This Week in Worship Sunday, December 17, 2017 @ 10:30 am in the Meetinghouse The Tyranny of Busy-Ness December Worship Theme – Intention Minister Rev. Lisa Ward At this point the December Holidays are in full swing. Messages to feel joy, see the light, be giving, hold onto family are everywhere; in shopping mall signage … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 12/14/2017

This Week in Worship Sunday, December 3, 2017 @ 10:30 am in the Meetinghouse Hope Abides December Worship Theme – Intention Minister Rev. Lisa Ward OK. Here we go, into the winter holiday season. Christmas music and decorations are now set up mid- November in our culture, slowly edging out Thanksgiving, which is a caveat … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 11/30/2017

This Week in Worship Sunday, November 26, 2017 @ 10:30 am in the Meetinghouse The Intersection of Presence and Gratitude November Worship Theme – Presence Minister Rev. Lisa Ward Rev. Lisa is on study leave November 20 – 27. Religious Exploration Laurel Whitehouse, Director of Religious Exploration Nursery and toddler care: There are no caretakers … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 11/23/2017

This Week in Worship Sunday, November 19, 2017 @ 10:30 am in the Meetinghouse Grace Abounds November Worship Theme – Presence Minister Rev. Lisa Ward This Sunday is the town-wide “Thanks For Giving” Volunteer of the Year celebration. This is an initiative of the Milton Interfaith Clergy Association, inviting houses of worship, civic organizations and … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 11/16/2017

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