Defending Democracy: Debate Watch Gathering

Parlor First Parish

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.

Women’s Alliance Program: Rev Marta Interviews Shira Hoffer

Sanctuary and Zoom First Parish

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 […]

Defending Democracy: Postcards and Pizza

Vestry First Parish

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 […]

Art Show Opening Reception: September 22

Parlor First Parish

PASSAGES: Paintings by Marilyn Downs The First Parish Art Team is hosting a show of paintings by Marilyn Downs from September 22 – November 15, 2024 in the parlor. Her oil paintings are primarily landscapes, drawn from places where she has spent time and felt inspired by what she saw or felt. She chose the […]

Book Discussion with Rev. Erica: Dusk, Night, Dawn by Anne Lamott

Parlor First Parish

Postponed until further notice 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 […]

UnFerry Beach: a day of fun at the meetinghouse and beyond!

Meet at First Parish

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED "UnFerry Beach: A Day of Fun at the Meetinghouse and Beyond!" is happening! Have you always wondered what happens at the mythical Ferry Beach Retreat? Are you pining for a Ferry Beach-like retreat this year, even though it doesn't include a weekend in Maine? Mark your calendars! Sept, 28, 2024 10am-9pm. […]

Mussar: Living Into Spiritual Values

Zoom

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 1,000 year old Jewish practice, which requires both individual practice and group reflection. This pilot program […]

Clean-it / Fix-it Day

Meet at First Parish

The entire First Parish community is invited to help out on the fall Clean-it / Fix-it day, Saturday, October 19, 9am-noon. Past days have included gardening, painting, cleaning and just general sprucing up around First Parish. This is a great way to meet new people and make a difference~~we hope you will join us. Back to […]

Monthly Community Potlucks, 2024-2025

Vestry First Parish

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 […]

First Parish Storytelling Hour

Parlor First Parish

Have a story? Tell a story. Need a story? Hear a story. Join us in the Parlor from 7:30 - 9:00 pm on Wednesday, October 30 for FPA's very own "Moth" story hour. The suggested theme of this month's program is "Experimentation is the Name of the Game", although your story can be about anything […]