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...
First Parish welcomes Rev. Lilia Cuervo to the pulpit this Sunday. A native of Colombia, she was the first Latin American woman ordained in the Unitarian Universalist denomination. She has had a long career working on multiculturalism and anti-racism. Rev. Cuervo...
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...
This Sunday, September 11th, we start the new church year off with our annual Ingathering Service, featuring our Water Ritual, a joining of our waters. After the service, we will continue with our community potluck (see details below). This service kicks off the new...
On Labor Day weekend Sunday we will not have a service of any kind at FPS. Enjoy the last hurrah of summer, and we will see you Sunday, Sept. 11 at 10:00am.
Annual Poetry Jam The First Parish Annual Poetry Jam is coming up on Sunday, August 28th! Each year we end our summer services with a morning of poetry reading. All poems are welcome. They might be funny or profound. They could be classics that you memorized years ago...