Friday Evening Vespers

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Join us Every 3rd Friday for music and meditation

New this year, Vespers is a worship opportunity on the third Friday evening of each month.  These candlelit services are contemplative in nature with singing, silence, readings and a message from a member of the congregation or the minister. Our next service will be Friday evening, February 21. Those who would like to attend should gather quietly at the front of the sanctuary at 7 p.m.

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Evensong Recital Series

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A new music recital and worship series. Next date is February 23rd

Evensong Recital and Worship Series First Parish in Lexington will be offering an exciting new music series this year. The Evensong Recital Series will present four Sunday afternoon recital-length performances at 4pm on December 15, February 23, April 27, and June 8. Admission is free; donations to the First Parish Instrument Maintenance Fund will be gratefully accepted. Following each performance, there will be a short reception. After 15 minutes, those who wish may return to the Sanctuary for a brief Evensong service featuring the recital…

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A Clear Blue Morning

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The Choir Performs an anthem on January 19th

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Dream Deferred

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A sermon on the continuing legacy of the racial caste system

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Church photo directory

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New Dates added for photo sessions

  Our plan to produce a new First Parish member photo directory has been such a success that we have added two new dates:  Friday February 28th and Saturday, March 1st.  The Lifetouch company, which does many church directories, is taking the photos and will publish the directory.  There is basically no cost to First Parish.  Each family/individual who participates will receive a directory for free.      Our new schedule…

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"The Hidden Face of the Divine"

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Click on photo to see this Advent Sermon by Peter Boullata

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Junior Youth Group in Cambridge

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Junior Youth Group Visits Boys & Girls Club for Service Project

On Saturday, November 23rd, the Junior Youth Group visited the Cambridge Boys and Girls Club on Saturday.  With a little technical guidance they created lap desks for children living in local shelters who may not have desks.  …

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Eternity Utters a Day

A Sermon on the Wisdom of Sabbath ritual by Peter Boullata

The Wrath of Jonah

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A Sermon on Rethinking Jonah by Peter Boullata

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Children & Youth at First Parish

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Find out about our Religious Growth and Learning Programs

Religious Education is a Life-Long Process The Religious Growth and Learning (RG&L) program at First Parish seeks to provide: A multi-generational community where we feel love, acceptance and belonging; Opportunities for celebration and rights of passage; A passion/foundation for putting Unitarian Universalist principles into practice; An appreciation of the mystery and wonder of all existence; And a foundation for a personal lifelong search for meaning. Children & Youth Programs At First Parish we value and promote lifelong spiritual growth and development. To that end,…

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