The Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement (MOIA) hears and understands our community’s concerns and requests for resources to support our immigrant residents. To offer assistance, we have collected information you can use. This “live document” is updated as more resources become available and policy updates happen through 2025. Who is MOIA? The Mayor’s Office for … Continue reading Immigration Assistance – Know Your Resources and Rights
With Fall days upon us, it gives me pause to reflect on the wonderful summer at First Parish Dorchester. We came together in support of each other through enriching Sunday services, enjoyed fellowship, made new friends at our BBQs, and appreciated the view through our beautifully restored Parish Hall windows. The final window should be … Continue reading A Bright Future and Fresh Paint: Fall Reflections from the Board Chair
We are excited to share the progress happening at First Parish! Recently, four of our beautiful Parish Hall Palladian windows were lovingly restored and reinstalled. A special thank you goes to Ardis Vaughn for her tireless work in securing the grant and overseeing the project. Additionally, we’ve freshened up our picnic tables, laid new flooring … Continue reading Summer ’24 Restoration News for Meetinghouse Hill
First Parish Dorchester is looking to hire a part-time (up to 15hrs weekly) Events Coordinator to join our staff. Supervisor: Office AdministratorRate: The base rate for this position is $20.60 per hour. An additional $2-3 per hour is offered for candidates who are proficient in multiple languages, including Cape Verdean Creole.Type: This is a part-time, … Continue reading Now Hiring Part-Time Events Coordinator
Check out these amazing photographs of the joyous Ordination of Rev. Althea Smith on June 18th at First Parish Dorchester.
Upcoming Service Projects A day for a local Habitat for Humanity build?Laura Maltby is recruiting for a local Habitat for Humanity build day in July, August, or September, either a workday or Saturday. Build hours are approximately 8:30 am – 3:30 pm. The tasks could be quite varied – Minimum age is 16, and no … Continue reading Upcoming Service Projects
Every Week – 11am – 2pm Meet in the KitchenAll welcome – open to the community The Building & Grounds Gang (Julie & Patti) & the Meeting House Hospitality Group invites you to help improve our Meeting House. This Week – June 3: Continue painting the china cabinet. Clean & organize the shelves that hold our supplies of napkins, … Continue reading Friday’s Project ~ Caring for Our Meeting House
Dot Day Parade Viewing at the corner of East Street and Dot AvenueFPD and Christ the King will join to view Sundays Dot Day Parade while enjoying snow cones (CTK) and popcorn (FPD Hospitality) at a reserved location at the corner of East Street and Dorchester Ave – a short walk down Meeting House Hill. We would like … Continue reading Dot Day Viewing
Habitat for Humanity has not yet resumed its international builds, but the Greater Boston chapter of Habitat is up and running at full speed. Laura Maltby would like to put together a team from First Parish to sign up for a build day in July, August, or September. This could be either a weekday or … Continue reading A day for a local Habitat build?
