Agenda

Agenda

Read details about two Standing Committee sponsored votes. Explore the differences between our current policy of setting aside 7.5% of pledges to social action and an alternative policy recommended by the Standing Committee.

Hear the preliminary findings from this year’s massive data collection and add your voice as we begin to figure out what it all means for the future of our church.

Chair Kristin Haddad unveils and discusses the Standing Committee’s recommendation on the current policy of allocating 7.5% of annual pledges to social action. A full congregational vote to reaffirm, revise, or revoke this policy is scheduled for Annual Meeting on June 10.

Agenda

Good morning . . . I’m Chris Popov.  Patty and I have been attending First Parish for almost 18 years.  Well before then, before I knew that Patty was raised as a Unitarian Universalist, I mustered the good sense to ask her to lunch in 1991.  Later, a UU minister officiated at our wedding.  And, … Continue reading 2018 Pledge Testimonial

D: We moved to Concord in 1996 because we fell in love with First Parish. And we immediately made supporting First Parish part of our household budget. R: We’re both self-employed, and financially that means we’ve been up and we’ve been down. D: Up is better. R: There were years when we were able to … Continue reading 2018 Pledge Testimonial

I‘d like to share a bit about one of the many things that makes this church special for me.  The Music.  Music has always been the most important part of worship for me.  Some of you know that I took a long and winding path to get here, exploring one religion after another, trying to … Continue reading Music at First Parish – 2018 Pledge Testimonial – Jane Barnes

I support First Parish because it gives me hope. This year, I’m a mentor for our 9th graders in their Coming of Age program, I’ve listened to their discussions. I participated in their service trip to Common Cathedral in Boston and their overnight here at the church. This group is thoughtful and caring. They support each … Continue reading First Parish Gives Me Hope – 2018 Pledge Testimonial by Kristin Moore