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Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

12-24-2025 05:00 pmRev. Dan Harper

All is calm, all is bright, and all are welcome at this feel-good, festive service! If you have time, drop-in immediately following the service for coffee hour across the street at the Parish House (23 N. Main St.) hosted by Rev. Dan Harper and his wife, Carol Steinfeld.

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24 Dec

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

24 Dec 25

Cohasset

28 Dec

Honest Dialogue in a Time of Deep Division

28 Dec 25

Cohasset

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10:00 AM - The Ethics of Housing

6:30 PM - Sanctuary of Silence

10:30 AM - Sacred Seeing Photography Class

1:30 PM - Reading Poetry as a Spiritual Practice

10:00 AM - Village Fair

12:00 PM - The Rusty Skippers Holiday Concert

9:15 AM - Pop-Up Choir

10:00 AM - Grounded

7:00 PM - Community Ukulele Song Circle

10:30 AM - Sacred Seeing Photography Class

1:30 PM - Reading Poetry as a Spiritual Practice

7:00 PM - Culinary Experience

10:00 AM - No Rehearsal Christmas Pageant

11:00 AM - Holiday Cookie Exchange

4:00 PM - Unicorn Singers Present “O Magnum Mysterium”

10:30 AM - Sacred Seeing Photography Class

1:30 PM - Reading Poetry as a Spiritual Practice

10:00 AM - Jesus, the Solstice, Diwali, and Hanukah

11:30 AM -

7:00 PM - Community Ukulele Song Circle

5:00 PM - Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

10:00 AM - Honest Dialogue in a Time of Deep Division

The Ethics of Housing

30 Nov

11/30/2025

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Meetinghouse with clock tower on the Common

Main

Massachusetts is currently experiencing an outmigration, primarily due to high housing costs. So clearly housing costs have gotten too expensive. What ethical questions do high [...]

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Sanctuary of Silence

02 Dec

12/02/2025

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Meetinghouse with clock tower on the Common

Main

Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me! Do you crave a return to the true meaning of the holiday [...]

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Sacred Seeing Photography Class

03 Dec

12/03/2025

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Atkinson Living Room in the Parish House

Main

Join Kate Sullivan in the Atkinson Room of the Parish House (23 N. Main Street) for Mindful photography, or Sacred seeing. It isn't about capturing [...]

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Reading Poetry as a Spiritual Practice

03 Dec

12/03/2025

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Atkinson Living Room in the Parish House

Main

Lectio Divina, or "Sacred Reading," is the practice of reading poetry aloud-not to analyze or critique, but to listen with the heart. Together, we'll slow [...]

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Village Fair

06 Dec

12/06/2025

10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Parish House

Main

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The Rusty Skippers Holiday Concert

06 Dec

12/06/2025

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Meetinghouse with clock tower on the Common

Main

The Rusty Skippers, featuring First Parish Member, Mike Nakashima, will be returning to Cohasset's First Parish Meetinghouse on Saturday, December 6th, at noon. All are welcome at this [...]

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Pop-Up Choir

07 Dec

12/07/2025

9:15 am - 11:00 am

Meetinghouse with clock tower on the Common

Main

Every Voice is Welcome in our Pop-Up Choir You are warmly invited to join our first-ever Pop-Up Choir on Sunday 12/7. This is a family-friendly happening. [...]

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Grounded

07 Dec

12/07/2025

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Meetinghouse with clock tower on the Common

Main

Staying on course during turbulent times. A reflection on navigating the overwhelming noise and news without losing sight of our work for justice. Pulpit guest, [...]

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Community Ukulele Song Circle

08 Dec

12/08/2025

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Parish House

Main

Bring your ukulele, or other uke friendly instruments, and join us. Uke-friendly instruments include guitar, light percussion, etc. If you’re new to [...]

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Sacred Seeing Photography Class

10 Dec

12/10/2025

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Atkinson Living Room in the Parish House

Main

Join Kate Sullivan in the Atkinson Room of the Parish House (23 N. Main Street) for Mindful photography, or Sacred seeing. It isn't about capturing [...]

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Reading Poetry as a Spiritual Practice

10 Dec

12/10/2025

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Atkinson Living Room in the Parish House

Main

Lectio Divina, or "Sacred Reading," is the practice of reading poetry aloud-not to analyze or critique, but to listen with the heart. Together, we'll slow [...]

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Culinary Experience

11 Dec

12/11/2025

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Main

First Parish Cohasset is Dining Out! Join us for a curated, multicourse sampling of Nepalese Cuisine! Where: Tumeric House (428 Washington St. / Weymouth) When: Thursday, 12/11/25, [...]

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No Rehearsal Christmas Pageant

14 Dec

12/14/2025

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Meetinghouse with clock tower on the Common

Main

Join us for this Multigenerational worship service – a First Parish holiday favorite! All are welcome.

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Holiday Cookie Exchange

14 Dec

12/14/2025

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Trueblood Hall in the Parish House

Main

Join us for a coffee hour cookie swap! Must register in advance:: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4CA5A72FA7F58-59971496-2025

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Unicorn Singers Present “O Magnum Mysterium”

14 Dec

12/14/2025

4:00 pm - 5:15 pm

Meetinghouse with clock tower on the Common

Main

The Unicorn Singers of Hingham, featuring First Parish Member, Mary Toropov, will celebrate the mystery, beauty, and wonder of the holiday season through choral masterpieces both timeless and [...]

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Sacred Seeing Photography Class

17 Dec

12/17/2025

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Atkinson Living Room in the Parish House

Main

Join Kate Sullivan in the Atkinson Room of the Parish House (23 N. Main Street) for Mindful photography, or Sacred seeing. It isn't about capturing [...]

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Reading Poetry as a Spiritual Practice

17 Dec

12/17/2025

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Atkinson Living Room in the Parish House

Main

Lectio Divina, or "Sacred Reading," is the practice of reading poetry aloud-not to analyze or critique, but to listen with the heart. Together, we'll slow [...]

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Jesus, the Solstice, Diwali, and Hanukah

21 Dec

12/21/2025

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Meetinghouse with clock tower on the Common

Main

Christmas is a Christian holiday. But in the United States, to make Christmas seem like a shared secular holiday, we say that Christmas has a [...]

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21 Dec

12/21/2025

11:30 am - 12:15 pm

Parish House

Main

Bring your ukulele, or other uke friendly instruments, and join us during coffee hour. Uke-friendly instruments include guitar, light percussion, etc. You can also [...]

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Community Ukulele Song Circle

22 Dec

12/22/2025

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

First Parish Cohasset

Committee Meetings
Main

Bring your ukulele, or other uke friendly instruments, and join us . Uke-friendly instruments include guitar, light percussion, etc. If you’re new to the ukulele, [...]

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Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

24 Dec

12/24/2025

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Meetinghouse with clock tower on the Common

Main

All is calm, all is bright, and all are welcome at this feel-good, festive service! If you have time, drop-in immediately following the service for [...]

More Info

Honest Dialogue in a Time of Deep Division

28 Dec

12/28/2025

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Meetinghouse with clock tower on the Common