The 189th Annual Meeting of the UU Urban Ministry (UUUM) is coming up. As a member congregation, First Parish is entitled to have 3 voting delegates. Perhaps you would like to become one of them, along with our two incumbent delegates, Maryglenn Vincens and Lois Fine. The event is on May 23, 2024. UUUM is […]
Friday June 7 and Saturday June 8 First Parish Concord, 20 Lexington Road Our congregation has been invited to join the UU congregation in Concord for a Democracy Festival! There is an impressive group of speakers Friday night (David Pepper, Nancy Gertner) and Saturday’s celebration includes live music, food and games. Please join the Defending […]
Friday June 7 and Saturday June 8 First Parish Concord, 20 Lexington Road Our congregation has been invited to join the UU congregation in Concord for a Democracy Festival! There is an impressive group of speakers Friday night (David Pepper, Nancy Gertner) and Saturday’s celebration includes live music, food and games. Please join the Defending […]
There’s nothing more powerful in promoting an idea than your personal network– family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers. These are the people who are most likely to listen to you and respect what you tell them. However even with these people it’s not always easy to raise politically sensitive issues. Please come to this one-hour workshop […]
The Defending Democracy Group is hosting a postcarding event this Wednesday 8/28 from 5-6pm in the Parlor. We will be writing cards to Georgia to get out the vote. Please join us before the potluck, no need to register.
Would you like to watch the presidential debate with other people? Join us! The debate will start at 9 p.m., and we invite people to arrive any time 8:30 p.m. or later for tea and light snacks. Afterwards we will do a short debriefing based on the Lectio Divina model.
A Hotline for Israel/Palestine: Rev. Marta Morris Flanagan interviews Shira Hoffer September 15, 2024 - after service, 12:00 noon, in the sanctuary and on Zoom Join The Alliance for the first program of its inspirational and thought-provoking new season. This promises to be an engaging conversation between Rev. Marta and Shira Hoffer, a remarkable Harvard […]
Join Rev. Erica and the Defending Democracy working group for an evening of community and postcard writing! Using the template and instructions from the Center for Common Ground we will be writing postcards to voters in states with voter suppression laws. Drop by for just an hour or stay for two! Together we can make […]
Pie Palace on Town Day, September 21st Pie Palace is on Sept. 21st, serving slices of delicious homemade pie to happy customers on Town Day. We need help from bakers, booth workers, set-up and clean-up. For newer members, this is a fun event where you will get to socialize with fellow congregants while helping to […]
Note new schedule: The Diversity Book Club generally meets on the third Tuesday of every other month, 7:00 – 8:30 pm, on Zoom. The October book selection is The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom. All are welcome, please join us! Please email diversitybookclub@firstparish.info, to obtain the link and to RSVP to join the discussion or with […]