First Parish Church of Groton : Sermons

Sermons at First Parish Church

Audio

The audio for the Open Door Sunday service is available (12.2 MB .mp3). In addition, here are photographs of the readers for the dramatic reading — thanks to Bob Lotz for these.

We have a number of Rev. Kemler’s sermons in audio form if you would like to get a sense of her style. These files are large, but they should begin to play in your browser (in a new window) soon after you click on the links.

May 30, 2010: The Responsibility of Memory, The Strength of Hope (9.3 MB .mp3)
May 16, 2010: The Compass of the Heart (12.8 MB .mp3)
May 9, 2010: Filling In the Silences (12 MB .mp3)
May 2, 2010: Quiet In Heart (8.7 MB .mp3)
April 25, 2010: Reflections For Earth Day (9.4 MB .mp3)
April 18, 2010: The Ground on Which We Walk Together (11.7 MB .mp3)
April 4, 2010: There Is Time Left (6.0 MB .mp3)
March 28, 2010: Telling a New Story (9.9 MB .mp3)
March 21, 2010: Is Anyone Thirsty? Come and Drink (12 MB .mp3)
March 14, 2010: We Are Saying Thank You (11 MB .mp3)
March 7, 2010: Lifted Out Into the Light (12 MB .mp3)
February 28, 2010: Go Into the Place Called Barren; Stand In the Place Called Empty (10 MB .mp3)
February 21, 2010: Dancing With Shadows and Light (9.4 MB .mp3) — Note: the audio is truncated at around the 23-minute mark, as the service ran long.
February 7, 2010: Waiting to See Us Once Beautiful and Brave (9.8 MB .mp3)
January 31, 2010: Welcome to the Mountain of Fire and Miracles (11.1 MB .mp3)
January 24, 2010: The Passing of a Threshold is at Hand (9.3 MB .mp3)
January 17, 2010: Reflections On Service (8.3 MB .mp3)
January 10, 2010: The Dream of a Common Language (7.1 MB .mp3)
January 3, 2010: No Smoldering Twig (11 MB .mp3)
December 24, 2009: The Turning Open of Each Life (9.5 MB .mp3)
December 13, 2009: While Waiting for Hope, Be Hope (14 MB .mp3)
December 6, 2009: Waiting for the Light, Being the Light (8.3 MB .mp3)
November 15, 2009: Come to Prayer, Come to Well-Being (13.4 MB .mp3) [ The Great Prayers, 3: Muslim]
November 8, 2009: Service of the Heart (11.0 MB .mp3) [ The Great Prayers, 2: Jewish]
October 25, 2009: Laughing in Astonishment, Bowing Our Heads: The Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer (11.4 MB .mp3) [ The Great Prayers, 1: Christian]
October 18, 2009: Perhaps This Gift Is Your Answer (10.2 MB .mp3)
September 27, 2009: Go Lightly Toward Light (9.7 MB .mp3)
September 20, 2009: Dawn By Dawn: Seeing Our Way Clear (9.6 MB .mp3)
March 4, 2007: Readings (3.0 MB .mp3) and Sermon: A Basket of Bread On Your Head (13.6 MB .mp3)
October 22, 2006: Readings (3.8 MB .mp3) and Sermon: Meeting the World With Fullness of Being (17.3 MB .mp3)
September 18, 2005: Sermon: Through These Doorways (7.1 MB .wma)

Transcripts

February 28, 2010: Go to the Place Called Barren, Stand in the Place Called Empty
February 21, 2010: Dancing with Shadows and Light
February 7, 2010: Waiting to See Us Once Beautiful and Brave
December 13, 2009: While Waiting For Hope, Be Hope
September 27, 2009: Go Lightly Toward Light: A Sermon for Yom Kippur
September 20, 2009: Dawn By Dawn: Seeing Our Way Clear
April 26, 2009: Glad To the Brink of Fear (Rev. Sue Phillips)
March 29, 2009: Quiet in Heart and in Eye, Clear
February 22, 2009: What Time, Grace, and Circumstances Will Make Us
November 16, 2008: Reflections on Member Expectations: Caring For Each Other
June 1, 2008: The World Shining: A Post-Sabbatical Sermon
May 11, 2008: And It Was Good (Rev. Sue Phillips)
February 3, 2008: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors? (Rev. Sue Phillips)
January 6, 2008: Stepping Out of the Current
December 16, 2007: You Have Come Into the World To Do This
December 2, 2007: Living With Less: The Path To Sustainability (Patrick Hughes)
September 23, 2007: Out of the Narrow and Choked Place: The Power and Promise of Yom Kippur
November 26, 2006: Indigo Reflections (for a service of Blues Music)
November 18, 2006: Misunderstanding and Meaning (a worship service for the Excellence In RE Conference, Clara Barton District of the UUA)
October 1, 2006: Unpacking Your Heart
September 17, 2006: Living In Shaky Houses
May 1, 2005: Beginning From Below
March 6, 2005: Only A Visitor