Sunday Worship
First Parish
A liberal religious community, welcoming to all
First gathered 1739
Sunday Worship Service
Sunday, July 12, 10:00am
Worship online only via Zoom
“Counting Acorns”
Rev. Erica Federspiel Richmond, Parish Minister, preaching
Rev. Erica returns from part one of her Sabbatical! Join us this Sunday as she preaches about something she rediscovered (but hadn’t felt in ages) during her time away …. boredom! What can boredom teach us? When does spiritual itchiness require action? When does it invite us to sink deeper?
Sunday, July 12“Counting Acorns” |
Service details |
View or download the Order of Service. Generally updated with this week’s order of service the Friday before the service. |
NO TEASER IN SUMMER – CHECK BACK IN SEPTEMBER!View or download the Sunday Teaser. Generally posted the Friday before the service. |
View or download the First Parish Words for Worship (blue cards). These are the words for parts of our worship service that do not change each week. |
Giving First for June, July and August 2026
The Giving First program donates 50% of the non-pledge offering each month to a charitable organization that we feel is consistent with Unitarian Universalist principles. The program began in November 2009, and First Parish has donated over $250,000 to more than 70 organizations.
For June, July, and August of 2026, the Pink Haven Coalition will share half the offering collected during Sunday worship at First Parish. Pink Haven is a coalition of trans organizers, mutual-aid groups, progressive faith organizations, queer associations, and individual justice-lovers who are working together to create networks of safety and direct support for trans beloveds and their families who need to relocate, access healthcare across state lines, or stay as safe as possible where they are.. We know that liberation is a group project and that no one is free until everyone is free. We proclaim that trans lives are sacred. Pink Havens’ work centers trans lives and experiences, particularly the lives and experiences of BIPOC trans and gender expansive people.
The other half of the offering supports the life and work of First Parish.