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Sunday Worship Service

Rev. Bill Gardiner
Guest Preaching

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"The Politics of Sorrow"
Sunday, May 26
10:00 am

Campaigns Kickoff!

Building Good Together Capital Campaign and Doing Good Together Stewardship Campaign
Off and Running!

Many thanks to everyone who has already pledged! Please click here to learn more about these fundraising efforts!

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Excitement, Warmth, and Commitment

First Parish is a buoyant, vibrant community of nearly 400 members and a youth group of more than 70 youth. We are straight and LBTGQ. We are single. We are coupled. We are parents and little ones. Whoever you are, you are welcome!

We love music and have a 40-member choir and many musicians to show for it. We care about living green and responsibly and reaching across race and class.

In the center of Arlington, we have been around since the founding of the town. We have worshipped in five buildings on this site, today’s built after a fire in 1975. Through the generations we have stood for progressive reform.

We are a religious people who grapple with what it is to live and die, and make wise and good choices in our days. We know that living spiritually and intentionally makes for a fuller life and a better world.

Highlights and Upcoming Events

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Film Showing: “Little House in the Big House”

Wednesday, May 29 ♦ 7:00 pm in the Vestry

Please join the Diversity/Inclusion Group and Interweave for a special showing of the film “Little House in the Big House.” Under the auspices of the non-profit organization Vermont Works for Women, women in a prison learn trade skills as they build a home inside a prison which can later be used by a low income family. Church member Laurie (Duck) Caldwell is one of the instructors and she will be present to share her experience. Created by Sisters Unite, the film is the winner of Best Documentary in the Central Illinois Feminist Film Festival. There will also be information about Black and Pink, an organization supporting LGBTQ prisoners and working to abolish the prison industrial system. Childcare will be provided.

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The War on Drugs: How You Can Make a Difference

Monday, June 10 ♦ 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm in the Vestry

The Mass Incarceration Working Group is holding a program at First Parish on the war on drugs and mass incarceration. Jack Cole of Law Enforcement against Prohibition will speak about strategies for ending the war on drugs. Mark Fingerle and Win Wilbur from Concord Prison Outreach will discuss ways of helping prisoners build better lives for themselves and their families. Co-sponsored by the First Parish Arlington Mass Incarceration Working Group, Arlington Street Church Social Action Committee, Social Justice Council of First Parish in Cambridge, First Parish UU Lexington, and the Social Justice Committee of the UU Church of Medford. Please click the above title for more information.

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Eat at Not Your Average Joe's, Help the Youth Group Service Trip!

The Youth Group Service Trip is the Cause of the Month at the Arlington Not Your Average Joe's kitchen and bar! On Tuesday nights in the month of May, when you present this coupon at NYAJ in Arlington, 15% of your bill will go towards sending the youth to Appalachia this summer!