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!
Americans are realizing more and more lately the value of community, as well as its loss in our mobile society. Is this value in conflict with the rugged individualism of our national character as well as our Unitarian heritage? How is community created? How can it transform us? How can it help us through such … Continue reading Community
What are the origins of this term and how does it apply to us today? Join Rev. Tracy Johnson as we carry ancient ideas into the present, making meaning in our lives and world. Worship Leader: Rev. Tracy JohnsonWorship Associate: Michelle OyieMusic Leaders: Dan Loschen & The FPD Choir The Rev. Tracy Johnson is a … Continue reading BELLWETHERS
Lew Finfer will reflect on the pivotal events of Boston’s school desegregation and busing crisis (1974–1978) and their lasting impact on the city. Marking the 50th anniversary, he will discuss the Black community’s long fight for educational equity, the federal court decision that mandated busing, and the resistance it met. He will also share the … Continue reading Busing, Redlining & the Push for Educational Equity
Let’s take a look at the value of tradition in religion, and the healthy tension involved in keeping it balanced with seeking new forms, creative expressions, and original experience. Our tradition grounds us, gives us roots, so we can fly. Worship Leader: Jane ThickstunWorship Associate: Michelle OyieMusic Leaders: Dr. Ana Sorina Popa & The FPD … Continue reading Roots
This service will be a reflection of a very interesting journey and a blessed witness to the power of Community and the strength of so many in the struggle for justice, safety and change. Worship Leader: Robert MacEachern Worship Associate: Douglas ShaheenMusic Leaders: Dan Loschen & The FPD Choir Robert J. MacEachern is a 3rd generation Dorchester resident and a Proud … Continue reading Activism as an Expression of Faith
