Vigil: Transgender Day of Resilience

Front Lawn / Clock tower

PLEASE JOIN US on MONDAY, 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. Members of the Rainbow Commission, Rev. Erica Richmond of First Parish Congregation, and others will offer remarks uplifting the resilience […]

Event Series Community Potluck

Community Potluck

Vestry First Parish

Fall Community Potluck Dinners sponsored by the STAR committee will be held on the last Wednesday of the month, starting Sept. 27, from 6-8pm, in the Vestry. All are welcome. No sign-up needed. The following groups have generously agreed to host: 9/27 -  Tech Team 10/25 - Ushers 11/29 - Covenant Group View or download the Potluck […]

Summit – Charting a Course for First Parish’s Future

Sanctuary First Parish

Sunday, December 3, after worship at First Parish Tuesday, December 5, via Zoom, 7-8:30 pm (Click here to register and receive the Zoom link for the December 5 event.) What might we aim for in our liberal religious community 3,5 and 10 years from now? Please join us for a facilitated program, in-person or on-line, […]

Summit – Charting A Course for First Parish’s Future

Zoom

Sunday, December 3, after worship at First Parish Tuesday, December 5, via Zoom, 7-8:30 pm (Click here to register and receive the Zoom link for the December 5 event.) What might we aim for in our liberal religious community 3,5 and 10 years from now? Please join us for a facilitated program, in-person or on-line, […]

Our Partner Church in Transylvania

Parlor First Parish

Please join pilgrims who travelled to Gagy, Transylvania in the Parlor at 11:45 on Sunday, December 17th (after worship) to learn more about our partner church. Might you be interested in a journey of broadening cultural and spiritual horizons next summer? Or contact us to learn more: partnerchurch@firstparish.info

STAR Boardgame Afternoon

Vestry First Parish

Board games in the vestry. Bring your own beverage, munchies, and any games you'd like to play, though we'll have a stack of games at the ready.

No Dumb Questions- LGBTQ+ 101

Parlor First Parish

Rev. Erica Richmond and Rev. Stevie Carmody are hosting an evening of "No Dumb Questions" This means we hope you will bring curiosities, questions, or confusion to this program and we will have a chance to do some learning together. This is a space that is purposefully geared towards folks that might have more basic […]

Event Series Community Potluck

Community Potluck

Vestry First Parish

Back by popular demand! The community potlucks that we began this summer with over 50 people each week and scrumptious dishes, will continue! A community potluck dinner sponsored by the STAR committee, will be held indoors, in the Vestry, on the last Wednesday of the month, starting January 31, from 6:00-7:30pm. All are welcome. No sign-up needed. Many thanks […]

Event Series Community Potluck

Community Potluck

Vestry First Parish

Back by popular demand! The community potlucks that we began this summer with over 50 people each week and scrumptious dishes, will continue! A community potluck dinner sponsored by the STAR committee, will be held indoors, in the Vestry, on the last Wednesday of the month, starting January 31, from 6:00-7:30pm. All are welcome. No sign-up needed. Many thanks […]

Looking at Others and Ourselves

Parlor First Parish

We will take time to observe photographs and narratives on display in the Parlor which the photographer, Jess Dugan, says “offer a nuanced view into the struggles and joys of growing older as a transgender person and offer a poignant reflection on what it means to live authentically despite seemingly insurmountable odds.” After reflecting quietly […]