September: My Favored Month
Why? Well in 30 minutes or less, I’ll tell you.
Why? Well in 30 minutes or less, I’ll tell you.
The annual water ritual is our chance to reconnect after summer. Please bring a small amount of water that represents your summer. (It doesn’t have to be actual water from an actual place; you can use tap water.) This ritual symbolizes how we come together, … read more.
People used to complain that they could never hear Count Basie’s guitarist, Freddie Green. But Freddie Green had a unique leadership style. I’ll talk about what many of today’s politicians could learn from Green.
It’s easy to get overwhelmed with national and global problems like food insecurity, the environmental, violence, homelessness, etc. René Dubos said: “think globally, act locally.” I’ll argue that local action can keep us from getting overwhelmed by global problems.
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 issue in political elections?
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 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 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 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 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
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