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Title Author Date
The Search for What Saves Us Rev. Claire Feingold Thoryn May 4, '08
Losing our Lions Rev. Roger Paine Apr. 27, '08
No Garden Rev. Claire Feingold Thoryn Apr. 20, '08
Thine is the Power and the Powerlessness (audio only) Rev. Bill Gregory Apr. 13, '08
Stand Still Rev. Roger Paine Apr. 6, '08
Coffee House Sermon several Mar. 30, '08
Calamity Physics Rev. Roger Paine Mar. 23, '08
Ephemeroptera Rev. Claire Feingold Thoryn Mar. 23, '08
The Prophethood of All Believers Rev. Claire Feingold Thoryn Mar. 16, '08
Love thy Niebuhr Rev. Claire Feingold Thoryn Mar. 9, '08
Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits Rev. Roger Paine Mar. 2, '08
Paine & Ebert at the Movies Rev. Roger Paine Feb. 24, '08
All My Relations Rev. Roger Paine Feb. 10, '08
For Better or For Worse Rev. Claire Phillips-Thoryn Feb. 3, '08
In the Spirit of Jesus Rev. Roger Paine Jan. 27, '08
Modern Saints Rev. Claire Phillips-Thoryn Jan. 20, '08
The Top Ten Religious News Stories of 2007 Rev. Roger Paine & Rev. Claire Phillips-Thoryn Jan. 13, '08
Q & A (audio only) Rev. Roger Paine & Rev. Claire Phillips-Thoryn Jan. 6, '08
Born Enough Rev. Claire Phillips-Thoryn Dec. 23, '07
PLAYBILL Rev. Roger Paine Dec. 16, '07
Identity Rev. Roger Paine Dec. 9, '07
Take Heaven! Rev. Claire Phillips-Thoryn Dec. 2, '07
The Rashomon Effect Rev. Roger Paine Nov. 25, '07
Blessing Rev. Roger Paine Nov. 18, '07
With a Capital T Rev. Claire Phillips-Thoryn Nov. 11, '07
Hey Jude Rev. Roger Paine Nov. 4, '07
Kind, True, Necessary Rev. Claire Phillips-Thoryn Oct. 28, '07
Balance Rev. Roger Paine Oct. 14, '07
Rough Treatment and Saving Grace Rev. Roger Paine Oct. 7, '07
Helpers and Dancers Rev. Claire Phillips-Thoryn Sept 30, '07
Atonement Rev. Roger Paine Sept 23, '07
Openings Rev. Roger Paine Sept 16, '07

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Pastoral Prayers
D. Welch Apr. 27, '08
S. Hessler Apr. 20, '08
D. Welch Apr. 13, '08
S. Hessler Apr. 6, '08
J. Mundt Feb. 10, '08
L. H. Ory Feb. 17, '08
J. Mundt Feb. 24, '08
E. Haslett Jan. 6, '08
P. Pease Dec. 23, '07
D. Gertz Dec. 16, '07
P. Pease Dec. 9, '07
D. Gertz Dec. 2, '07
A. Bailey Nov. 25, '07
R. Frost Nov. 18, '07
M. Beckwith Nov. 11, '07
R. Frost Nov. 4, '07
Rev. Claire Phillips-Thoryn Sept. 16, '07
Rev. Roger Paine Sept. 30, '07

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Older Sermons

Title Author Date
Saying Goodbye Rev. Cricket Potter June 4, '07
How Did I Get Here? Rev. Claire Phillips-Thoryn May 27, '07
A Meditation Barbara O’Neil May 20, '07
Breathe, Pray, Be Kind, and Try Not to Grab Cricket Potter May 13, '07
Communion Sundays:  Feast or Famine? S. Johnson May 6, '07
Interrogating God Rev. Claire Phillips-Thoryn April 29, '07
Who are we?  Who do we want to be? D. Gertz April 22, '07
Spiritual Gratitude Rev. Edwin Charles Lynn April 15, '07
Coming Home, Letting Go Rev. Claire Phillips-Thoryn April 8, '07
Oh Messy Life Rev. Claire Phillips-Thoryn April 1, '07
Hearing God’s Voices Peter Pease Mar 25, '07
No Regrets Cricket Potter Mar 11, '07
Holy, Holy Whole Rev. Claire Phillips-Thoryn Mar 4, '07
In the Wilderness (Audio only) Rev. Rosemary Lloyd Feb. 25, '07
Unfailing Champions Cricket Potter Feb. 18, '07
Your Back Shop Rev. Roger Paine Feb. 11, '07
All Shall Be Well Claire Phillips-Thoryn Feb. 4, '07
Question Box Rev. Roger Paine, Claire Phillips-Thoryn, & Cricket Potter Jan. 28, '07
Circles Rev. Roger Paine Jan. 21, '07
Engaging, Listening and Learning Cricket Potter Jan. 14, '07
