All Congregational Pancake Breakfast

Vestry 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA, United States

Sunday, March 24, 9:15am to 10am (Vestry) Come enjoy breakfast before the service! All welcome. Sponsored by the First Parish Stewardship Committee.

Flash Quilt Day

Vestry 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA, United States

Please join us and help create the First Parish Harvest Moon quilts for 2024 and 2025!  Saturday, March 23, 10am - 3pm, in the First Parish Vestry. Please register for this event by email to Carolyn Hodges, STAR@firstparish.info Calling all quilters, sewists and interested folk!   We will sew together in the vestry offering two projects--\this […]

Task Force for the Middle East – food & discussion

Vestry 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA, United States

  Based on concern and energy within the congregation, a new working group has formed under the umbrella of our Social Justice Committee. The Task Force for the Middle East is currently made up of about six people. As our first program we’re hosting an evening where we can hear from one another about Palestine, […]

All Congregational Lunch

Vestry 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA, United States

Sunday, March 10, 12:00pm (after service) to 1:30pm (Vestry) Come enjoy lunch after the service! All welcome. Sponsored by the First Parish Stewardship Committee.

Movie screening: “Join or Die”

Vestry 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA, United States

“Join or Die” Saturday, March 9th Doors open at 6:30 pm. Film starts at 7:00 pm, in the First Parish Vestry. $5.00 suggested donation. This documentary is about how being in community can save you, us, and the US -- based on Robert Putnam's "Bowling Alone." Trailer: https://putnamdoc.com/ Please register in advance here

Film Watch & Discussion: The Letter – A Laudato Si Film

Vestry 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA, United States

Join in watching and discussing this powerful film that follows a small group of representatives from different parts of the world – a young person, an indigenous person, a person raised in poverty, a faith leader, and two scientists – who the Pope invited to visit Rome.  They gathered to share their perspectives and experiences […]

Film Watch & Discussion: The Letter – A Laudato Si Film

Vestry 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA, United States

Join in watching and discussing this powerful film that follows a small group of representatives from different parts of the world – a young person, an indigenous person, a person raised in poverty, a faith leader, and two scientists – who the Pope invited to visit Rome.  They gathered to share their perspectives and experiences […]

Acknowledging This Land, Saving Mother Earth

Vestry 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA, United States

Special IJWG listening session prior to STAR film, The Letter: Laudato Si. Please join the Indigenous Justice Working Group to hear our draft Land Acknowledgment and ways to support Indigenous people, whose caring for the earth protects biodiversity for us all! The voice of Indigenous people is prominently represented in the powerful film, The Letter, […]

STAR Boardgame Afternoon

Vestry 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA, United States

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.

A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

Vestry 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA, United States

Sunday, December 24, 10 am “A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols” First Parish vestry, in-person only We’ll gather in our vestry on Christmas Eve morning for a live recording of A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from Kings College Chapel at Cambridge University. Come together with others to enjoy music and inspiration. Hot […]