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Hand Bell Choir
20 Mar 25
Cohasset
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Cohasset
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Community Uke Sunday
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Cohasset
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Cohasset
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Hand Bell Choir
27 Mar 25
Cohasset

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A Religious Liberal Looks at the Economy
A Religious Liberal Looks at the Economy
09/29/2024    
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Meetinghouse with clock tower on the Common
The economy tends to loom large in every U.S. election. What do religious liberals say about the economy? Should the economy even be a major [...]
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Hand Bell Choir
Hand Bell Choir
10/03/2024    
8:30 pm - 9:15 pm
Meetinghouse with clock tower on the Common
It’s time for the Hand Bell Choir to get back up and ringing and it needs YOU! We will start with a thirty to forty five minute [...]
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Meditation Group
Meditation Group
10/04/2024    
9:45 am - 11:15 am
The meditation group meets on Fridays at 9:45 am via Zoom. We are currently reading Joyful Wisdom by Mingyur Rinpoche. First Parish Member, Christine Allen, [...]
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Holy Doubt
Holy Doubt
10/06/2024    
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Meetinghouse with clock tower on the Common
“Come with whatever seed of faith you can muster, and listen…” Join us for a celebration of faith and doubt through story and song. Pulpit [...]
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Fairy House Walk
Fairy House Walk
10/06/2024    
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Parish House
  Note:  We'll be building fairy houses at coffee hour over the next few weeks (9/15, 9/22, and 9/29).  Everyone can participate! If anyone has [...]
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Hand Bell Choir
Hand Bell Choir
10/10/2024    
8:30 pm - 9:15 pm
Meetinghouse with clock tower on the Common
It’s time for the Hand Bell Choir to get back up and ringing and it needs YOU! We will start with a thirty to forty five minute [...]
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Meditation Group
Meditation Group
10/11/2024    
9:45 am - 11:15 am
The meditation group meets on Fridays at 9:45 am via Zoom. We are currently reading Joyful Wisdom by Mingyur Rinpoche. First Parish Member, Christine Allen, [...]
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Today's Abortion Debates
Today's Abortion Debates
10/13/2024    
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Meetinghouse with clock tower on the Common
One of the hot-button issues of the current election cycle is abortion. So what do we Unitarian Universalists think about abortion? We have a nuanced [...]
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Ukulele Song Circle
Ukulele Song Circle
10/14/2024    
7:00 pm - 8:15 pm
Trueblood Hall in the Parish House
Bring your ukulele, other uke-friendly instruments, and/or your voice and join in a song circle every 2nd and 4th Monday evening of each month from [...]
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Hand Bell Choir
Hand Bell Choir
10/17/2024    
8:30 pm - 9:15 pm
Meetinghouse with clock tower on the Common
It’s time for the Hand Bell Choir to get back up and ringing and it needs YOU! We will start with a thirty to forty five minute [...]
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Meditation Group
Meditation Group
10/18/2024    
9:45 am - 11:15 am
The meditation group meets on Fridays at 9:45 am via Zoom. We are currently reading Joyful Wisdom by Mingyur Rinpoche. First Parish Member, Christine Allen, [...]
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Free Movie Night at the Meetinghouse!
Free Movie Night at the Meetinghouse!
10/19/2024    
7:00 pm - 9:15 pm
Meetinghouse with clock tower on the Common
Join us as we inflate an 18-ft screen and feature First Parish on film in "The Witches of Eastwick!"  Did you know that this 1987 [...]
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EcoSpirituality
EcoSpirituality
10/20/2024    
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Meetinghouse with clock tower on the Common
“Ecospirituality” has become a trendy form of spirituality. We’ll talk about ways people are finding spirituality in Nature — and how Unitarian Universalists have been [...]
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Hand Bell Choir
Hand Bell Choir
10/24/2024    
8:30 pm - 9:15 pm
Meetinghouse with clock tower on the Common
It’s time for the Hand Bell Choir to get back up and ringing and it needs YOU! We will start with a thirty to forty five minute [...]
