Rev. Dr. Cynthia Landrum
As we’ve just passed the solstice, we’ll examine the balance of light and dark, Holly King and Oak King, and mark the turning of the year.
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.
Should you have difficulty playing these recordings please contact: webadmin@fpc-stow-acton.org
Sunday, December 23rd, 2018
Sunday, December 9th, 2018
Rev. Dr. Cynthia Landrum will be preaching.
Sometimes this season can be a difficult one, whether due to seasonal affective disorder, losses in the family, conflict, loneliness, or many other things. This Sunday we’ll honor those feels and talk about how to cope with the holiday season when you’re feeling blue.
Sunday, December 2nd, 2018
Rev. Dr. Cynthia Landrum will be preaching.
Mystery and wonder are inherent in the Christmas season, but sometimes as we grow up we lose the sense of the magical possibility of the holidays. We’ll reclaim a little bit of that awe on this Sunday.
Sunday, November 25th, 2018
Our Unitarian-Universalist religious heritage compels us to address the important, widespread, and complex social issue of domestic violence. This special service, created and led by FPC's Domestic Violence Awareness Group, will focus on what is now a problem of epidemic proportions in our country and in our communities. Ben Atherton-Zeman, a nationally recognized public speaker who has given presentations and performances dealing with gender-based violence in 46 states and 12 countries, will be our guest speaker.
A member of FPC, Ben is now studying at the Boston University School of Theology.
Sunday, November 18th, 2018
Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Landrum
At our intergenerational Thanksgiving service we will break bread together and celebrate the season of harvest. We will also distribute UUSC Guest at Your Table boxes and talk about what it means to be a “welcome table.” The bread we share is baked by FPC youth, who will also participate in the service. At the end of each service we will invite people to gather outside to place our transgender pride flags on our lawn in recognition of the upcoming Transgender Day of Remembrance.
Sunday, November 11th, 2018
Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Landrum will be preaching.
Carl Sagan (whose birthday was November 9) said, “We are made of starstuff.” This service will explore outer space and our place in the cosmos.
This service will also include a recognition of veterans.
Sunday, November 4th, 2018
We call ours a “democratic faith.” Why is democracy a religious value? Where is the line between religion and politics? How do we live our faith and keep separation between church and state? In the tradition of the “election sermon,” our minister will share her thoughts. The Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Landrum will be preaching.
Sunday, October 28th, 2018
The Rev. Tom Rosiello and The Rev. Dr. Cynthia Landrum
All Souls Day is a day we remember all of those who have gone before us, and especially those we love whom we’ve lost in the last year. For this service you are invited to bring a photo or a memento to place on our altar of remembrance. This year we will also have small stones we invite you to place on the altar, onto which you can write the name of a loved one, or feel free to paint or otherwise decorate a stone to bring and place. After the service, the stones may be taken home or placed in a designated location in our garden.
We’re delighted to welcome back our minister emeritus, The Rev. Tom Rosiello for this service, who will co-officiate the service with our minister, The Rev. Dr. Cynthia Landrum.
Sunday, October 21st, 2018
Our state is faced with a decision which will deeply affect the lives of transgender people. This special service, crafted by the LGBTQ Task Force, is designed to take us deeper than politics into the heart and soul of this important issue.
Our guest speaker is Grace Stevens, noted public speaker, author and co-leader of the First Event Conference, one of the largest conferences for transgender people in the U.S.
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Sunday, October 14th, 2018
At this time of year, it’s easy for many of us to find spirituality in nature with the leaves turning golden and red. This service will explore transcendentalism, spirituality, and the season upon us. The Rev. Dr. Cynthia Landrum will be preaching.