Gearing up for 2019: The Year of Urgency How will you participate in our civilization’s need to address climate change? At this meeting, we will be forming and continuing working groups with projects that people can engage in now, aligned with 350Mass’ new...
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Women’s Alliance meeting February 11
The speaker for our February potluck meeting on Monday, February 11 is Devik Wyman, proprietor of Mango Tree Artisans, a fair trade store in Sudbury. Devik is a frequent traveler to Central and South America and will talk about “Textiles and Tortillas.” She will...
Board of Trustee Notes from Dec. 5 meeting
The Board of Trustees met on December 5, 2018. Rev. Matty reported that the Pastoral Associates Group, the Worship Associates Group, and the Board will support one another during her sabbatical. Chad Trexler reported that the kickoff for the strategic planning process...
Endings and Beginnings…
The first Sunday of the New Year is an important time at First Parish it is a time when we remember those whom we have lost over the year and the new additions to our families who arrived. Please bring the names of those whom you would like to honor for this service....
Insights: “Our Sabbatical”
By the time that you read this article I will be on sabbatical and please believe me when I tell you that I will miss you and my ministry at First Parish more than I can say. A Sabbatical is a time when a settled minister steps back from the day-to-day of their parish...
2/17 Bohm Dialogue — Death, Loss and Transition
For January our topic will be Death, Loss and Transition. In 2015 we dialogued twice on the topic of death, first with Being Mortal, which turned into a practical, medical, end-of-life information session, and with the second (Death) we got back to our more...
Spirituality Book Group Saturday Jan. 19, 10am – Blavatsky!
All who are interested are welcome to come on Saturday, Jan. 19 at 10am the Spirituality Book Group is meeting to discuss "Madame Blavatsky : the mother of modern spirituality" by Gary Lachman. "A thoughtful biography of one of the most polarizing pioneers of...
Religious Exploration in January 2019!
Religious Exploration- Welcome everyone to a brand new year! 2019 brings with it new themes in learning and exploration for the children of First Parish. January heralds in a month of Grace, but what exactly is Grace? Defined, it is to do honor or credit to something...
Home for the Holidays…
Come join us this Sunday to sing carols, share stories and to wonder about what is needed to create a sense of "home" no matter where you are during the holidays.
Home for the Holidays (newsletter)
Come join us this Sunday to sing carols, share stories and to wonder about what is needed to create a sense of "home" no matter where you are during the holidays.