Rev. Lisa Ward has been our settled minister since August of 2016. Ordained in 1992, Rev. Lisa has served congregations in New York City, Queens, White Plains, NY and Harford County, MD. A graduate from Union Theological Seminary in NYC, she has engaged in social justice initiatives throughout her career… 
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 together in celebration and prayer – something a little different from our beloved traditional liturgy and just right for the sense of freshness and possibility that summer brings.
Beginning Sunday, June 29, 2014, Summer Worship will be held from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall.
All children are welcome to attend Summer Worship. Nursery available for children 4 and under.
This Week in Summer Worship
Sunday, July 6, 2014
Worship Leader Leslie MacPherson Artinian and music by Peter Smith.
The Meaning of “Service”. “To live is to serve” the saying goes. What does a “life of service” mean and why when we say “service industry” are we usually talking about something else? Come this Sunday to explore these ideas.
Religious Exploration
RE classes will resume in mid-September.
On-Line Registration is open!
Register your child(ren) for Religious Exploration classes for the coming year.
It helps us greatly in planning the number of adults needed as well as which space we’ll use if you sign up early. Go to the members page on our website! Please feel free to contact the office with any questions or concerns.
VOLUNTEER! Sign up to teach a Religious Exploration unit in the fall or spring of next year.
You can lead a single workshop, sign up for an ongoing class, be a mentor to a youth in Coming of Age, chaperone a youth sleepover… the sky is the limit! We especially need folks who do not currently have kids at home to sign up. If you are interested please contact Miriam.
News and Announcements
Summer Office Hours:
THE OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED JULY 3 – 10!
Monday, July 14 – Thursday, Aug 28 Hours 10:00 am – 1:00 pm (Sunday – Thursday)
We will continue to publish the weekly Link all summer. So even if you are away, you will know what is happening at First Parish. If you have a church related announcement to contribute, please email the office no later than Tuesday at 5 pm.
Committee Chairs:
Please Communicate with the church office early and often about your committee or group’s plans and needs for the coming year, especially important dates that should go on the church calendar – events you want to schedule, meeting dates and times, and big plans you might need office support to carry out. Miriam will be gathering this information.
Emma Jean’s BAGO (Boston American Guild of Organists) Organ Scholarship student Christian Pattavina, performed at King’s Chapel last Tuesday. Christian, from Stoughton, chose to take lessons with Emma Jean on our Schlicker pipe organ this spring.
Meditation
Wednesdays evenings and Sunday mornings
Meditation continues every Wednesday evenings at a new time 6:00pm-6:30pm as well as Sunday from 9:00am to 9:30am both meet in the Children’s Church. All are welcome to join us and enjoy some peaceful, restful quiet.
Photographers Wanted
Social media is all about photographs and graphics. We are looking to update our website this summer. We will also be looking for up-to-date photos of the congregation as we begin the search process. If you have pictures you want to share, please email Miriam. If you are willing to take photos during church activities, please let Miriam know that as well.
Kiki’s Corner
Summer Cleaning: During July and August, we plan to do some clean up and purging in the office and around the campus. If you have something you have left behind, check the lost and found box or check where you might have left it. Otherwise, it will either be donated or thrown away.
Greeters Needed: Looking for greeters all summer long. If you have been an usher before, you are likely ready to be a summer greeter. Send an email to Miriam if you can do this for our church community.
Vacation: I will be on vacation from June 30 – July 10. returning on Sunday, July 13.
Key Returns: Please return your key to either Miriam or me if you no longer need it. You may also place it in the gray box outside the office or mail it back. This generally applies to those committee chairs who have just finished their term. If you were issued a key at some point, please check your key ring to make sure it made it back to the church office. Thank you.
STAY CONNECTED
Follow First Parish on Facebook! “Like” our page www.facebook.com/FirstParishMiltonUu and get updates, poems, announcements and more. You’ll be glad you did!
EVERY SUNDAY
Worship, 10:30am in the Meetinghouse
Silent Prayer & Meditation, 9:00am in the Children’s Church
THE SUNDAY PLANNER
Please consider volunteering for important Sunday worship positions like ushering, hosting social hour, providing flowers for worship, and lighting the chalice. The link to SignUp Genius is: