First Parish has been around for a long time – close to 400 years. Time enough to have stories aplenty, time enough to have ebbs and flows of vitality, time enough for buildings to be built, burned down, built again, bought, sold, and renovated. Is it time for a new story for this old church? … Continue reading Creating a New Story
It isn’t limited to mothers- or women, and that powerful love of that which is your treasure changes us all and changes the world. What or who is your pearl of great price, that which orients your life and for whom or for which you might even give your life? Worship Leader: Rev. Tricia … Continue reading Mother Love, and then some…
“The most regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work, who felt their own creative power restive and uprising, and gave to it neither power nor time, “ said poet Mary Oliver. The spiritual theme for the month of May is creativity, a topic that meets the blossoming month where … Continue reading Leaving Room for Surprise
“Transform yourself to transform the world” said Grace Lee Boggs, author, activist, philosopher and feminist. Seeing how one small part can influence the whole supports a spiritual practice of trust in one’s capacity to make a difference and trust in life to reveal new possibilities. All this can happen at church, as much as anywhere else. … Continue reading No part too small, no person without power
The preacher for this service is Laura Graham, who will explore the meaning and act of trusting in an uncertain world. Laura is Ministerial Transition Coach for the New England Region of our UUA. She is a lawyer, a professional Family Mediator, and a member of the First Parish in Concord. She has … Continue reading Trust in Action – Control Freaks and Flower Children, part 2
A biblical metaphor and a novel by Octavia Butler, both versions of the parable of the sower contain hope and grief. Inherent in the concept of emergence is loss: not all things that emerge take root and continue to grow. If we can grieve these losses well we can more fully enjoy the fruits of … Continue reading Parables of the Sower
Even a sliver of hope can be enough for us to persevere. How does our faith help us to find hope in surprising places, and how does our faith help us to become people of hope for others? Today we welcome back one of our community partners, the fabulous Boston Children’ Chorus, who will sing … Continue reading Where Hope Emerges
A central message of the life of Jesus is to live and love fearlessly. Join us this Easter as we discover what the story of Jesus feeding his fishermen friends on the shore of the Sea of Galilee has to say to us in 2018. This all ages worship will be full of music, singing, … Continue reading Easter Sunday Service – Be Not Afraid
People join congregations for many reason, and chief among them is to have a sense of belonging. People support their congregations for many reasons too, and chief among them is the love and commitment that arises when they have that sense of belonging. The theme for this year’s Stewardship Campaign – which starts this Sunday- … Continue reading Finding Our Way Home
Special Anniversary Sunday Service A member since 2005 and serving for the second time as Chair of the Board of Trustees, Myles will share his thoughts about this special time in the congregation’s 388-year history and ideas about the future of First Parish Dorchester. Read the full sermon here.
