All who are interested are welcome to come on Saturday, May 25 at 10am when the Spirituality Book Group is meeting to discuss Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment by Robert Wright. ... Wright leads readers on a journey...
Religious Exploration In May - This month is all about empowering our children! What does it take to make kids feel secure enough in themselves to tackle the world we live in? It starts with knowing themselves; this month we are going to take a look at children who...
For May our topic is Socialism. Many people consider the things government does for them to be social progress but they regard the things government does for others as socialism. -- Earl Warren Socialism proposes no adequate substitute for the motive of enlightened...
Easter Sunday- This year's Easter Sunday will include bag decorating for the children of First Parish followed by our annual Easter Egg Hunt outside (weather permitting) located behind the church on the playground and in and around the Memorial Garden. The children...
All who are interested are welcome to come on Saturday, April 20 at 10am when the Spirituality Book Group is meeting to discuss Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver. Prodigal Summer weaves together three stories of human love within a larger tapestry of lives...
Religious Exploration- What does it mean to be whole? Each week those that welcome us to First Parish invite us to bring our "whole selves" to our meetinghouse but how many of us understand what it means to be unified with the self, complete, or whole? This month the...
Religious Exploration- This week the children of Religious Exploration at First Parish will be closing out their unit on Catholicism with a look at the rituals known as the seven sacraments: baptism, confirmation, Eucharist, anointing of the sick, confession, holy...
Religious Exploration- Last Sunday the children had popcorn theology class to begin exploring, in a contemporary way, the stories found in the Bible. Our study of Catholicism this weeks will be all about the myths and legends of a faith. We will hear about: The...
For March our topic is Consciousness. Everything in the Universe, throughout all its kingdoms, is conscious: i.e., endowed with a consciousness of its own kind and on its own plane of perception. - H. P. Blavatsky A human being is a spatially and temporally...
Religious Exploration- This month our exploration of other religions continues; we are moving forward into our study of Catholicism. Last week we wrapped up Islam and reviewed our time spent on Judaism, this week brings new iconography, cultural practices, and...