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The Value of all Those Bloated Government Programs
One day, a few months ago, I was handed an old-school, poorly photocopied portion of a sermon taken from a 1993 sermon by the respected...
Jun 22 min read


“I Forgot How Hard This Is”
All I can promise is a disjointed and bad run-on poem. 'Cause that’s what’s coming. Here goes…It was written a few days before my Dad...
Jun 22 min read


Minister's Corner - May 2025
What if like jury duty, registering for the draft, and filing taxes, native-born American citizens were periodically required to take a refresher course in American Civics, or participate in a renewal of vows.
May 12 min read


Billerica Banner - April 2025
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Apr 11 min read


Minister's Corner - April 2025
Earth Day: An overdue conversation with ourselves As a Pastor of a Unitarian Universalist Church there is no easier service to prepare...
Apr 13 min read


Minister's Corner - March 2025
“What’s going on at your Billerica church? A UU minister friend of mine asked me. It was the kind of generic question friends crossing...
Mar 14 min read


Billerica Banner - March 2025
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Mar 11 min read


Billerica Banner - February 2025
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Feb 11 min read


Minister's Corner - February 2025
Every year, slotted between a focus on Race/Civil Rights issues prompted by Martin Luther King Day and early March, when I believe and...
Feb 14 min read


Minister's Corner - January 2025
Originally posted by UUA - We Are A Sanctuary People: An Election Message from UUA President the Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt
Jan 12 min read


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Minister's Corner - December 2024
Christmas may not be all about Jesus, and shouldn’t be, but Jesus makes Christmas better, and I encourage you not to forget that.
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Minister's Corner - November 2024
It is said that "trust is built in drops, but poured out in buckets". So, sadly, is justice.
Oct 31, 20243 min read


Minister's Corner - October 2024
Thoughts on this election season
Sep 26, 20244 min read


Billerica Banner - September 2024
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Aug 30, 20241 min read


Minister's Corner - September 2024
In all, or nearly all months, we have a Community meal, a Sunday Service every Sunday, an Adult-Ed Theology Discussion group, writing group
Aug 28, 202412 min read


Statement of Solidarity
Our congregation holds the Kingston congregation in our hearts and prayers, even as we pray for the perpetrator.
Jul 12, 20241 min read


Reflections on the 2024 UUA General Assembly
Barbara, Jeanne, and Trek report on the honor of representing First Parish Church at the 2024 General Assembly
Jul 1, 202410 min read
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