The Stretcher and the Swan by Rev. Meg Barnhouse I drove by an accident the other day. Emergency services people were putting a woman on a stretcher. They were tender, attentive, capable. She was being taken care of. Traffic was directed competently around the wreck....
News & Events
Women’s Alliance Spring Rummage Sale is less than two weeks away–April 13 9:30-1:30
So far about eighteen people have volunteered to help out before, during and after the Women' Alliance rummage sale, which takes place Saturday April 13 from 9:30-1:30. This includes three men who have committed to helping us set up the tables on Wednesday at 10. We...
Register Now for the May 3-5 Women’s Alliance Weekend Retreat
All who identify as women associated with First Parish are invited and encouraged to come to our annual weekend retreat, being held for the 4th year at Wisdom House near Litchfield CT. Registrations are due back to Carolyn L. by April 15 at the latest. Forms are...
Brit Lit Book Group: Great Expectations on May 14
Join the enthusiastic readers in the Brit Lit Book Group for a discussion of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. It will be held in the Commons at First Parish of Sudbury at 7:00pm on Tuesday, May 14. In this classic read, a poor boy named Pip is invited into the...
FPS Community Activities Fair Sunday April 14 at Social Hour
The Community and Hospitality Committee, led by Leslie Lowe, is sponsoring a fair at social hour on April 14. You will have the chance to stroll around and chat with people involved in the many groups and activities at FPS. Have you wondered: whether the...
Religious Exploration – Finishing Up Neighboring Faiths
Religious Exploration- This week the children of Religious Exploration at First Parish will be closing out their unit on Catholicism with a look at the rituals known as the seven sacraments: baptism, confirmation, Eucharist, anointing of the sick, confession, holy...
FELS talk on Immigration at Lincoln-Sudbury Thursday, March 28 7pm
2019 FELS TALK FIVE IMMIGRATION STORIES FELS, the Foundation for Educators at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, will present its annual FELS Talk on Thursday, March 28, 2018, at 7pm in the Lecture Hall at Lincoln-Sudbury, 390 Lincoln Road, Sudbury, Massachusetts....
Spring Outdoor Cleanup April 19-20, 2019
Annual Outdoor Spring Clean-Up: Friday, April 19, Noon-4PM and Saturday, April 20, 9am-Noon. There are snowdrops in the Memorial Garden and that is our reminder to get to work! Join the Landscape Committee to help FPS look its best this Spring! Bring your tools,...
It Might Have Been Otherwise: Spiritual Gratitude (newsletter)
Rev. Edwin Lynn Rev. Lynn will reflect in his sermon on a personal near death experience, after which he asks "what did I learn?" Edwin Lynn is the Minister Emeritus of the Northshore Unitarian Universalist Church in Danvers MA , where he served for 33 years. Rev....
Sea Change: What can we learn from the 1960s?
We welcome the Rev. Dr. Dorothy Emerson to our pulpit. She writes that "the 1960s introduced many cultural changes that still influence us today, as we continue to struggle with issues of freedom, equality, peace, and love. What can we learn from this era about the...