This Week in Worship Sunday, June 5 @ 10:30 am in Meetinghouse Last Sunday’s Union Service lead by Rev. John Allen was wonderful. However, the best part occurred at the Milton Cemetery. There Rev. John and I recognized the ministers that our two congregations share and then we placed a wreath at the grave marking those … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 6/3/2016

This Week in Worship Sunday, May 22 @ 10:30 am in Meetinghouse A few weeks ago I posted on social media a meme, a photo of Ralph Waldo Emerson and one of his quotes along side the picture. I didn’t create the image, in fact I took from another friend’s page, posted it and forgot it. … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 5/19/2016

This Week in Worship Sunday, May 15 @ 10:30 am in Meetinghouse I was reminded of where our religious life and politics intersect this past Monday as I rode my bike to Cambridge City Hall. I was going to meet with some friends whose wedding I’ll be performing and I was reminded of how 12 years … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 5/12/2016

This Week in Worship Sunday, May 8 @ 10:30 am in Meetinghouse Rev. Hank Peirce, Preaching Well it happened again, I had a dream that I was back in the pulpit of the Medford church. I still dream about standing in the pulpit even though it’s been almost four years since I stepped into the building … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 5/5/2016

This Week in Worship Sunday, May 1 @10:30 am in Meetinghouse Rev. Lisa Ward, Preaching Rev. Lisa Gail Ward comes to us from the great state of Maryland, where she has served the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Harford County in Churchville, Maryland for 17 years. She completed her studies for her MDiv at Union Theological … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 4/28/2016

This Week in Worship Sunday, April 24th @ 10:30 am in Meetinghouse Rev. Lisa Ward, Preaching From Interim Minister, Rev. Hank Peirce Friends if you missed last Sunday’s clean up, you missed a great time. We had a wonderful brief service and then we rolled up our sleeves and got First Parish squeaky clean. It was a … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 4/21/2016

This Week in Worship Sunday, April 17th @ 10:30 am in Meetinghouse I had a roommate that we called Sailor Dave, he once wore a funny stripped shirt and well the name stuck. Anyway, the other roommates realized early on that if there were dishes to be done, Sailor Dave was the man to do it. Plates … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 4/14/2016

This Week in Worship Sunday, April 7th @ 10:30 am in Meetinghouse Last week in this space I talked about a lot happening around the church, so this week let me give you some details about all of those things. Though first let me just quickly thank everyone who put together the auction it was a huge … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 4/7/2016

This Week in Worship Sunday, April 3rd @ 10:30 am in Meetinghouse A funny photo showed up on a clergy web-site on Monday. It had an image of the empty tomb, with the stone rolled off to one side and the words “Dear Jesus, since you no longer need this do you mind if I lie down … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 3/31/2016

This Week in Worship Sunday, March 27 – Easter – Intergenerational Service @ 10:30 am in Meetinghouse Behind the pulpit, where church members rarely tread, there is a small table and two chairs. Sitting on that table are our hymnals and a small framed prayer by Rev. Vivian Pomeroy, minister of this church for 30 years. During this … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 3/24/2016