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

This Week in Worship Sunday, April 14 “Unknown Visions of Love” The Rev. Colin Bossen, guest preacher Joe Ayoub, worship assistant There are places where Unitarian Universalists might find the ever loving God of Universalism outside of our tradition. The Rev. Colin Bossen is currently a PhD student at Harvard University where he is studying … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 4/11/2013

This Week in Worship & Religious Education Sunday, April 7 Building A New Way Rev. Parisa Parsa Many of us love to sing the new UU song “Building A New Way” from our teal hymnal. Many of your most dedicated lay leaders have spent the last 18 months in deep conversation with leaders of Temple … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 4/4/2013

This Week in Worship & Religious Education Sunday, March 31 Easter Sunday Worship for All Ages led by Rev. Parisa D. Parsa and Rev. Kristin Grassel Schmidt “Love Lives On” Easter in Song and Story by Rev. Kristin Grassel and Joel Hiller Religious Education There will be no RE classes this week. All children and … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 3/28/2013

This Week in Worship & Religious Education March 24th Rev. Parisa Parsa Keep Calm and Carry On? Palm Sunday is the celebration of Jesus losing his cool, of asking his followers and those in power to take notice of just how radical his message was. What messages are we prepared to carry, to offer, about … Continue reading Your Weekly Link – News and Updates 3/21/2013