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Author: Admin
This Week at First Parish
| Wednesday, September 6 | ||
| Choir Rehearsal | 7:30 p.m. | Sanctuary |
| Master Singers Rehearsal | 7:30 p.m. | Parker Hall |
| Thursday, September 7 | ||
| Church Spruce-Up | 7:00 a.m. | Grounds |
| Mass Bay UUMA Executive Team | 10:00 a.m. | Common Room |
| Meditation | 4:00 p.m. | Parlor |
| Scrabble Club | 7:30 p.m. |
Thursday – Church Spruce Up
Just a reminder for anyone who is available tomorrow (Thursday) morning to help clean up and spruce up the First Parish grounds. Early arrivals will show up at 7 a.m., but you’re welcome to show up at any time during … Read the rest
UUA News Alert
The Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray, President of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), and Thomas Andrews, President and CEO of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC), issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s announcement to end the DACA program:Adult Programs at First Parish
We are excited to start a new Thursday night series focusing on Unitarian Universalist history, theology, identity, and values. This series will start on Thursday September 28th at 7:00 with a facilitated discussion for all those gathered on what would … Read the rest
Religious Education for Children & Youth
Welcome back to First Parish! We look forward to seeing you on Sunday for our All Ages Ingathering Service! All families stay up for the entire service. Our Nursery is open for babies and toddlers.
Sunday School and Chapel start
Fall Choir Schedule
In September, the sanctuary choir will resume rehearsing and singing on Sunday mornings. Below is the September choir schedule. If you would like to try us out, please feel free to start coming to rehearsals or the choir retreat and … Read the rest
Fall Potluck Dinners
This is the last Sunday to sign up for fall potluck dinners.
Dinners will begin in October, following signups during social hour in September. Please visit the piano during social hour, choose which evenings are possible for you, and indicate … Read the rest
Sunday Service
Welcome Home! Join us for our All Ages Ingathering Service as we join together after the summer. Some of us have had time away to rest and reflect, but all of us have been affected by the tumultuous events on … Read the rest
Weekly Update
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The email newsletter of First Parish in Lexington is published on Wednesdays at 4 pm. Submissions are due on Mondays at 10 am. Email submissions or inquiries to the church office.
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Are you on top of all the First Parish news that’s fit to print? The Focalpoint, our monthly newsletter, provides more and sometimes different information about the happenings at First Parish than is reported in the Weekly Update. If you … Read the rest
Phase I Capital Campaign Update
Phase I of the Capital Campaign has been a success thanks to the generous gifts of many at First Parish. As you have seen from the scaffolding, the contractors have been busy all summer installing new sanctuary windows and painting
Sunday Service
Humans are relational beings. Our religious tradition values these connections, as well as our individuality. How might we find a balance between our individuality and our interconnectedness?
Mandy Beal, worship leader
Mandy Beal is a graduate of Andover Newton Theological … Read the rest
Hurricane Harvey Recovery Fund
From the UUA website:
On Friday night, August 25, Hurricane Harvey made landfall as a Category 4 Storm and brought with it deadly winds and rain to an area of the United States millions call home. Much of the Texas … Read the rest
Weekly Update
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The email newsletter of First Parish in Lexington is published on Wednesdays at 4 pm. Submissions are due on Mondays at 10 am. Email submissions or inquiries to the church office.
Office Hours
Summer office hours have come to an end. 
However, I’m looking forward to jumping back in and getting ready for another lively and productive church year.
Beginning next week, the office hours will be as follows:
Monday through Thursday, 8:30am … Read the rest
Coming in September
Water Communion during Ingathering Service
Wherever you are in your life, please bring some water to share, whether from a lake, ocean, or home faucet, for the special Ingathering water communion on Sunday, September 10 at 10:30am. There will be … Read the rest
Sunday Service
Loving means opening ourselves fully to both joy and pain. But, we might ask, are there limits to love? How can love call us to our best selves, to do better, be more compassionate, to reach for a higher purpose?
Weekly Update
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The email newsletter of First Parish in Lexington is published on Wednesdays at 4 pm. Submissions are due on Mondays at 10 am. Email submissions or inquiries to the church office.
Focalpoint Submission Deadline
The September issue of the Focalpoint will be full of information about the return to committee meetings, Sunday services, programs, and events at First Parish. If you chair a committee or program at the church and want to advertise your … Read the rest