The First Parish Stoughton Board of Trustees makes the following statement regarding the events in Washington D.C. on January 6, 2021:
First Parish of Stoughton, MA, a lay-led Unitarian Universalist community, is firmly against the events that happened in the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. … read more.
What do you think of when you hear the word imagination?
Does it bring you to your youth and make you think of magical places where you were the dragon slayer? Or the damsel locked away in a castle?
Does it bring you to a place when … read more.
Last year, First Parish Stoughton members read An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States as part of the UUA Common Read. We held two book discussions during the summer and decided that this winter we would do a deeper read … read more.
Stillness is a relative thing, it gives itself away when all else fades. The hubbub of this and that cannot go on forever, for it takes a lot to sustain commotion. Stillness is the background upon which our cartoonish lives are printed. Stillness emerges in … read more.
Dear Friends,
The Soul Matters theme for this November is healing. When I reflected about how we help each other heal at First Parish, I immediately thought about the work of the Caring Committee and Shawl Ministry. I thought about how we hold each other in … read more.
Due to 2020 covid-precautions, our Holiday Fair has transformed into the Harvest Fair! Food-to-go (turkey dinner, homemade soups, and baked goods) can be picked up from our friendly chefs.
Turkey dinners will be hot on Friday, refrigerated to be re-heated on Saturday. Soups will be … read more.
Hello all!
As we head into October of 2020, I seem to be settling in on the new ways of living since COVID. My daughter is back to school, and that has been an interesting challenge to figure out how all of that will work; and, … read more.
Dear Friends,
Greetings on a lovely summer morning! The cicadas are sawing away, katydids and crickets are singing. COVID has forced us into a slower, more grounded pace of life; and it certainly offers ample opportunity for reflection. So, let’s reflect. Does the COVID-induced FPUC diaspora illuminate our fundamental reason … read more.
First Parish of Stoughton has a Community Cabinet as a neighbors-helping-neighbors way to make sure everyone in our community has non-food items for household cleaning and personal care. Please stop by and drop off items you have to donate or pick up items that you … read more.
The First Parish of Stoughton decries the killings and other mistreatment of Black Indigenous People of Color by police and other law enforcement personnel in the United States. We recognize that dismantling systemic racism and white supremacy will take a concerted effort of changing policies … read more.
