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Over the past week, I’ve heard from many people that they are experiencing a feeling that they just can’t place.  It’s something different than being just un...

Peace Candle One of the things that we do as a community when we gather each week is take time to share with one another through Peace Candle reflections.  T...

Peace Candle Reflection As many of you know, during Lent we have been encouraging you to take a rock and place it somewhere in the world where you see love. ...

Every two weeks I see a coach to help me figure out how to do this job.  Last week, during our session, my coach talked about the origin of the word sincere....

Rev. Kelli Whitman I love baptisms. For my money, baptisms are the best part about being a minister.  Sometimes I can barely contain the joy I feel when we g...

Pastor Kelli Whitman It started like any other night…Like every other night the three old friends had shared in the observatory on the top of the hill. Their...

This morning’s story is disturbing. In fact many commentators noted that they would prefer at least one more week of the idealic scene at the manger before l...

First Parish Church United Church of Christ, Yarmouth, Maine Sermon by Rev. Kate Dalton December 15, 2019 I have an announcement. Evelyn Carole Kellerman, wa...

There’s nothing quite like live musical theater. The costumes, the lights, the larger than life characters, the joy filled dance numbers, the tender melodies...

Scripture: Luke 1:5-25, 57-80 How many of you are familiar with the rubber band technique?  You wear a rubber band around your wrist and when you are trying ...

The heading for this morning’s scripture reading from the New Revised Standard Translation of the Bible is “Marks of a True Christian”. Take a moment and thi...

I googled the word membership and this is what came up in the search results: Maine Historical Society, Portland Stage, Visit Portland, YMCA of Southern Main...

The minister asked if anyone would like to speak.  My uncle stood up and pulled out some notes.  He walked to the front and faced the small group that had ga...

First Parish Church United Church of Christ, Yarmouth Maine Sermon by Rev. Kate Dalton October 27, 2019 Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-14 Yesterday I attended the a...

First Parish Church United Church of Christ, Yarmouth Maine Sermon by Rev. Kelli Whitman October 13, 2019 Scripture: Ruth 1:1-18 I stared at the sign with a ...

First Parish Church United Church of Christ, Yarmouth Maine Sermon by Rev. Kate Dalton October 6, 2019 Scripture: Deuteronomy5:1-25; 6:4-6; Mark 12:38-41 On ...

First Parish Church United Church of Christ, Yarmouth Maine Sermon by Rev. Kate Dalton September 29, 2019 Scripture: Exodus 1:8-14; 3:1-15; Mark 12:26-27a In...