In June of 1923, Norbert Capek began the custom we celebrate today, Flower Communion. In 1921, Capek founded the Unitarian movement in Czechoslovakia. He had returned to Czechoslovakia, after years…
“ A Celebration of Ambiguity” David R. Weissbard First Universalist Society Central Square NY June 5, 2017 THE READING from “Protestantism and the Quest for Certainty” Peter Berger Christian…
New member Sunday, the day when we celebrate our new members and welcome them in as part of our community. Some are newer than others to us; some have been…
Sermon: Imperfect Perfection 5/14/17 For Mother’s Day this year, someone gave me a pillow with “World’s Best Mom” embroidered on it. Of course I was touched. What Mom wouldn’t be.…
Sermon: Imperfect Perfection 5/14/17 For Mother’s Day this year, someone gave me a pillow with “World’s Best Mom” embroidered on it. Of course I was touched. What Mom wouldn’t be.…
Civility A sermon by Dave Weissbard First Universalist Society Central Square NY 05/07/17 READING [letters to the Winchester, MA Star] We don’t need ‘Hate’ signs What are…
Barred Owl A Barred Owl By Richard Wilbur The warping night air having brought the boom Of an owl’s voice into her darkened room, We tell the wakened child that…
"Passover: Our Liberation is not Complete" David R. Weissbard The First Universalist Society Central Square, NY April 9, 2017 [my Seders] My paternal grandparents were Romanian Jews who came to…
BEYOND VIETNAM: A TIME TO BREAK SILENCE Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. [Dr. King gave this speech at Riverside Church, New York City, 4 April 1967, exactly one year before…
"Other Commandments??” First Universalist Society Central Square NY David R. Weissbard March 26, 2017 THE READING class=WordSection2> The Immorality of the Ten Commandments. By Christopher Hitchens The row…