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Christmas Pageant

It’s that time again! Join us for our annual No-Rehearsal Christmas Pageant. Members and friends of all ages are invited to come join us in building the Christmas Story through song and story. Our costumes are ready to go, but you can also join us in costume for any role you hope to play! Want to … Continue reading Christmas Pageant

Anticipation

Advent is a season of anticipation, looking forward to the promise of Christmas. Our Soul Matters theme of presence can seem to be antithetical to anticipation. We can box ourselves into thinking we can be either anticipatory or present. In this service, we use the story of Advent to help us explore how we can … Continue reading Anticipation

Rest In Me

This December, our Soul Matters theme is Presence. November was a full, difficult month for many of us, and as we look ahead to this last month of 2024, we start by doing the work of being present with ourselves. This service will focus on tools and lessons that ground us, bring us into presence … Continue reading Rest In Me

KIDS HELPING KIDS

Long-time educator, author, and First Parish member Dorothy May will share her story about school children who work together to repair in a time of struggle. We’ll explore how learning communities become a safe space for repair when worth and dignity are revered.

CHOOSING KINDNESS

We’re trying out a new multigenerational format! In this exciting new service, Rose and Rev. Elizabeth lead you through a service that engages congregational participation throughout our time together, drawing on all our collective voices to create worship for our whole community. The core of our service will engage the theme of choosing kindness, with … Continue reading CHOOSING KINDNESS

AND NOW WE…

This week, many of us hold grief and uncertainty in the wake of the election results. Today, we balance making space for that grief, being tender with our most fragile selves, and begin to prepare for the work ahead. We listen to the words of those who commit themselves to this work of endurance, we … Continue reading AND NOW WE…

TO LISTEN … OR NOT

In this month of “Deep Listening,” we have explored listening to ourselves and to one another. But what about those times when listening isn’t good for us? In this world, where nothing is absolute, this service reminds us that sometimes the healthiest practice is to not listen. Today we hold up this idea and explore … Continue reading TO LISTEN … OR NOT

I AM LISTENING TO YOU

In this multigenerational service we will try out exercises that help us share our interests, our values, and invite us to listen to one another across the generations of our community. Come hear a story about neighbors who listened to each other during conflict, sing a song Sanae wrote for this service, and try out … Continue reading I AM LISTENING TO YOU