Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Landrum
For her first sermon topic chosen by the person who purchased it at our annual action, Cindy tackles the tough subject of trauma, something that’s poorly understood within our culture but affects numerous people. This Sunday will also feature our “Say Their Names” project – a remembrance of the victims of lynching.
Past Services
Sunday, March 1st, 2020
Sunday, February 23rd, 2020
In this lay-led service, different FPC members will share their religious and spiritual beliefs.
Please log into the Members & Friends section of the website then return here to hear the recording of this service.
Sunday, February 16th, 2020
INTERGENERATIONAL
Rev. Dr. Cynthia Landrum with Michelle Cote, Religious Education Director
We’re trying something new! Join us for an interactive, intergenerational service, exploring kindness. If you enjoyed our “Make a Difference Day” in September, this is the service for you!
Sunday, February 9th, 2020
Our 11AM Service will include a Child Dedication
Rev. Dr. Cynthia Landrum
Ancestry and heritage comes with blessings and struggles—our family makes up so much of who we are, and yet there are sometimes parts of our heritage we wish we didn’t have to own or incorporate into our world view. This service will discuss the struggles and blessings of heritage. Our 11am service will include a child dedication.
Sunday, February 2nd, 2020
in the Community Room
Rev. Dr. Cynthia Landrum
Halfway between the Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox lies Imbolc, or (Saint) Brigid's Day and Candlemas. It celebrates an end to Winter and the returning of Spring. It was also a time for weather divination, which is something we celebrate in American culture as Groundhog's Day. Join us for an evening service where we celebrate darkness as well as the returning of the light.
Sunday, February 2nd, 2020
Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Landrum
Resilience is an important psychological and spiritual tool. It’s how we pick ourselves up and move on when life knocks us down. So how do we cultivate individual resilience and as a community? This service will explore how we strengthen resilience.
Sunday, January 26th, 2020
Cece Braun, Speaker
Cece Braun has been through a lot of grief in her life. Battles with infertility, pregnancy loss, beloved pet loss, loss of her father, and the biggest so far, the loss of her infant daughter. She often says, "If the only take away I have from these experiences is to help people be better at supporting each other in these times, I've done something." Admittedly Cece is a self-proclaimed relentless optimist - but watching people pull away when someone is hurting is hard. We need to understand as a culture that walking away from those in pain is not the solution. It causes more grief and adds isolation to the grief. Cece will talk about how to lean into and help a grieving friend, and how to ask for help yourself. And know that it's ok to not be ok.
There will be a video in the beginning of the service that talks about loss pretty bluntly - the words baby death, violence crime, accidents, suicides and natural disaster occur in the first 15 seconds. Cece and Cindy have reviewed it and feel that it is a message that's ok for all ages - but contact Cece if you'd like to preview it before the service.
Cece Braun 617-669-2729 ceceruth@comcast.net
Sunday, January 19th, 2020
Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Landrum
For Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend, Rev. Cindy will take a look at the prison system in America and the way it perpetuates racial bias and injustice.
Sunday, January 12th, 2020
Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Landrum
The poet Rilke wrote, "I want to unfold. I don't want to stay
folded anywhere, because where I am folded, there I am a lie."
This service will explore honesty, integrity, and how we stay true to that "iron string" that our hearts vibrate to.
Sunday, January 5th, 2020
Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Landrum
This service will explore the connections between art and spirituality, from creating art yourself to experiencing the art of others.
