BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.2//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1104@firstchurchboston.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250810T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250810T120000 DTSTAMP:20250714T042001Z URL:https://firstchurchboston.org/events/worship-service-2025-08-10/ SUMMARY:"Rituals of Hope in Hard Times" Sermon by Rev. Daniel Lawlor DESCRIPTION:Sermon: "Rituals of Hope in Hard Times"\nRev. Daniel Lawlor\n\n Unitarian Universalism is a faith tradition with a growing tradition of ri tuals reflecting our espoused commitments to pluralism\, interdependence a nd love. The liturgical year of many Unitarian Universalist congregations are anchored by Water &\; Flower Ceremonies\, and the week-to-week prac tice in our sanctuaries is marked with chalice lightings and varied ritual s to honor joy and sorrows. Flower Ceremony was a loving affirmation of re ligious pluralism and cosmopolitanism amidst the upheavals and growing aut horitarianism of the interwar years in Prague. Water Ceremony was original ly an affirmation of feminist consciousness and ecological awareness at th e turn of the 1970s to the 1980s. We are approaching the mid 21st Century in a moment of upheaval - and profound possibility. Could we imagine a new ritual for our faith?\n\nBio: Rev. Daniel Lawlor (he/him) serves as minis ter of the Unitarian Church of Staten Island and the Unitarian Universalis t Congregation of the Hudson Valley in Croton-on-Hudson\, New York. A prou d alumni of Boston University School of Theology and First Church Boston\, Daniel and his family now call New York City home. Daniel is very excited to see us! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://firstchurchboston.org/wp-content/uploads /2023/06/Daniel-speaking-1-scaled.jpg CATEGORIES:homepage,Worship END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR