Do you hope to get your home off fossil fuels, either in the next few years or sometime in the future? Having a plan can help. This course will help you develop a plan that will work well for your home and your finances. It is offered by Arlington’s Energy Advocate, Lori Kenschaft. Register for […]
Please join the Indigenous Justice Working Group (IJWG) to share your thoughts about the draft of our Land Acknowledgment for First Parish! IJWG has drafted a land acknowledgment based on our learning to date, and solicited input from Indigenous leaders, as well as our own ministers and members of the Social Justice Committee (SJC). We hope to bring […]
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, […]
House of the Rising Sun Diane Taraz will present The History of the Oldest Profession in song. For millennia women have turned to sex work to survive, and societies throughout history have handled its inescapable persistence in different ways. The many songs about this sensitive topic, including the title song from New Orleans, are equally […]
Coping With the Holidays After a Loss Tuesday, November 14, 2023, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Discusses the impact the holidays have on grief, practical suggestions for coping and ways the holidays can heal. Click here to register for this on-line seminar or visit CareDimensions.org/CommunityWebinars for registration links. Care Dimensions is a non-profit organization and the largest […]
Program: Mindfulness to Help Navigate Difficult Emotions Conflict is inevitable in most relationships. But it is uncomfortable, and we usually want difficulties to disappear. Drawing on new research in psychology on what makes relationships work, as well as a mindfulness practice to help us navigate difficult emotions, Susan Pollak, MTS, Ed.D. will teach us ways […]
The Climate Action Working Group (CAWG) invites you to participate in an online (Zoom) meeting with Senator Cindy Friedman on Monday, October 30 7pm - 8:30pm. We especially encourage participation from UUs living in the communities represented by Sen. Friedman: Arlington, Woburn, Burlington, Billerica, and eastern and northern Lexington. In this meeting, we will hear from […]
National Book Award winner, All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Miles. This is a two-session event, the first four chapters will be discussed on October 3 and the remaining chapters on October 17. A few prompt questions will be sent prior to the first session. Please register via […]
Join us for this two-part workshop to learn more about the landscape of white supremacy here in the Commonwealth. Here's a description from our presenters:In the first session, we’ll explore the current landscape of white supremacist activity in New England. We’ll look closely at several groups and individuals and the events they have held. We’ll also discuss other […]
On the Nature of Things: Atoms, the Void, and Nothing More David Dreyfus, Worship Leader How do we think of gods, life, death, existence, purpose? 2100 years ago Lucretius, a Roman poet, wrote an epic poem that built on the earlier teachings of Epicurus, which was rediscovered in the 15th-century. There is, perhaps, much we […]