6/21/15 |
Lessons Learned in Norwell |
Rev. Len preaches on "Lessons Learned in Norwell." At this Father's Day service, two small toddlers were dedicated and welcomed to the church. |
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6/14/15 |
Religious Education Sunday |
At our annual Religious Education Sunday service, Director of Religious Education Julian Baptista preached on "Why I Drive 42MPH to Work." The service also recognized all the volunteers who taught in the RE program. In addition, the hard-working team who supervised an coordinated the renovations at the Parsonage. (Please note that the recording starts partway through the service.) |
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6/7/15 |
Einstein's God |
Rev. Len preaches on "Einstein's God." |
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5/31/15 |
Membership Sunday |
Rev. Len preaches on "Membership and Responsibility" and we recognize people that have been members for over 50 years. |
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5/24/15 |
The Enchanted World |
Rev. Len preaches on "The Enchanted World." (Please note that this recording starts partway through the service.) |
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5/10/15 |
I Remember Mama |
For Mother's Day, Rev. Len's sermon focuses on the classic 1950's TV show. |
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5/3/15 |
What's It All About, Alfie? |
Worship service led by Rev. Lise Adams Sherry, our candidate for settled minister. |
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4/26/15 |
Choosing Our Families |
Worship Service led by Rev. Lise Adams Sherry, our candidate for settled minister. |
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4/19/15 |
Abraham Lincoln: a Closet Unitarian? |
Rev. Len's sermon talks about how this president's ideas followed Unitarian thought. |
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4/12/15 |
A View from Grandma’s Parlo |
Led by church member Shelley Vaugine |
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4/5/15 |
Carrying Our Own Cross - Easter Sunday |
Special music performances by Peter Bianca (clarinet), Francis Grimes (viola) and Rae Stephenson (cello). The Ministerial Search Committee also announces the candidate for the next settled minister, Rev. Lise Adams Shelley. |
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3/29/15 |
Chutzpah, Hubris and Humility - Palm Sunday |
We all live somewhere on the spectrum between humility and hubris. For Palm Sunday, Rev. Len will attempt to answer why hutzpah can be beneficial. |
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3/22/15 |
Things I Used to Believe |
Senior Youth Sunday : Expect this worship to be different from our typical service, with a whole lot of music, movement, and introspection led by the Youth Group. |
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3/15/15 |
Celtic Spirituality |
In honor of St. Patrick's Day, we will look into what makes Celtic spirituality different and special. |
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3/1/15 |
The Myths We Live By |
Rev. Len Deroche |
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2/22/15 |
The Ministry of Mary Magdalene |
Rev. Catherine Cullen, Pulpit Guest As women are breaking more barriers in professional spiritual leadership, let's take a look at one very influential woman in Jesus' time! Guest Minister is the Rev. Catherine Cullen from First Parish Duxbury. Catherine is in her eleventh year at Duxbury and has served our UU denomination on the district and national levels. She came to ministry 15 years ago after a career as a trial lawyer because she believes that Unitarian Universalism is the best way she knows to serve the world! |
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2/8/15 |
Pledge Sunday |
Jim Pickel, Co-Chair of the Parish Committee Jack Wallace, Member of First Parish |
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2/1/15 |
William Blake, Mystic |
William Blake was not a Unitarian or Universalist, yet some of his visual and verbal image I find profoundly mystical. |
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1/25/15 |
Robin Williams' Dark Night of the Soul |
Robin Williams suffered from depression, his dark night of the soul, despite his gregarious persona. |
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1/18/15 |
Let Justice Roll in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
For his birthday weekend Rev. Len will talk about some of Dr. King's lesser known history. |
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11/9/14 |
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Rev. Dr. Leonard DeRoche, Interim Minister This year's Veterans' Day service will look at World War I and the tragedy of the event. Our Service/Outreach Sunday collection will go to the Wounded Warriors Foundation. |
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11/2/14 |
A Visit from Samuel J. May - Remembrances of My Ministry in South Scituate and Other Places |
Our minister emeritus, Rev. Richard M. Fewkes, presents a pulpit drama “A Visit from Samuel J. May - Remembrances of My Ministry in South Scituate and Other Places”. |
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10/26/14 |
Music Sunday |
Sunday Worship Service at First Parish of Norwell, MA on October 26, 2014. Music Sunday - service led by Julian Baptista, DRE - "The Life and Music of Malvina Reynolds" |
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10/19/14 |
Beyond Categorical Thinking |
Sunday Worship Service at First Parish of Norwell, MA on October 19, 2014. "Beyond Categorical Thinking" service, co-led by Rev. Katie Lee Clifford and Rev. Danielle DiBona |
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10/12/14 |
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Rev. Dr. Leonard DeRoche, Interim Minister Many UU's have voiced that the feel out of tough with members of our congregations because of political affiliations. Rev. Len addresses this issue. |
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10/5/14 |
Community Animal Blessing |
Rev. Len preaches on "The Buddhist Nature of Dogs" |
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9/28/14 |
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Rev. Len reflects on the recent events in Ferguson, MO and the face of racism 50 years after Selma. |
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9/21/14 |
General Assembly Sunday |
This June's General Assembly was held in our own backyard in Providence, RI. Your delegates have brought back a little bit of GA for you to experience right here at First Parish of Norwell. Joyce Pickel was the worship leader. Deanna Riley gave the homily, "Commitment to Our UU Community." |
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9/7/14 |
Homecoming Sunday |
Rev. Dr. Leonard DeRoche, Interim Minister Rev. Dr. Len DeRoche preaching on "Coming Home" |
