“We Call These Things Love”
Rev. Carolyn Patierno, Adjunct Minister, preaching
Sunday, April 26, 10:00am
At the Meetinghouse and on Zoom
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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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.
Learn MoreFirst 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.
Learn MoreFind out about our services, religious education program, social justice efforts and community involvement.
Start hereApril 25, 2026
The Transition Team has been calling other congregations of our size to see what their staffing structures are, along with other questions about what works for them.
Read More more about What do other congregations of our size look like?Insights from our Listening Circles in March
Read More more about Transition Team Newsletter – April 17, 2026The 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.
Read More more about Settled Minister Search Committee Candidates Selected
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.