“Hear and Now”
In our annual Music Sunday, our Director of Music and FPC’s choir will favor us with a selection of choral arrangements.
Archives: Services
“Life Lessons from an Obstetrician”
Dr. Kristen Cotter shares what she’s learned about life, death, and connection during her work caring for pregnant women and their babies
Connections Made
In this service, members of First Parish’s Generosity Team will join Rev. Kelly in sharing insights and experiences from this year’s face-to-face pledge drive.
“Anticipating Disabilities Like a Box of Chocolates”
Brad Willenbrock and Melissa O’Connell, Worship Associates It was not until the 1960s that our country started recognizing people with intellectual and developmental disabilities as human beings. Since then, our nation has wrestled with just and humane approaches to serve people in this marginalized group. Brad and Melissa will illuminate the worth and dignity of … Continue reading “Anticipating Disabilities Like a Box of Chocolates”
Small Victories
Join us for an intergenerational service in honor of May Day, Cinco de Mayo, and other stories of winning against long odds
“Ecological Grief and Hope”
On the Sunday following Earth Day, join us for a service about the preciousness of our planet, the anguish of climate crisis, and where and how to find the strength to carry on in the work of environmental justice.
“A Hard Road to a Second Chance”
The holidays of Passover and Easter are both built around stories of trial and struggle, leading into wonder and new beginning. Come and join our community for a joyful and exuberant service in honor of these two great festivals and the natural cycle that inspired them.
“Lead Into Gold”
Throughout this church year, Rev. Kelly will lead us in exploring the famous summary our religious ideals, “Five Smooth Stones of Religious Liberalism” and its more recent expansion, “Five Jagged Rocks of Religious of Unitarian Universalism. Join us as we reflect on the third of the five jagged rocks.
“The Moments That Define Us”
In the Book of Genesis, in the Hebrew Bible, we find a story which is precious and critical to the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions, and which, at the same time, has troubled the conscience of readers for thousands of years. Abraham, the first patriarch in the reckoning of all three of those monotheistic traditions, … Continue reading “The Moments That Define Us”
“No Exceptions”
Throughout this church year, Rev. Kelly will lead us in exploring the famous summary our religious ideals, “Five Smooth Stones of Religious Liberalism” and its more recent expansion, “Five Jagged Rocks of Religious of Unitarian Universalism. Join us as re reflect on the second of the five jagged rocks.