Our mission is to Nurture the Spirit, Grow in Community, and Help Heal the World.
A Message From Our Minister
October 2026
This month marks 800 years since the death of Francis of Assisi, a spiritual leader whose wisdom has shaped religious thought far beyond his own Catholic context. We remember him for his love of all Creation, his personal relationship with our fellow creatures, and his efforts to create peace in a war-torn world. (More on that HERE.) He was also very good at knowing when to wade into the worries of the world, and when to retreat and renew his spiritual resources.
Our annual Animal Blessing was scheduled for Sunday, October 4, but had to be canceled. Stay tuned for news of it return! In the meantime, the whole month of worship will be loosely inspired by Francis’s life and teachings. His ability to retreat from the world for periods of respite will be experienced most fully with the return of our monthly Vespers-Meditation tradition, which resumes on Second Wednesdays at 6:30pm. I hope you’ll join us for that half-hour of music, word, and sacred silence.
As we live into our tri-fold mission to Nurture the Spirit, Grow in Community, and Help Heal the World, we’re also offering you the chance to nurture voter turnout! Join us on Sunday mornings from 9 to 10am to write postcards as part of the nationwide UUtheVote effort. That, too, is in keeping with the example Francis set, always being fully engaged in the world.
See you in church!
Greetings from First Parish!
Upcoming Worship Services
October 25 | 10 am
Francis of Assisi: Blurring the Binary (Part of the State-Wide Trans-Justice Preach-In)
Rev. Norman Allen
November 1 | 10 am
To Speak the Truth in Love: The Wisdom of Rev. Sam Longfellow
Rev. Norman Allen
November 2 | 5 pm
Election Eve Vigil
Rev. Norman Allen
November 8 | 10 am
Common Ground
Rev. Norman Allen