The Top Ten Religious News Stories of 2006 Rev. Roger Paine & Claire Phillips-Thoryn Jan. 7, '07
Darkness and Blaze Rev. Roger Paine Dec. 24, '06
Just Stand There and Shine Claire Phillips-Thoryn Dec. 17, '06
Plans Rev. Roger Paine Dec. 10, '06
Your One Wild and Precious Life Cricket Potter Dec. 3, '06
Ladders Rev. Roger Paine Nov 26, '06
Border Crossings Rev. Roger Paine Nov. 19, '06
Welcome Home, Sir Claire Phillips-Thoryn Nov 12, '06
Widening Our Circle of Compassion Cricket Potter Nov 5, '06
A Swift Uplifting Rush Claire Phillips-Thoryn Oct 29, '06
Strange Angels Claire Phillips-Thoryn Oct 15, '06
Matters at Hand Rev. Roger Paine Oct 8, '06
The Lord"s Prayer Rev. Roger Paine Oct 1, '06
Every Common Bush Rev. Bill Gregory Sept 24,'06
Open Source Religion Rev. Roger Paine Sept 17, '06
Old Delicious Burdens Claire Phillips-Thoryn June 4, '06
Honor Rev. Roger Paine May 28, '06
A Homily Barbara O"Neil May 21, '06
The Sacred Feminine Rev. Roger Paine May 14, '06
Blessing Cricket Potter May 7, '06
Beyond Humanism Steve Johnson April 30, '06
Spiritual Practices Rev. Roger Paine April 23, '06
Imperishable Rev. Roger Paine April 16, '06
Bringing the Story Forward Cricket Potter April 9, '06
Our Whole Lives Rev. Roger Paine April 2, '06
Cross Purposes Rev. Roger Paine March 26, '06
We Can Be Healers Rev. Nathan Detering March 19, '06
Saving Jesus, Liberating Christ Rev. Frank Clarkson March 12, '06
Go Further Rev. Roger Paine March 5, '06
Transforming Flashes of Insight into Abiding Light Cricket Potter February 26, '06
Leap of Faith Rev. Roger Paine February 12, '06
The Blessing of a Skinned Knee Rev. Roger Paine February 5, '06
A Mind of Winter Cricket Potter January 22, '06
Boxcar Dreams Rev. Roger Paine January 15, '06
The Top Ten Religious Stories of 2005 Rev. Roger Paine January 1, '06
Our Unfolding Story Cricket Potter December 18, '05
Joy and Sorrow Rev. Roger Paine December 11, '05
The Complex Nexus Of Interpersonal Relationships Robert V. Green December 4, '05
What Poetry Does For Experience Rev. Bill Gregory November 27, '05
Right Relationship Rev. Roger Paine November 20, '05
Lost Rev. Roger Paine November 6, '05
A Vision That Changes Us Cricket Potter October 16, '05
The Long Conversation Rev. Roger Paine October 9, '05
In the Beginning is the Relation Cricket Potter September 25, '05
The Top Five Most Annoy- ing Things about God Rev. Roger Paine September 18,'05
Journey and Home Frank Clarkson June 5, '05
When Would You Fight? Rev. Roger Paine May 29, '05
Belonging Rev. Roger Paine May 15, '05
Choose Life Frank Clarkson May 8, '05
Landscape of Memory Rev. Rosemary Lloyd May 1, '05
Holy Ground Rev. Roger Paine April 24, '05
No Clear Line Frank Clarkson April 17, '05
Moral Reasoning Rev. Roger Paine April 10, '05
The Five Strengths Olivia Hoblitzelle April 3, '05
Easter at Socrates Café Rev. Roger Paine March 27, '05
How It Ends Frank Clarkson March 20, '05
A Third Place Rev. Roger Paine March 6, '05
On The Way Frank Clarkson February 27,'05
Gateways Rev. Roger Paine February 13,'05
Turn Off Your Computer Frank Clarkson February 6,'05
Lateral Solutions Rev. Roger Paine January 30, '05
Answering the Call John Finley January 23, '05
Lift Every Voice Frank Clarkson January 16, '05
The Top Ten Religious News stories of 2004 Rev. Roger Paine January 9, '05
Radical Hope Rev. Roger Paine December 24, '04
Guardian Angels Barbara O'Neil December 24, '04
In Arms Grown Strong With Love Frank Clarkson December 19, '04
Christ the Judge Rev. Carl Scovel December 12, '04
Compassion in Action Rev. Roger Paine December 5, '04
Road Tested Rev. Roger Paine November 28, '04
Get Out of the Balcony Rev. Roger Paine November 21, '04
A Sure and Certain Hope Frank Clarkson November 14, '04
How To Be Good Rev. Roger Paine October 31, '04
20/20/60 Rev. Roger Paine October 24, '04
Take the Long View Frank Clarkson October 10, '04
Rites of Passage Rev. Roger Paine October 3, '04
Who's Calling? Frank Clarkson September 26, '04
Out of Every One Hundred... Rev. Roger Paine September 19, '04
Our Church 250 Years Ago Marnie Wengren July 25, '04
Patriot Dreams Rev. Roger Paine May 30, '04
The Charge to the Minister Rev. Roger Paine May 23, '04
Time Flies Rev. Rosemary Lloyd May 16, '04
Her Most Difficult Child Rev. Roger Paine May 9, '04
Home Annie Robinson May 2, '04
Prayers, Readings and Reflections Earth Day Service April 25, '04
Changing The Rules Rev. Roger Paine April 11, '04
The Heart of Compassion Rosemary Lloyd April 4, '04
Side Effects, Part II Rev. Roger Paine March 28, '04
Side Effects, Part I Rev. Roger Paine March 21, '04
Deep Blindness Peter Pease March 14, '04
The Soul of Money Rosemary Lloyd March 7, '04
A God-Shaped Hole Rev. Roger Paine February 29, '04
Earth is Crammed with Heaven Rev. Mark Glovin February 22, '04
Love Power Rosemary Lloyd February 15, '04
Chicken Tales Don Bienfang February 8, '04
A Voice That is Not Your Own Rev. Roger Paine February 1, '04
New Perspectives David Scadden January 25, '04
In Honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Rosemary Lloyd January 18, '04
The Top Ten Religious News Stories of 2003 Rev. Roger Paine January 11, '04
Glamoured Rev. Roger Paine December 24, '03
A Christmas Story Rosemary Lloyd December 21, '03
There"s Something about Mary Rev. Roger Paine November 30, '03
A Thanksgiving Meditation Rev. Roger Paine November 23, '03
It Matters What We Believe: Part Two Rosemary Lloyd November 16, '03
Bushwhacking Rev. Roger Paine November 9, '03
Gospels in Conflict Rev. Roger Paine November 2, '03
It Matters What We Believe Rosemary Lloyd October 26, '03
Only Kindness Rev. Roger Paine October 19, '03
Common Needs Rev. Roger Paine October 5, '03
Art Saves Lives Rosemary Lloyd September 28, '03
Unfinished Business Rev. Roger Paine September 21, '03
Dominion Rev. Roger Paine September 14, '03
Transitions Annie Robinson & Carolyn Mansfield June 8, '03
Ultimate Optimism Rosemary Lloyd June 1, '03
Re-membering Memorial Day Rev. Steve Wilson May 25, '03
The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup Rev. Roger Paine May 11, '03
War, Peace and The First Parish Dwight Gertz and Peter Pease May 4, '03
On Praying Rosemary Lloyd April 27, '03
Now for the Tricky Part Rev. Roger Paine April 20, '03
Old Grit's Advice Rev. Roger Paine April 13, '03
Wish Big and Jump Pam Dickinson April 6, '03
The Five Elements of a Great Story Rev. Roger Paine March 16, '03
The Ecology of Grief Rev. Roger Paine March 2, '03
Hope's Roof Rev. Roger Paine February 16, '02
Science and Religion -- The Journey Between Scott Rocklage February 9, '02
Strategic Withdrawal Rev. Roger Paine February 2, '02
Shadow Rev. Roger Paine January 26, '03
Lest We Forget Monique Worrell January 19, '03
The Top Ten Religious News Stories of 2002 Rev. Roger Paine January 12, '03
No Boundaries Rev. Roger Paine December 24, '02
Scenes We'd Like To See Rev. Roger Paine December 22, '02
Bringing Spirit Down To Earth Rev. Roger Paine December 8, '02
All I Want For Christmas Rosemary Lloyd December 1, '02
