“Over high school teachers’ careers, many connections are made. High school students naturally want to know who they are, their values, tastes, alliances, directions in life. Sometimes, parents need additional adults to help guide their children. Often teachers are the ones students rely on to verify or question their choices.” Worship Leader: Mary ElliffWorship Associate: Susan LushMusic … Continue reading 1500 Children
“Growing up in small town Louisiana in the 1970s and 1980s, I had a front row seat to white supremacist culture. I will share my thoughts and reflections on white supremacy, racism and what those of good will can do about it.” Worship Leader: Jennifer JohnsonWorship Associate: Michelle OyieMusic Leaders: Dr. Ana Sorina Popa & the FPD Choir … Continue reading Reflections on White Supremacy
A sermon originally delivered by Reverend Victor Howard Carpenter at the First Parish Church in Dorchester delivered on February 8, 2015. Adapted and re-delivered in 2024. Worship Leader: Cathe Carpenter + Tyler CarpenterWorship Associate: Michelle OyieMusic Leaders: Dan Loschen & the FPD Choir “We welcome you, whoever you are, whatever tradition, gender, race, class, sexual identity, ability, or … Continue reading Parish Ministry
Join us in Community to learn more about the history of churches in our beloved Neighborhood. Worship Leader: Robert SeveryWorship Associate: Patty HartMusic Leaders: Dr. Ana Sorina Popa & the FPD Choir “We welcome you, whoever you are, whatever tradition, gender, race, class, sexual identity, ability, or age you represent. May you grow in the ways of respect, … Continue reading A History of Dorchester Churches
In life we sometimes get second chances, but oftentimes we don’t. The times when we don’t get second chances to do the right thing can be problematic. What can we do to ensure that we do the right thing when the opportunity first arrives? “We welcome you, whoever you are, whatever tradition, gender, race, class, … Continue reading Second Chances
Having served as chaplain at ‘Mass and Cass’, an area in downtown Boston known until recently for its encampments and open-air drug market, Rev. Jud Wolfskill recalls a woman he encountered there. This Sunday, we will explore questions such as: What do we do when we encounter someone with no agency? Do Unitarian Universalists have … Continue reading The Woman who Kept Collapsing in Slow Motion
Each year we celebrate an old ritual with a beautiful history. We each bring a flower that symbolizes the beauty and uniqueness of our gifts and presence. Together, each of our flowers becomes a bouquet more glorious than any of us could create alone. And then we each take home a different flower than we … Continue reading What We Take Away
Worship Service details coming soon! “We welcome you, whoever you are, whatever tradition, gender, race, class, sexual identity, ability, or age you represent. May you grow in the ways of respect, service, and wholeness. And through all your days may you know that you are loved.“ Join us at Meetinghouse Hill every Sunday at 11am … Continue reading June 9, 2024
What is the difference between being nice and being kind? Which direction do our Unitarian Universalist values call us towards? What can we learn from the ways these values are showing up in our national UU and US political spaces? Worship Leader: Rev. Elizabeth Carrier-Ladd “We welcome you, whoever you are, whatever tradition, gender, race, … Continue reading Nice vs. Kind
One might argue that there is little more powerful than a mother’s love. And we know that there are lots of things that get in the way of it. This service will honor our deep connection with the Louis D Brown Peace Institute and the power of Clementina Cherry’s motherly love. In the world so … Continue reading A Mother’s Love
