My Journey to First Parish Church
John Root – Worship Leader Brad Willinbrock – Associate Leader
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Interfaith Service
This Sunday, August 9th, First Parish Church will not hold a service at Dane Street Beach. Instead, please consider attending Beverly’s Interfaith Service at Lynch Park. The service starts at 10 AM and parking is free for all. Please contact Brad Willenbrock with any questions.
Dolly Parton
Patty Lynch-McPhail – Worship Leader
Congregational Asset Mapping in a Time of Fascism
The UUA writes, “Asset Mapping is the intentional process of identifying the infrastructural, financial, human, and spiritual resources of a community, with the intention of leveraging those assets for the common good. Through asset mapping, we identify what we have, so we are able to faithfully and quickly respond to asks that may come through … Continue reading Congregational Asset Mapping in a Time of Fascism
Elevator Talk
Paul Willenbrock – Worship Leader Brenda Briana – Associate Worship Leader
Sow with Love: A Flower Ceremony Service
This Sunday we celebrate our annual Flower Ceremony! As we continue the tradition Rev. Norbert Čapek created in 1923, we reflect on how this ritual of beauty and collaboration invites us to sow love in our world. Bring a flower from your garden, from a store, or from the wild, and we’ll build our robust … Continue reading Sow with Love: A Flower Ceremony Service
Honoring Juneteenth
The celebration of Juneteenth is just five years old as a Federal Holiday, but its earliest celebrations happened in 1866, just one year after the news of, and enforcement of, emancipation finally reached all people in the United States. Today, we honor Juneteenth as we trace the difficult legacy of slavery and the continued work … Continue reading Honoring Juneteenth
Pride: Joyful Resilience
This Sunday we celebrate Pride at First Parish! Join us for stories and music about the joyful resilience embodied by queer and trans people throughout time. Receive a Glitter Blessing to carry you into the week. Stick around for our Coffee Hour Pride Fest where we’ll have nail art pens, temporary tattoos, stickers, and Pride … Continue reading Pride: Joyful Resilience
Milestones
It’s our annual Milestones service! Join us this Sunday as we welcome new members, celebrate our graduates, and extend our gratitude to all of the people whose time, energy, and enthusiasm filled our congregational life this year.
Celebrating John C. Kimball – Eighth Minister, First Parish Church – 1860-1870
It was a time of great stress in our Church. As the American political environment spiraled out of control with threats of the South’s secession, the abolition of slavery, and the activism of organized labor, our congregation, being without a minister for a year and a half, was desperate for a strong religious leader to … Continue reading Celebrating John C. Kimball – Eighth Minister, First Parish Church – 1860-1870