Eyes Opened
Luke 24:13-35 April 23rd, 2023, 10:30 a.m. Third Sunday of Easter By Rev. Nicole Lamarche Good morning and welcome again on what is in our tradition the third Sunday of Easter. As we come to this part of our gathering, I invite you as you are moved to take some deeper breaths, to let ourselves […]
The Blossoms of a Future Flower
Matthew 21:1-11 and Think Not All Is Over by Harriet Beecher Stowe Sunday April 2nd, 2023 By Rev. Nicole Lamarche I invite you now to take some deeper breaths as we come to this part of our worship together, tune into our heartbeats and let ourselves arrive a bit more fully… I offer this prayer […]
Up From Your Graves
Ezekiel 37:1-14 and A Psalm of Life by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Sunday March 26th, 2023 By Rev. Nicole Lamarche Welcome again on what is in our version of the Christian tradition the fifth Sunday in Lent, we are making a journey together and next Sunday we get to wave palms. Our season of a Holy […]
Through the Darkest Valley
Psalm 23 and Excerpt from The Hope I Know by Thomas Centolella Sunday March 19th, 2023 By: Rev. Nicole Lamarche Welcome again! Tomorrow is officially spring! I really hope it starts to feel like it! There are green shoots poking up in my yard! Welcome again! In this Lenten season, we are slowing down, calling […]
Go!
Genesis 12:1-4a and an Excerpt from a speech by Theodore Roosevelt at Sorbonne, Paris, on April 23, 1910 Sunday March 5th, 2023 By Rev. Nicole Lamarche Welcome again on this glorious day in March and boy this has been one of the longest winters in my life! We are leaning toward spring! Today in our […]
Every Word
Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7, Matthew 4:1-11 and Excerpts from Bread for the Journey: A Daybook of Wisdom and Faith by Henri J.M. Nouwen Sunday February 26th, 2023 By Rev. Nicole Lamarche Thank you for so generously welcoming my mom here last week. We can now rest assured that even a conservative Republican feels at home here […]
A Daring Adventure
Matthew 17:1-9 and Excerpts from The Open Door by Helen Keller Sunday February 19th, 2023 Rev. Nicole Lamarche Good morning and welcome again! It’s beautiful to see all of you and welcome those who are joining on the livestream. I invite you now to take some deeper breaths as you are moved, to let yourself […]
Be Reconciled
Matthew 5:21-30 and Excerpts from Reconciliation: Healing the Inner Child by Thich Nhat Hanh Sunday February 12th, 2023 Rev. Nicole Lamarche Good morning and welcome again everyone! It’s the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany and in this country maybe the most important holiday of the entire year, Super Bowl. We welcome you as you are and […]
Announcing Your Place
Matthew 5:1-12 and Excerpt from A Letter to My Daughter by Maya AngelouSunday January 29th, 2023Rev. Nicole Lamarche Good morning and welcome again everyone! It’s the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany and here at CUCC it’s Annual Meeting Sunday! We welcome you as you are. As is our practice, as we come to this time in […]
Good News!
Matthew 4:12-23 and Excerpts from On God by John Shelby Spong Rev. Nicole M. Lamarche Welcome again everyone, on what is in our tradition the Third Sunday after Epiphany, thank you for being here, for yourself and for one another to tune into the Ground of Being together. I invite you now as you are […]