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Sermons from First Parish Unitarian Universalist of Arlington MassachusettsYou Need a Vacation, by Lillian Povey, Lay Worship Leader, worship service Sunday, July 20, 2025Worship service given July 20, 2025 Prayer by David Whitford, Worship Associate https://firstparish.info/ First Parish A liberal religious community, welcoming to all First gathered 1739 This week's worship leader, Lillian Povey, ponders what it means to really take a vacation. Vacations can be a lot of work! How do we achieve the right balance between activity and rest, solitude and socializing, stimulation and vegging out? How do we balance the unrelenting expectations others have for us at home, at work, at church—not mention the pressure we put on ourselves—with our desi...
2025-07-2318 minSermons from First Parish Unitarian Universalist of Arlington MassachusettsSermon A Spiritual Baptism - UU Style, by Jeanne Feeley, Lay Worship Leader, worship service Sunday, June 22, 2025Jeanne Feeley, Lay Worship Leader Worship service given June 22, 2025 Prayer by Lillian Povey, Worship Associate https://firstparish.info/ First Parish A liberal religious community, welcoming to all First gathered 1739 I believe a Spiritual Baptism is an inner transformation where one’s heart fully opens to the divine presence a Gracious Love. Not so much about a ritual, but an alignment with a higher truth. Allowing us to deepen our compassion and connection to others and to Spirit. During the summer our Zoom-only worship is led each week by...
2025-06-2712 minSermons from First Parish Unitarian Universalist of Arlington MassachusettsSermon Poetry Service, led by Lillian Povey, Worship Associate, worship service December 29, 2024Led by Lillian Povey, Worship Associate Worship service given December 29, 2024 Prayer by Lillian Povey, Worship Associate Reading of "How to Be a Poet" by J.M. Farkas, read by Lillian Povey https://firstparish.info/ First Parish A liberal religious community, welcoming to all First gathered 1739 Join us for our annual Christmas Eve candlelight worship service. Offering and Giving First The Giving First program donates 50% of the non-pledge offering each month to a charitable organization that we feel is consistent with Unitarian Universalist principles. The p...
2025-01-0207 minSermons from First Parish Unitarian Universalist of Arlington Massachusettssermon The People Speak of Faith, by David Whitford, Worship Associate, credo worship service January 28, 2024Worship service given January 28, 2024 Prayer by David Whitford, Worship Associate https://firstparish.info/ First Parish A liberal religious community, welcoming to all First gathered 1739 Credo means “I believe" in Latin. Periodically, First Parish invites members to offer personal statements of belief. Based on their personal experience, members speak of what they trust to be true. Worship this Sunday features the credo statements of First Parish Members Mary Fusoni, Aaron Kitzmiller and Lillian Povey. Please join us. Offering and Giving First Each month we divide our morning offering be...
2024-01-2934 min