Renewal of Vows
Commitments require constant renewal. What does it look like to renew our commitments on the small scale and on the global scale? How do we cultivate forgiveness and accountability in our communities?
Archives: Services
Begin Again
How can we find renewal each day? How can we take advantage of the cleansing and healing power of each breath? What does it mean to bring wonder and joy to each day when the world is literally and figuratively on fire? Here is the video of this service. Email admin@firstparishdorchester.org for Zoom information to join.
Water Heal Me – 11am
To start this new year, we will communally add our own water into a single vessel. As our waters mingle, so do our gifts and beauty to create something greater in this vibrant religious community. The water we create together is used to bless new life in our congregations. Please come to the church during … Continue reading Water Heal Me – 11am
Summer Services – 10am
September 6th – “What are we working FOR” – As we move into the next church year, we might be overwhelmed by the amount of work there is to do. And yet we know that we are moving towards depth, love and community in our work. How can we align our work with our growth, … Continue reading Summer Services – 10am
Whoever You Are
There are three pieces we say in every service at FPD, that begin with some familiar lines:We welcome you, whoever you are…Love is the doctrine of this church/home…We will keep a place for you wherever you may go…. What do we mean, truly, when we recite those words? How do they inform our identities and … Continue reading Whoever You Are
UUA General Assembly Sunday Service
Our summer services begin with an invitation to worship with Unitarian Universalists all over the world. Join the Live-stream General Assembly Virtual Worship Service on Sunday at 10:00 am: https://www.uua.org/ga/program/highlights/sunday-morning-worship The following week we begin our summer lay-led services, also starting at 10.00 am, on Sunday, July 5.
I Get Questions
You have left me with some questions that I would like to try to answer on Sunday. Want to add another? Email me by noon on Saturday, June 20. minister@firstparishdorchester.org
Black Lives Matter: LISTEN!
Flower Communion
For our service this Sunday, we will be observing Flower Communion, in a bit of a different way: during the day on Saturday, you are invited to bring a flower to the back porch of the church building, and leave it there. While there, take a flower that someone else has left. Lucas will pick … Continue reading Flower Communion
Martyrs of the Race Course
In commemoration of those who have been killed in war we ask that each of us brings a flower to show on screen in a the memorial moment. The sermon recognizes the first Memorial Day ever held – it was in Charleston, South Carolina.