Sermons Archive

“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

“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

 “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

“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.