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Meditation Group
Meditation Group
10/25/2024    
9:45 am - 11:15 am
The meditation group meets on Fridays at 9:45 am via Zoom. We are currently reading Joyful Wisdom by Mingyur Rinpoche. First Parish Member, Christine Allen, [...]
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Haunted Happenings!
Haunted Happenings!
10/25/2024    
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Meetinghouse with clock tower on the Common
Join us in the Meeting House all decorated for Halloween as Mary Beth and the choir perform some spooky songs, and we read stories including, [...]
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Outreach Sunday - Guest Speaker from Sunflower of Peace (Ukrainian relief effort)
Outreach Sunday - Guest Speaker from Sunflower of Peace (Ukrainian relief effort)
10/27/2024    
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Meetinghouse with clock tower on the Common
This service will be focused on First Parish Outreach to “Sunflower of Peace” which is a charitable organization providing supplies for medics and other urgent [...]
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Ukulele Song Circle
Ukulele Song Circle
10/28/2024    
7:00 pm - 8:15 pm
Trueblood Hall in the Parish House
Bring your ukulele, other uke-friendly instruments, and/or your voice and join in a song circle every 2nd and 4th Monday evening of each month from [...]
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Hand Bell Choir
Hand Bell Choir
10/31/2024    
8:30 pm - 9:15 pm
Meetinghouse with clock tower on the Common
It’s time for the Hand Bell Choir to get back up and ringing and it needs YOU! We will start with a thirty to forty five minute [...]
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Meditation Group
Meditation Group
11/01/2024    
9:45 am - 11:15 am
The meditation group meets on Fridays at 9:45 am via Zoom. We are currently reading Joyful Wisdom by Mingyur Rinpoche. First Parish Member, Christine Allen, [...]
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Events on 09/29/2024
A Religious Liberal Looks at the Economy
A Religious Liberal Looks at the Economy
29 Sep 24
Cohasset
Events on 10/03/2024
Hand Bell Choir
Hand Bell Choir
3 Oct 24
Cohasset
Events on 10/04/2024
Meditation Group
Meditation Group
4 Oct 24
Events on 10/06/2024
Holy Doubt
Holy Doubt
6 Oct 24
Cohasset
Fairy House Walk
Fairy House Walk
6 Oct 24
Cohasset
Events on 10/10/2024
Hand Bell Choir
Hand Bell Choir
10 Oct 24
Cohasset
Events on 10/11/2024
Meditation Group
Meditation Group
11 Oct 24
Events on 10/13/2024
Today's Abortion Debates
Today's Abortion Debates
13 Oct 24
Cohasset
Events on 10/14/2024
Ukulele Song Circle
Ukulele Song Circle
14 Oct 24
Cohasset
Events on 10/17/2024
Hand Bell Choir
Hand Bell Choir
17 Oct 24
Cohasset
Events on 10/18/2024
Meditation Group
Meditation Group
18 Oct 24
Events on 10/19/2024
Free Movie Night at the Meetinghouse!
Free Movie Night at the Meetinghouse!
19 Oct 24
Cohasset
Events on 10/20/2024
EcoSpirituality
EcoSpirituality
20 Oct 24
Cohasset
Events on 10/24/2024
Hand Bell Choir
Hand Bell Choir
24 Oct 24
Cohasset
Events on 10/25/2024
Meditation Group
Meditation Group
25 Oct 24
Haunted Happenings!
Haunted Happenings!
25 Oct 24
Cohasset
Events on 10/27/2024
Outreach Sunday - Guest Speaker from Sunflower of Peace (Ukrainian relief effort)
Outreach Sunday - Guest Speaker from Sunflower of Peace (Ukrainian relief effort)
27 Oct 24
Cohasset
Events on 10/28/2024
Ukulele Song Circle
Ukulele Song Circle
28 Oct 24
Cohasset
Events on 10/31/2024
Hand Bell Choir
Hand Bell Choir
31 Oct 24
Cohasset
Events on 11/01/2024
Meditation Group
Meditation Group
1 Nov 24
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