Table of Contents First Parish was in the news ! Member Luisa Pena Lyons with her non profit Bridge Forward This Week in Worship November Worship Theme: DIFFERENCE “The Lure of Combat” Worship Associate: Lisa White Greeters: Bill & Deb Kelley Social Hour: Guy Pugh & Steve Yakutis Flowers: Deb Kelley Audio: Nicholas Miller This week’s offering will be given … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 11/6/2025

Table of Contents This Week in Worship November Worship Theme: DIFFERENCE “Weaving our Connections” During this worship service you will be invited to bring a photo or memento of a loved one who has died to the altar table, light a candle and share the name of the person you are honoring, as we hold … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 10/30/2025

Table of Contents This Week in Worship October Worship Theme: CONNECTION “Grounded: Staying on course during turbulent times” Led by Rev. Mary Margaret Earl Worship Assistant: Elise Henricks Greeter: Natalie Monroe & Michael Grant Flowers: Liz O’Rourke Audio: Jeremiah Sitkoff Social Hour:  Julie Blackburn, Liz O’Rourke & Elizabeth Menne This week’s offering will be given to the UU … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 10/23/2025

Table of Contents This Week in Worship October Worship Theme: CONNECTION “Generations of Witness” Worship Assistant: Chris Clifford Greeter: Mallory Digges Flowers: Mallory Digges Audio: Alex Feliz Social Hour:  Lisa White, Jeff Stoodt & Dianna Wilson This week’s offering will be given to the Voter Movement Fund. The MV Fund is non-partisan and supports grassroots organizations and their … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 10/16/2025

Table of Contents This Week in Worship October Worship Theme: CONNECTION “All Our Relations” Worship Assistant: Steve Yakutis Greeter: Ellen Barr Audio: Nicholas Miller Social Hour:  Leslie MacPherson, Brigitte Miller and Jonah Beukman This week’s offering will go towards the service and ministry of First Parish. With our Blessing of the Animals coming up this Sunday, I ‘ve … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 10/9/2025

Table of Contents This Week in Worship October Worship Theme: CONNECTION “People in our Lives” Worship Assistant: Amy Kavadlo Greeters:  Chris Clifford and Andrea Geyling Moore Faith Reflection: Laura Reis Audio: Holden Driscoll Social Hour: Richard Venable, Mike and Tasha Bello This week’s offering will go towards the service and ministry of First Parish. Stewardship has many avenues of … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 10/2/2025

Table of Contents This Week in Worship September Worship Theme: CREATION “Community in Chaos” Led by Rev. Jo Murphy Worship Assistant: Tom Kemp Greeter:  Leslie MacPherson Audio: Jeremiah Social Hour: Welcome Back Brunch by Membership & Hospitality Committees This week’s offering will be given to UU Mass Action. What IS UU Mass Action? It is NOT the Unitarian … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 9/25/2025

Table of Contents This Week in Worship September Worship Theme: CREATION “Birthday of the World” Worship Assistant: Steven Yakutis Greeters: Michael Grant Faith Reflection: Dottie Pitt Audio: Alex Feliz Social Hour: Elise Henricks and Tony Dutzik During last week’s sermon I included “The Activist’s Prayer” by Terrance Hawkins, which was appealing to many. Thank you, Katie Vhay, for sharing it … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 9/18/2025

Table of Contents This Week in Worship September Worship Theme: CREATION “Part of the Balance” Worship Assistant: Lisa White Greeters: Joanna Dahl Faith Reflection: Noreen Dolan Audio: Sofia Nitolo Social Hour: Natalie Monroe & Craig Perzan It’s hard to know what to react to and what to let wash over us these days. “Alternative facts” are rampant. Media blitzes are incessant. Political … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 9/11/2025

Table of Contents This Week in Worship September Worship Theme: CREATION “Beginnings” Worship Assistant: Brigitte Miller Greeters: Steven Yakutis & Leslie MacPherson Faith Reflection: Susannah Bales Audio: Holden Driscoll Flowers: Mark Ostrem Social Hour: Jen Pinkus and Mark Ostrem Join us for InGathering, our joyful fall gathering to reconnect as a community and celebrate the beginning of a new year … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 9/4/2025