Thanksgiving is a historically joyous occasion to celebrate that has become a challenging holiday based on our history in New England. White Europeans are like those loud and annoying distant cousins who showed up for dinner and then refused to behave or go home. How...
Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof. - John Kenneth Galbraith Think of the last time you tried to change someone's mind. You probably failed. Same with someone changing...
How can we cultivate trust and faith in a way that is genuine to who we are? Is it foolish to be faithful and what does it look like to embrace a sense of uncertainty and still engage in a practice of faith? There are so many questions for us to engage in with regard...
What are the implications of cultivating and having faith? There are two practices that have been accused of placating the masses throughout history into complacency they are Hope and Faith. As Unitarian Universalists do we trust faith being a part of our community?...
Our next get-together: Saturday, November 11 at 10:30am at FPS For this meeting, we will be discussing "Man's Search for Meaning" by Viktor Frankl. Join us for this enjoyable and enriching discussion. Participants have been very enthusiastic, and we always welcome...
Inspired by the theme of hospitality we gather with hope in our hearts and a desire to set our table for all. What does unity look like, is it possible and how can we recognize our biases and expand around them. Rev. Dr. Marjorie Matty will unpack just how different...
Our next get-together: Saturday, October 28 at 10:30am at FPS For this meeting, we will be discussing "The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World" by the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Here is one description of the book: "His Holiness the Dalai...
In closing last week's sermon Rev. Dr. Marjorie shared, "My friends we have two ways of looking at our current predicament… either it is too late and we are beyond redemption or we need to get radical about what we expect and what we are willing to do in order to...
In September we asked what takes the place of God in a secular society. But we never exactly got to what Paul wanted to dialogue on which was "How do we as individuals find or make meaning for ourselves in this modern world". To answer that we of course have to figure...
Let’s get radical. As we plod towards yet another “Columbus Day”, a day that celebrates the honor of a historically brutal man, we have to ask ourselves, when is enough violence enough? This month at First Parish we will be reflecting on hospitality defined as a...