Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech imagined a future that hasn’t come true and has disappointed many. But without imagining a future of justice and equity, it’s almost impossible to get there.
This service focuses on the Church of the Larger Fellowship’s Worthy Now Prison Ministry Network and the good work it is doing. This month our virtual “plate” donations are going to CLF’s Worthy Now program.
We’ve offered an “Ode to 2020” with gratitude for what it brought (despite everything) and now the face of Janus is turned toward the newness of what can come next in our lives and in our congregation.
“Having Enough, Not Enough” – (text) Rev. Paul Sprecher, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018
“Never Forget” – (text) Rev. Paul Sprecher, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018
“Seeking Safety” – (text) Rev. Paul Sprecher, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday, October 21, 2018
“Will You Harbor Me?” – (text) Rev. Paul Sprecher, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday, October 7, 2018
“Resolution Dissolution” – (text)
Rev. Paul Sprecher, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday January 7, 2018, 10:30 am
“Desire/Grasping” – (text) – and on YouTube
Rev. Paul Sprecher, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday February 7, 2016, 10:30 am
“Conservatively Liberal?” – (text) – and on YouTube
Rev. Paul Sprecher, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday January 31, 2016, 10:30 am
“Black Lives Matter” – (text) – no Video – met in Parish Hall
Rev. Paul Sprecher, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday January 17, 2015, 10:30 am
“Beyond Partisan Division” – (text) and on YouTube
Rev. Paul Sprecher, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday January 3, 2015, 10:30 am
“Still Waiting” – (text) and on YouTube
Rev. Paul Sprecher, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday December 13, 2015, 10:30 am
“Miracles & Martyrs” – (text) and on YouTube
Rev. Paul Sprecher, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday December 6, 2015, 10:30 am
“In The Middle” – (text) and on YouTube
Rev. Paul Sprecher, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday November 15, 2015, 10:30 am
“Summoning Memories“ – (text) and on YouTube
Rev. Paul Sprecher, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday November 1, 2015, 10:30 am
“Religious Experience“ – (text) and on YouTube
Rev. Paul Sprecher, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday October 18, 2015, 10:30 am
“Rediscovering Awe“ – (text) and on YouTube
Rev. Paul Sprecher, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday October 4, 2015, 10:30 am
“Peace Sunday Reflections“ – (text) and on YouTube
Rev. Paul Sprecher and Rev. Rachel Tedesco, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday Sept. 24, 2015, 10:30 am
“What Is Freedom, Really?“ – (text) and on YouTube The reading was a video, Sweet Honey in the Rock singing “We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest” (Ella’s Song) in the background. It’s here: https://youtu.be/EGQJmUsEE2I
Rev. Paul Sprecher, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday June 14, 2015, 10:30 am
“Love Yourself as Your Neighbor“ – (text) and on YouTube
Rev. Paul Sprecher, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday May 31, 2015, 10:30 am
“Broken Hearts“ – (text) and on YouTube
Rev. Paul Sprecher, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday May 17, 2015, 10:30 am
“Compassion in Many Tongues” – and YouTube Video
Rev. Paul Sprecher, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday May 3, 2015, 10:30 am
“Together, We Can” – New Member Sunday (text)
and YouTube Video
Rev. Paul Sprecher, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday April 19, 2015, 10:30 am
“Crosses, Flowers and Easter Eggs” (text) and YouTube Video
Rev. Paul Sprecher, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday April 5, 2015, 10:30 am
“Listen to the Crying of the Earth” (text) and YouTube Video
Rev. Paul Sprecher, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday March 29, 2015, 10:30 am
“Simplicity and Silence”
Rev. Paul Sprecher, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday March 15, 2015, 10:30 am
“Listening Deeply”
Rev. Paul Sprecher, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday March 1, 2015, 10:30 am
“Skeptical Science”
Rev. Paul Sprecher, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday February 22, 2015, 10:30 am
“Trouble with Science and Religion”
Rev. Paul Sprecher, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday February 1, 2015
“Selma Was Then, Ferguson Is Now”
Rev. Paul Sprecher, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday January 18, 2015
“We Are Unitarian Universalists”
Rev. Paul Sprecher, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday January 4, 2015
“The Old Story“ (text) and on YouTube
Rev, Paul Sprecher, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday December 7, 2014
“My Cup Runneth Over” (Text) or YouTube Video
Rev. Paul Sprecher, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday November 23, 2014
“Standing Before Us”
Rev. Paul Sprecher, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday November 2, 2014
“Prayer and Meditation”
Rev. Paul Sprecher, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday October 19, 2014
“What, Me Worship?”
Rev. Paul Sprecher, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday October 5, 2014
“Beginning Again“
Rev. Rachel G. Tedesco, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday September 28, 2014
“Covenant of Nations” – Peace Sunday
Rev. Paul Sprecher, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday September 21, 2014
“Up Close and Personal”
Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday March 16, 2014
“Contradictory Truths”
Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday March 2, 2014
“Gifts of Love and Service”
Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday Jan. 19, 2014
“Tikkun Olam”
Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday Jan. 5, 2014
“Christmas Message”
Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday Dec. 23, 2013
Watch video of this service.
“Who Is the Christ Child?” A Reflection on Pageant Sunday
Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday Dec. 15, 2013
Universal Puzzlement
Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday Dec. 1, 2013
Unqualified Thanksgiving
Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday Nov. 17, 2013
Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday Oct. 6, 2013
Holding On
Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday Sept. 22, 2013
Water Communion- A Sharing of the Sacred
Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday Sept. 8, 2013
The Wisdom in Flower Communion
Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday June 16, 2013
A Child Went Forth
Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday June 2, 2013
It Means Everybody
Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday May 9, 2013
What Have You Gotten Into?!
Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday April 21, 2013
Good Information
Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday April 7, 2013
Easter Homily
Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday March 31, 2013
Watch video of this service.
A Story that is Loving and True
Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday March 17, 2013
Inhabiting the Level Playing Field
Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday March 3, 2013
We Begin Again In Love
Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday February 17, 2013
More than Threads
Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday February 3, 2013
Love Is the Spirit, Service Its Gift
Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday January 20, 2013
Epiphanies: Shifting Sureties
Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday January 6, 2013
Christmas Message
Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson, Candlelight service, First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday December 23, 2012
Making Room
First Parish Bridgewater, Sunday December 2, 2012
Reflection for Thanksgiving
Bridgewater Community Thanksgiving Service
The Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson Nov. 18, 2012
Life Has Been Shared
Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson Nov. 4, 2012
Democracy: A Spiritual Discipline
Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson Oct. 21, 2012
Coming Back to Truths
Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson, Oct. 7, 2012
The Heart of Peace
Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson, Sept. 23, 2012
Opening Our Parachutes
The Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson Sept. 9, 2012