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8/10/14 |
Summer Worship Service |
Summer Worship Service at First Parish of Norwell, MA - service led by Joanne Howard on the history of the First Parish Cemetery - August 10, 2014 |
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8/24/14 |
Summer Worship Service |
Rev. Dr. Leonard DeRoche, Interim Minister |
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6/22/14 |
Miss Manners Does Church |
Rev. Dr. Leonard DeRoche, Interim Minister What does Miss Manners have to tell us about doing church? This is our last service of the year. We will also recognize new members. |
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6/8/14 |
Changing for Life |
Rev. Dr. Leonard DeRoche, Interim Minister Coming of Age service and RE Teacher Recognition |
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6/1/14 |
The Gospel According to Peanuts |
Rev. Dr. Leonard DeRoche, Interim Minister Charles Shultz’s cartoons display a depth of theological considerations. Discover the foundation of Charlie Brown's life. |
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5/25/14 |
The Green Bag |
Rev. Dr. Leonard DeRoche, Interim Minister Using a story from Norwegian folk lore, learn the truth about trolls and gnomes. |
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5/18/14 |
Flower Communion Sunday |
Rev. Dr. Leonard DeRoche, Interim Minister We will tell the story of Flower Communion. Click play to hear a recording of the entire service. |
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5/11/14 |
The Giving Tree |
Rev. Dr. Leonard DeRoche, Interim Minister Using the classic Shel Silverstein poem, I will view it differently for Mother's Day. Listen to the service below. |
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4/27/14 |
"We Remember So As Not to Forget" |
Rev. Dr. Leonard DeRoche, Interim Minister This service is to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day. (Yom HaSoah - April 28) |
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4/20/14 |
Easter Sunday |
Rev. Dr. Leonard DeRoche, Interim Minister The service will combine classical Easter music with a Unitarian Universalist message. |
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4/13/14 |
Palm Sunday |
Rev. Dr. Leonard DeRoche, Interim Minister On this Palm Sunday I will talk about peace and the recent events in Crimea. |
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4/6/14 |
Breaking Bad |
Rev. Dr. Leonard DeRoche, Interim Minister Since someone recently mentioned to me that I remind them of a character from the show, I decided to do a service on this successful T.V. series. |
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3/16/14 |
Getting a Settled Minister |
Laura Graham, Esq., the Ministerial Settlement Representative will address the congregation. |
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3/2/14 |
Guest Minister |
Our guest Minister is the Rev. James Neal Parrish. He is currently the Interim Minister at the UU Fellowship of Topeka. He completed his M. Div. at Meadville Lombard Theological School and had a BS from Kansas State University. He also completed a resident chaplaincy at Rush University Hospital and was a Chaplain Intern in a hospice. |
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2/16/14 |
Guest Minister |
Our guest Minister is the Rev. Anthony Fisher. |
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2/2/14 |
Groundhog Day |
Rev. Dr. Leonard DeRoche, Interim Minister While this Sunday is our Founder’s Day, we will celebrate this all too important UU High Holiday, Groundhog Day. |
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12/15/13 |
The Unitarians Who Saved Christmas |
Rev. Dr. Leonard DeRoche, Interim Minister Christmas as we know it culturally has evolved from Puritan times. Much of that evolution was because of Unitarians. Rev. Len will tell their story. |
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12/8/13 |
The Green Man and Christmas |
Rev. Dr. Leonard DeRoche, Interim Minister An Arthurian legend tells of a miracle occurring at Camelot at Christmas. As the solstice approaches, we reflect on our roots in Nature even in the winter. |
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11/3/13 |
Those Who Came Before |
Rev. Dr. Leonard DeRoche, Interim Minister What will go down in stone, what few worthy things to which you attended well and faithfully? This morning let us hold those we have lost in our own memories as the gong chimes and say together, "Those who are remembered, live." |
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10/27/13 |
Creeds, Deeds and Principles |
Rev. Dr. Leonard DeRoche, Interim Minister Rev. Len reflects on the difference, theologically and politically, and discuss the relationship with the Occupy and Tea Party movements. (American Dream Sermon series) |
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10/20/13 |
Gates of Change and Transformation |
Minister Emeritus Rev. Dick Fewkes Each of us, singly, and collectively, as people and congregations, have passed through many gates of change and transition. We have experienced births and deaths, unions and disunions, hellos and goodbyes, welcomings and farewells - all of them symbolic of the journey of life itself in all of its grandeur and mystery of being and becoming. |
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10/13/13 |
Does Religion Matter? |
Rev. Dr. Leonard DeRoche, Interim Minister This was the question the Men’s Group discussed at our September meeting. Rev. Len now brings the issue to the congregation. |
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10/6/13 |
Living with Labs |
Rev. Dr. Leonard DeRoche, Interim Minister Animal blessings have occurred in conjunstion with the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi. |
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9/29/13 |
The Beloved Community |
Rev. Dr. Leonard DeRoche, Interim Minister Fifty years after the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, we have been hearing much about King's idea of the Blessed or Beloved Community. Church can and should be a beloved community. |
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9/22/13 |
My Brother's Keeper |
Rev. Dr. Leonard DeRoche, Interim Minister This Sunday we examine Kinship. With the administration's move for comprehensive immigration reform we have seen a resurgence of xenophobia, and ask "Who are our brothers?" |
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8/25/13 |
The Interim Period |
Rev. Dr. Leonard DeRoche, Interim Minister Rev. Len will explain the difference between Interim Ministry and Settled Ministry and what he's learned about us so far. |
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8/18/13 |
Unitarian Universalism and Me |
Rev. Dr. Leonard DeRoche, Interim Minister Rev. Len introduces himself to the congregation by telling us about his journey through UU congregations. |