This Week in Worship Sunday, June 28 Summmer Worship Starts @ 10:30 am in Parish Hall This Sunday, join us for a service of quiet contemplation, as we walk the First Parish labyrinth. Painted by members of First Parish, our labyrinth is a canvas version of the famous labyrinth at Chartres cathedral.There will be a simple … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 6/26/2015

This Week in Worship Sunday, June 21 @ 10:30 am in the Meetinghouse Flower Communion The Flower Communion is one of those rituals that I grew up with and which I believed was quite old. I was amazed when I discovered that it was created just a few years before my father was born. The whole ritual feels … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 6/19/2015

This Week in Worship Sunday, June 14 @ Starts at 10:30 am in the Meetinghouse I love parades, I’m just one of those people who love big public celebrations and bands and all of that stuff. Ever since I was a little kid, I loved sitting on the sidewalk waiting for the military units to come rolling … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 6/12/2015

This Week in Worship Sunday, June 7, 2015 UNION SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE AT 10 AM AT FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF MILTON AT 495 CANTON AVENUE. RELIGIOUS EXPLORATION AT 10 AM AT FIRST PARISH SOCIAL HOUR AFTER WORSHIP AT FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Message from Rev. Hank I was lucky to spend last weekend with two sets … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 6/5/2015

This Week in Worship Sunday, May 31, 2015 @ 10:30 am in the Meetinghouse “How would thinking that the people who come to your church stay active for ten years rather than for a life time affect how you do church?” A friend who is a church consultant asked me that question recently and I have been … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 5/29/2015

This Week in Worship Sunday, May 24 @ 10:30 am in the Meetinghouse I first want to thank everyone for such a well-run and respectful annual meeting last week. Having sat through many others and am very grateful. This Sunday we will be having a very different sort of Memorial Day Worship Service; one that I hope … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 5/21/2015

This Week in Worship Sunday, May 17 @ 10:30 am in the Meetinghouse First Parish Milton In 2004 the Boston Archdiocese of the Catholic Church needed to 85 churches, whether due to low attendance on Sundays or the lack of priests or both, the leadership in Boston made this move. One of these churches was St. … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 5/15/2015

This Week in Worship Sunday, May 10 @ 10:30 am in the Meetinghouse First Parish Milton The other day a clergy friend and I were explaining to a member of his church why preaching on Mother’s Day is so difficult. The short version is that while the rest of the year church members are happy to … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 5/8/2015

2014 – 2015 Coming of Age Class: Will Macmillan, Ruby Baker-Poveromo, Max Dutzik Henricks, David Casaz, Grady Stoodt. Not in the picture Josie Cousineau. This Week in Worship Sunday, May 3 @ 10:30 am in the Meetinghouse Every time I drive to Maine and cross the Piscataqua River Bridge spanning the New Hampshire – Maine border, … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 5/1/2015

This Week in Worship Sunday, April 26 @ 10:30 am in the Meetinghouse First Parish Milton Please join us as Rev. Hank Peirce and the Youth Group lead our Intergenerational Worship Service this Sunday at 10:30 a.m. in our Meetinghouse. (Union Sunday postponed until June 7) This week I thought that instead of sharing my own … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 4/24/2015