Religious Exploration- In the Islamic culture, the Kaaba is a huge black stone structure that sits at the heart of the Grand Mosque, Islam's most sacred place of worship. Some of its parts are connected to important episodes in Islamic tradition. The Kaaba is said to...
Religious Exploration-This week our exploration of the Islamic faith continues! The children will be learning about Arabic, Mecca, Calls to Prayer, and what it means to go on pilgrimage. There will be videos, discussion, and individual creative activities to help them...
Join our team for the annual walk to support Family Promise Metrowest. It is about a three mile walk, and a festive event...You get a tee shirt and everything! This has been one of our best inter-generational activities and a great way for FPS adults and children to...
Religious Exploration- February is here and with it comes a new religion in our Neighboring Faiths curriculum: Islam! This Sunday the children will be introduced to the religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet...
Religious Exploration- This week the kids are back in Religious Exploration! Closing out our study of Judaism we will use this Sunday to discuss the tradition of Shabbat, also known as the Jewish Sabbath. The children will finally get an opportunity to learn some...
The meeting has been moved to March 16th. All who are interested are welcome to come on Saturday, March 16 at 10am when the Spirituality Book Group is meeting to discuss The Universe Has Your Back: Transform Fear to Faith by Gabrielle Bernstein. "Through acceptance,...
Religious Exploration- This Sunday all the children of First Parish will be joining the congregation in an inter-generational service full of fun and Music! Sally Sweitzer and Friends will be leading this week's Sunday service and we hope to see you all there!...
Religious Exploration- This Sunday marks our third week in Religious Exploration Studying our neighboring faith Judaism. This week the children will continue to discuss the significance of several Jewish rituals and holidays including the building of a sukkah,...
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...
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...