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Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., has become a kind of secular saint. Could his liberal Christian message of racial unity serve as a starting point for meaningful dialogue in our deeply divided country?

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    Remembering
    Remembering
    05/26/2024    
    10:00 am - 11:00 am
    Meetinghouse with clock tower on the Common
    Memorial Day began as a way to memorialize those who died in the Civil War. We’ll look at one of the earliest of these memorial [...]
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    Choir Practice
    Choir Practice
    05/30/2024    
    7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
    Meetinghouse with clock tower on the Common
    All levels welcome.  No long-term commitment necessary.  Join us when you feel like singing!
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    Hand Bell Choir Rehearsal
    Hand Bell Choir Rehearsal
    05/30/2024    
    8:30 pm - 9:00 pm
    Meetinghouse with clock tower on the Common
    It’s time for the Hand Bell Choir to get back up and running and it needs YOU! We will start with a thirty minute practice [...]
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    Meditation Group
    Meditation Group
    05/31/2024    
    9:45 am - 11:15 am
    This group meets via Zoom.  If interested in joining, please email the office at admin@firstparishcohasset.org to be connected with the group's dynamic leader, Christine Allen. [...]
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    The Power of Music in Services
    The Power of Music in Services
    06/02/2024    
    10:00 am - 11:00 am
    Meetinghouse with clock tower on the Common
    “Whoever sings [in church], prays twice” -attributed to Augustine of Hippo (354-430 CE) is an oft repeated quotation, but is it true or simply a [...]
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    Song Circle
    Song Circle
    06/02/2024    
    11:30 am - 12:00 pm
    Parish House
    Join us for a friendly sing-along. We go around the circle and choose songs in turn. We sing from "Rise Up Singing" and from our [...]
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    Celebration of Life for George Mack
    Celebration of Life for George Mack
    06/02/2024    
    3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Meetinghouse with clock tower on the Common
    All are welcome at the Meetinghouse for this memorial service.
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    Choir Practice
    Choir Practice
    06/06/2024    
    7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
    Meetinghouse with clock tower on the Common
    All levels welcome.  No long-term commitment necessary.  Join us when you feel like singing!
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    Hand Bell Choir Rehearsal
    Hand Bell Choir Rehearsal
    06/06/2024    
    8:30 pm - 9:00 pm
    Meetinghouse with clock tower on the Common
    It’s time for the Hand Bell Choir to get back up and running and it needs YOU! We will start with a thirty minute practice [...]
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    Meditation Group
    Meditation Group
    06/07/2024    
    9:45 am - 11:15 am
    This group meets via Zoom.  If interested in joining, please email the office at admin@firstparishcohasset.org to be connected with the group's dynamic leader, Christine Allen. [...]
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    The Secret Life of Flowers
    The Secret Life of Flowers
    06/09/2024    
    10:00 am - 11:00 am
    Meetinghouse with clock tower on the Common
    Join us for this annual celebration of the unity of humankind. Bring a flower that you can exchange during this uplifting, intergenerational worship service.
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    Lobster Roll Weekend!
    Lobster Roll Weekend!
    06/14/2024 - 06/16/2024    
    11:00 am - 6:00 pm
    Parish House
    The 2024 South Shore Arts Festival will be held on Cohasset Common Friday, June 14th / Saturday, June 15th / and Sunday, June 16th.  As [...]
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    Lobster Roll Weekend!
    Lobster Roll Weekend!
    06/15/2024    
    11:00 am - 6:00 pm
    Parish House
    The 2024 South Shore Arts Festival will be held on Cohasset Common Friday, June 14th / Saturday, June 15th / and Sunday, June 16th.  As [...]
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    Arts Festival
    Arts Festival
    06/16/2024    
    10:30 am - 5:30 pm
    Meetinghouse with clock tower on the Common
    Due to the South Shore Arts Festival on Cohasset Common and the Lobster Roll Sales at First Parish, there is no service today.  Please join [...]
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    Lobster Roll Weekend!
    Lobster Roll Weekend!
    06/16/2024    
    12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Parish House
    The 2024 South Shore Arts Festival will be held on Cohasset Common Friday, June 14th / Saturday, June 15th / and Sunday, June 16th.  As [...]
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    Smokey the Bear Sutra
    Smokey the Bear Sutra
    06/23/2024    
    10:00 am - 11:00 am
    Meetinghouse with clock tower on the Common
    Way back in 1969, the poet Gary Snyder published the “Smokey the Bear Sutra” as a broadside. We’ll hear this poem read aloud, then talk [...]
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    Vocal Recital
    Vocal Recital
    06/23/2024    
    3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Meetinghouse with clock tower on the Common
    Join us in the Meetinghouse for an afternoon of song from The (Karin) Foley Studio featuring First Parish members Holly Harris, Mike Nakashima, David Skolnick [...]
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    Reading of the Declaration of Independence
    Reading of the Declaration of Independence
    06/30/2024    
    9:00 am - 9:30 am
    Meetinghouse with clock tower on the Common
    Join us for this annual favorite reading of the Declaration of Independence in preparation of the celebration of July 4th.  All are welcome!  Please note:  [...]
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    Events on 05/26/2024
    Remembering
    Remembering
    26 May 24
    Cohasset
    Events on 05/30/2024
    Choir Practice
    Choir Practice
    30 May 24
    Cohasset
    Hand Bell Choir Rehearsal
    Hand Bell Choir Rehearsal
    30 May 24
    Cohasset
    Events on 05/31/2024
    Meditation Group
    Meditation Group
    31 May 24
    Events on 06/02/2024
    The Power of Music in Services
    The Power of Music in Services
    2 Jun 24
    Cohasset
    Song Circle
    Song Circle
    2 Jun 24
    Cohasset
    Celebration of Life for George Mack
    Celebration of Life for George Mack
    2 Jun 24
    Cohasset
    Events on 06/06/2024
    Choir Practice
    Choir Practice
    6 Jun 24
    Cohasset
    Hand Bell Choir Rehearsal
    Hand Bell Choir Rehearsal
    6 Jun 24
    Cohasset
    Events on 06/07/2024
    Meditation Group
    Meditation Group
    7 Jun 24
    Events on 06/09/2024
    The Secret Life of Flowers
    The Secret Life of Flowers
    9 Jun 24
    Cohasset
    Events on 06/14/2024
    Lobster Roll Weekend!
    Lobster Roll Weekend!
    14 Jun 24
    Cohasset
    Events on 06/15/2024
    Lobster Roll Weekend!
    Lobster Roll Weekend!
    15 Jun 24
    Cohasset
    Events on 06/16/2024
    Arts Festival
    Arts Festival
    16 Jun 24
    Cohasset
    Lobster Roll Weekend!
    Lobster Roll Weekend!
    16 Jun 24
    Cohasset
    Events on 06/23/2024
    Smokey the Bear Sutra
    Smokey the Bear Sutra
    23 Jun 24
    Cohasset
    Vocal Recital
    Vocal Recital
    23 Jun 24
    Cohasset
    Events on 06/30/2024
    Reading of the Declaration of Independence
    Reading of the Declaration of Independence
    30 Jun 24
    Cohasset
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