First Parish Sermons Archive

Click on the links below to view sermons given from the pulpit of First Parish Church. Sunday Sermons are usually posted on this page by the following Tuesday. Prior year sermons can be found using the navigation links on the left.

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  • December 25, 2005 - Up Close and Personal- Rev. Dr. Kalajainen (Christmas Sunday)
  • December 24, 2005 - There Is No Fear in Love- Rev. Dr. Kalajainen (Christmas Eve)
  • December 18, 2005 - Senior Choir Presents Bach’s "Magnificat"- No Sermon
  • December 11, 2005 - Root of Faith - Rev. Baard
  • December 4, 2005 - Straightening the Crooked Roads - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • November 27, 2005 - Waiting for God to Act - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • November 20, 2005 - Feeding the Flock With Justice - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • November 13, 2005 - Talents for Ministry - Rev. Baard
  • November 6, 2005 - The Company of the Blessed - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • October 30, 2005 - Closing the Credibility Gap - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • October 23, 2005 - Willing Hearts, Open Hands - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • October 16, 2005 - God’s Icons - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • October 2, 2005 - Breads of the World - Rev. Baard
  • September 25, 2005 - The Importance of Changing Our Minds - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • September 18, 2005 - What is Right? - Rev. Baard
  • September 11, 2005 - Doing the Math of Forgiveness - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • September 4, 2005 - Love's Labors - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • August 28, 2005 - Burning Bushes and Other Revelations - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • August 21, 2005 - Living Outside the Box - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • August 7, 2005 - Wrestling with Grace - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • July 31, 2005 - Stepping Out of the Boat - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • July 24, 2005 - The Subtext of Grace - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • July 17, 2005 - Up the Down Staircase - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • July 10, 2005 - "Down-at-the-Heels" Grace - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • July 3, 2005 - Come Listen, Go Serve - Rev. Baard
  • June 26, 2005 - Discerning God's Voice - Rev. Baard
  • June 19, 2005 - The God Who Hears - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • June 12, 2005 - Laughing at the Impossible - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • June 5, 2005 - Tents and Altars - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • May 29, 2005 - Faith Is a Verb - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • May 22, 2005 - Children's Musical - Youth Choirs (No Sermon)
  • May 15, 2005 - All Together in One Place - Rev. Baard
  • May 8, 2005 - The Ascension in Real Life - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • May 1, 2005 - To Love Is To Know - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • April 24, 2005 - What’s In a Name? - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • April 17, 2005 - Wounded Healers - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • April 10, 2005 - Untamed Mysteries - Rev. Baard
  • April 3, 2005 - Companions on the Journey - Rev. Baard
  • March 27, 2005 - Fear and Great Joy - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen (Easter)
  • March 20, 2005 - The Hour at Hand - Rev. Baard (Palm Sunday)
  • March 13, 2005 - New Life in Dry Bones - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • March 6, 2005 - Get Real! - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • February 27, 2005 - A Truthful Spirit - Rev. Baard
  • February 20, 2005 - Letting Go of What We Know - Rev. Baard
  • February 13, 2005 - Passing the Test - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • February 6, 2005 - Clouded Glory - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • January 30, 2005 - Maine Conference Sunday Sermon - Annette Mott
  • January 23, 2005 - The Call of Christ - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • January 16, 2005 - What's in a Name? - Rev. Baard
  • January 9, 2005 - Baptized for Ministry - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • January 2, 2005 - A Tale of Two Kings - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen (Epiphany)
  • January 1, 2005 - Cultivating Peace - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen (New Year's Mass for Peace at St. Charles Church)