Called by Love: The First Parish in Brookline Podcast
Sermons, meditations, stories, and songs, from the Minister and members of First Parish in Brookline.
Our Mission: Called by Love, Sustained By Community, Committed to Justice
We strive to be a welcoming, diverse and loving congregation that nurtures spiritual growth for individuals and families, celebrates multicultural community, and works together to demand social justice, dismantle racism, and care for our living earth.
Learn more at fpinb.org aka https://firstparishinbrookline.org/
Episodes
31 episodes
"After Running Through the Thistles… A Service About Ministry" February 11, 2024, Worship Service
The full Order of Service is available at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Rv20O3CIJzVLS-pEB3GLiBg8KSxFRg_nS5pK5iCXSVA/edit#The service begins with a touching rendition of a song expressing gratitude and sharing, evoking strong emot...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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59:17
Rev. Joe Cherry "The Power of Words" Sermon - Feb 4, 2024
You can view and listen to the entire service on our website at:https://firstparishinbrookline.org/2024/02/04/the-power-of-words...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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22:52
January 28th, 2024: Just the Music with Sanctuary Boston
Many thanks to our Sanctuary Boston Musicians: Alex Fam – Ukulele, violin, vocals, music direction Callie Jennings – trumpet, vocals Emma Pawl – vocals Video and full worship service available here: https:...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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26:35
Brookline Interfaith Thanksgiving: 12 minutes of shared spiritual community with Jewish, Muslim, Christian & UU voices
12 minutes of shared spiritual community, song, reflections, insights and prayer from last Sunday evening in our sanctuary with Jewish, Muslim, Christian & UU members of the Brookline Interfaith Clergy Association.Congregations who p...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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11:26
Just the Music: November 5, 2023 "Right-Sizing the Congregation"
First Parish In Brookline November 5, 2023Right-Sizing the CongregationOrder of ServiceThank You/Send Me (Amanda Udis-Kessler)Chancel Choir, Thank...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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14:31
"Simple Gifts" by the First Parish Brookline Irregular String Band, May 29th, 2023
From our Camp Service on Sunday, May 29th, the First Parish Brookline Irregular String Band, featuring Martha, Landon, Eric, and Nathan, playing "Simple Gifts"Video available at: https://fb.watch/kROe1Gqucn/
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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5:44
Music from Last Sunday: Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah", as interpreted by Jeff Buckley
From last Sunday's Coming of Age Sunday service, Adrian Jones and Landon Rose performing a beautiful rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah", as interpreted by Jeff Buckley. (Sometimes when you think you've heard enough of a very popular song...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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6:57
Sanctuary Boston at FPB "Just the Music" from May 7 Worship
Last Sunday, The Sanctuary Boston band graced our sanctuary with their music and presence. Here is a "Just the Music" edit of that lovely experience.Thanks to the Sanctuary Band Musicians: Callie Jennings, Alex Fam, Taiward Wider...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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24:46
The Meaning of Religious Exploration at First Parish
April 30, 2023Choir member, RE Committee Member, OWL Teacher, Youth Choir Director, and all around fun-loving human Kiara Zani shared her reflection on our Religious Exploration program in our annual "RE Service" today. She wove togethe...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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10:19
Sunday Sermon: Love Meets the Dragons
From January 8, 2023Rev. Tom Owens-Towle says that each of us harbors “dragons” inside of us: fear, anger, envy, hate, judgement, just to name a few. It’s the work of a lifetime to tame those dragons in ourselves and in our relationship...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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24:47
Footprints Walking Tour: Indigenous History in Brookline
October 2022. Brookline, MAWelcome to Footprints, a neighborhood walking tour of Indigenous history in support of the reparations mission of First Parish in Brookline. It has also become a story about Susanna Backus. There isn’t a...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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38:49
"Love That Lets Go" - FPB Worship Service 4.24.2022
"Love That Lets Go"The Reverend Elizabeth Nguyenand Sanctuary Bostonhttp://thesanctuaryboston.org/about/
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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1:07:40
Facing Our Heritage – A Service of Lamentation and Healing
From April 3, 2022Our Racial Justice Action Committee has spent over a year researching and working to understand the history of First Parish related to the enslavement of people of African descent and the dispossession of indigenous la...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:08:49
Canvass 2022: Elizabeth McIntire's Testimonial - March 2022
"While everyone has made the best of our virtual spiritual world, there's nothing like coming home to church family."Elizabeth McIntire gives her Canvass Testimonial, from Sunday, March 13, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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3:56
Stop Fixing, Start Listening (Summer Service, July 11, 2021)
When crisis strikes, our most important ministry is to help those in distress find inner reserves of strength. Learn about the UU Trauma Response Ministry and gain compassionate response techniques you can use with people you care about....
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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51:46
Resilience and Persistence (Summer Service, June 20, 2021)
Jody Leader leads a virtual worship service of stories of Resilience and Persistence, inspired by Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. We are honored to have Liberian immigran...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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45:38
Poetry Insight Returns (Tiny Spiritual Practices #14)
Today, we are going to return to a practice called "Poetry Insights". It is also called Lectio Divina, or "divine reading".We are going to practice a secular version, but you can of course choose a passage of scripture if you like - any...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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6:49
Weekly Song: "Found:Tonight" (Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben JPasek, Justin Paul)
The Introit song from our June 13, 2021 service. Watch the full service here: https://www.facebook.com/74250389498/videos/199851225345158"Found:Tonight" (Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben JPasek, Justin Paul)Performed by Adrian Jones & Ke...
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Basket of Support (Tiny Spiritual Practices #13)
Welcome back to Tiny Spiritual Practices. A time that is just for you, to reconnect, to deepen your meditation practice, to explore new ways of being... perhaps to gain peace in your life, or simply to take a tiny break in your busy day, becaus...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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4:57
Tapping Meditation (Tiny Spiritual Practices #12)
Welcome back, to Tiny Spiritual Practices... a time just for you, to reconnect, to deepen your meditation practice... to explore new ways of being... to regain peace in your life.. or simply to take a tiny break in your day, because you deserve...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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7:50
Standing Mountain Practice (Tiny Spiritual Practices #11)
Welcome back!Today we're going to try a standing meditation. Begin by standing with your arms by your sides, feet hip-width apart. For those of you who may have trouble standing, you can stand near something to put your hand on, if you ...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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6:50
The Pause (Tiny Spiritual Practices #10)
The power of "taking a pause" is well known. Not only does pausing promote relaxation, giving you a break from noise and doing, it can also refresh and energize you for hours. Taking time to just be still and quiet also gives your nervous syste...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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8:25
Letting Go (Tiny Spiritual Practices #9)
Today, we will explore the practice of "Letting Go", with a five step practice you may want to revisit several times. You can do all five steps in one sitting, or you can just take a few minutes to focus on one of them, every day. As with all t...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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7:25
Self-Love and Compassion (Tiny Spiritual Practices #8)
Today, we will do a practice of love and self-compassion. Every single on of us, could use more love and compassion for ourselves, everyday. This practice is one we can really benefit from doing on a regular basis. Let's begin...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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7:08
Poetry Insights (Tiny Spiritual Practices #7)
Today, we're going to practice something called "Poetry Insight", which is also called "Divine Reading". We are going to practice a secular version, but you can, of course, choose for yourself a passage of scripture, if you like, when you do th...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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7:42
