This Week in Worship & Religious Education Sunday, June 23 The Invisible Bonds of Visible Saints Rev. Parisa Parsa preaching, Joel Hiller musician As we work to embrace intercultural competency, we are met with powerful ghosts of our Calvinist past. Surprisingly, they are not entirely friendly. How can naming the culture of our faith tradition … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 6/21/2013

This Week in Worship & Religious Education SUMMER WORSHIP BEGINS THIS SUNDAY, JUNE 16 Rev. Eric Dawson will start off our summer worship series in style! Don’t miss it. Confessions of a Bad Dad: Lessons about Life, Letting Go, and Frozen Waffles Parenting, like all of life’s endeavors is fraught with danger — none greater … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 6/14/2013

This Week in Worship & Religious Education Sunday, June 9 “What Might Be” The Rev. Kristin Grassel Schmidt As summer approaches join us for a worship service about letting go and making room for all that is to come. Meetinghouse Choir will sing Religious Education Nursery care will be available for children under the age … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 6/6/2013

This Week in Worship & Religious Education Sunday, June 2 Flower Celebration Rev. Parisa Parsa, Rev. Kristin Grassel Schmidt and Emma Jean Moulton directing the Meetinghouse Choir In our annual flower celebration we honor the historic story of Rev. Norbert Capek and his wife Maya, who risked their lives for freedom of worship in the former Czechoslovakia. … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 5/30/2013

This Week in Worship & Religious Education Sunday, May 26 “Breaking the Jar” Rev. Jamez Terry with music from Judy Cobble Why do you come to church? In this service, Rev. Jamez will offer his answer to this question, exploring ideas of grace, commitment, and what it means for us to be church together. Religious … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 5/23/2013

A Celebration of Jamez, Julia, and Sebastian!! Going Away Party for Jamez & Julia Terry Saturday, May 18, 5pm-8pm At the end of May, the Terry family will be leaving First Parish and returning to Alaska. Please join us for an evening of celebration, gratitude, and general merriment! Carolyn Newman and Rick Malmstrom are hosting … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 5/16/2013

Louis D Brown Mother’s Day Walk for Peace This Sunday, May 12 mothersdaywalk4peace.org Please join us for our annual Mother’s Day Walk for Peace! We welcome all to live out our faith by walking in solidarity and witness with those who have lost loved ones to violence. Help us to reach our fundraising goal of $2000 We … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 5/9/2013

This Week in Worship & Religious Education Sunday, May 5 Rev. Kristin Grassel Schmidt Join us for Music Sunday! Our worship theme for this month is “play” and worship this week will be filled with a lighthearted story, fun music, and an exploration of the connection between the silly and the sacred. Religious Education Spirit … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 5/2/2013

This Week in Worship & Religious Education Sunday, April 28 This Sunday we will celebrate in word and song as nine of our youth complete their Coming of Age journey and are affirmed in faith. We will hear from each youth about their personal spiritual perspective and the group will share seven beliefs they hold … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 4/25/2013

This Week in Worship & Religious Education Sunday, April 21 “Our Real Work” Rev. Parisa Parsa with music from Claudia Wellington and Franc Graham as well as the Meetinghouse Choir In this world of brokenness, heartbreak and loss, on this planet so precariously balanced, how do we determine what we are here to do, and … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 4/18/2013