The Alliance of First Parish
The Alliance is the women’s organization in our church, with a mission to support the women in our congregation, and through that support to advance the interests and efforts of our entire church.
Formal membership in the Alliance is open to those in our church who identify as female, although Alliance activities are inclusive across gender and age: men attend meetings as guests and as speakers.
Alliance Program Dates 2025-2026
The Alliance hosts several programs each year from October to May.
Most programs are held on Friday evenings in the Vestry.
Upcoming Programs/Gatherings:
Please Save the Date and Join Us for these Inspiring
and Stimulating Programs!
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19
Alliance Program: Nourish with Rev. Aisha Ansano
Rev. Aisha Ansano and Rev. Emily Conger created Nourish to help Unitarian Universalists feel fed in body and spirit through embodied worship experiences. More details will follow!
FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2026
The Alliance Annual Chowder Supper! Join us for warm food and social time!
The evening will also include a discussion and update of our 3-year Giving Plan.
More information will be forthcoming soon.
SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 2026
Alliance Sunday
Details on our speaker and their topic will be announced.
Past Programs/Gatherings:
FRIDAY, JUNE 6
Alliance Annual Members Meeting
6:30-9:00 pm
We will gather to discuss the year in review, vote on next year’s Board members, and socialize over a Board-sponsored dinner.
Potluck desserts – please bring your favorities to share!
MONDAY, JUNE 16
Alliance Program Planning Meeting for 2025-2026
7:30-9:00pm
Email your ideas to Alliance@FirstParish.info.
Then join the discussion on Zoom from wherever you are!
(Info email will be coming soon)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24
Alliance Program: Left on Pearl (a documentary film)
Left on Pearl is a 55-minute documentary about a highly significant event in the history of the women’s liberation movement. In 1971 hundreds of Boston-area women staged a takeover and occupation of a Harvard University-owned building. The ten-day occupation by women demanding a Women’s Center and low income housing for the community in which the building stood, embodied within it many of the hopes, triumphs, conflicts and tensions of Second Wave feminism. One of the few such takeovers by women for women, this action was transformative for the participants, and led directly to the establishment of the longest continuously operating Women’s Center in the U.S.
We will have the opportunity to watch the film together as a community, followed by a panel discussion featuring Rochelle Ruthchild, a founding member of the Women’s Center who was involved in the making of the documentary, and FP members Mary Fusoni, Joyce Thompson, and Jo Ann Preston, who took part in the 1971 action. For this “Movie Night” there will be snacks & drinks to be served, including popcorn, candy.