Category: News

Friday on the Lawn: Paradoxides

We are honored to welcome The Paradoxides String Quartet back to First Parish. The quartet features violinists Anna Fernandez-Buehrens and Liz Maloney, violist David Fastovsky, and cellist Paul Hall. The members of the quartet have been playing together in a variety of orchestras and chamber groups for more … read more.

Folding Cranes

As part of the August 6 Summer on the Lawn series, we folded paper cranes to memorialize the victims of the Hiroshima atomic bombing. The film Paper Lanterns, was also shown, which is about the atomic bomb survivor Shigeaki Mori and his lifelong effort to … read more.

Friday on the Lawn: UFO ArtSpace, July 30

Fun and comradery for all ages!  Come, picnic and listen to music while creating your robot using recycled material and multiple colors of tape.  This intergenerational art activity will be led by Jerry Beck, artist and executive director of ArtSpace. who will arrive in the 1952 … read more.

Adam Gibbons on the Lawn

July 9, 6-8pm
Singer/guitarist Adam Gibbons
(7-8pm)
Local Dorchester community activist and singer/guitarist Adam Gibbons will be performing singer-songwriter folk/rock material by artists like James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Bonnie Raitt, John Prine, Beatles, and others.

A joint venture of First Parish, Bowdoin Geneva Main Streets, Fields Corner Main Street, … read more.

Passing of Barbara Greene

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Barbara Greene on June 27. A longtime member of First Parish, including twenty-one years as Church Secretary, she was a great friend to her mentor the late Rev. James K. Allen and was instrumental in … read more.

Get your First Parish T-Shirt!

New First Parish Dorchester T-shirts are now available for all members and friends. Many thanks to the Membership Committee, especially Michelle Oyie, for making this happen. The shirts will be available at all upcoming First Parish in person events, or contact Laura Maltby (… read more.

Help plant sunflowers

Help us make FPD even more welcoming by planting sunflowers! Saturday, May 29th at 10 AM.
Rain date: Saturday, June 5.
Everyone is welcome at this kid-friendly gardening event! Bring your friends and neighbors! 
We’ll be putting in sunflower seeds and seedlings around the periphery of the yard. … read more.