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Special Plate Collection

This month’s special plate collection will take place during the service this Sunday, January 21st. All non-pledge donations will go to the Douglas House in Lexington. The Douglas House is one of three residential programs in the area for those … Read the rest

Sunday Service

As we begin our congregation-wide conversation about who we are and who we want to become, we need to lift ourselves up from the everyday concerns of our lives. Join Rev. Anne Mason as she calls us to shift our … Read the rest

Weekly Update

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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This Week at First Parish

Wednesday, January 10
Choir Rehearsal 7:30 p.m. Sanctuary
Master Singers Rehearsal 7:30 p.m. Parker Hall
Thursday, January 11
Meditation Group 4:00 p.m. Parlor
Daring Democracy Book Discussion 7:00 p.m. Parish Hall
Scrabble Club 7:30 p.m. Parker Hall
Saturday, January 13
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Social Hour Host List

Dear Members and Friends of First Parish Church,

First Parish invites each of you to participate in hospitality by hosting our Sunday morning social hour one time each year. Hosts need to arrive about 9:45 and stay till about 12:45.  … Read the rest

LexRAP Dinner & Presentation

The UU Church of Carlisle, First Religious Society is hosting “Hope-Full Bowls:  A Community Dinner, Fund and Friend Raiser” on Saturday, January 27, 2018 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the church. This is to help a Syrian family living … Read the rest

Friday! Voices on the Green: Modern Love

This Friday! You won’t want to miss the next Voices on the Green. Doors open at 6:30 for beverages and socializing; event begins at 7:00pm.

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Soul Matters

January’s theme: “What does it mean to be a people of intention?”

There is a big difference between becoming better and becoming ourselves. Self-improvement is not the same as self-alignment. Wanting to get from point A to point B … Read the rest

Sarasa Ensemble Concert – Postponed

Due to illness, the concert is postponed. Please stay tuned for reschedule information.

 

A Springboard to the Sublime: Boccherini and Mozart

Sunday, January 21, 2018 at 3:30 pm

$25 General, $20 Senior, $10 Student, Children Free

 

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Imagination Café: Save the Date

Yes, the Imagination Cafés are coming and you will be learning more about them as we brave the January days ahead. For now, the most important thing to know is that the cafés will be held on Sunday, January 28 Read the rest

Sunday Service

In 1966, the Reverend Martin Luther King delivered the Ware Lecture to the General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association. He encouraged us not to sleep through the revolution. Rev. Anne will explore the meaning his words still have for … Read the rest

Weekly Update

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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Christmas Eve 5pm Service

Thanks to Lew Counts for capturing the spirit and peace of the 5pm Christmas Eve service.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This Week at First Parish

Wednesday, January 3
Choir Rehearsal 7:30 p.m. Sanctuary
Master Singers Rehearsal 7:30 p.m. Parker Hall
Thursday, January 4
Meditation Group 4:00 p.m. Parlor
Scrabble Club 7:30 p.m. Parker Hall
Saturday, January 6
Bill Smith Memorial Service 2:00 p.m. Sanctuary
Sunday,
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UU Urban Ministry

The UU Urban Ministry and Roxbury Historical Society present the first in a

History & Justice lecture series:

Slavery and Abolition in Roxbury and Beyond
Rep. Byron Rushing of the 9th Suffolk district of the Massachusetts House of Representatives speaks … Read the rest

Soul Matters – January 2018

This January Soul Matters groups will be exploring  What Does It Mean To Be A People of Intention?
One of the Soul Matters contributors differentiates ‘intention’ from what we commonly think of as “New Year’s resolutions.”  
Intention is different from
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Unity Group Luncheon

All are welcome to the Unity Group Luncheon on Monday, January 8th beginning at 12:00pm. Please bring your own lunch. Dessert will be provided. We will welcome Bill Blout from Lexington Youth and Family Services, who will focus on how … Read the rest