BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//First Parish Unitarian Universalist of Arlington, MA - ECPv6.17.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:First Parish Unitarian Universalist of Arlington, MA X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.firstparish.info X-WR-CALDESC:Events for First Parish Unitarian Universalist of Arlington, MA REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260930T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260930T100000 DTSTAMP:20260701T150426Z CREATED:20230825T181609Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T150426Z UID:10002721-1790758800-1790762400@www.firstparish.info SUMMARY:Wednesday Lectio Divina DESCRIPTION: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! \nLectio Divina meets on Zoom Tuesdays 7-8 a.m.\, Wednesdays 9-10 a.m.\, and Thursdays 8-9 a.m. \nCurrently\, all Lectio gatherings meet online\, no registration is necessary! Sign up below the calendar of readings if you would like to receive a welcome email with the Zoom link and information. \nBefore attending for the first time\, please read the Lectio Divina participation guidelines here. \n\n\n scroll right scroll left\n\n\nSubscribe to Tuesday Lectio calendar\nSubscribe to Wednesday Lectio calendar\nSubscribe to Thursday Lectio calendar\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Wednesday Lectio Divina\n Sign up to receive an email with the link to participate in Wednesday morning 9am Lectio Divina Online via Zoom\, as well as the Lectio guidelines. You will receive a reminder email annually - please be sure to save the Zoom link as it will not change from week to week. \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Enter Email\n \n \n \n Confirm Email\n \n \n \n ConsentBy submitting this form\, you are consenting to receive emails from: First Parish Unitarian Universalist of Arlington MA\, 630 Massachusetts Avenue\, Arlington\, MA\, 02476\, US\, http://firstparish.info. You can revoke your consent to receive emails at any time by using the SafeUnsubscribe® link\, found at the bottom of every email. Emails are serviced by Constant Contact.\n \n \n \n Submit \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nBack to Events URL:https://www.firstparish.info/event/wednesday-lectio-divina/2026-09-30/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Lectio Divina,Ongoing Groups,Star Adult RE END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260930T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260930T150000 DTSTAMP:20260916T151258Z CREATED:20260915T161506Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T151258Z UID:10003577-1790762400-1790780400@www.firstparish.info SUMMARY:Red Cross Blood Drive DESCRIPTION:Come one\, come all to First Parish to give the gift of life! Please make an appointment in advance at redcrossblood.org\, in the ARC Blood Donor app\, or by calling 800-RED-CROSS. Thank you! Consider helping make this a success by reaching out to John at blooddrive@firstparish.info! First Parish volunteers welcome\, and I can help you if you’re interested in becoming an ARC volunteer! I’ve been one for 49 years\, and I’ve made 651 blood and platelet donations\, and there’re still folks in need. Please help? Thank you! \nBlood Drives are held at First Parish a few times during the church year: \nSaturday\, 8am – 3pm\, in the Vestry and/or Sanctuary: December 5\, 2026 \nWednesdays\, 10am – 2pm\, in the Vestry: September 30 and October 28\, 2026; January 6\, 2027 \n \n\n\nBack to Events URL:https://www.firstparish.info/event/red-cross-blood-drive-2/2026-09-30/ LOCATION:Sanctuary on Saturdays / Vestry on Weekdays\, 630 Massachusetts Avenue\, Arlington\, MA\, 02476\, United States CATEGORIES:Blood Drive,Community END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260930T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260930T193000 DTSTAMP:20260929T140714Z CREATED:20260821T201552Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T140714Z UID:10003509-1790791200-1790796600@www.firstparish.info SUMMARY:Monthly Community Potlucks\, 2026-2027 DESCRIPTION:A community potluck dinner sponsored by the STAR committee\, will be held from 6:00-7:30 September – May on the last Wednesday of the month\, except in November/December when there will be just one potluck\, on Wednesday\, December 9 (hosted by First Parish Jewish Connections in celebration of Hanukkah). \nPotlucks will be held indoors\, in the Vestry\, except in September and May when they might be in the courtyard\, weather permitting.  All are welcome. No sign-up needed.  Please bring a dish to share (but if you can’t\, still come – there will be plenty of food for all); if possible\, bring your own dishes and utensils. \nWe will need a different group or committee to host each dinner. If you are part of a group of at least 5 people\, (including Covenant groups\, knitting groups\, dog-walking groups etc.) please consider signing up for a date to host using this Google sheet. View or download this Potluck Host Checklist to help you prepare. \n2026 potluck dates: September 30\, October 28; December 9 \n2027 potluck dates: January 27; February 24; March 31; April 28; May 26 \nFor questions and more details\, contact Lynn Rosenbaum at lynnArosenbaum@gmail.com or STAR@firstparish.info URL:https://www.firstparish.info/event/monthly-community-potlucks-2026-2027/2026-09-30/ LOCATION:Vestry\, 630 Massachusetts Avenue\, Arlington\, MA\, 02476\, United States CATEGORIES:Community,Gatherings,Spotlight,Star Adult RE END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR