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, March 17th, 2013

What a great time this is in the history of our church! Energy is high, we are growing in numbers and deepening spiritually.  From religious education to music, our programs are full of vitality and meeting the needs of our community.  We have just restored our historic church building and are about to move ahead on the construction of a new connector building that will add needed space and make us both more handicapped accessible and more child friendly.   All of this is due to your generosity. So this morning, as we bring this year’s Stewardship campaign to a close, we are going to celebrate and look to the future of PFC.  If you have not yet made your pledge, there will be an opportunity to do so in the service.  FPC Jazz Musicians will join Sanghee Kim to lead our hymns and at the 11 AM service our choir will be conducted by Julian Grabarek, one of our own very talented teens.  

 

 

Sunday, March 10th, 2013

DAY LIGHT SAVINGS! spring forward
part of our OPEN HOUSE WEEKEND

Unitarian Universalism has a long rich history.  It has roots in the Judeo-Christian heritage, the radical reformation and the Enlightenment.  It is a central part to US history. Six US Presidents and most of the great American writers and social reformers of the 19th century were Unitarians. In the 20th century, it has taken an active role in the civil rights, gay rights and environmental movements. Unitarian Universalism has no creed, and welcomes and respects those of all theological perspectives who wish to part of a community of shared values, mutual support, and service to others.  In a world where different religious beliefs often lead to conflict, Unitarian Universalists recognize that they are enriched in their search for truth and meaning by many sources and traditions. 

This would be a great Sunday for anyone who might be interested in Unitarian Universalism to attend.  Spread the word and invite a friend! At the 11 Am service our choir will be singing the anthem, “We Are" by Ysaye Barnwell and "All Lifted Up" from the Cantata "Sources" which is about the places from which we derive our Unitarian Universalist heritage. At both the services there will be great singing of both traditional and contemporary hymns as well as instrumental music.

Sunday, March 3rd, 2013

You have heard the expression before, but it really does "take a village" (all of us)  to create and sustain our wonderful program for children and youth.  This morning will  focus on the  many different opportunities, large and quite small, to serve in that program and the joy and satisfaction many who do, take away.  The service will include an intergenerational skit with an invitation to "follow the yellow brick road," not to OZ, but to the exciting world of RE at First Parish.  Worship will be led by Rev. Tom Rosiello and DRE, Michelle Cote, with help from the RE committee, teachers, children and youth.  Music will be provided by our Youth and Adult Choirs under Mike Pfitzer's direction, Lisa Martino, Sanghee Kim and others.

Sunday, February 24th, 2013

Weather Update: We WILL be having church this morning!
Lunar New Year Celebration
TEA CEREMONY IN FELLOWSHIP HALL FROM 10 - 10:45 AM (between the services)

With authentic Chinese music played on traditional instruments and songs by our children, and with the help of our own wonderful dragon, we will welcome in the new year. Chinese culture places great emphasis on respect for their elders. The sermon, delivered by our minister, Tom Rosiello, will examine how we treat our elders. A Chinese tea ceremony where all can participate will be held in Fellowship Hall between the services. Please bring a few coins to be placed in special red envelopes to give to the children serving tea and also a couple of oranges to exchange. If you go to the 11 AM Service plan to come early. The Tea Ceremony will begin right after the first service at 10 AM in Fellowship Hall and will end at 10:45 so you can get to the second service.

Sunday, February 3rd, 2013

Our Minister Tom Rosiello will back after a month's sabbatical and we will be pulling out all the stops for inspiring services that will be rich with music, child dedications and an important message. Where we end up depends upon how high we set our sights. So often we can accomplish far more than we thought we could by keeping our sights set on the prize.  Our Adult Choir will sing Randall Thompson’s wonderful setting of  Robert Frost’s poem, “Choose Something Like A Star” at the 11 AM Service and some of our FPC jazz musicians will be playing at both services.

Sunday, January 27th, 2013

The Rev. Ken Sawyer

The Rev. Sawyer will be preaching on “Randomness” and the roles of chance and choice in life.  Rev. Sawyer is minister emeritus of the First Parish in Wayland, at which he served as senior minister for 38 years before retiring in July.

Sunday, January 20th, 2013

The Rev. Patricia Hatch

Martin Luther King, Jr. knew how to let his light shine.  He had intention, imagination, and commitment.  We will reflect on how we can let our own lights shine more brightly with our choices and our dreams.

The Rev. Hatch is an itinerant Unitarian Universalist preacher who has her Master of Divinity degree from Boston University School of Theology.

Sunday, January 13th, 2013

The Rev. Bill Clark will examine the idea of a life lived with illness and disease.  Drawing on his own experience of living with severe heart disease, Rev. Clark will ask the difficult questions, “How do we make sense of a life living with illness and disease? Where can we find meaning in such a life?”

Ministry is The Rev. William Clark’s second career. He worked within the Deaf Culture for 25 years; teaching deaf children, interpreting and teaching ASL. Rev. Clark attended Harvard Divinity School. He has served our UU Congregations in Houston, Texas and Lexington, MA.  Following emergency heart surgery in 2007 life changed! He lives in Provincetown and currently serves as a Community Minister affiliated with the UU Meeting House of Provincetown.

Sunday, January 6th, 2013

The Rev. Elaine Bomford

A morning to appreciate the comic relief that lifts our spirits and keeps us from taking ourselves – and this world – too seriously. The Rev. Elaine Bomford has served UU congregations in Massachusetts and Vermont; she has been preaching in area churches for more years than you might imagine, given her youthful appearance.

Sunday, December 16th, 2012

We will focus the passage of the Christmas story from the Gospel of Luke where it says that "there was no room for Mary and Joseph at the Inn."  When we tell that part of the story at the early service on Christmas Eve, one of our children plays the role of the Inn Keeper and holds up a big sign saying "No Room."  This morning we are going to examine how often we, at least figuratively, do the same. We will explore the ways we as individuals and as a society fail to make room for certain people.

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