Transition Team Newsletter – April 17, 2026
Insights from our Listening Circles in March
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Excitement, Warmth, and Commitment
First Parish: People, Spirit, Justice
Sunday Service
“Are You Sure?”
Rev. Dr. Jonipher Kwong, Interim Lead Minister, preaching
Sunday, April 19, 10:00am
At the Meetinghouse and on Zoom
Benefit Concert for NAICOB
Saturday, April 25, 7:00pm, Sanctuary and Vestry. The Indigenous Justice Working Group is hosting a benefit concert for the North American Indian Center of Boston (NAICOB). Click here for more information.
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Spirituality
We believe that personal experience, conscience and reason should be the final authorities in religion, and that in the end religious authority lies not in a book or person or institution, but in ourselves.
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First Parish is in our Interim time as we follow the Unitarian Universalist Association’s framework for when a Minister leaves a congregation. This two-year Interim Period lets the congregation think about who we want to be as we prepare for and hire a new Settled Minister.
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April 25, 2026
Latest News
Settled Minister Search Committee Candidates Selected
The Parish Committee has selected 11 candidates for the Settled Minister Search Committee. The Congregation will vote on the 7-member committee at at the Annual Meeting on Sunday, May 3.
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Meet our Ministers
Rev. Dr. Jonipher Kwong, Rev. Erica Richmond, and Rev. Stevie Carmody
First Parish is served by the elected leaders, volunteers, and staff. First Parish is also fortunate to be served by three full time ordained ministers, each with their own portfolio and passions in ministry. Each of the ministers preach and participate in worship services and are available for pastoral care, weddings, and memorial services.
Rev. Dr. Jonipher Kūpono Kwong (he/they) is the Interim Lead Minister hired by the Parish Committee in August 2025. Rev. Erica Richmond (she/her) is the Parish Minister hired by the Parish Committee in August 2020. Rev. Stevie Carmody (he/him) is the Minister of Religious Education hired by the Parish Committee in August 2023.