Topic: Meaning & Beliefs

All Souls Celebration

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Drawing from the traditions of Halloween, All Souls, and the Day of the Dead, we will do what our human family has done for countless generations: remember our ancestors and how our loved ones continue to live within our hearts. We are always connected … read more.

Growing in Compassion

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Growing in Compassion
When we grow compassion in our lives, we can experience more peace, wholeness, and deeper connections. Rev. Patricia will reflect on caring empathy. She will also share a few practices that can help us develop more compassion for ourselves and others.

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Reverend … read more.

Coming Home, Like Rivers to the Sea

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Our Annual In-Gathering and Water Communion:  Coming Home, Like Rivers to the Sea – Worship Committee
Along with hundreds of other UU congregations on this early September Sunday, we will gather in again. Share in this now traditional end-of-summer Unitarian Universalist service of worship. The Spirit of Life author Carolyn … read more.

Mother’s Magic

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We are always growing, all of us, grownups as well as children. On this Mother’s Day, we will talk about the magic of growing and the magic of moms—how love makes the impossible look possible to help us grow, each and every day.

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Rev. Rob Kinslow has … read more.

Nothing is Fixed

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Universalism means that no one is saved until we’re all saved. Interdependence means grounding ourselves in love, and working together for justice. Join us for a celebration of community solutions to collective problems, and the power we each have to face the crises of our time … read more.

Faith, Hope, and Trust

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We welcome back the Reverend Stephen Cook with the message “Faith, Hope and Trust.” The familiar theological virtues are faith, hope and love. Yet a quality that allows those virtues to manifest themselves is trust. Today, we are sadly in need of trust. How can our … read more.

The Spark Within

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Where does our center, our very core, live? Does it reside in the chambers of our heart? In our brain? In our middle, and that is why gut feelings can be so spot-on? In this service, we’ll ponder the mystery of what makes us us, and … read more.

A Wonder-filled Time of Year

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In this lay-led service, Brenda’s reflection is about the meaning of “wonder” and her message about this festive time of year. 

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Brenda Martin is a long time First Parish church member. She is a member of the Finance Committee and was the church’s Treasurer … read more.

The Power of Story: Wisdom Passed Down

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During this service, we will be sharing short stories of gifts and wisdom passed down to us from those who came before us. We are inviting you to bring an object passed down or a description of an object that has meaning for you. … read more.

All Souls Celebration

Service Description:

Drawing from the traditions of Halloween, All Souls, and the Day of the Dead, we will do what our human family has done for countless generations: remember our ancestors and how our loved ones continue to live within our hearts. We are always connected … read more.