The Spiritual Dimensions of Health & Illness – November 27, 2011
TPC member Robin Colgrove, M.D., leads a service on The Spiritual Dimensions of Health and Illness. Marcia Feldman and Julio Fuentes also share their experiences. Listen Recordings of complete worship services are available to registered users via the Members’ Room.
Read MoreThe Story of Joseph – November 20, 2011
Rev. Lilli Nye considers “The Story of Joseph,” a major story in the Hebrew Scriptures that reveals a wide range of themes: sibling rivalry, aggression, guilt, and forgiveness, separation and reunion, the dark and light sides of power, and the mysterious ways that fate/god move through a person’s life, sometimes transforming a disaster into a boon. Listen Recordings of complete worship services are available to registered users via the Members’...
Read MoreBeyond Gender Binaries – November 13, 2011
Rev. Lilli Nye and Alley Stoughton offer a service exploring the territory of self and other that can exist “Beyond The Gender Binaries.” Recognizing that sex and gender emerge from a complex layering of factors and qualities–physical and physiological, emotional, psychological, social, and more–we consider how we limit our perceptions of ourselves and others with gender binary thinking. We invite the experience of unique and whole self-hood that becomes more possible when we loosen the binary framework. This service also recognizes that the following Sunday, November 20, is the...
Read MoreTears – November 6, 2011
Lay-led service. We can cry tears of sadness, joy, anger, frustration and pain. Crying can be cathartic, or can pull us deeper into depression. Sometimes, when we crave tears, they won’t come; other times, they come when they are especially unwanted. Weeping can be a solitary experience, or a social one. It can be manipulative, induce feelings of shame, or help us bond with others. TPC member Alley Stoughton seeks to make sense of her and others’ experiences with tears, drawing on readers’ reactions to a New York Times article, as well as on popular songs. Listen Recordings of complete...
Read More“Saturday Night’s Alive in West Roxbury”
Theodore Parker Church hosts an Open Mike on the last Saturday of every month in the Parish Hall. Join us for our next Open Mike on Saturday, January 28! Sign-up begins at 7 pm and performances at 7:30 pm. We’re the most open mike in the Boston area, so bring whatever you’ve got: originals, jazz, classical, folk songs, poetry, rock, blues, rap, Broadway, cabaret, comedy routines, impressions, improvisational theater, or dance. We have a baby grand piano (and a pianist), a sound system, and a stage. Or come just to listen: we’re your best live entertainment value in West...
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