This Week in Virtual Worship Sunday, March 29th, 2020 “The Hero Complex” Please be on the lookout for an Order of Worship which will be emailed to you on Friday, 3/27. First Parish is adding the offering to the service with a new way to give- text to giving! More info coming! We will be live … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 3/27/2020

This Week in Worship This Week in Virtual Worship Sunday, March 22nd, 2020 “The Virtue of Courage” Please be on the lookout for an Order of Worship which will be emailed to you on Friday, 3/20. We will be live streaming online on Sunday. At 10:30 am we will begin a “Facebook Live” video. You … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 3/20/2020

This Week in Worship Sunday, March 15th, 2020 In Person Worship Service and Religious Exploration is CANCELLED. There will be YouTube worship offerings until in person worship services resume, beginning this Sunday.  Go to the website YouTube.com. In the search bar, type First Parish Milton UU. A worship offering will be posted by 9am Sunday.  … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 3/13/2020

This Week in Worship Sunday, March 8th, 2020 The Art of the Give-Away A way to encounter abundance Minister Rev. Lisa Ward minister@fpmilton.org I and a couple parishioners had the opportunity to attend an Interfaith Prayer and Planning Breakfast for the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute’s Mother’s Day Walk for Peace yesterday. This is an event … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 3/5/2020

This Week in Worship Sunday, March 1st, 2020 Leap of Faith  With the familiar phrase, “leap and the ground will follow”, we take chances to bring about what we hope to see thrive. Minister Rev. Lisa Ward minister@fpmilton.org So, I’m a “born and bred” Unitarian Universalist who wasn’t even aware of the tradition of Lent before … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 2/27/2020

Your Weekly Link Sunday, February 16th, 2020 Sympathetic Joy Rev. Lisa Ward To counter this competitive society driven by meritocracy, we need to develop our ability to be happy for another’s happiness or “success”, in the hopes that we will thrive. Minister Rev. Lisa Ward Next Wednesday, February 19, I will join protesters in Weymouth, … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 2/13/2020

Your Weekly Link Sunday, February 6th, 2020 Healthy Compassion Rev. Lisa Ward ​There are times when compassion heals and times when compassion enables unhealthy behavior.  How can our compassion truly help? Minister Rev. Lisa Ward minister@fpmilton.org I tend to be able to gladly greet the day most mornings.  This week has been harder.  I find … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 2/7/2020

Your Weekly Link Sunday, February 2nd, 2020 Guest Speaker: Susan Batson Sermon:  The Light and Dark Within Us All Minister Rev. Lisa Ward I am writing this column right after the memorial service, interment and memorial reception for Susan Monack, a longstanding member who moved to Mashpee, MA several years ago.  The teamwork amongst First Parish … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 1/31/2020

This Week in Worship Be That Guide Rev. Lisa WardSunday, January 26, 2020 Minister Rev. Lisa Ward During our worship services, we often have an opportunity to hear a  2 minute faith reflection from a parish member, or as I like to say, one of our resident theologians (which you all are).  The sharing is … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 1/24/2020