Rev. Dr. Matty will be sharing her thoughts about who belongs in community, where the lines exist of "who is in and who is out", and whether those lines are redrawn moment-by-moment. We know where the love exists but do we dare to show and share it?
All in all, I don't think robots and greater automation can bring about a utopian world as I imagined it would as a kid 50 years ago. - Stanley Druckenmiller Last month we had a very fruitful discussion about how we feel about Christian elements in UU services and...
We miss those who have gone on before us and this Sunday is a time set aside during our busy year when we can honor, celebrate, feel our loss together in community. As the veil between the worlds, of the living in body and those who have shed their corporeal remains,...
Why do we choose the path that we do in our lives? What are the experiences that provide our life with meaning? How do we lean into the important places and what risks are we willing to take to live to the fullest? Rev. Dr. Marjorie Matty will create a time and space...
This month's theme focuses on healing and forgiveness--two important practices that help one to find the love within. Rev. Dr. Marjorie Matty will be investigating the process of healing and forgiving from the inside out. Why do many of us hold grudges and resentment...
This time of the year is described in Judaism as one for serious introspection, a time to consider the previous year and repent. Among the customs of this time, it is common to seek reconciliation with people you may have wronged during the course of the year or...
Rev. Dr. Marjorie Matty writes of this week’s service, “Humankind, we are one, we are conscious beings. How can we change our way of thinking in order to literally secure common ground for all? Each decision that we make, each action that we put out into the world...
This year our theme is, "Where is the Love?" Thus we begin at the beginning and wonder about who and how we are in relationship with one another. Rev. Dr. Marjorie Matty will take time to look at how we maneuver in the world, the care that we take and the judgments...
Have you ever wondered how a congregation such as First Parish governs itself? How the membership makes decisions and sets the budget and agenda for the...
How do we stay connected to one another and what is most important in a world that pushes us to our limits? How does having faith in something we cannot see help or hinder us? On a Sunday when we celebrate our graduates bridging from youth to a young adult we offer...