Sunday Worship
First Parish
A liberal religious community, welcoming to all
First gathered 1739
Worship Service
Sunday, July 13, 10:00am
Worship online only
“Celebrating What Resonates – A Jewnitarian Journey”
Melanie Cohn-Hopwood, Worship Leader
Our liberal religious tradition calls us to explore and incorporate rituals and spiritual teachings from a variety of faith traditions. As a person who was raised Jewish, Melanie will share some of the traditions learned in childhood that still hold deep meaning for her as she participates in UU worship services as an adult Jewnitarian!
During the summer our Zoom-only worship is led each week by a member of our congregation. Melanie Cohn-Hopwood is a Jewish UU (or “Jewnitarian”), a social worker, parent to two awesome teenagers, someone who loves to make things with her hands and a person who strives to have fun with the process and not worry about the outcome. She putters with pottery, sewing, writing and other art forms, and her fantasy getaway is a cabin in the trees with a stream nearby.
Sunday, July 13“Celebrating What Resonates – A Jewnitarian Journey” |
Service details |
View or download the Order of Service. Generally posted the Thursday before the service. |
Giving First for June, July and August 2025
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 $200,000 to more than 70 organizations.
For June, July, and August, The Boston Alliance of LGBTQ+ Youth (BAGLY) will share half of the plate. For nearly 50 years, BAGLY has been a youth-led, adult-supported social support organization, committed to social justice and creating, sustaining, and advocating for programs, policies, and services for the LGBTQ+ youth community in Massachusetts.
The other half of the offering supports the life and work of First Parish.