In a world of great complexity, our attention, our energy, our very lives, are often pulled in many different directions. Because of this, one of our greatest and most important challenges is to remain loyal and steadfast to that which matters most, even in the face of an infinite number of competing interests. In this … Continue reading “Keeping the Faith”
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King said, “We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” The common threads of that garment bind us together as a species, as a nation, as a community, and as a congregation. Join us for a … Continue reading “The Garment of Destiny”
This Sunday, we will join many of our sibling congregations as we participate in the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Side With Love national worship service, and hear from a variety of prophetic voices from within our movement. Join us for a service about answering the call of love in the work of justice. Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/92762405253 … Continue reading “Side With Love Sunday”
For Valentine’s Day, join us for a special service reflecting on love as a theme in music – from church hymns to pop songs. Following the service by Zoom, from 2pm to 5pm, there will be an altar set up in front of the church steps at 225 Cabot Street. All are invited to visit … Continue reading “What We Sing About When We Sing About Love”
The world is imperfect, often unfair, and certainly incomplete. Yet, time and time again, people of vision attempt to create something finer and more hopeful: communities which, even in the midst of struggle and strife, offer new space to dream. Join us for a service celebrating the history and example of prophetic community-building. Zoom Link: … Continue reading “The Space to Dream”
In this service, we will celebrate whimsey and wonder, novelty and nonsense. Come experience resting for an hour in the absurd – and search for the strains of the sacred there, too. Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/92762405253 Meeting ID: 927 6240 5253 Dial in: 1 929 205 6099
Adaptation is not always an enjoyable process – as many of us have learned since our lives were first touched by the COVID-19 pandemic. But as individuals and as a species we have an amazing capacity to create or replace whatever we need that is missing, or lost. Join us for a service about the … Continue reading “The Mother of Invention”
On Martin Luther King Day weekend, join us for a service celebrating the moral imagination that helps to bend the universe towards justice. Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/92762405253 Meeting ID: 927 6240 5253 Dial in: 1 929 205 6099
Everyone needs friends – companions through life, to share our trials and triumphs with, and to lean on for support in times of need. We need friends so badly, sometimes we might just have to invent them. Join us for a service about the power of the imagination to help us face life’s challenges. Zoom … Continue reading “Imaginary Friends”
On the first Sunday of a new year, join us for service about the fresh spiritual start offered by another turn of the calendar. Following the service by Zoom, there will be an opportunity for those who wish to come to First Parish in person to take part in a Burning Bowl ritual, to symbolically … Continue reading “The Undiscovered Country”
