“Reforming” the prison-industrial complex is not enough; we have to re-imagine a correctional system that is truly correctional and which honors and dignifies the incarcerated. Worship Leader: Charlie Buttrey For 38 years, Charlie Buttrey practiced law in Vermont and New Hampshire, primarily representing indigent criminal defendants. Last spring, he earned a Master’s Degree in Theological … Continue reading Re-Imagining the Corrections System
While there is so much happening in our world today and being directly and indirectly impacted from federal decisions, how can we stay grounded? What lessons can we learn from disability justice movements to continue on in these oppressive times? How can faith help us continue in the face of oppression and just downright evil … Continue reading Disability Justice and Continuing On in These Oppressive Times
After decades of strengthening policies for environmental justice, the federal government has recently removed information on it from federal websites, and an executive order terminates support for any ‘environmental justice’ programs, funding, or activities. This is a good opportunity for exploring what the term really means and how should we think about reaffirming (and perhaps … Continue reading Reaffirming Environmental Justice
The Easter Holiday is full of wonder, intrigue, stories, amazing miracles and a Bunny holding Eggs in a basket. The stories of the high Christian Holiday are going to be explored & discussed this Sunday at 11am! Worship Leader: Julie Simmons Julie Simmons is a fairly new resident of Savin Hill after years living in other parts of Dorchester. … Continue reading The Wonders of Easter
On this Palm Sunday in the Christian tradition we ponder the place of reverence in our lives and its meaning for us in these times. Worship Leader: Rev. Tracy Johnson. Rev. Tracy is a Unitarian Universalist minister, end-of-life Doula, and master Reiki practitioner. She currently serves the Cape Cod community as a Hospice Chaplain on … Continue reading Lest the Stones Cry Out
We come together each week in this sanctuary. A safe place to rest and recover on our spiritual journey. We are a band of seekers, each searching for something. Here we share our lessons, our hopes, our joys and our sorrows. This is our shared journey. In good times we may not need each other … Continue reading Our Shared Journey
The work of Robin Wall Kimmerer sparks thoughts on patience, resilience, interdependence and reciprocity. What lessons do her words hold for us in this moment in time? Worship Leader: Rev. Tracy JohnsonWorship Associate: Michelle OyieMusic Leaders: Dr. Ana Sorina Popa & The FPD Choir The Reverend Tracy Johnson is a Unitarian Universalist minister, end-of-life Doula, … Continue reading The Low Plants
The story of Dorchester and First Parish has been organically intertwined since the English settlement in 1630. For nearly half of that time First Parish was the center of Dorchester’s religious and civic life. How the roots and branches of that relationship have evolved over four centuries can inform both our understanding of the past … Continue reading Succession: A Reflection Occasioned by the 395th Anniversary of the Founding of First Parish & Dorchester
Dorchester is a community that has a long history of activism and solving problems, characteristics that will be helpful as we face difficult times. Worship Leader: Bill WalczakWorship Associate: Michelle OyieMusic Leaders: Dan Loschen & The FPD ChoirGuest Musician: Anne Hooper-Webb Bill Walczak was the founding president and CEO of the Codman Square Health Center, … Continue reading The Sun Still Rises
Feel the sun on your skinGrowing strong and warm againWatch the ground: there’s something movingSomething is breaking throughNew life is breaking through Co-Worship Leaders: Kat Oyie & Penelope Duff-WenderWorship Associate: Michelle OyieMusic Leaders: Dan Loschen & The FPD Choir Katherine (Kat) and Penelope are high school seniors and currently work here at FPD as Childcare … Continue reading Spring is Coming!
