Selected Sermons

by

Rev. Ellen Rowse Spero and/or guests

First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Chelmsford, MA


Selected First Parish sermons are recorded and made available in a number of formats.

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Current Church Year (2007-2008)

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Date Title Speaker(s) Audio Duration
May 4, 2008 A Powerful Love Story: The Story of David and Jonathan Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero MP3 21m50s
April 27, 2008 Reflections On Sacred Spaces Martha Sherburne, Jennifer Almeida, and Amanda Miller MP3 20m02s
April 20, 2008 Moses or David: Liberation or Royal Power Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero MP3 17m54s
April 13, 2008 Reflections on Small Group Ministry Bryan Grad, Dave Kaffine, and Jonathan Crockett MP3 16m42s
April 6, 2008 Stewardship Sunday: "Our Needs and Hopes" and Reflections on Treasures Carrie Little & Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero MP3 20m12s
March 30, 2008 Five Years In: Reflections on the "War on Terror" in Iraq and Afghanistan Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero MP3 20m13s
March 23, 2008 Celebrating Easter: Reflections on Rebirth and Resurrection Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero and Sadie Kahn-Greene MP3 28m01s
March 16, 2008 What is Healing? Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero MP3 22m50s
March 9, 2008 Reflections on the Worth and Meaning of Covenant John Schneider, Sally Seekings, Ron Deschenes, Carla Corey MP3 18m51s
March 9, 2008 For All Ages: Grandpa Alan's Wonderful Loaves (a story by Beryl Aschenberg) Sadie Kahn-Greene MP3 6m39s
March 2, 2008 A Good Epidemic? Reverend Amy DeBeck MP3 21m10s
February 24, 2008 Breathing the Sacred into the Ordinary: Our Unitarian Universalist Rites and Rituals Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero MP3 17m45s
February 17, 2008 Love Makes a Family Collins Family, Clifford Family, Mellen Family, Taylor Family MP3 11m55s
February 10, 2008 Sex, Society and Religion Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero MP3 19m20s
February 3, 2008 The UU Mass Action Network Nancy Banks, Coordinator MP3 19m13s
February 3, 2008 For All Ages: The Fox and the Crane Bonnie Rankin MP3 5m36s
January 27, 2008 The Privilege of Leadership Sally Seekings and Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero MP3 19m13s
January 20, 2008 About the Reverend Joseph Jordan Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero MP3 21m45s
January 13, 2008 Congregational Life Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero MP3 17m14s
January 13, 2008 For All Ages: Covenants Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero and Sadie Kahn-Greene MP3 6m14s
December 9, 2007 Wonders and Miracles Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero MP3 14m39s
December 9, 2007 For All Ages: The Story of Our Flaming Chalice Sadie Kahn-Greene MP3 5m04s
December 2, 2007 Bring A Friend Sunday: Why We Are Here Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero MP3 20m05s
November 25, 2007 What Worship Means to Me Marcia Allison, Walter Cole, and Deirdre Heck MP3 16m40s
November 25, 2007 For All Ages: The Map Maker Bonnie Rankin MP3 3m47s
November 18, 2007 Reflections for the Ingathering Service Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero MP3 4m21s
November 18, 2007 Guest at Your Table Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero and Sadie Kahn-Greene MP3 4m48s
November 11, 2007 With Reason and Reverence: Humanism for a New Age Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero MP3 21m17s
November 11, 2007 For All Ages: Our Fifth Source Sadie Kahn-Greene MP3 3m37s
November 4, 2007 What's In a Name? Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero MP3 16m15s
October 28, 2007 What's in the Dark? Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero MP3 17m17s
October 21, 2007 On Being Unitarian Universalist and Christian Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero MP3 13m43s
October 14, 2007 A Larger Fellowship Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero MP3 16m10s
October 7, 2007 What is Your Perception of God? Sadie Kahn-Greene with Aleric, Zoe, and Peggy MP3 15m10s
October 7, 2007 For All Ages: Hide & Seek with God Sadie Kahn-Greene MP3 7m05s
September 30, 2007 Reverence: Exploring the First Source Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero MP3 13m22s
September 23, 2007 A Sacred Break: Taking Time to Open the Book of Life Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero MP3 12m42s
September 16, 2007 The Spirit of this Place: Covenant and Coherence Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero MP3 19m52s


Previous Church Year (2006-2007)

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Date Title Audio Speaker(s) Duration
May 27, 2007 Sacrifice and Support MP3 Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero 16m58s
May 20, 2007 The Khasi Hills Church: Unitarianism in India MP3 Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero 15m55s
May 13, 2007 A Celebration of Mothering MP3 Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero and Sadie Kahn-Greene 8m16s
May 6, 2007 Reflections on Becoming a Welcoming Congregation MP3 Betty Keddy and Karen Johnson, from First Parish of Groton 25m18s
April 29, 2007 Imaging the Sacred and the Divine MP3 Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero 11m03s
April 22, 2007 Voluntary Simplicity: Why is it so difficult and complicated? MP3 Athena DeGangi 14m11s
April 15, 2007 The Three Margas: One Harmony and the Spiritual Practice of Hinduism MP3 Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero 17m30s
April 8, 2007 Elijah and the Still-Small Voice MP3 Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero 9m19s
April 1, 2007 Fighting for Justice: Darfur and the work of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee MP3 Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero 17m21s
March 18, 2007 Religious Fundamentalism and the Lives of Women MP3 Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero 20m01s
March 18, 2007 For All Ages: A folk tale from Japan MP3 Sadie Kahn-Greene 3m31s
March 11, 2007 Foundations of Beloved Community: Balancing Justice and Joy MP3 Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero 18m16s
March 4, 2007 The Life and Work of Basho MP3 Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero 19m54s
February 11, 2007 Love Makes a Family MP3 Reyna Family, Fraser-Mines Family, Deschenes Family, Hillman Family 26m48s
February 4, 2007 In Search of the True MP3 Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero 17m14s
January 28, 2007 Friendship and Faith MP3 Aine and Heather 21m39s
January 21, 2007 Checking the Compass MP3 Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero 16m36s
January 21, 2007 For All Ages: Pillars of Islam and UU MP3 Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero 9m25s
January 7, 2007 The Journeys of Hagar in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam MP3 Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero 18m34s
November 12, 2006 Journey Toward Welcoming Congregation Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero & C. Russell
October 29, 2006 To Welcome and to Witness: Welcoming Congregation and Beyond Reverend Ellen Rowse Spero

For earlier sermons, see our Sermon Archive


Formats

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Last modified: Wed May 07 23:52:35 Eastern Daylight Time 2008