Listing of Upcoming Services

The Presidency and Our Civil Religion

On the Sunday before President’s Day, we’ll take a look at the intersection between what sociologist Robert Bellah calls “civil religion” and the U.S., presidency. Yes, there is a religious aspect to the U.S. presidency, and we’ll look at both the positive and negative consequences.

Peacemaking in a Conflicted World

Sometimes it seems that peace isn’t possible for humanity, especially as we watch wars drag on for years in Ukraine, the Middle East, the Mahgreb region of Africa, Myanmar, and elsewhere. Can peace ever be nothing more than a utopian pipe dream?

Inner Peace

How can we achieve inner peace? It’s not that I have a firm answer to that question. But I’d like to talk about some possible paths to inner peace that seem to be working for at least some people in our frenetic modern world.


Order of Service

The order of service for the coming Sunday is posted here by Friday. You can use the order of service to follow along with the livestream service.  *Please note, summer services (end of June thru end of August) do not follow an order of service nor are they live-streamed.

Order of Service February 9, 2025 and Upcoming Insert 2/9/2025

Order of Service February 2, 2025 and Upcoming Insert 2/2/2025

Order of Service January 26, 2025, Upcoming Insert 01/26/2025, “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” insert, and “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” Special Notes insert

Order of Service January 19, 2025  Upcoming Insert 01/19/2025 and  “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” insert

Order of Service January 12, 2025 and Upcoming Insert 1/12/2025

Order of Service January 5, 2025 and Upcoming Insert 1/5/25 and Music Notes Insert

Order of Service December 29th, 2024 and Upcoming Insert 12/29/2024

Order of Service December 24, 2024 Christmas Eve Candlelight Service @ 5pm  and Poinsettia Sponsors & Intentions and  Holiday 2024 Christmas Eve Carols Insert

Order of Service December 22nd, 2024 and Upcoming Insert 12/22/2024 and  Poinsettia Sponsors and Intentions and Here We Come A-Wassailing  and Jingle Bells

Order of Service December 15th, 2024 and Upcoming Insert 12/15/2024 and Holiday Sing Along Lyrics Insert

Order of Service December 8th, 2024  and Upcoming Insert 12/8/2024 and UU Shared Values Insert

Order of Service December 1st, 2024 and Upcoming Insert 12/1/2024

Order of Service November 24, 2024 and Upcoming Insert 11/24/2024  and music inserts:  “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” insert, “Over-the-River” insert, and “HereTogether”

Order of Service November 17, 2024  and Upcoming Insert 11/17/2024 and “Here Together” Music Insert

Order of Service November 10, 2024  and “Upcoming this Week at First Parish” Insert  and  Swimming to the Other Side Insert

Order of Service November 3, 2024  and “Upcoming This Week” Insert

Order of Service October 27, 2024 and Outreach Committee Insert

Order of Service October 20, 2024 and today’s Music Notes Insert

Order of Service October 13, 2024  Here Together and Musical Notes Inserts

Order of Service October 6, 2024

Order of Service September 29, 2024    Here Together and  Lean-on-Me Musical Inserts

Order of Service September 22, 2024 and today’s Musical Notes Insert

Order of Service September 15, 2024

Order of Service September 8, 2024 and Music Insert

Order of Service June 9, 2024  and Music Insert

Order of Service June 2, 2024  and Music Insert

Order of Service May 26, 2024  and Music Insert

Order of Service May 19, 2024  and Music Insert

Order of Service May 12, 2024

Order of Service May 5, 2024

Order of Service April 28, 2024

Order of Service April 21, 2024

Order of Service April 14, 2024

Order of Service April 7, 2024   and Music Insert 

Order of Service March 31, 2024

Order of Service March 24, 2024

Order of Service March 17, 2024

Order of Service March 10, 2024

Order of Service March 3, 2024

Order of Service February 25, 2024

Order of Service February 18, 2024

Order of Service February 11, 2024

Order of Service February 4, 2024

Order of Service January 28, 2024

Order of Service January 21, 2024

Order of Service January 14, 2024   and Music Insert

Order of Service January 7, 2024

Order of Service December 24, 2023 Candlelight Service @ 5pm   Poinsettia Sponsors & Intentions / Musician Bios Insert   Holiday Carols Insert

Order of Service December 24, 2023 Morning Service   Five Yuletide Carols Insert

Order of Service December 17, 2023   Poinsettia Sponsors & Intentions Insert   Holiday Sing Along Lyrics Insert

Order of Service December 10, 2023       The Christmas Gift Insert

Order of Service December 3, 2023   

Order of Service November 26, 2023    

Order of Service Community Thanksgiving November 21, 2023    

Order of Service November 19, 2023    Over the River Insert

Order of Service November 12, 2023    My Country Tis of Thee Insert

Order of Service November 5, 2023

Order of Service October 29, 2023 

Order of Service October 22, 2023

Order of Service October 15, 2023 & Music Insert

Order of Service October 8, 2023

Order of Service October 1, 2023 and Act of Installation Insert

Order of Service September 24, 2023 and insert Music Notes Sept 24

Order of Service September 17, 2023

Order of Service 9/10/2023

Order of Service June 11, 2023 and Turn the World Around & Amazing Grace Lyrics

Order of Service June 4, 2023 and insert: Diagram of a Flower

Order of Service May 28 2023 “In Flanders Fields” insert & “Mine Eyes Have seen the Glory” insert

Order Of Service and Words in Response Insert May 21 2023

Order of Service May 14, 2023

Order of Service May 7, 2023 and A Faith Without Certainty Insert

Order Of Service April 30, 2023  and Record Keeping Insert

Order of Service April 23, 2023 and three music inserts Blessed,  New Patriot, and  My Country Tis of Thee

Order of Service April 16, 2023 and music insert Blessed

Order of Service April 9, 2023

Order of Service April 2, 2023

Order of Service March 26, 2023

Order of Service March 19, 2023

Order of Service March 12, 2023  and music insert Bring Us Peace

Order of Service March 5, 2023

Order of Service February 26, 2023

Order of Service February 19, 2023

Order of Service February 12, 2023

Order of Service February 5, 2023

Order of Service January 29, 2023

Order of Service January 22, 2023

Order of Service January 15, 2023

Order of Service January 8, 2023

(The service on Jan. 1, 2023, was in discussion format, and there was no order of service.)

Order of Service December 25, 2022

Christmas Eve Order of Service December 24, 2022 — Christmas Eve booklet of carols (PDF)

Order of Service December 18, 2022


Livestream

Worship services are livestreamed on the First Parish Youtube channel. View the livestream at 10 a.m. Eastern time, September through June. (Summer services are not livestreamed.)

A video of each service remains on Youtube for a month.

Go to the First Parish Youtube channel

 

Screen grab of the worship service livestream, September 11, 2022