Category: News

Chocolate Auction In Person this Year

First Parish Stoughton’s Annual Chocolate Auction is back in person this year!

Sunday February 13, 2022 11:45am–1:00pm 790 Washington Street, Downstairs

Note: In order to help protect the most vulnerable in our community, face masks covering nose and mouth are … read more.

New! Queer Small Groups

New for 2022! First Parish Stoughton will host Queer Small Groups on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7:00pm. This monthly small group is an opportunity for community and conversation. People of any gender or sexuality who feel this is the right space … read more.

January 2022: Living with Intention

One thing I really appreciate about UUism is the unique lack of certainty. There is no great promise to believe in. We do not try to explain the unexplainable. It is OK to not have all the answers; it is good to ask questions. My curiosity pulls me into … read more.

December 2021: Opening to Joy

Lately, we’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to be a part of a covenantal community. A covenant, at its core, is an agreement between two or more people. In the context of Unitarian Universalism, we have come to understand it (in … read more.

November 2021: Holding History

“History” provides us with a story larger than the epic saga we make about ourselves (our identity).  Just as You as a being exist differently in your own and everyone else’s mind, history is not a monolithic truth. We do all sorts of things to get other people … read more.

October 2021: Cultivating Relationship

The UUA suggested theme for October is “Cultivating a Relationship”.   As a First Parish Board member, I wondered what I could say about this, since I am not exactly a philosophical thinker (I believe Susan’s term for someone like me is “linear”).
 
The first thing … read more.