Sunday Worship
First Parish
A liberal religious community, welcoming to all
First gathered 1739
Worship Service
Sunday, July 13, 10:00am
Worship online only
“Credo Reflections: After 10 Years”
Melanie Cohn-Hopwood, Worship Leader
Our worship leader this week, Melanie Cohn-Hopwood, says: “I was asked to participate in a credo service over a decade ago; it was the first one since Rev. Marta Flanagan had been hired. I spoke about the hope I would find in spring flowers after a long sad winter that followed the death of my mom and a client. I thought I might reflect on that credo, and see if it still resonates and in a sense, ‘update’ it for the present day. Being a ‘motherless mother’ has been a big part of my identity over this past decade since I spoke. My kids were about 6 when she died; they are now 17. As they move towards young adulthood, and I work to launch them, I’ve had other dark and hard winters. I hope to answer the question of ‘How does one hold on/get through when it feels like there will never be another colorful spring again?'”
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“Credo Reflections: After 10 Years” |
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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.