Every Day Pride
How folks in the LGBTQ alphabet must decide every day who and where they’re willing to share their personal information with, and how this affects them. Arthur Thompson, Worship Leader
Archives: Services
Rooted: In History, In Each Other
Our Unitarian, Universalist, and UU ancestors have come together in solidarity with justice movements throughout our history. Sometimes big and public, sometimes quietly working from a basement. This Sunday, we hear stories of UUs grounding themselves in resistance and answering the call to side with love as we build toward stories of today’s work in … Continue reading Rooted: In History, In Each Other
Building Beloved Community
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
In Service of Cozy
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
Wild and Precious Lives
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.
Ringing In The New Year
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
Christmas Eve
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.
Making Room: A Christmas Pageant
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
From One Tiny Spark
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.
Magnify: An Advent Service of Hope
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