Wednesday Evening Chapel

Wednesday Evening Chapel

Zoom

Starting on October 1st and running through the end of February, we will gather on Zoom for Wednesday evening chapel. This is a 25 minute gathering of sharing, silence, poetry, and song. You can come to one or all of them. No need to sign up- just show up. We will NOT meet on Wednesday, […]

Thursday Lectio Divina

Thursday Lectio Divina

Zoom

Lectio Divina is a method of reading and listening, lingering with, and sharing personal responses to selected texts from the Bible or other sources. Diverse responses to the text provide new insights and help us grow in our spiritual lives and set intentions for our days. New people are always welcome! Lectio Divina meets on […]

Older Men Lunch Meetings

Older Men Lunch Meetings

Zoom

First Parish’s Older Men’s group continues to meet, using Zoom. The sessions will be held at noon every other Thursday. Email for more information. Meeting Online Only Back to Events

Culture as Resistance – UU Urban Ministry Community Conversation

Zoom

Explore how culture functions as a form of resistance and survival. Through music, storytelling, movement, and visual art, Roxbury residents have preserved identity, nurtured belonging, and fueled movements for justice and liberation. Speakers Akili Jamal Haynes and Dayenne Walters will reflect on the role of creative expression in shaping community power and collective memory. Zoom […]

Love at the Center Book Discussion Series

Love at the Center Book Discussion Series

Zoom

What does it mean to put love at the center of our lives? How is love at the center of our six shared Unitarian Universalist values of interdependence, equity, transformation, pluralism, generosity, and justice? Join folks from the Membership Committee to discuss readings from Love at the Center, a collection of meditations on love at […]

Cooking with Julius NEW DATE

RESCHEDULED FROM 2/6/26 Learn how to make simple, delicious pizzas (several varieties) Easy salad & dressings from ingredients you have on hand You will help prepare this dinner with Chef Julius Enjoy a fun night of learning & community Sponsored by STAR

Sunday Zoom Meditation

Sunday Zoom Meditation

Zoom

Looking for support for your meditation practice? Beginners and experienced meditators welcome. First Parish’s Meditation Group has gone virtual!  Please join us whenever you like–no ongoing commitment required.  Click here to join on Zoom. Sunday, 9-9:30 a.m. The facilitator will open with a short Loving Kindness (Metta) introduction and then ring the bell. We will […]

Common Ground: What Connects and Sustains Us

Common Ground: What Connects and Sustains Us

Sanctuary 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA, United States

Join the Transition Team, Parish Committee, and our UUA staff person, Hillary Allen. We will begin by laying the groundwork for the ministerial search process. Then we will move into small group conversations to share what we value most about First Parish, what connects us to one another, and what we need to nourish and […]

Visioning Collage Workshop (STAR Program)

Parlor 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA, United States

What are your goals for 2026? Join us for an afternoon of creating a visual representation of your intentions through the art of collage. Raw materials will be provided, feel free to bring pictures or any other ephemera that you would like to include in your collage. Register online - space is limited.