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 […]
The Transition Team invites your thoughts and feedback about life at First Parish and our aspirations for the future! We will be hosting listening sessions and other events over the next two years, beginning with an in-person listening session on Sunday, October 19 from 12-1:00 pm in the Parlor and a Zoom session on Tuesday, […]
The Diversity Book Club generally meets on the third Tuesday of every other month, 7:00 – 8:30 pm, on Zoom. October book selection: Concepcion: An Immigrant Family's Fortunes by Albert Samaha. From Goodreads: "A journalist's powerful and incisive account of the forces steering the fate of his sprawling Filipino American family reframes how we comprehend the […]
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 […]
Starting on October 1st and running through the end of February, we will gather on Zoom for Wednesday evening chapel. This is a 25 minute gathering of sharing, silence, poetry, and song. You can come to one or all of them. No need to sign up- just show up. We will NOT meet on Wednesday, […]
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 […]
This month's Aging Well meeting will focus on learning the wisdom of Buddhist monk, Thich Nhat Hahn, on conflict and conflict resolution through readings and reflection. Group meets on Zoom- 11am on Thursday, October 23rd. Our goal for this group is to foster engagement and build community among women over fifty who wish to explore […]
Join us for a community screening of the fabulous film "Your Fat Friend." The film explores the anti-fat bias many of us hold and how we might reorient toward body positivity / neutrality. After the screening, we will have a community discussion. All are welcome. RSVP via Realm or contact Rev. Erica Richmond directly. Thursday, […]
Left on Pearl is a 55-minute documentary about a highly significant event in the history of the women's liberation movement. In 1971 hundreds of Boston-area women staged a takeover and occupation of a Harvard University-owned building. The ten-day occupation by women demanding a Women’s Center and low income housing for the community in which the […]
First Parish member Peter Southwick died on September 15, 2025 at Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln. Peter lived with pancreatic cancer for the last three years and many, many will miss him. We send our deep love to his wife, Jean Rosenberg, their daughter Natalie and son Lindsay. They were Peter’s pride and joy. […]