This Week in Worship Sunday, November 12 , 2017 @ 10:30 am in the Meetinghouse Diversity is Survival November Worship Theme – Presence Minister Rev. Lisa Ward We, as a denomination, have been given an extraordinary invitation to recommit our anti-racist aspirations in a deeper, more expansive way than we have before. The UUA Board … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 11/9/2017

This Week in Worship Sunday, November 5, 2017 @ 10:30 am in the Meetinghouse November Worship Theme – Presence Minister Rev. Lisa Ward Ram Dass, an American spiritual teacher, coined the phrase, “be here now”, in his 1971 book of the same title. Be Here Now. This is a surprisingly powerful offering. It is a … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 11/2/2017

This Week in Worship Sunday, October 29, 2017 @ 10:30 am in the Meetinghouse October Worship Theme – Spiritual Practices Minister Rev. Lisa Ward Last night I had the honor of attending a colleague’s “Institution”, which is the Episcopal equivalent of the UU Installation of ministers. Reverend Rachel Pettengill-Rasure is now Rector of the Church … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 10/26/2017

This Week in Worship Sunday, October 22, 2017 @ 10:30 am in the Meetinghouse October Worship Theme – Spiritual Practices Minister Rev. Lisa Ward Several resident theologians (another name for UU congregants) have shared with me that creativity is a spiritual practice for them. Finding expressions of reverence, connection, wonder and awe come more easily … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 10/19/2017

This Week in Worship Sunday, October 15, 2017 @10:30 am in the Meetinghouse What Is Prayer? October Worship Theme – Spiritual Practices Minister Rev. Lisa Ward Abraham Heschel, 20th century Jewish mystic, writes: “Prayer is our humble answer to the inconceivable surprise of living. It is all we can offer in return for the mystery … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 10/12/2017

This Week in Worship Sunday, October 8, 2017 10:30 am in the Meetinghouse The Blessing of the Animals October Worship Theme – Spiritual Practices Minister Rev. Lisa Ward Last evening was the first of a new offering at First Parish: a monthly healing and wholeness chapel service in the Children’s Church, first Wednesdays, from 6:30-7:15 … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 10/5/2017

This Week in Worship Sunday, October 1, 2017 @ 10:30 am in the Meetinghouse October Worship Theme – Spiritual Practices Minister Rev. Lisa Ward September energy, a new beginnings time in our culture, is vibrant at First Parish, Milton. Committees are focusing on initiatives for the year, Religious Exploration programs have launched, new ideas are … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 9/28/2017

This Week in Worship Sunday, September 24, 2017 @ 10:30 am in the Meetinghouse September Worship Theme – Spiritual Journey Minister Rev. Lisa Ward Our Jewish sisters and brothers marked the beginning of their High Holy Days last evening (September 20th), observing Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. One of the disciplines during this ten … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 9/21/2017

This Week in Worship Sunday, September 17, 2017 Worship @ 10:30 am in the Meetinghouse “Open To Guidance” Rev. Lisa Ward, Minister Interdependence is what upholds our lives and challenges us to the core. We support one another, we discover meaning through relating, we accomplish goals through teamwork. Because we know this, because we feel … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 9/14/2017

This Week in Worship Ingathering Sunday – Sunday, September 10, 2017 @ 10:30 am in the Meetinghouse The first Sunday after Labor Day kicks off our full service church year at First Parish. We start with a pancake breakfast! We then gather outside the front of the meeting house at 10:30 am and enter in, … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 9/7/2017