News & Events

Sunday, November 17 – Education Forum

Education funding is an important social justice issue. Currently, how Massachusetts funds education and the impact on student outcomes is a hot topic as the state legislature takes up major reforms.

The Faith In Action Committee and the League of Women Voters of Sudbury and are co-sponsoring a public forum titled “State Education Funding: Does It Make the Grade?” on Sunday, Nov. 17, at 2 p.m. at First Parish. The forum is free and open to the public.

Questions on education funding can be submitted in advance via email to . The forum will be live-streamed on Facebook and will be broadcast on Sudbury TV at a later date.

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Remembrance: An Act of Love…

This is All Souls Sunday a time to remember our ancestors with the building of an altar of remembrance and the reciting of a `Presente` a part of the liturgy when the names of our lost and deceased are shared. During this time of year many believe that the veil...

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December 1 – Simple Gifts

RE is collec/ting donations for a "Simple Gifts" class. We would appreciate your donation of small, unwrapped, inexpensive gift items for all ages—this is the perfect time to “regift” those items that you don’t have a use for! Items should be in good condition, but...

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Sunday, November 10 – Fall Cleanup

The Landscape Committee has scheduled the annual Fall Cleanup of the FPS grounds for November 10th, after the Sunday service, starting at 12 pm. We are asking all able-bodied parishioners to pitch in, as there is plenty of work for people of all sizes and abilities....

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Change: An Act of Courage…

This Sunday is part of “An Act of Courage/Love” series where we investigate the skills that we will need to uncover and embrace courage in our lives. Change is ever present what do we do and how do we cope with the constant shifting of the sands? What is courage and...

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Saturday, November 2 – Women’s Alliance One-Day Retreat

Please plan now to attend the annual one-day Retreat of the Women’s Alliance Saturday November, Nov. 2 from 9:30 am to 3 pm in the beautiful community building of the Harvard, MA Unitarian-Universalist Church. Our facilitator for the retreat is Lane Williamson, who will be exploring art as a spiritual path of exploration, solace, witness, and growth. The cost of the program is $25, which includes materials. Please RSVP to AnnMarie Lanza at by October 25, and please contact Peg Espinola at with any other questions.

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Knowing What is Right…

It feels pretty easy to understand what is wrong and what is right in any given situation. Yet it can be confusing when we receive missed messages from a consumer society that is trying to steer and manipulate us to always want more. To seek the perfect <insert...

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Walking the Road to Justice…

Indigenous People’s Day – Let us take this Sunday to understand how the short- comings of our ancestors displaced the people who inhabited Massachusetts before immigrants arrived. Columbus wasn’t a good guy, in his wake befell trauma, tragedy and destruction. The...

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