Would you like to watch the presidential debate with other people? Join us! The debate will start at 9 p.m., and we invite people to arrive any time 8:30 p.m. or later for tea and light snacks. Afterwards we will do a short debriefing based on the Lectio Divina model.
A Hotline for Israel/Palestine: Rev. Marta Morris Flanagan interviews Shira Hoffer September 15, 2024 - after service, 12:00 noon, in the sanctuary and on Zoom Join The Alliance for the first program of its inspirational and thought-provoking new season. This promises to be an engaging conversation between Rev. Marta and Shira Hoffer, a remarkable Harvard […]
Join Rev. Erica and the Defending Democracy working group for an evening of community and postcard writing! Using the template and instructions from the Center for Common Ground we will be writing postcards to voters in states with voter suppression laws. Drop by for just an hour or stay for two! Together we can make […]
Join Rev. Erica Richmond for an evening of discussion and reflection. In this real, resonant book, Anne Lamott uses her own recent marriage as a framework to explore how our lives can be enlarged through renewed commitment to ourselves and those around us. With warmth and wit, she looks at what it means to care […]
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 4. Potlucks will be held indoors, in the Vestry, except in September and May when they might be […]
Don't delay! Registration closes on September 18th! We need time to let the catering folks and museums know how many folks we'll have. Yes, there will be catered lunch and dinner and trips to museums! "UnFerry Beach: A Day of Fun at the Meetinghouse and Beyond!" is happening! Have you always wondered what happens at the […]
Patients’ needs are constant and only volunteer donors can help! Please help! For your appointment, please use the ARC Blood Donor app, go online to redcrossblood.org, or call 1-800-RED-CROSS. Blood Drives are held at First Parish through the church year: Saturdays, 8am - 2pm: October 5; December 7; February 1, 2025; April 5, 2025 Wednesdays, […]
Interested in trying out a new spiritual practice based on values we are trying to live out in our lives? Join Rev. Marta Flanagan and First Parish member Bonnie Zimmer in a five- session Mussar experience. Mussar is a spiritual practice aimed at creating a better world. The 35 people who participated in the daylong […]
PLEASE JOIN US on Wednesday, November 20 at 7 p.m. for a commemoration of Transgender Day of Resilience. We will gather on the meetinghouse lawn at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 630 Mass Ave., Arlington Center. Transgender, non-binary, and gender expansive people are also invited to an affinity event at 6:15 p.m. at First Parish […]