Past Worship Services
Videos of our worship services can be viewed on our Youtube channel for a month after the service.
2024
April 28, 2024, “Old Ships and New Traditions,” Matt Meyer
April 21, 2024, “Garbage,” Rev. Dan Harper
April 14, 2024, “Another Alternative: Religious Naturalism,” Rev. Dan Harper
April 7, 2024, “Principles Revisited,” Rev. Dan Harper
March 31, 2024, “A Unitarian Universalist Easter,” Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text of the sermon
March 24, 2024, “Palm Sunday and the Roman Empire,” Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text of the sermon
March 17, 2024, “Never Turning Back,” McKayla Hoffman, intern minister, United First Parish, Quincy
March 10, 2024, “Springtime Poetry,” Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text of the sermon
March 3, 2024, “The Best Things in Life,” Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text to the sermon
February 25, 2024, “The Great Man Fallacy,” Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text to the sermon
February 18, 2024, “Who Deserves Our Love?,” Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text to the sermon
February 11, 2024, “Icebergs,” Rev. DL Helfer
February 4, 2024, “Is Religion in Decline?,” Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text to the sermon
January 28, 2024, “Blessed Are the Peacemakers,” Rev. Ann Fox, UU Society of Fairhaven
January 21, 2024, “Is It Religion, pt. 5: Unitarian Universalism” — Read the text to the sermon
January 14, 2024, “Roll Down Like Waters” — Read the text to the sermon
January 7, 2024, “What About Land Acknowledgements?” — Read the text to the sermon
2023
December 31, 2023, “Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude,” Rev. Dan Harper and others share favorite poems
December 24, 2023, “Five Yuletide Carols,” Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text to the sermon
December 10, 2023, “Is It Religion, pt 4: Christmas” — Read the text to the sermon
December 3, 2023, “Humanism for Such a Time as This” — Read the text to the sermon
November 26, 2023, “Pay Attention Naomi,” Rev. Danielle DiBona, chaplain and bereavement counselor, Asera Care Hospice
November 19, 2023, “Dinner Table Conversations,” Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text to the sermon
November 12, 2023, “Is It Religion, pt. 3: Communism and Capitalism,” Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text to the sermon
November 5, 2023, “Why I’m a Mystic (But Maybe You Shouldn’t Be),” Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text to the sermon
October 29, 2023, “Chant as a Spiritual Practice,” Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text to the sermon
October 22, 2023, “Is It Religion, pt. 2: Christian Nationalism,” Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text to the sermon
October 15, 2023, “Why I’m Not a Buddhist (But Maybe You Should Be),” Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text to the sermon
October 8, 2023, 2023, “Is It Religion, pt. 1: Sports,” Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text to the sermon
October 1, 2023, “We Don’t Have To Believe Alike To Love Alike,” Rev. Ann Fox; plus installation of Rev. Dan Harper as settled minister
September 24, 2023, “The Ways,” Everett Hoagland — Everett read poetry from his latest award-winning book
September 17, 2023, “Why I Don’t Pray (But Maybe You Should),” Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text to the sermon
September 10, 2023, Ingathering service and annual water ritual, Rev. Dan Harper and Dr. Kate Sullivan
September 3, 2023, no service due to Labor Day holiday
August 27, 2023, “Life as an Identical Twin,” Abigail Alves
August 20, 2023, “AI and Religion,” Eric Kluz
August 13, 2023, “Summer Reads,” Bev Burgess
August 6, 2023, “Music and Meditation,” the Mulder family
July 30, 2023, “Rowdy Hymns,” Mary Beth Courtright
July 23, 2023, “Inspiration,” Joan Lunt
July 16, 2023, “Favorite Quotes,” Steve Brown
July 9, 2023, “Belonging,” Holly Harris
July 2, 2023, Annual reading of the Declaration of Independence
June 25, 2023, “The Spirituality of Heavy Metal,” Tracey Newman
June 18, 2023, no service due to South Shore Arts Center Festival
June 11, 2023, Music Sunday, Mary Beth Courtright and choir
June 4, 2023, “One Hundred Years of Flower Celebrations,” Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text to the sermon
May 28, 2023, Rev. Ann Fox, UU Society of Fairhaven
May 21, 2023, Religious Education Sunday, Tracey Newman and the Religious Education Committee
May 14, 2023, “Mother’s Day Peace,” Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text to the sermon
May 7, 2023, “Who Are We, Anyway?”, Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text to the sermon
April 30, 2023, “What the World Needs Now,” Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text to the sermon
April 23, 2023, “A Revolutionary Religion,” Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text to this sermon
April 16, 2023, Rev. Ann Fox, UU Society of Fairhaven
April 9, 2023, “The Original Easter Story,” Rev. Dan Harper
April 2, 2023, “Ministers and Congregations,” Rev. Dan Harper
March 26, 2023, “The Tree Spirit’s Mistake,” Rev. Dan Harper, worship leader Bev Burgess — Read the text to this sermon
