Bring a flower to church for this festive all-ages service as we celebrate the tradition of Flower Communion, hear a reflection from Jenny on her last Sunday in the pulpit, celebrate our community, and enjoy fabulous music.
The sanctuary choir … Read the rest
Rev. Jenny Rankin will talk on this topic that Jim Gross chose when he generously purchased an “auction sermon” at the grand Fall Auction last November. It is a great topic and, to be honest, one that Rev. Jenny has … Read the rest
The poet Emily Dickinson once mused, “Will there ever be a morning? Is there such a thing as day?” That is a question we can well ask ourselves when we are discouraged or find ourselves in a less than ideal … Read the rest
On this Sunday near the official beginning of spring, we’ll consider wisdom from earth-centered traditions as we celebrate the Spring Equinox. For Henry David Thoreau, it wasn’t truly spring until the ice began to break up in Walden Pond. What … Read the rest
We come together as a community to celebrate YOU, the congregation of First Parish in Lexington, as you conclude your annual canvass and make your individual and collective commitments to keep this church strong. Each time we walk into a … Read the rest
Despite our best intentions, there are seasons in our lives when we become less grounded, less centered and less rooted in the practices of body, mind and spirit that can help us. What happens when we lose touch with the … Read the rest
In religious traditions around the world, pilgrimage has been a spiritual practice for thousands of years. Atheists, agnostics and humanists make pilgrimages too. On this Sunday when our sisters and brothers in the Christian tradition observe the first Sunday of … Read the rest
We’ll celebrate Mozart’s birthday, Superbowl Sunday, our youth and the ancient Chinese wisdom of Taoism! What have we learned about the confluence of modern neuroscience and ancient Chinese philosophy? How can these two disciplines help us to reach that “sweet … Read the rest
In this year when we celebrate the 100th anniversary of Thomas Merton’s birth, we will consider the life and times of this 20th century mystic, one who combined a love of Christianity with a deep respect knowledge of Eastern traditions. … Read the rest
On this Sunday, when the Search Commitee begins their ʺquiet phase,ʺ we will offer them a blessing and commission them on their way. Jenny will reflect on our human propensity towards ʺgreat expectationsʺ for a new minister, for one another, … Read the rest
