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Sermons from Previous Years
Below you will find manuscripts and audio recordings of sermons delivered in our Sanctuary in past years.
Click here to display 2021's Sermons
“Two Trinities and One Point” by Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason, 10/31/21
“Life of Reverence” by Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason, 10/31/21
“Living in Mysterious Times” by Rev. Hank Peirce, 10/17/21
“Keeping Agreements” by Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason, 10/10/21
“Flock of Us” by Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason, 10/3/21
“What Possible Reason?” by Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason, 9/26/21
“Principled & Purposeful” by Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason, 9/19/21
“Waterways and Our Ways” by Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason, 9/12/21
Click here to display 2020's Sermons
“Hopes, Dreams, Promises” by Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason, 12/27/20
“Storied Truths” by Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason, 12/24/20
“Foolish Gifts” by Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason, 12/20/20
“Justice and Joy” by Rev. Mary Margaret Earl , 12/13/20
“Good Giving” by Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason, 12/6/20
“Spiritual Steps” by Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason, 11/29/20
Interfaith Thanksgiving Prayer by Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason, 11/23/20
“A Spirit of Gratitude” by Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason, 11/22/20
“Liberal Discoveries” by Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason, 11/8/20
“Winding Our Way: Lessons From the Labyrinth” by Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason, 11/01/20
“Tolerating Truths” by Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason, 10/25/20
“A Brand-New Voyage” by Intern Minister Joan DeArtemis, M. Div, 10/18/20
“Stand By” by Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason, 10/11/20
“Teachers, Students, Creatures” by Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason, 10/4/20
“Dignified” by Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason, 9/27/20
“Aiming Ahead” by Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason, 9/20/20
“Crossing Bridges” by Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason, 9/13/2020
“Blooming in Place” by Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason, 6/21/20
“Knowing Good and Evil” by Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason, 6/14/20
“Dreaming of Rainbows” by Intern Minister Joan DeArtemis, M. Div on 6/7/20
“Naming the Unholy” by Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason, at #BlackLivesMatter Interfaith Witness on 6/4/20 – see event flyer here.
“Congratulations All Around” by Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason, 5/31/20
“A Time Set Aside to Remember” by Intern Minister Joan DeArtemis, M. Div on 5/24/20
“Sheltered in Place” by Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason, 5/17/20
“The Sabbath We Need” by Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason, 5/10/20
“Such Solitary Creatures” by Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason, 5/3/20
“In Our Own Image” by Intern Minister Joan DeArtemis, M. Div on 4/26/20
“Divine Lexicon” by Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason, 4/19/20
“The Fact of Easter” by Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason, Easter, 4/12/20
“Pass on This Story” by Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason, Palm Sunday, 4/5/20
“A Needed Rest” by Intern Minister Joan DeArtemis, M. Div on 3/29/20
“All Forgivable” by Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason 3/22/20
“Reasonable People” by Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason 3/15/20
“Meet Ms. Americana” by the Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason, on International Women’s Day, 3/8/20 – see event flyer here.
“A New Day, a New Hour” by Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason 3/8/20
“Self-Conscious” by Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason 3/1/20
“Givens” by Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason 2/23/20
“Just Neighbors” by Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason 2/16/20
“Not a Valentine” by Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason 2/2/20
“Boundless Loves” by Rev Kelly Murphy Mason 1/26/20
“This Higher Authority” by Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason on 1/19/20
“Practicing Faithfully” by Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason on 1/12/20
“This Charmed Moment” by Intern Minister Joan DeArtemis, M. Div on 1/5/20
Click here to display 2019's Sermons
“More Compassionate Living” by Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason on 12/29/19
“Some New Slogans” Christmas Eve Homily by Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason 12/24/19
“Happy and Haunted” by Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason on 12/22/19
“The Bravest Yes” by Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason on 12/08/19
“On a Mission” by Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason on 11/24/19
“Whose Good News” by Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason on 11/10/19
“Life After Death” by Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason on 11/3/19
“Democracy, Now” by Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason on 10/27/19
“Courage” by Intern Minister Joan DeArtemis, M. Div on 10/20/19
“Native Spirit,” by Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason on 10/13/19
“Small Steady Steps,” by Joan DeArtemis, M.Div., UUSWH Intern Minister on 9/29/19
“Future Promise” by Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason on 9/22/19.
“Binding to, Breaking with, and Bending a Bit,” a sermon given for the 200th anniversary of “The Baltimore Sermon” by the Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason on 9/15/19.
