This Week in Worship Summer Services 9:30 a.m. – Children’s Church July 2, 2017 Worship Leader: Jeff Stoodt Musician: Joel Hiller Questioning Minds: Our Country’s Founders and the UU Way First Parish member Jeff Stoodt asks the question: How did our Unitarian principles inform the making of our country? Message from Rev. Lisa Just back … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 6/29/2017

This Week in Worship Summer Services 9:30 a.m. – Children’s Church *June 25 – Dianna Wilson ~ “Creativity” Can making art move us spiritually? First Parish member Dianna Wilson will lead this interactive service to help us find out. Musician:Emma Jean Moulton Worship Associate: Leslie Macpherson Artinian Message from Rev. Lisa I am in New … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 6/22/2017

This Week in Worship 10:30 a.m. – Meeting House Flower Communion Sunday This Sunday is First Parish’s annual flower communion. The tradition of the flower communion originated with Norbert Capek of Prague, Czechoslavakia in 1923 as a ritualized metaphor for unity in diversity through the lessons of nature. it was brought over to the United … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 6/15/2017

This Week in Worship Worship in the Meetinghouse at 10:30 am Religious Exploration Sunday Message from Rev. Lisa One of the perks of shaking hands in front of First Parish on Sunday morning is enjoying the campus grounds. It is a beautiful campus. I get to take a moment each Sunday to eye the Children’s … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 6/8/2017

This Week in Worship June’s Worship Theme: Faith Message from Rev. Lisa I am told that church life slows down during the summer months at First Parish and that attendance on Sundays drops significantly. This gives us in the office some room to get to projects set aside in the busier months and to prep … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 6/1/2017

This Week in Worship Union Sunday at First Congregational Church May 28 at 10:00 AM A combined service of First Congregational and First Parish is held annually, known as Union Sunday. This year the service will be at First Congregational with Rev. Lisa leading worship. Please note their service begins 30 minutes earlier than ours! … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 5/25/2017

This Week in Worship This Week in Worship 10:30 a.m. in the Meetinghouse – Sunday, May 21, 2017 How Does Your Faith Inspire You to be Brave? Worship will be led by the Youth Group Message from Rev. Lisa I send out many thanks for all your good wishes and sympathies in the death of … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 5/18/2017

This Week in Worship 10:30 a.m. in the Meetinghouse on Sunday, May 14, 2017 Worship Leaders Laurel Whitehouse and Leslie Macpherson Artinian Intergenerational Service Message from Rev. Lisa It’s been a whirlwind couple of days. Sunday was a spectacular day: from David Won’s morning offering of a cantata to the uplifting, deeply meaningful, courageously loving … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 5/11/2017

This Week in Worship 10:30 a.m. in the Meetinghouse – Sunday, May 7, 2017 This month’s theme: Nature Today we welcome tenor David Won to our morning service. David will be singing LOVE CANTATA, a set of 6 songs based on the biblical text: 1 Corinthians 13. Rev. Lisa will share short reflections inspired by … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 5/4/2017

This Week in Worship 10:30 a.m. in the Meetinghouse on Sunday, April 30, 2017 This month’s theme: God Message from Rev. Lisa Around 600 UU faith communities have signed up for the grassroots initiative: “UU White Supremacy Teach-in”. Congregations and organizations have been asked to devote a Sunday or focused gathering, preferably around April 30th … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 4/27/2017