, 2011
Reading: “What Song” by Victoria Safford
http://www.uuworld.org/2003/03/calltoworship.html
Sermon:
If such a universe existed and you noticed it, what would you do?
By the way, that’s a true story – about the universe.
I know, it sounds crazy, but apparently such a universe does exist.
Noticing it? [...]
“THE RELIGIOUS PROF. EINSTEIN”
The Sermon at the First Parish in Wayland, Massachusetts
On November 13, 2011
By the Rev. Ken Sawyer
NOVA on public TV is in the midst of a three-part series on “The Elegant Universe,” based on a book of that title by Brian Greene, who narrates the show. The first two episodes, which premier [...]
Sustainability: Our Faith, Our Future
Lisa Maria Andreoli Steinberg
11/6/2011
Two weeks I ago I was in Portland, Oregon attending the Annual Conference of the Liberal Religious Educators Association. This organization began in 1949 as the Unitarian Education Director’s Association, and in 1955, in a step of partnership with Universalists changed the name to Liberal Religious Educators Association [...]
“FOR ALL THE AGES”
The Sermon at the First Parish in Wayland, Massachusetts
By the Rev. Ken Sawyer
October 30, 2011
OUR LIFE UP TO NOW
Through all the ages the members of our congregation have taken our meetinghouses seriously. In fact, it took three years of discussion before they replaced the first meetinghouse, built in 1643, with the [...]