Gazing back at the year that was and looking forward to the one just now unfolding, we might say we live in troubled times, what with the atrocities of ISIS and other practitioners of terror, the absurdities of a Trumped political process, and the alarming and...
Each year on the Sunday between Christmas and New Years, we worship with our Unitarian Universalist neighbors in Wayland and Framingham, taking turns in one of the three meetinghouses. This year we will gather together at First Parish in Framingham, at 24 Vernon...
The holiday season is filled with images, hopes and dreams of a white Christmas or Yule, festive colors, candles, lights, wrapped boxes, and burning logs on a family hearth. The excitement and wonderment of the coming week brings hope and happiness to so many...
The topic for this month's salon is Gratitude. The quotation says it well "Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life..." so true and so universally espoused by wise people throughout time. Still as Mark Twain said "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority,...
Tis the season of darkness and celebration, the season of sharing the light and generosity. As we consider the gifts that we will give this month let us also take stock of the gifts of the heart that we might have to offer. Rev. Dr. Marjorie Matty will share her...
Once a year we celebrate what some call “The Feast of Fools.” It began as an ancient pre Christian ritual, and remained popular in many forms right through the Middle Ages. Join us in an upside-down world where revelers wake up the sun with noisy celebrations,...
Join us this Sunday as Laine Gifford and the Thursday afternoon Mindfulness Meditation group lead our worship service focused on kindness and gratitude, a propos of the Thanksgiving holiday. Learn about dana (generosity), the benefits (mental and physical) of...
As Thanksgiving approaches, what better way to celebrate than to acknowledge and honor the beauty and bounty of our planet Earth. On Sunday, November 22 at 10 a.m. the choir of First Parish of Sudbury will offer their Fall Music Sunday presentation on the theme of...
The topic for this month's salon is Friendship. What is friendship? Why do we value it so much but so many experience it so seldom? Are Facebook friend-ships friendships? Does true friendship require long term commitment, knowing each other well, history together,...
It is mid November and Thanksgiving is almost upon us. What are we thankful for? WARNING: The manufacturing industry began revving their marketing engines in August to engage our holiday thinking about seasonal greetings and purchases. Instead of basking in the...