UUA Annual Fund Letter
Fourth in a series of letters to First Parish about this year’s pledge campaign and appearing as inserts in the Sunday order of service. This one is from March 10. All are being posted on: firstparish.org/campaign. “We’re living in a period where a lot of shocking things are happening in our daily lives. It puts … Continue reading UUA Annual Fund Letter
2019 Pledge Testimonial – CC King
Would you join me in a breath and a sigh? [all do so] And in a breath with a roar! [all do so] And, with a hand on your heart if you wish, a breath with a long ‘yummy yumm’. [all do so]. Thank you. We have a term in my improvisational practice, InterPlay. The … Continue reading 2019 Pledge Testimonial – CC King
2019 Pledge Testimonial – Dick Shohet
Sixty years ago this year, emulating Ralph Waldo Emerson, I drove out Route 2 from Cambridge to begin my teaching career at the Peter Bulkley Junior High School on Stow Street. Peter Bulkley was the first minister of First Parish, then more a Calvinist den of retribution—crime and Puritan punishment—than a UU gathering place. Carolyn … Continue reading 2019 Pledge Testimonial – Dick Shohet
Bottom Line Letter
Third in a series of letters from some First Parish “personalities” about this year’s pledge campaign and appearing as inserts in the Sunday order of service. This one is from March 3. All are being posted on: firstparish.org/campaign. Dear Parishioner, Whoopee! We are off to a high-flying start for this year’s Annual Pledge Campaign. Thank … Continue reading Bottom Line Letter
Comp Letter
Second in a series of letters from some First Parish “personalities” about this year’s pledge campaign and appearing as inserts in the Sunday order of service. This one is from February 24. All are being posted on: firstparish.org/campaign. Hey- I heard Meeting House has been bending your ear. By rights, I should have gone first—Compensation … Continue reading Comp Letter
Meeting House Letter
Below is the first in a series of letters from various First Parish “personalities” who have some things to say to us about this year’s pledge campaign. Their letters are appearing as blue inserts in the Sunday orders of service. This one from February 17, and subsequent inserts, will also be available on the website at: firstparish.org/campaign. Good … Continue reading Meeting House Letter
Snow Closings
Due to forecasted snow, First Parish will close at 2:00 p.m. today, February 12. All meetings and events after 2:00 p.m. have been cancelled. The church office will reopen on Wednesday, February 13, at 9:00 a.m.
Jan. 8, 2019 meeting
Watch the GA 2018 Ware Lecture
Brittany Packnett’s powerful and challenging description of white privilege available here.
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