The women’s book group meets every first Thursday at 7pm (on Zoom), not including Summer months. Book selections for 2025-2026 are: May 2026: Two short books, Small Things Like These and Foster, by Claire Keegan April 2026: The Emperor of Gladness, by Ocean Vuong March 2026: The Correspondent, by Virginia Evans February 2026: Love in the Time of Cholera, by […]
In collaboration with the Club Passim Folk Collective, Opening Doors presents "Shades of Black: The Hip-Hopera," a free concert and conversation with Zakiyyah at Arlington UU Church. Zakiyyah is an artist-changemaker who utilizes music and visual media to explore themes that centralize marginalized communities via her production company, Black and Bold Productions. As an actress […]
Join us on Zoom for 30 minutes of silent meditation practice before the Sunday church service. Beginning and experienced meditators are welcome on a drop-in basis. The session opens and ends with a bell. and you are welcome to have your camera on or off. May all beings be happy, peaceful, and well. Sundays, 9-9:30 […]
Looking for connection? Need a little help getting to know others at First Parish? Want to help others know you? Join First Parish members for Who are UU? a series of guided conversations designed to ease us beyond small talk and learn more about each other. No registration required. Come to one or come to […]
The Social Justice committee is pleased to have Jordan Clark, a member of the Wampanoag Tribe of Aquinnah, and executive director of the Harvard University Native American Program, discuss "Complexity and Balance in Spirituality" in the Shinn Service. In his talk, and more personally at Reverberations, Jordan will address balancing Wampanoag spiritual practice and western/Christian […]
Spirit Talks are back! Weekly Spirit Talk discussions provide an opportunity for a small group to reflect together on a spiritual theme inspired by a different quote each week. Spirit Talk meets every Monday at 4pm on Zoom. Email spirittalk@firstparish.info to be added to the mailing list for Spirit Talk or just check us out by joining […]
Looking for support for your meditation practice? Join us for 30 minutes of silent sitting. Beginners and experienced meditators welcome. Please drop in whenever you like–no ongoing commitment required. Meets Mondays 6:00-7:00pm in the Parlor. For more information, please email meditation@firstparish.info Back to Events
Defending Democracy Working Group and STAR invite you to a book discussion, facilitated by David Whitford, on the book, Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities by writer, historian, and activist Rebecca Solnit. Hope in the Dark makes a radical case for hope as a commitment to act in a world whose future remains uncertain and unknowable. "No […]
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! Lectio Divina meets on […]
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! Lectio Divina meets on […]