Welcome to the First Parish Sermon Archive for the 2016-2017 church year.

If you would like to read a past sermon, click on the sermon title. If you would like to listen to a past sermon, when possible, click on the “Listen here” link.

To Flower and Flourish by the Rev. Dr. Stephanie May, June 11, 2017
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Actively Wonder Why by the Rev. Dr. Stephanie May, June 4, 2017
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Be Still and Know by the Rev. Sam Teitel, May 28, 2017
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The Place of Empathy by the Rev. Dr. Stephanie May, May 21, 2017
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The Promise of Happiness by the Rev. Dr. Stephanie May, May 14, 2017
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The Legacies of Injustice by the Rev. Dr. Stephanie May, May 7, 2017
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Finding Each Other on the Road to Emmaus by the Rev. Colin Bossen, April 23, 2017
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Renewal and Rebirth by the Rev. Dr. Stephanie May, April 16, 2017
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Community, Creativity, and Song by the Rev. Dr. Stephanie May and Kate Holland, April 9, 2017
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Becoming Ungovernable: Notes for the Resistance by the Rev. Rosemary Bray McNatt, April 2, 2017
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Believing in Dinosaurs by the Rev. Dr. Stephanie May, March 26, 2017
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Inheriting Freedom by the Rev. Dr. Stephanie May, March 12, 2017
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Rooted in Love by the Rev. Dr. Stephanie May, February 26, 2017
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Conversation and Understanding by Sam Teitel, February 19, 2017
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An Inward Fermentation by the Rev. Dr. Stephanie May, February 12, 2017
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With Eyes Open by the Rev. Dr. Stephanie May, February 5, 2017
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Something To Live For by the Rev. Dr. Stephanie May, January 29, 2017
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Awakened by Love. And Staying that Way by the Rev. Mary Margaret Earl, January 22, 2017
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The Beloved Community by the Rev. Dr. Stephanie May, January 15, 2017
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Fresh Start by Sam Teitel, January 8, 2017
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A Rose in the Wintertime by the Rev. Dr. Stephanie May, January 1, 2017

Even the Birds Listen by the Rev. Dr. Stephanie May, December 18, 2016
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Race and Religion in the U.S. by the Rev. Dr. Stephanie May, December 11, 2016
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Neighborly Love by the Rev. Dr. Stephanie May, December 4, 2016
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Announcing Hope by the Rev. Dr. Stephanie May, November 27, 2016
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Beginnings into Endings into Beginnings by Sam Teitel, November 20, 2016
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To Be a Good Ancestor by the Rev. Dr. Stephanie May, November 13, 2016
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Still You Remain Singing by the Rev. Dr. Stephanie May, November 6, 2016
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Shape Shift with Me by Sam Teitel, October 30, 2016
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Wonder by the Rev. Dr. Stephanie May, October 23, 2016
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100 Years of Change by the Rev. Dr. Stephanie May, October 16, 2016
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Antigone’s Dilemma by the Rev. Dr. Stephanie May, October 9, 2016
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Defiant Butterflies by the Rev. Dr. Stephanie May, October 2, 2016
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Shelter from the Storm by Sam Teitel, September 25, 2016
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A Revolution of Values by the Rev. Dr. Stephanie May, September 18, 2016
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What Do You Bring? by the Rev. Dr. Stephanie May, September 11, 2016
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