The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. used the term “beloved community” to describe a world where we are free from systematic and systemic oppressions, and justice and equity help shape our interdependent relationships. Today’s multigenerational service will pursue beloved community through ritual, song, sharing, and learning as we look at what strengthens and detracts from the work … Continue reading Building Beloved Community
Becky Chambers’ A Psalm for the Wild Built follows Sibling Dex, a Tea Monk who serves the god Allalae, the God of Small Comforts. Come to church Sunday in your cozy attire, bring tea–or another warm beverage–if you wish, and join us as we explore Sibling Dex’s central theology, which reminds us of the necessity … Continue reading In Service of Cozy
Members of First Parish representing many decades will share their reflections on the final line of Mary Oliver’s “Summer’s Day,” which is “Tell me, what is your plan for your wild and precious life?” As we start a new year, let us begin with hope and vision.
What readings have inspired you? Is there a certain author, musician, composer, poet, song, story, dance or source that you turn to for inspiration? Have you taken the time to write in the moments that you have felt truly inspired? Come bring a reading, poem, song, story, dance movement, picture, quote to share at for our December … Continue reading Ringing In The New Year
Join us for our Christmas Eve service of lessons and carols! We’ll weave together ancient and contemporary texts, sing familiar carols, enjoy the choir, and close our service in candlelight.
It’s time for our annual Christmas Pageant! This no-rehearsal pageant promises to be a joyful, fun, slightly irreverent telling of the Christmas Story, and we need you! Whether you’ve dreamed of playing a key role, want to be part of the masses, or enjoy taking in the story from the pews, we need you this … Continue reading Making Room: A Christmas Pageant
Two December holidays invite us into reflections on the hope that is found in growing light: Hanukkah begins Sunday evening, and we mark the Solstice next Sunday. In this cozy, reflective service, we’ll spend time with the stories of both of these holidays and their messages of hope found in enduring light.
There are times when hope comes to us easily, and there are times when finding hope takes intentional work. This month’s Soul Matters theme is Choosing Hope. As we begin to explore that theme, we look at what it means to choose hope through the lens of part of the Advent story. Come hear a … Continue reading Magnify: An Advent Service of Hope
Cathy Goldwater, Worship Leader
In this month of gratitude, we often look for the big things we can be grateful for. Today we spend some time on the things that are so small, so common, that they often go overlooked. In the next couple of days, you are invited to notice something “commonplace” that you would like to hold … Continue reading In Praise of the Mundane
