Recordings of Past Services

Video recordings of our Sunday services are available on our YouTube channel. Click on icon below to visit.


We also have a collection of audio recordings of selected Sunday 11:00AM services. To hear a service simply click on the red side of the audio player of the one you would like to hear. Alternatively, you can click on the .mp3 link to download the service to your computer or mobile device.

Note: Due to limitations with FPC's current audio system, the sound quality for most musical segments was very poor. As such, many of these pieces have not been included. We are working on upgrading the system so that the complete services can be heard. Also, for reasons of privacy, the "Joys and Concerns" segments have been excluded.

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Sunday, October 19th, 2014

In the biblical story of Elijah we hear that he encounters his God, not in big and powerful forces, but in a "still small voice."  We will explore this kind of God in our worships service.  At the 11 AM service our choir will sing selections from Elijah by Felix Mendelssohn.  Our minister, the Rev Tom Rosiello, will lead the worship service.

Sunday, October 5th, 2014

The Jewish High Holidays are a time to take stock of our lives, forgive ourselves and others, and begin anew in love. This Sunday we will observe the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur by focusing on how important forgiveness and letting go of our anger and pain are to a healthy life. During our Message for all Ages, in spoken words and songs, we will retell the story of Jonah and his encounter with the Ninevites and discover what it has to teach us. The services will be led by the Rev. Tom Rosiello with Mike Pfitzer, as vocal soloist and song leader, and Sanghee Kim, pianist/organist.

Sunday, September 28th, 2014

So often we believe the cards are stacked against us.  The word belongs to the powerful.  The big guys win.  This morning we will look at the biblical story of  David and Goliath and consider what can make it possible for the ‘Davids’ of our world to win.  The Rev. Tom Rosiello will preach the sermon.

Sunday, September 21st, 2014

DEDICATION WEEKEND

 

9 AM "Children’s Dedication Service"

All Ages Welcome~There are no Religious Education Classes Today

Our new Connector building will serve all ages.  In a special ceremony starting in our church, our children will move throughout our Connector Building stopping at various rooms to learn about them and dedicate them.  At the end, they will participate in creating squares for a new children’s quilt to hang in the Connector.  Music for this service will be will consist of songs for all ages, led by our music director Mike Pfitzer, children’s music director, Pat Sorn, and members of our FPC musical community. Nursery care will be provided at both services for children age 4 and under.

11 AM "Let This Gift Live On"

Junior and senior youth are invited to participate in this service.   Families with younger children are encouraged to attend the 9am service.  No Religious Education classes.

Join former Intern Minister, Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur, and Rev. Tom Rosiello for a lively service celebrating the new building and reflecting on the gifts that live on in our lives, and what it means to accept and leave a legacy. Music will be provided by our music director Mike Pfitzer and pianist/organist Sanghee Kim.

Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur is the 9th settled minister of the Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Santa Monica, California. She lives 18 blocks from the Pacific Ocean with her husband Jonathan and their two children. She was ordained by this congregation in 2010. Nursery care will be provided for children age 4 and under.

Sunday, September 14th, 2014

The three great monotheistic traditions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all are said to have Abraham as a common ancestor.  Abraham’s tent was said to be open on all sides so as to welcome the stranger from every direction.  The stories of Abraham teach us about tolerance and learning to live with those who believe differently, even to bring them into your tent.  This idea is part of our Unitarian Universalist Faith tradition. Yet we know that in our own country and throughout the world, so often Jewish Christians and Muslims claim their faith as the only true faith and all others as unwelcome. Instead of welcoming the stranger we wage war against them.  This past summer we have seen the conflict between Muslims and Jews in the Middle East increase.  We have witnessed in Syria and even in our own nation, disdain between Christians and Muslims.  What would it mean if each faith tradition really embraced the message of their common ancestor, Abraham? There are rays of hope.  Together we will pray for peace.  Our music will be songs of peace from all three traditions and will include a recent anthem with words written by an Arab and the music by a Jew as a protest against those who are fueling war between them justified on religious grounds.

Sunday, September 7th, 2014

INGATHERING SUNDAY

We officially mark the beginning of another church year with this Ingathering Service. Whether it will be your first service with us or you have been attending for years, we will “Welcome You Home.”  Worship will be led by the Rev Tom Rosiello with assistance from Mike Pfizer, Sanghee Kim and Michelle Cote.  There will be players from our jazz band at both services and the Adult choir will sing "The Road Home" by Stephen Paulus  at the 11 AM service.  The sermon will explore the idea that the religious journey is a journey home and how this church is or can be your “spiritual home.”

Sunday, May 18th, 2014

SERVICE CONDUCTED BY THE FPC YOUTH

Today our youth will do it all ~ from music to readings and from preaching to praying. The service will focus upon the idea that how we treat other individuals can create peace in the world. This is an important Sunday for our youth and I hope you will be there to support them.  You will amazed (or maybe not, if you know this incredible group of kids) at what a wonderful worship experience they can create.

Sunday, May 11th, 2014

Beginning of ONE SERVICE ONLY at 10 AM

Missa Gaia by Paul Winter
This service will feature our choir (Mike Pfitzer, director), and the Stow Chorus (Barbara Jones, director) joined by several jazz musicians. The service will focus on our interconnectedness with the earth and a theology that teaches us to save the planet. Rev. Tom Rosiello will deliver a reflection on the piece and there will be opportunities for the congregation to sing both hymns and chants (especially from the Native American tradition) as well as part of Missa Gaia. Don't miss this incredible service!

Sunday, May 4th, 2014

This morning we will celebrate our Religious Education Program with an “RE Extravaganza.” Again this year RE Committee members and supporters will harness their acting abilities and present a little play with and important message about religious education. We will also recognize all our teachers and RE volunteers and thank them for their service.  Rev. Tom Rosiello will preach a sermon on "What Makes Our Religious Education Program Different and Why That Is So Important."  The "Extravaganza" will continue at the coffee hour following both services. This will be a fun Sunday morning with an important message.

Sunday, April 20th, 2014

EASTER SUNDAY

Join us for an uplifting service that will focus on what the Easter message can mean in our lives today. The sermon by our minister Tom Rosiello will help us to examine those places in our lives where we feel like we are stuck in a cold tomb and how there is an "Easter Experience" waiting for us if we can roll back the stone. We will look at the ancient resurrection story in a way that focuses on what it might mean in our lives today and within the context of our varied theological tradition. After a special Easter message, our children will leave for the "Great Easter Egg Hunt."  Both services will be filled with "Hallelujahs" and other great Easter music. We will conclude both services with an invitation to join the choir in singing the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah.  It will be a wonderful morning. Treat yourself to the experience and bring a friend.

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