Guidebook to Community Life at First Parish Sudbury There is an updated version of the Guidebook to Community Life for the 2018-19 year. If you didn’t get a copy yet, you can pick one up from the Community and Hospitality table at Social Hour. This Guidebook contains...
In ancient times, during the dark days of winter, at the birth of spring, thru the abundance of summer and the harvest humankind has sought deeper meaning, entities to blame and allies for our journey. The mother, Goddess who gave birth and meaning to life, the...
Please join us for the Earth Center traditions group's annual Winter Solstice Ritual. We will celebrate the Shortest Day of the year on Sat, Dec 22 at 6:00pm. We turn the wheel of the year and bring back the sun, a chance to leave things in the old year and gather...
What is peace? Is peace attainable and maintainable in this life? Can we imagine living in peace and what would we, humankind, need to give up and accept in order to create peace on earth? Join Rev. Dr. Marjorie Matty as she imagines and embraces a practice of peace....
Come one and all--to celebrate with friends, family and neighbors. Saturday, December 22 at 6:00pm Yule Celebration and Potluck Monday, December 24 at 5:00pm Christmas Eve Family Service Monday, Dec. 24 at 7:00pm Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Tues, Christmas Day...
Sunday, Dec. 9 at 10:00am. What is peace? Is peace attainable and maintainable in this life? Can we imagine living in peace and what would we, humankind, need to give up and accept in order to create peace on earth? Join Rev. Dr. Marjorie Matty as she imagines and...
Co-sponsored by Sudbury Extended Day and First Parish, you are invited and encouraged to see this award-winning film. Filmmaker Sylvie Rokab examines the beauty and intimacy of humankind's relationship with the natural world. Love Thy Nature, narrated by Liam Neeson,...
How do we find and cultivate peace? Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor also known as the Philosopher explained that, “He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the world.” Building upon this teaching Thich Nhat Hahn shared that, “Nonviolence and...
The Board of Trustees Meeting was held on November 6. Rev Matty reported that she is working with staff to prepare for her sabbatical. The Treasurer reported that the first quarter of the fiscal year was on track. The Sudbury Extended Day income was up 43%. The long...
For December our topic will be The Value of Community. 18 years ago the first incarnation of the FPS Salon read and discussed the book Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community by Robert Putnam. In 2003 he wrote Better Together: Restoring the...