by thomas | Sep 11, 2019 | FPS News, Religious Exploration
For September our topic is Mindfulness. “Mindfulness helps us freeze the frame so that we can become aware of our sensations and experiences as they are, without the distorting coloration of socially conditioned responses or habitual reactions.” – Henepola...
by thomas | Aug 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Join the First Parish Earth Centered group as we celebrate Lammas, also known as Lughnasadh and First Fruits, comes from the Anglo-Saxon hlaf-mas, “loaf-mass”. It is a Cross Quarter Day, along with Halloween, Groundhog Day and May Day, half way between the...
by thomas | Jul 19, 2019 | FPS News, Religious Exploration
For July our topic is Human Reasoning. “To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.” ―Thomas Paine “In a republican nation, whose citizens are to be led by reason and persuasion and not by force, the art of...
by thomas | Jul 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
What is church for? What is it not for? What is life for? The service will not have a sermon or lecture. It will use the format called Bohm Dialogue which emphasizes respectful listening and balanced, synergistic sharing. For more details about how Dialogue works,...
by thomas | Jun 29, 2019 | FPS News
The First Parish grilling team of chefs is ready for our annual summer cook out on Thursday July 4. We’ll be selling beef and vegetarian burgers, beef hot dogs, sausages with peppers and onion, french fries, popcorn, cookies, cakes and cold drinks at 12 noon on the...