Marveling Rev. Roger Paine November 24, '02
A Human Possibility Rev. Roger Paine November 17, '02
To Forgive Is Human Rosemary Lloyd November 10, '02
Devotion Rev. Roger Paine November 3, '02
The Good Samaritan Revisited Rev. William Sloane Coffin October 27, '02
What Can We Proclaim? Rev. Roger Paine October 20, '02
Being with Dying Rosemary Lloyd October 13, '02
Heaven Rev. Roger Paine October 6, '02
What We Teach Our Kids Rev. Roger Paine September 29, '02
Paying Attention Rosemary Lloyd September 22, '02
Deep Ecumenism Rev. Roger Paine September 15, '02
Go Rev. Roger Paine June 16, '02
Cathedral of the World Rev. Roger Paine June 9, '02
Knowing God's Love Nan McCurdy May 26, '02
Nurturing the Maternal Nathan Detering May 12, '02
A Sermon Dwight Gertz May 5, '02
Saving Time Rev. Gwen Moore April 28, '02
How To Forgive?: Remembering The Holocaust Rev. Rachele Rosi April 21, '02
The Guardian Spirit Peter Pease April 14, '02
Relax Nathan Detering April 7, '02
Lina"s Ladybug Rev. Rachele Rosi March 31, '02
An Easter Homily Nathan Detering March 31, '02
The Will to Believe Nathan Detering March 24, '02
The Rainbow's End Rev. Rachele Rosi March 17, '02
The Crooked E Peter Pease March 3, '02
On Turning Sixty Rev. Roger Paine February 24, '02
Why Do We Sing? R.L. Smith February 10, '02
Flaws Rev. Roger Paine February 3, '02
Building Babel Again Nathan Detering January 20, '02
The Top Ten Religious News Stories of 2001 Rev. Roger Paine January 13, '02
A Star to Follow Nathan Detering December 23, '01
Tata Jesus is Bängala Rev. Roger Paine December 16, '01
Risking a Life of Faith Rev. Rachele Rosi December 9, '01
Awakening Destiny Rev. Roger Paine December 2, '01
Turning to Prayer Larry Buell November 25, '01
Sacred Time Rev. Roger Paine November 18, '01
Waiting on The Ramparts Nathan Detering November 11, '01
Willful Innocence Rev. Roger Paine November 4, '01
Particularity Rev. Roger Paine October 21, '01
Showing Up Rev. Roger Paine October 7, '01
“Dear God...” Rev. Roger Paine September 30, '01
Working with Empty Hands Nathan Detering September 23, '01
Desire of the Everlasting Hills Rev. Roger Paine September 16, '01
Bedrock Rev. Roger Paine June 3, '01
Music Rev. Roger Paine February 11, '01
Stuff Rev. Roger Paine November 1, 1998

Older Pastoral Prayers

F. Clark June 3, '07
D. Gertz May 27, '07
A. Doyle May 20, '07
A. Doyle May 13, '07
P. Pease April 29, '07
S. Johnson April 22, '07
B. Wells April 15, '07
P. Pease April 8, '07
S. Johnson April 1, '07
L. Arthur Mar 25, '07
D. Welch Mar 18, '07
L. Arthur Mar 11, '07
S. Keane Blagg Mar 4, '07
P. Keane Feb 25, '07
D. Welch Feb 18, '07
P. Keane Feb 11, '07
S. Keane-Blagg Feb 4, '07
M. Beckwith Jan 28, '07
E. Haslett Jan 21, '07
Claire Phillips-Thoryn Jan 14, '07
E. Haslett Jan 7, '07
Cricket Potter May 7, '06
Rev. Roger Paine April 30, '06
Sandy Hessler April 23, '06
Mimsy Beckwith April 16, '06
Sandy Hessler April 9, '06
Mimsy Beckwith April 2, '06
Leslie Kornfeld March 26, '06
Stacey Keane Blagg March 5, '06
Lynn Weigel February 26, '06
Lynn Weigel February 12, '06
Emily Haslett February 5, '06
Stacey Keane-Blagg January 22, '06
Cricket Potter January 1, '06
Cricket Potter December 24, '05
Dick Lyman December 18, '05
Adam Bailey December 11, '05
Dick Lyman December 4, '05
Enid Winchell November 6, '05
Ben Wells October 16, '05
Sylvia Kimball Perry October 9, '05
Janet Boynton September 25, '05
Cricket Potter September 18, '05
Frances Clark June 5, '05
Frank Clarkson May 29, '05
Frances Clark May 15, '05
Enid Winchell May 8, '05
