Table of Contents

• This Week in Worship
• Message from Reverend Lisa
• RE
• Events
• Social & Environmental Justice
• Actions for Justice and Democracy (COMING SOON)

This Week in Worship

“On Resiliency”

Please join us for service at 9:30am.

Worship Leader: Leslie MacPherson

Worship Assistant: Elise Henricks

Music: Daon Drisdom

Audio: Colin Glazer

Please log in at 9:20, to give some lead time for the service at 9:30. You will be muted, but you can communicate through the chat box. If you do not have zoom on your computer, please download it ahead of time. It is free.

This week’s offering will be given to the service and ministry of First Parish.

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Religious Exploration

Susannah Bales, our new Director of Lifespan Faith Exploration, starts on 7/7. Her email will be REDirector@fpmilton.org but she will not be checking it until 7/7.

Stay tuned for information on get together to welcome Susannah!

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News & Announcements

Summer Services start on June 15th at First Parish Milton UU 9:30 AM (in Meetinghouse except as noted with *)

7/6        Jeff Stoodt: Singing the Glories of Summer

7/13      Dan De Angeli & Penny Partridge: The Interview

7/20      Cynthia Guise and Didi Emmons: What Is the UUA Animal Ministry?

7/27      Penny Partridge & Tasha Bello: Looking Both Ways at 80

8/3        Steve Yakutis & Friends: Songs of Protest* (in Children’s Church)

8/10      Elise Henricks: Walking Our Labyrinth* (in courtyard)

8/17      Chris Clifford: Blue Hills Forest Bathing*   (location TBA)

8/24      Lisa White: Music from Our Hymnals

8/31      Penny Partridge: Navigating in the Sea of Dementia

Join us online from anywhere; but if you can, please come in person.

* Not available online

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Social & Environmental Justice

UU Mass Action Capital Campaign 

This year, members of the First Parish Milton Social & Environmental Justice committee have worked actively with UU Mass Action on Immigration Justice, Climate Action, and Democratic Advocacy. We have been impressed with their deep insights and dedication to this work! They are conducting a critical year end capital campaign and need our help. 

From Rev Jo Murphy:

“In these uncertain times, we recently learned that two major grants we depend on will not be renewed, due to reasons outside of our organization’s control. This will leave us with an unexpected $90k shortfall for FY26. As a result of this shortfall we are launching ‘Dreaming Beyond Crisis: An Emergency Capital Campaign.’ 

Though we may be at financial loss, at this moment UU Mass Action is doing some of the most powerful, effective work in our organization’s history. 

How to Give:

Donate online to the campaign!

No donation too small! Thanks for considering

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Actions for Justice and Democracy

Stand Out For Our Democracy

Standout at the Statehouse:

Disappeared in America

Thursday, June 26 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Disappeared in America is a national day of action to stand up for the rule of law and bring attention to illegal abductions, detentions, and deportations of people like Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Rui Marras, and Juan Maldonado Zuniga. On June 26th, people across the U.S. are standing out at state houses and town squares with posters featuring photos of and messages about disappeared individuals.

Location:

Massachusetts State House

24 Beacon St

Boston, MA 02133

Learn more and sign up: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/800599/

Additional information:

A key focal point of this campaign will be to call on local sheriffs to refuse to cooperate with directives from ICE to engage in federal immigration enforcement, such as renting jail beds to ICE, participating in immigration raids, and transferring people to ICE detentions. Sheriffs have wide discretion in how much they cooperate with ICE. Participation in federal immigration activities places additional burden on sheriffs’ offices and can erode local community trust in local law enforcement.

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Click here to schedule an appointment

Rev. Lisa Ward:

Study Leave: June 23-June 30

Vacation: July 1-14

Vacation: July 28-August 10

Study Leave: August 11-18

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Susan DeMinico: Summer Hours for July and August

In office on Tuesday &Thursday – Off Mondays and Fridays, 1/2 day remote Wednesdays.

Vacation: June 23rd-June 27th

Vacation: August 11th-15th

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Susannah Bales

Starting 7/7/25

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Sherri Moldaver

In office Monday thru Thursday 8:30am-1:30pm

Vacation: August 4th-August 7th

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Kevin Harnden

Monday-Thursday 8am-11am

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Stay Connected

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CHURCH OFFICE HOURS

Monday – Thursday 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Other times by appointment

MINISTER OFFICE HOURS

Tuesday – Thursday 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Other times by appointment

The Church office is closed on Fridays

Sundays through mid June

• Worship, 9:30 am in the Meetinghouse
• Choir Rehearsal (most Sundays) at 8:45 am

SIGN UP GENIUS (formerly known as the Planner)

The link to SignUp Genius is: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090d44aca728a02-sunday1

You can sign up for one our our Sunday volunteer positions.