“Time for Hope,” a sermon given for our Ingathering Water Celebration by the Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason on 9/9/19.
“Friends, Faitheists, and Fools,” a sermon given for the 10-part “What We Believe” series by the Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason on 6/2/19.
“Great Mystery,” a sermon given for the ‘Touchstone of Mystery’ service by the Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason on 5/19/19
“Lifted Lives,” a sermon given for Mother’s Day by the Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason on 5/12/19
“A Heart for Democracy,” a sermon given for the 10-part ‘What We Believe’ series by the Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason on 5/5/19
“Hiding Wholeness,” a sermon given for the ‘Touchstone of Wholeness’ service by the Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason on 4/28/19
“Home for Easter,” a sermon given for Easter Sunday by the Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason on 4/21/19
“Loved Into Freedom,” a sermon given for the 10-part ‘What We Believe’ series by the Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason on 4/14/19
“Grounded and Guided,” a sermon given by the Rev. Ana Levy-Lyons for the Installation of the Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason on 4/7/19
“Bound and Determined,” a sermon given for Membership Sunday by the Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason on 3/31/19
“Sacred Sounds,” a homily given for Music Sunday by the Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason on 3/17/19.
“Telling Truths,” a sermon given for the ‘Touchstone of Truth’ service by the Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason on 3/10/19.
“Forgiven,” a sermon given for Anne Stoner, our 2018 auction winner, by the Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason on 3/3/19.
“What Counts?” a sermon given for the 2019 Stewardship Drive launch by the Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason on 2/24/19.
“Surrendered,” a sermon given for the ‘Touchstone of Surrender’ service by the Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason on 2/17/19.
“Our Souls Petition,” a sermon given to commemorate Black History Month by the Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason on 2/3/19.
“Naming Grace,” a sermon given for the ‘Touchstone of Grace’ service by the Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason on 1/27/19
“Renewing Reverence,” a sermon given by the Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason on 1/13/19
Click here to display 2018's Sermons
“Two Hundred Silent Nights,” a holiday homily given on Christmas Eve 2018 by the Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason
“Endlessly Interrupted,” a holiday homily given by the Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason on 12/23/18
“Deeper Darkness,” a sermon given in celebration of the Winter Solstice by the Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason on 12/16/18
“Called to Courage,” a sermon given for the 10-part ‘What We Believe’ series by the Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason on 12/9/18
“Dedicated and Rededicated,” a sermon given in honor of Hannukah by the Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason on 12/2/18
“Thanks a Lot,” a sermon given for the ‘Touchstone of Gratitude’ service by the Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason on 11/25/18
“Belief Unbound,” a sermon given for the 10-part ‘What We Believe’ series by the Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason on 11/11/18
“Expecting Miracles,” a sermon given by our Minister Emeritus, the Rev. John Hay Nichols on 11/4/18
“Truer Stories,” a sermon given by the Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason for the “Touchstone of Formation” service on 10/28/18
“Circling the Earth,” a sermon given in honor of United Nations Day by the Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason on 10/21/18. The 1945 ratification of the UN Charter is celebrated each year on October 24.
CLICK HERE TO READ A HOMILY DELIVERED BY THE REV. DR. KELLY MURPHY MASON ON 10/14/18 WHEN WE CELEBRATED THE ANIMALS IN OUR LIVES.
“The Faithful Kind,” a sermon given for the 10-part series on ‘What We Believe’ by the Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason on 10/7/18
“A Neighboring Soul,” a sermon given for the ‘Touchstone’ of Vocation service by the Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason on 9/30/18
“The Whole Story,” a sermon given in celebration of National Recovery Month by the Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason on 9/23/18
“Eighteenth: The Jewish Ethical Tradition and the Sharps’ Witness,” a sermon given by the Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason on 9/16/18 during the Days of Awe
“A Watery One: Religious Pluralism as Unitarian Universalist Practice,” a sermon delivered by the Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason during our 9/9/18 Ingathering worship service.
Click HERE to read the sermon delivered by the Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason on 4/29/18, when UU Wellesley Hills voted to call her as our next Settled Minister.
The Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason preached her first sermon at UU Wellesley Hills on 4/22/18 in honor of Earth Day. Click HERE for a print version.
Our Minister Emeritus, Rev. John Nichols, preached about prayer on Sunday, 2/12/18. Our choir and visiting violinist Joy Grimes allowed us to experience the “WOW” that represents one category of prayer. Click HERE to watch the service.