Dear First Parish Folks: Winter has arrived! After consulting with staff and leadership the plan for tomorrow is to be open for worship per usual but to have a simpler, informal service in the Allen Parlor. The service originally planned for this Sunday and the rededication of the new Black Lives Matter banner will happen … Continue reading Update on Sunday worship at First Parish

The Eastern Service Workers Association held their 2018 annual holiday party in the Parish Hall.

January 11, 2019, 6-8 PM – Parish Hall First Parish Dorchester is pleased to announce that Boston Police Commissioner William Gross will be attending our monthly Community Dinner on January 11, 2019. We invite neighbors to join us for the pot luck dinner. Please bring something to share or just come and enjoy an evening … Continue reading Community potluck dinner with BPD Commissioner William Gross

The First Parish membership met on Sunday, December 2, 2018 and voted to approve the Motion to create a financial plan for the church’s endowment.    The plan was developed by our Treasurer, Sherman Zemler -Wu and recommended by the Finance Committee and Trustees. There was also a thoughtful discussion of how the endowment will be … Continue reading Financial Plan Approved

 Congratulations First Parish, we raised $416.00 in November for the Greater Lawrence Disaster Relief Fund.  Over 7,000 residents in areas of Andover, Lawrence and North Andover have been without gas service and heat since the September 13 Columbia Gas explosions.  In December we raised over $200 for Found in Translation, which trains immigrants to act … Continue reading Pink Envelope Sunday Update

First Parish Special Meeting to vote on the financial investment plan Sunday, December 2 Our congregation voted to sell the manse property at our Annual Meeting in May. There will be a Special Meeting of the Congregation on Sunday, December 2, 2018 for our membership to vote on a financial investment plan to responsibly manage … Continue reading FPD Special Meeting on Financial Plan

Here’s a printable version of the November 2018 calendar of events at First Parish Dorchester: November 2018 Calendar

First Parish Dorchester grieves with the families and loved ones of the eleven members of the Tree of Life Synagogue killed in an anti-semitic attack on October 27th. We share the statement of Susan Frederick-Gray, the President of the UUA: We grieve with those who are mourning the horrific mass shooting at the Tree of Life … Continue reading Grieving for Tree of Life

THANK YOU! The first Pink Envelope Sunday to support the Ministers Help Fund raised $714! Thanks to your generosity more people in need will receive assistance in times of financial hardship and stress. The Interim Minister and Board have selected the Greater Lawrence Disaster Relief Fund of the Essex County Community Fund, which is providing … Continue reading Pink Envelopes support Minister’s Help Fund