After worship, Rev. Marta Flanagan, Lead Minister, and Rev. Erica Richmond, Parish Minister, will facilitate a “Reverberations” session in the sanctuary. Reverberations occasionally occurs after Sunday worship giving members of the congregation an opportunity to offer their perspectives.
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 […]
Our annual fair sale is back on for 2024! If you have any questions that are not answered below, send a note to fair@firstparish.info Sign up to volunteer! For list of suggested donations and guidelines, please click here If you’re donating a working PC or Mac (less than 10 years old), we need a bit more […]
Climate Change and the Environment he next congregational art show has the theme of Climate Change and the Environment, as interpreted by the artist. The show will be hung on December 7th with a reception on December 8th. It will continue through early February. For this show, we invited works in a variety of media […]
The First Parish Committee on Ministry is holding a listening circle on Sunday, December 15th immediately following the worship service at 11:45AM in the Sanctuary. In the wake of Marta's retirement announcement, we know many folks are eager to share their thoughts and reactions. We're holding this session to provide a space for parishioners to […]
One of our members is currently incarcerated and welcomes cards and letters from First Parish friends. Please join us in the Parlor after services on Sunday December 15 - we gather in community to prepare cards of holiday cheer/ well wishes. Please bring any extra holiday cards or stationery and stamps-- we will have light […]
Children and their grown-ups are invited to join Stevie and Carolyn Hodges at First Parish for a cookie baking party! These cookies will be enjoyed between the Christmas eve services (though maybe we’ll sneak a few early!). RSVP to Stevie and Carolyn if you can make it.
The Celtic music band, The Scottish Fish, including former First Parish Youth Group members Caroline Dressler, Giulia Haible, and Maggie MacPhail, will perform two holiday shows on December 22, 2024 at Club Passim in Cambridge, 5 PM and 8 PM. Tickets can be obtained from: https://www.passim.org/live-music/events/scottish-fish/. Their holiday shows have sold out in past years. Club […]
The Celtic music band, The Scottish Fish, including former First Parish Youth Group members Caroline Dressler, Giulia Haible, and Maggie MacPhail, will perform two holiday shows on December 22, 2024 at Club Passim in Cambridge, 5 PM and 8 PM. Tickets can be obtained from: https://www.passim.org/live-music/events/scottish-fish/. Their holiday shows have sold out in past years. Club […]
Hard to predict weather March 2025 will “come in like a lion.” Whether lion or lamb, please join us for our next first Wednesday blood drive on March 5th, from 11a-4p. Give the gift of life, or help others do so, at our monthly Red Cross blood drive. Donors can make an appointment at redcrossblood.org, […]