This Week in Worship August 6, 2017 “Fear is the Mind Killer” Fear can motivate us and drive us to excellence, but too often fear cripples and paralyzes our minds. What can scripture and teachings tell us about our fear, and how can we live with it in our uncertain world? Worship Leader – Alex … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 8/3/2017

This Week in Worship Summer Services 9:30 a.m. – Children’s Church July 30, 2017 “Articulating Our Pluralism” Worship Leader – A.J. van Tine Musician – Tim Steele In the text of the UU Principles and Sources, it is said that our living tradition draws on “many sources,” and that we are “grateful for the religious … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 7/27/2017

This Week in Worship Summer Services 9:30 a.m. – Children’s Church July 23, 2017 “Walking a Labyrinth” First Parish member Elise Henricks will lead a discussion and a walk around First Parish’s portable labyrinth. Worship Leader – Elise Henricks Musician – Emma Jean Moulton Worship Associate: Susan Batson Summer Office Information Office Hours for the … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 7/20/2017

This Week in Worship Summer Services 9:30 a.m. – Children’s Church July 16, 2017 Worship Leader: Francesca Cipriani Musician: Emma Jean Moulton Worship Associate: Mallory Digges “If You Have One Good Parent, You Have A Chance” Harvard Divinity School ministerial student Francesca Cipriani explores the topic of assumptions about good parenting, particularly when there are … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 7/13/2017

This Week in Worship Summer Services 9:30 a.m. – Children’s Church When: July 9, 2017 Worship Leader: Robert Johnson Musician: Emma Jean Moulton “Finding God in Buddhism?” First Parish member and practicing Buddhist — Robert Johnson — explores the theological aspects of Buddhism. Summer Office Information Office Hours for the summer generally are Monday – … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 7/6/2017

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