Our minister, The Reverend Ms. Harris Riordan (shown below with her daughter, Margaret) accepted our invitation to be Minister of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Boca Raton in 1997. Harris earned her BA at the State University of New York, and her Masters of Divinity at Union Theological Seminary in New York.
Her first church was All Souls in New York City, where she started as an Intern. After her ordination by that congregation on March 14, 1982, she stayed on as a Parish Assistant. In the mid 1980's she became the Religious Education Director of the Community Unitarian Church in White Plains, New York. Toward the end of that decade, she became the Assistant Minister, and later the Associate Minister, of the First Unitarian Church in Brooklyn. In the 1990's Harris served as the Interim minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Restoration in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and then as Associate Minister at All Souls Unitarian Church, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
At UUFBR, Harris leads a community of more than 260 members, who pride themselves on being "free in faith, diverse in thought, united in caring, and committed to action." Harris feels her ministry is not only a career but a privilege. And, we feel privileged to have her here.
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Reverend Harris Riordan
Our minister, The Reverend Ms. Harris Riordan (shown below with her daughter, Margaret) accepted our invitation to be Minister of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Boca Raton in 1997. Harris earned her BA at the State University of New York, and her Masters of Divinity at Union Theological Seminary in New York.
Her first church was All Souls in New York City, where she started as an Intern. After her ordination by that congregation on March 14, 1982, she stayed on as a Parish Assistant. In the mid 1980's she became the Religious Education Director of the Community Unitarian Church in White Plains, New York. Toward the end of that decade, she became the Assistant Minister, and later the Associate Minister, of the First Unitarian Church in Brooklyn. In the 1990's Harris served as the Interim minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Restoration in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and then as Associate Minister at All Souls Unitarian Church, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
At UUFBR, Harris leads a community of more than 260 members, who pride themselves on being "free in faith, diverse in thought, united in caring, and committed to action." Harris feels her ministry is not only a career but a privilege. And, we feel privileged to have her here.
Sermons
By Rev. Harris Riordan
Beside Still Waters
Keeping Ourselves Awake
Justice, Justice, Thou Art...
Sanctuary
Merging Solitude, Dialogue (PDF)
Building a Hate-Free Zone (PDF)
Hurricane Katrina Questions (PDF)
A Holiday Perspective
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