Welcome! It has been my great honor to lead services at UU churches throughout New England as
a guest lay leader.
I have been invited to lead entire services, or deliver the sermon. The two sermons I’ve been giving most recently are:
Judith Sargent Murray:
“Forming a New Era in Female History”
Margaret Fuller:
“What were We Born to Do and
How Shall We Do it?”
In both cases, these women – one Universalist (Murray) the other Unitarian (Fuller) – offer life stories filled with courage, hope, and vision. Their faith, and their devotion to women’s equality, was unshakable – Murray’s in the 18th century, Fuller’s in the 19th century. They are examples of people who determined their life purpose, and did it – something we all aspire to!
I tell their stories with passion and insight, and I consider it a gift to be able to share the gifts of Judith Sargent Murray and Margaret Fuller with others. In fact, that’s usually what people tell me after the service:
“You have given us a real gift!”
The sermon I have just developed is titled Faith in Action: Stories from women’s history, inspiration for you. As the title suggests, I look at how faith inspired six women in UU history to overcome obstacles and live their life purpose in ways we can apply to our lives today.
March — National Women’s History Month — offers a wonderful opportunity for me to share these stories with your congregation, but people fall in love with them any time of the year. Please contact me!
I would also be happy to give a talk on Judith for your Adult Education class or some other church activity.
Resumé of services I’ve done Annisquam Village Church, Gloucester, MA Church of the Unity, Winchendon, MA First Church in Salem, MA First Religious Society of Newburyport, MA First Parish Church of Wayland, MA First Parish Church, Unitarian Universalist, Fitchburg, MA First Unitarian Universalist Church of Milford, MA First Universalist Church of Essex, MA First Universalist Church, South Parish, ME First Universalist Society, Salem, MA Murray Unitarian Universalist Church, Attleboro, MA Northshore UU Church, Danvers, MA Theodore Parker Unitarian Church, West Roxbury, MA Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Eastern Slopes, Conway, NH
Unitarian Universalist Society of Amherst, MA
Talks on Judith Sargent Murray
at UU Churches or UU Organizations Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY Ferry Beach, ME First Church in Boston, MA First Parish Church of Concord, MA First Parish in Weymouth, MA New Massachusetts Universalist Convention, Stoughton, MA Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Lynn, MA Unitarian Universalist General Assembly, Nashville, TN (2000)
Non-UU talk venues where I’ve given talks on Judith Sargent Murray
