Summer Worship Slowing down is one of the special gifts of summer. Coming to summer worship allows you to slow down and savor the relationships we usually need to speed by during other times of the year – church staff, fellow congregants and even ourselves. Summer worship will also offer some new ways of being … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 7/11/2014

Summer Worship Slowing down is one of the special gifts of summer. Coming to summer worship allows you to slow down and savor the relationships we usually need to speed by during other times of the year – church staff, fellow congregants and even ourselves. Summer worship will also offer some new ways of being … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 7/4/2014

This Week in Worship Sunday, June 29, 2014 Beginning Sunday, June 29, 2014, Summer Worship will be held from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall. Religious Exploration RE classes will resume in mid-September. All children are welcome to attend Summer Worship. Nursery available for children 4 and under. News and Announcements Summer Office Hours: … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 6/27/2014

This Week in Worship Sunday, June 22, 2014 10:30am SUMMER WORSHIP Parisa’ Farewell Beginning Sunday, June 29, 2014, Summer Worship will be held from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall. Celebrating Parisa Sunday, June 22, 2014 Times: 10:30 a.m. – Worship with Parisa in the Meetinghouse. If you are willing to greet or usher, … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 6/20/2014

This Week in Worship Sunday, June 15, 2014 10:30am SUMMER WORSHIP Seeing “I” to “I” Rev. Parisa Parsa Music by Joel Hiller, First Parish Singers led by Jennie Mulqueen AND a special selection by Franc Graham and Claudia Wellington Many of us want to be part of creating a world where difference is celebrated. Yet … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 6/13/2014

This Week in Worship Sunday, June 8, 2014 10:30am WORSHIP A Faith to Celebrate! Rev. Parisa Parsa Music by Emma Jean Moulton and the Meetinghouse Choir Each person should bring a flower to worship this Sunday (all ages!) It is the day for two important annual rituals at First Parish: our Flower Celebration, in honor … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 6/6/2014

This Week in Worship Sunday, June 1, 2014 10:30am WORSHIP True Life, True Worth Rev. Parisa Parsa with Tim Steele and First Parish Singers More senseless violence, more cries of outrage, and the loss of a prophetic poet and national treasure haunt our hearts as we also prepare for the lightness and pray for the … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 5/30/2014

Interim Minister May 24, 2014 Dear Fellow First Parishioners, In my first official communication as the new Chair of the Parish Committee, I am excited to announce that we have hired an Interim Minister to assist us through the transition following Parisa’s departure, as we prepare to call our next settled minster. Our Interim Minister … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 5/23/2014

This Week in Worship Sunday, May 18, 2014 10:30am WORSHIP “Knocking on Heaven’s Door” Rev. Parisa Parsa Music by Emma Jean Moulton & the Meetinghouse Choir Near-death experiences that offer glimpses of the afterlife have long been the subject of both fascination and ridicule. Neuroscientist Eben Alexander’s book Proof of Heaven offers an account of … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 5/16/2014

This Week in Worship Sunday, May 11, 2014 10:30am WORSHIP Leslie Macpherson Artinian and music by Tim Steele Heaven on earth. Heaven knows. A slice of heaven. When we use the word, we generally aren’t talking about the afterlife. For UUs, “heaven” is a word rarely used in the literal sense. What about we thinking … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 5/9/2014