How can we be better stewards of First Parish of Sudbury a long standing liberal religious voice in the Metro West area? Rev. Dr. Marjorie Matty will be sharing her thoughts about how important it is to maintain a community of compassion and hope and what it will take to be successful at doing this labor of love.
A Multigenerational Theatrical Worship Service By Alorie Parkhill and Roberta Altamari People of all ages are invited to join us for this exciting service that is very different from anything we’ve done before in worship. The service will include a...
Sharing Our Beliefs with Inspiration from our Sources By members of our This I Believe class With an hour less of sleep (from the clocks changing), join us to be awakened by some of the members of our This I Believe class as they share their beliefs. After a year of...
What does it mean to be good stewards in a world out of balance? What can we do to embrace the practice of stewardship in our congregation, the metro west community and beyond? Rev. Dr. Marjorie Matty will uncover the religious implications of stewardship and how it has hindered and helped us with balancing resources throughout history.
This Sunday we welcome Rev. Catie Scudera, Intern Minister at the Arlington St Church.
The Golden Rule – Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. This premise has existed throughout history in most of the worlds religions. Rev. Dr. Marjorie Matty will unpack what it means to live a compassionate life based on the golden rule and how what we “put out there” has a tendency to comes back to us. A discussion of world religions, karma and best practices will be shared.
Valentine's day is a holiday that is all about love, however, how can we acknowledge the varied ways that we love in our lives beyond the romantic paradigm? Rev. Dr. Marjorie Matty will share her thoughts about how All Kinds of Love is critical to humankind's health...
Join us on Sunday, February 2nd at 10am for one of our most beloved Multigenerational Worship Services of the year – Youth Sunday. Some of our younger youth will be honored and celebrated with our rite-of-passage rituals “First Chalice” and “First Mentor” and the “New...
Roberta Altamari, our Director of Lifespan Religious Education shares with us the eagerly anticipated sermon that a group of First Parish women won the honor to pick the theme of at our annual auction. The women chose the theme of “Transitioning Gracefully” and Ms. Altamari plans to take us on a thought-provoking, inspiring exploration. Transitions often end up being about doors opening to a new phase of life that often lead us a leap of faith moment. Some transitions evolve over time and some are sudden (like tragedy striking). Since we often find ourselves in a time of transition before we recognize what is happening, what does it mean to move through it gracefully. And even if we know what transitioning gracefully is, how do we practice that in our real lives?
What does it mean to be optimistic and does one need to remain child-like and naive in order to be hopeful? Rev. Dr. Marjorie Matty will engage in unpacking some of the hopeful messages of our time entertaining the possibility and importance of acknowledging the silver lining.