WEST PARIS — The First Universalist Church of West Paris plans services at 9 a.m. Sundays at 208 Main St.
Masks are to be worn during the worship service, but congregants can sing to the music of Tom Coolidge.
Jan. 2, “What’s Past Is Prologue,” led by the Rev. Fayre Stephenson. The church will consider what the New Year may hold for its members and for Unitarian Universalism.
Jan. 9, “Our Favorite Things,” led by Stephenson. The title of her sermon comes from “The Sound of Music” tune with a similar name, and will look at the things that people value as opposed to things that are considered valuable. Her inspiration for this sermon comes from two sources: a photograph in her grandmother’s picture box and a sermon presented several years by Joe Perham called “Not For Sale.”
Jan. 16, “The Promise and the Practice,” led by Stephenson. As members honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the successes of the civil rights movement, they will also reflect on what King thought the next steps should be — what he had in mind for the movement’s march toward justice.
Jan. 23, “Speaking of Death: What do the Poets say?,” led by guest speaker Ellen Gibson. A new worship service leader at the church, Gibson is a writer and educator who raises goats and explores restorative agriculture on her farm in West Paris.
Jan. 30, “Living with Intention,” led by Stephenson. This will be a service filled with stories of living with intention.
For more information about the church and services, contact Marta Clements at 207-674-2143 or mclements96894@roadrunner.com, or Bob Clifford at 207-674-3442 or bobarlen@megalink.net.
To learn more about the Unitarian-Universalist Association, visit huua.org.
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