Category: News

Bola 2024: Dinner & Raffle

“Bola” is First Parish’s annual Dinner & Raffle event. No one knows exactly where the name Bola came from, but we suspect it’s related to the “Tombola” raffles that are popular at small-town fetes in England.

What does it look like at First Parish Stoughton? Dinner … read more.

Letter to Steward Health Care

The situation at the Steward Health Care hospitals in Massachusetts is unacceptable. First Parish Stoughton’s Social & Climate Action Committee recently sent this letter to their CEO:

March 3, 2024 

Dr. Ralph de la Torre, CEO Steward Health Care … read more.

2023 Holiday Fair

Friday November 3rd, 4:00-8:00pm and Saturday November 4th, 9:00am-2:00pm

12 Local Artisans & Vendors

Holiday Gifts

Turkey Dinner (Friday only, dine in or take-out)

Raffles

Baked Goods

Homemade Soup (Hot on Friday, to-go on Saturday)

Hot Breakfast (Saturday morning)

790 Washington Street, 02072

Parking along Pleasant Street and in the two municipal parking lots … read more.

2023 Chocolate Auction

Do you love chocolate? Mark your calendars now for the First Parish Stoughton 2023 Chocolate Auction!

Bid on Cakes, Cookies, Brownies, Fudge, Candy, and more!

Sunday February 12, 2023, 12:00pm at First Parish Stoughton. Arrive at 11:30 to get your bidding number and FREE ICE CREAM!

In addition … read more.

June 2022: Celebrating Blessings

For Celebration
From To Bless the Space Between Us, John O’Donohue (2008)
 
Now is the time to free the heart,
Let all intentions and worries stop,
Free the joy inside the self,
Awaken to the wonder of your life.
 
Open your eyes and see the friends,
Whose hearts recognize your face as … read more.

May 2022: Nurturing Beauty

Our theme for May is nurturing beauty. I don’t tend to spend a lot a time thinking about the concept of “beauty,” or the concept of “nurturing” for that matter, so pondering both at the same time is a challenge.
 
It’s hard not to think immediately … read more.

April 2022: Awakening

Awakening the Soul

One summer, in those liminal months between middle school and high school, I rode my bike to the library nearly every day and checked out books. I must have read close to a hundred books that summer, one after the other devoured sprawled … read more.

Wake-Up the Earth Sidewalk Parade, Apr. 10

Let’s celebrate Spring together by dressing up for a musical parade.  Join the chapter #314 Navigators in a musical parade. Costumes and music welcome!

The Parade will start from the First Parish Stoughton parking lot (790 Washington Street) at 2:00pm and will go to Halloran Park … read more.

March 2022: Renewing Faith

It’s been a long couple of years coming through this COVID-19 pandemic! Our hustle bustle lives of go-go-go with little to no boundaries came to a…. whoa…wait… what?! A shutdown! Really, in this 21st century? Crazy! Really? What a reality check! A virus from the … read more.