This Week in Worship & Religious Education

Sunday, July 7
Worship 10:30am
July and August
Summer Service held in the Parish Hall

Dear Friends and Members of First Parish:

Hello! I am Colin Bossen and I am going to be leading worship and providing pastoral care coverage for your congregation for the month of July. I am looking forward to it. I am currently working on my PhD at Harvard in American Studies. Before I returned to academia to pursue my doctorate I was a Unitarian Universalist parish minister for six years and while I love what I am doing now I sorely the rhythm of parish ministry.

Worship during our time together will explore Unitarian Universalism as a religion of presence. Over the next four weeks each of the services will touch on a different question. This week I will ask: What does it mean to be present to the moment? Next week: How can we be present to each other? The following week, on July 21, I will ask: How can we be present to justice? And for my last sermon: How are we present to the holy?

As part of your weekly e-mail I will be sending out a link to a reading that will be part of the service, what I call a common meditation. I encourage you to read the piece beforehand and take some time to meditate upon it during the week. This week I have selected Louis Gluck’s magnificent poem “Celestial Music” found on-line at http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/celestial-music/

If you have a pastoral issue or would like to get ahold of me for another reason I can be reached at cbossen@gmail.com or 857.615.4142. I hope to see you Sunday!

love,

Colin

Religious Education

Nursery care will be available for children under the age of 5.

Prayer & Meditation Every Sunday 9:00-9:45am. This Sunday will take place in the Meetinghouse

News & Announcements

*Self-esteem program for teen girls seeks

*someone to upgrade their website OR
*someone to develop a human resources & workplace culture guide

*Social services agency focused on the Latino community seeks
*ETOS database specialist

*Teen program needs a new marketing and fundraising plan to address leadership transition

*Environmental justice organization needs a real estate feasibility study

Other Opportunities in the Pipeline

*coalition of nonprofits needs to develop new budgeting and financial forms
*teen leadership program seeks a new website
*community theater space needs new rental contract templates
*youth coalition needs legal help to reinstate nonprofit status
*we need GRANT WRITERS & FUNDRAISERS!

CHOOSE OR BE CHOSEN!

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For our Worship Service to run smoothly it is advised you pick one date for ushering, flowers, hospitality and chalice lighting during the church year!

EVERY SUNDAY
Worship, 10:30am in the Meetinghouse
Meetinghouse Choir Rehearsal, 8:45am in the Parish Hall
Silent Prayer & Meditation, 9:00am in the Children’s Church

THE SUNDAY PLANNER
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