On the playground toys are a hot commodity, who owns what and "if I it is in my possession I own it" seems to be modus operandi. We endeavor to teach our children to share and want them to grow up to be good citizens and yet in our societies we have and can see...
The Golden Circle, what is it, why does it matter and how does it define our lives from marketing to meditation? Have you ever stopped and wondered "why" we do the things that we do or why we say the things that we say or why we feel so passionate about the concerns...
Join the congregation at First Parish this Sunday, Sept. 27 when Ms. Laura Wagner, LICSW, will speak about how our wholeness as individuals is realized in connection with other human beings. It is through this connection that we define our values. Wagner notes that...
In 1984, Tina Turner asked the question, “what’s love got to do with it” and later in that same song she claims, “who needs a heart when a heart can be broken.” Rev. Dr. Marjorie Matty shares that, "Love has to be the foundation of how we live with and relate to one...
The topic for this month's salon is Belonging. "We are biologically, cognitively, physically, and spiritually wired to love, to be loved, and to belong." - Brene Brown Why is it so important? What do our personal loyalties say about each of us? What does that need...
Where will you be on September 13? At First Parish of Sudbury for our Fall Celebration Sunday! 10am will feature our Homecoming service with water ritual (bring a tiny bit of water or some “virtual” water from your summer experiences). After the service we will have a...
Join us for the First Parish Poetry Jam on Sunday, August 30th. Each year we conclude the summer with this creative service. Sharing poetry that has meaning for us is a way to connect with each other, explore art and spirituality, and have fun as summer draws to a...
Summer worship service explores a new way of discussing important topics Lay-led summer services at First Parish of Sudbury continue Sunday, August 23, when Paul Reising and Tom Yelton host a demonstration of a “Salon” meeting that has evolved at First Parish over the...
"Gender matters everywhere in the world," writes Chimanda Ngozi Adichie in We Should All be Feminists,"and I would like to ask that we should begin to dream about and plan for a different world. A fairer world." I would too. So I want to invite you to look with me at...