Table of Contents Sunday Service August 16th – Hope Join us on Sunday August 16, for a service about hope: where we find it, how to cultivate it, why gathering in community is important, and how we can be beacons of hope in a broken world. We’d love to have you join us in person … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 8/14/2026

Table of Contents Sunday Service August 9th – What It Means To Be A Unitarian Universalist Those of us who belong to First Parish are Unitarian Universalists but…what does that mean? Leslie MacPherson, 6-generation Universalist and Chair of the Membership Committee will share her interpretation, along with a bit about our history and why she … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 8/7/2026

Table of Contents Sunday, Service August 2nd Service – Hymn Song After a brief hiatus Jennie Mulqueen and Amy Kavadlo are back for their fifth summer service on the power of song and singing. This year’s service is devoted to our beloved UU hymnals. It will be done mostly in song. Here’s your chance to … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 7/31/2026

Table of Contents Sunday, Service July 26th Service – Steve Yakutis: Meditation and Me (A Semi-Silent Service) Do you now, or have you ever, practiced some form of meditation? Steve will share his own experiences with meditation and invites you to participate with him in sitting in silence. And to be clear – Steve is … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 7/24/2026

Table of Contents Sunday, Service July 19th Service – Standing with Our Immigrant Neighbors Join us for a service exploring what it means to stand with our immigrant neighbors through compassion, justice and community. Three friends will share personal reflections on why this work matters, highlight ways our church has supported immigrant communities, and offer … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 7/17/2026

Table of Contents Sunday, Service July 12th Service – The Journey Through Memoir A cleanout of the garage has uncovered a trove of journals that led Dan de Angeli to write a memoir. In this sermon Dan will let you know all the reasons to steer clear of such a project. Led by Dan de Angeli … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 7/10/2026

Table of Contents Sunday, Service July 5th Service – Reflections on Fire: An Homage to James Baldwin James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time, published in 1962, will anchor a reflection on fire as a symbol of beauty and danger, of destruction and transformation. On the day following our nation’s 250th anniversary, we will consider the meaning of … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 7/3/2026

Table of Contents Sunday, Service June 28th Service “One For All and All For One” – Led by Robert Mussey Learn about Milton’s pioneering role in smallpox vaccination in the 18th and 19th centuries as Robert traces the dissenting opinions about inoculation (some believing it was against God’s will) and how local doctors came together to provide a … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 6/26/2026

Table of Contents Sunday, Service June 21th Service “Share a Poem” You can come just to listen. Or bring a poem or two to share (by you or someone else). You can read or recite it with no comment, or you can share why you chose it. This is a reprise of a summer service we did … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 6/19/2026

Table of Contents Sunday Service June 14th Service June Worship Theme: WELLBEING “Fare Thee Well” Worship Associate: Dottie Pitt Faith Reflection: Dottie Pitt Social Hour:  Annual Picnic Audio: Holden Driscoll *Next Sunday starts summer service. 1st service will be held in Children’s Church. Note time change to 9:30am. See schedule below. This week’s offering be given to the … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 6/12/2026