Sermon archive, 2008-’10

You can listen to sermons delivered at the Northshore Unitarian Universalist Church by clicking on the audio buttons below. Or click on a sermon title in order to save it to your hard drive. All sermons are in MP3 format.

2009-’10

Summer’s Eve
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
June 20, 2010

Good Without God
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
June 13, 2010

The Faith of Science
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
June 6, 2010

The Spirituality of Work
A conversation led by church member Marty Langlois
May 30, 2010

You Just Can’t Myth
Michael Hall, Guest Speaker
May 16, 2010

Life, Love, and Loss
Rev. Rona Tyndall, Pastoral Care Coordinator, Hospice of the North Shore
May 9, 2010

Deep in the Soil the Seed Unfolds
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
May 2, 2010
(Click here to see the graphic Rev. Frieda discusses in her sermon, titled “The Emotional Cycle of Change.”)

Creative Goodness: Grace Found in Community
Rev. Fayre Stephenson, guest speaker
April 25, 2010

Haitian Voudou
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister; Manbo Marie Maude Evans, a Haitian voudou priestess; and Adam Michael McGee, a doctoral student at Harvard University and a voudou priest
April 18, 2010

Mismatched Socks and Mindfulness
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
April 11, 2010

Resurrecting Jesus
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
Easter Sunday, April 4, 2010

Roots of the Danvers Church
Barbara Doucette, Historian, Peabody Historical Society
March 28, 2010

Ethical Eating
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
March 21, 2010

Patient Capitalism
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
March 7, 2010

Why Aren’t You the Person I Thought You Were?
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
February 14, 2010

Beyond Endurance to Patience
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
February 7, 2010

The Peace of Wild Things
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
January 31, 2010

UU History Series: Becoming a Multiracial/Multicultural Faith
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
January 17, 2010

What Now?
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
January 10, 2010

Kindness
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
November 22, 2009

Risk of Love
Rev. Liz Walker, guest speaker
November 15, 2009

It Takes a Mother: The Gifts of Sophia Fahs
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
November 8, 2009

Lessons of Living and Dying: All Saints Service
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
November 1, 2009

William Ellery Channing and Theodore Parker
Fred Mills, Director of Religious Education
October 18, 2009

Lessons of War
John Gerson, guest speaker
October 11, 2009

Multicultural, Multiracial Congregations
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
October 4, 2009

What Makes You Think That’s True?
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
September 27, 2009

Sing, Camp, Pray
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
September 20, 2009
Note: There is no audio recording available. The text is online here.

Water, Water, Everywhere …
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
September 13, 2009

2008-’09

Reflections on Fatherhood
Remarks by church members Marty Langlois, speaking for her husband, Jim Lynch; Peter VanDeBogert; and John Kroeker.
June 21, 2009

Coming of Age
June 14, 2009
Special service celebrating completion of the Coming of Age program, which serves our teenage youth.

The Ministry and the Mystery
Rev. Kathleen Hepler, Senior Minister
First Parish in Framingham
June 7, 2009
Special service marking the installation of the Rev. Frieda Gillespie as minister of the Northshore UU Church. For photographs, click here.

Generation to Generation
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
May 24, 2009

In Our Own Words
May 17, 2009
Special service presented by students in the Religious Education Program. For details and photographs, click here.

When Love Is Not Enough
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
May 10, 2009

Unitarian Universalism in the Philippines
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
April 19, 2009

What Happened to Paradise?
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
April 12, 2009

A Road Filled with Doubt
Fred Mills, Director of Religious Education
April 5, 2009

Personal Pantheons
Jennifer Revill, NSUU member and guest speaker
March 29, 2009

Circles of Trust — Small Group Ministry at NSUU
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
Judy Putnam
Brian Orr
Deb Nelson
Marty Langlois
Leonard Swanson
March 22, 2009

No Family Left Behind
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
March 15, 2009

The Sermon on the Amount
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
March 8, 2009

Belonging
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
March 1, 2009

Strands of the Web
Rev. Paul L’Herrou, guest speaker
February 22, 2009

Happy Birthday, Charles Darwin
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
February 15, 2009

What Does Gender Have to Do with It?
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
February 8, 2009

Facing Our Shadow
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
February 1, 2009

When Does the Buck Stop and the Heart Begin?
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
January 18, 2009

The Myth of Interfaith Dialogue
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
January 11, 2009

Beginner’s Mind
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
January 4, 2009

But Wait, There’s More!
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
December 21, 2008

Aging as a Spiritual Journey
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
November 16, 2008

Not Just Anything
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
November 9, 2008

All Souls
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
November 2, 2008

The Ground Beneath Our Feet
Rev. Charles Wilson, NSUU member and retired UU minister
October 26, 2008

The Wisdom of Hinduism
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
October 19, 2008

Finding Our Voice
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
October 12, 2008
Note: There is no audio recording available.

Empowering Rural Women in Bangladesh
Robert Terry, guest speaker
October 5, 2008

The Blessing of Animals
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
September 28, 2008
Note: There is no audio recording available. Please see our video of highlights from this special service.

It Is Diversity That Makes Community
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Minister
September 21, 2008