A journey from suffering to hope, told through the experience with three gratitude practices: Weaponized Gratitude, Gratitude Lists, and Giving Thanks. Split Plate: Community Accompaniment Program With Asylum-Seekers (CAPAS) Please give generously. Your offering will benefit the great work of this organization and First Parish Unitarian Universalist. Make checks out to FPBUU with the service date … Continue reading The Practice of Gratitude
From the pale blue dot to the apple pie on your table, we live surrounded by gifts we did not earn. What do we owe in return? Carl Sagan and Octavia Butler offer us a vision of gratitude that is both wondrous and demanding. Split Plate: Brewster Ponds Coalition Please give generously. Your offering will benefit … Continue reading Cosmos and Parables
We run from a lot of things in this life and it is perhaps our dashing away from death and grief that is most pronounced. With a host of traditions around facing loss, our culture seems to prefer that we choose none of them and Rev. Julia believes we suffer for that. From sad to … Continue reading Good Grief
A century ago, millions strained to hear the voices of the dead — and what they heard changed the nation. Join Rev. Scot as he listens for what still echoes through the veil. Split Plate: Cape Cod LGBTQ+ Senior Friends Please give generously. Your offering will benefit the great work of this organization and First Parish … Continue reading A Haunted Nation
Memory is a strange and wonderful thing. It grounds us in many ways, setting the terra firma on which we build our lives, whether that ground is smooth and easy, or rough and full of stones and pitfalls. Memories serve as the guideposts and foundation of our belief systems, our sense of right and wrong, and our … Continue reading Memories Found… and Lost
We at First Parish Brewster have a rich and storied history, and like so many institutions, our past is riddled with causes for celebration and choices to lament. As we celebrate our longevity and the relationships we have nurtured, let us remember to continue to challenge ourselves to rise to the need for real cultural … Continue reading All Flourishing is Mutual
A night drive. A strange light. A story too strange to believe. As we gather in the spirit of the season, we’ll explore what happens when the extraordinary meets the everyday—and why compassion may matter most of all. Split Plate: Brewster Ponds Coalition Please give generously. Your offering will benefit the great work of this organization … Continue reading The Curious Case of Betty and Barney Hill
It is the time of the Jewish High Holy Days – the Days of Awe. As we begin a new year on the Jewish Calendar, in school and in our congregational activities, what can we learn about the importance of repair? What does it mean to allow conflict and hurt to fester? What can we … Continue reading How Do We Get to Awe?
What does it mean to belong — to one another, to our nation, to this fragile world? As we mark the International Day of Peace, we’ll look at the price of peace: courage, empathy, and a refusal to turn away. From WWII refugees denied sanctuary, to today’s wars and a rising fear at home, history … Continue reading The Cost of Belonging
What would it mean to reclaim the word church? Not as a place of fear or judgment, but as a living, breathing sanctuary for courage, connection, and hope. This Sunday, we’ll explore why belonging is a radical act in a fractured world—and how building community might just be a form of spiritual rebellion. Let’s build … Continue reading The Church I Don’t Belong To