March 19, 2023, “The Problem with Grief,” Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text to this sermon
March 12, 2023, “Sleep,” Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text to this sermon
March 5, 2023, “The Importance of Community,” Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text to this sermon
Feb 26, 2023, “Evil in Our Time,” Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text to this sermon
Feb 19, 2023, “Religion 101,” Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text to this sermon
Feb 12, 2023, “Universalism for Such a Time as This,” Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text to this sermon
Feb 5, 2023, “Religion vs. Spirituality,” Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text to this sermon
Jan 29, 2023, “The Disabled God for Unitarian Universalists,” Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text to this sermon
Jan 22, 2023, “Life, Received,” Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson, former interim minister of First Parish
Jan 15, 2023, Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration, Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text to this sermon
Jan. 8, 2023, “Revising the UU Principles and Purpose,” Rev. Dan Harper —Read the text of this sermon
Jan. 1, 2023, “Personal Values,” Steve Brown
2022
Dec. 25, 2022, “Dulce Domum,” Rev. Dan Harper
Dec. 18, 2022, No-rehearsal Christmas Pageant, Tracey Newman and children of First Parish
Dec. 11, 2022, “Three Hundred and One,” Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text of this sermon
Dec. 4, 2022, “Early Education and Unitarian Universalism,” Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text of this sermon
Nov. 27, 2022, “Our Congregation and Its Ministers, Part Two,” Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text of this sermon
Nov. 20, 2022, “Thanksgiving in Our Time,” Rev. Dan Harper
Nov. 13, 2022, “These Fleeting Temples,” Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson, former interim minister of First Parish
Nov. 6, 2022, “Calming the Quarrel,” Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text of this sermon
Oct. 30, 2022, “How Can We Know What Is True?”, Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text of this sermon
Oct. 23, 2022, “Our Congregation and Its Ministers, Part One,” Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text of this sermon
Oct. 16, 2022, “Searching for Balance,” Tracey Newman, DRE
Oct. 9, 2022, “Meaning in Our Meeting House,” Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text of this sermon
Oct. 2, 2022, “Ritual and Balance,” Rev. Ann Fox, UU Society of Fairhaven
Sept. 25, 2022, “Ecological Spirituality and Our Congregation,” Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text of this sermon
Sept. 18, 2022, “Education and Our Congregation,” Rev. Dan Harper — Read the text of this sermon
Sept. 11, 2022, “Connected by Water,” Rev. Dan Harper, with annual water ritual
Sept. 4, 2022, no service, Labor Day holiday
Aug. 28, 2022, “Music from My Playlist: For a Rainy Day,” Mike Nakashima and friends
Aug. 21, 2022, “Cousins,” Eric Kluz
Aug. 14, 2022, “The View from My Porch,” Bev Burgess
Aug. 7, 2022, “Music!”, the Mulder family
July 31, 2022, “The Road Ahead,” Jeff Watson
July 24, 2022, “Small Gestures Can Empower Us and Others,” Steve Brown
July 17, 2022, “Death Cafe,” Holly Harris
July 10, 2022, “Transitions,” Holly Harris
July 3, 2022, no service due to Independence Day
June 26, 2022, no service due to South Shore Arts Center Festival
June 12, 2022, “Oh, and One Last Thing,” Rev. Bob McKetchnie
June 5, 2022, “The Joy of Music, and Thanks,” Rev. Bob McKetchnie
May 29, 2022, “The Journey of a Thousand Miles,” Rev. Paul Langston
May 22, 2022, “Many Hands Make Light Work,” Tracey Newman, DRE, First Parish
May 15, 2022, “Ministry for the Earth,” Rev. Bob McKetchnie
May 8, 2022, “Sculptors of Courage,” Rev. Bob McKetchnie
May 1, 2022, “Working Together To Make Change,” Vinnie Myles, Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry
Apr. 24, 2022, “Negotiating the New Normal,” Rev. Bob McKetchnie
Apr. 17, 2022, “Waiting for Springtime,” Rev. Bob McKetchnie
Apr. 10, 2022, “Religious Pluralism,” Rev. Bob McKetchnie
Apri. 3, 2022, “Congregational Polity,” Rev. Bob McKetchnie
Mar. 27, 2022, “Book Challenges Stifle Stories,” Tracey Newman, DRE, First Parish
Mar. 20, 2022, “Essentialism,” Rev. Bob McKetchnie
Mar. 13, 2022, “Holding the Ukrainian People,” Rev. Bob McKetchnie
Mar. 6, 2022, “Building on a Strong Foundation,” Rev. Bob McKetchnie
Feb. 27, 2022, “A Renewal of Hope,” Rev. DL Helfer, UU Church of South County, R.I.
Feb. 20, 2022, “Claiming the Right To Question,” Rev. Bob McKetchnie
Feb. 13, 2022, “Keep it Simple, Cupid,” Rev. Bob McKetchnie
Feb. 6, 2022, “Looking Ahead,” Rev. Bob McKetchnie
Jan. 30, 200, “Claiming the Right To Question,” Rev. Bob McKetchnie
Jan. 23, 2022, “Stuff I Learned (Again) These Last Two Months,” Rev. Bob McKetchnie
Jan. 16, 2022, “Opening Your Heart,” Rev. Anita Farber-Robertson
Jan. 9, 2022, “Desire, Hope, and Imagination,” Rev. Anita Farber-Robertson
Jan. 2, 2022, “Not What We Expected,” Rev. Anita Farber-Robertson