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

This Week in Worship Sunday, May 4, 2014 10:30am WORSHIP Practicing Paradise Rev. Parisa Parsa with Emma Jean Moulton and the Meetinghouse Choir ’80’s pop singer Belinda Carlisle and much of Unitarian Universalist theology agree: heaven is a place on earth. What does it mean to practice seeing the paradise among us and bringing it … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 5/1/2014

This Week in Worship Sunday, April 27, 2014 10:30am WORSHIP “Right Here” Rev. Jeffrey Johnson Our annual Union Sunday worship with First Congregational Church recalls our shared roots as a single congregation. We alternate location and preachers, and this year we welcome the members of First Congregational and Rev. Jeffrey Johnson to our Meetinghouse to … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 4/25/2014

Happy Easter This Week in Worship Sunday, April 20, 2014 10:30am WORSHIP “God of Surprises” Rev. Parisa Parsa Emma Jean Moulton, Joel Hiller, special musical guests and the Meetinghouse Choir Come one, come all to this joyful celebration for all ages! There will be a special surprise at the end of worship, and an Easter … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 4/18/2014

Worship Theme: Wrestling with Evil This Week in Worship Sunday, April 13, 2014 10:30am WORSHIP By Faith Made STRONG Rev. Parisa Parsa with music by Emma Jean Moulton and the Meetinghouse Choir with SPECIAL GUESTS performing “I Will Run Again” by Kathy Ready How do we walk through heartbreak, as individuals, as a congregation, as … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 4/11/2014

Worship Theme: Wrestling with Evil This Week in Worship Sunday, April 3, 2014 10:30am WORSHIP Melinda Collins and Joe Ayoub, Worship Leaders SERVICE PLEDGERS Do you have a story you would like to share about what it was like to complete your service pledge? If so, please send an email with “Service Pledge” in the … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 4/4/2014