Enid Winchell May 1, '05
Mimsy Beckwith April 24, '05
Dan Boynton April 17, '05
Mimsy Beckwith April 10, '05
Dan Boynton April 3, '05
Linda Hammett Ory March 27, '05
Janet Boynton March 20, '05
Janet Boynton March 6, '05
Marnie Wengren February 27, '05
Annie Robinson February 20, '05
Annie Robinson February 13, '05
Tim Henry February 6, '05
Steve Johnson January 30, '05
Dick Lyman January 16, '05
Timothy Henry January 9, '05
Dick Lyman January 2, '05
Dwight Gertz December 19, '04
Peter Pease December 12, '04
Dwight Gertz December 5, '04
Frances Clark November 28, '04
Marnie Wengren November 21, '04
Steve Johnson November 14, '04
Marnie Wengren November 7, '04
Ben Wells October 31, '04
Stacey Keane October 24, '04
Peter Pease October 17, '04
Stacey Keane October 10, '04
Ben Wells October 3, '04
Frances Clark September 26, '04
Frank Clarkson September 19, '04
Frank Clarkson September 12, '04
Carolyn Montie May 16, '04
Scot McFarlane May 9, '04
Carolyn Montie May 2, '04
Dwight Gertz April 25, '04
Dwight Gertz April 18, '04
Peter Watkinson April 11, '04
Dwight Gertz April 4, '04
Sarah Andrysiak March 28, '04
Frances Clark March 21, '04
Sarah Andrysiak March 14, '04
Frances Clark March 7, '04
Steve Johnson February 29, '04
Eliza O"Neil February 22, '04
Steve Johnson February 15, '04
Eliza O"Neil February 8, '04
Steve Johnson February 1, '04
Adam Bailey January 25, '04
Marnie Wengren January 18, '04
Adam Bailey January 11, '04
Marnie Wengren January 4, '04
Peter Pease December 21, '03
Janet Boynton November 30, '03
Janet Boynton November 16, '03
Rainer Frost November 9, '03
Janet Boynton November 2, '03
Tom Haslett October 19, '03
Dana Robbat October 5, '03
Rev. Roger Paine September 28, '03
Susan Welsh September 21, '03
Susan Welsh September 14, '03
Rosemary Lloyd September 7, '03
Eliza O"Neil June 6, '03
Dwight Gertz May 11, '03
Martha DeNormandie May 4, '03
Dana Robbat April 27, '03
Tom Risser April 13, '03
Tom Risser April 6, '03
R.L. Smith March 16, '03
Martha Grabill March 9, '03
R.L. Smith March 2, '03
Jeff Eaton February 23, '03
Janet Boynton February 16, '03
Jeff Eaton February 9, '03
Janet Boynton February 2, '03
Annie Robinson January 26, '03
Kirsten Spille January 19, '03
Annie Robinson January 12, '03
Sarah Bishop December 8, '02
Pam Dickinson December 1, '02
Deborah French November 24, '02
Peter Pease November 17, '02
Deb French November 10, '02
Peter Pease November 3, '02
John Kerr October 27, '02
Frances Clark October 20, '02
John Kerr October 13, '02
Frances Clark October 6, '02
Hugo Liepmann September 29, '02
Susan Welsh September 22, '02
Hugo Liepmann September 15, '02
Peter Pease September 8,'02
Peggy Marsh May 26, '02
Fannie Watkinson May 19, '02
Pam Dickinson May 12, '02
Peggy Marsh May 5, '02
J Mansfield April 28, '02
Dana Robbat April 21, '02
J Mansfield April 14, '02
Dana Robbat April 7, '02
Rev. Rachele Rosi March 31, '02
Nathan Detering March 31, '02
Kirsten Spille March 24, '02
Susan Welsh March 17, '02
Mimsy Beckwith February 24, '02
Frances Clark February 17, '02
Mimsy Beckwith February 10, '02
Frances Clark February 3, '02
Allison Cole January 28, '02
Larry Buell January 21, '02
Larry Buell January 7, '02
Nathan Detering December 24, '01
Peter Pease December 23, '01
Tom Haslett December 9, '01
Peter Pease December 2, '01
Janet Boynton November 25, '01
Sam Perkins November 18, '01
Janet Boynton November 11, '01
Sam Perkins November 4, '01
Martha DeNormandie October 21, '01
Last edited by JP on 5/8/08

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