Ongoing Events at First Parish
Please contact group leaders to confirm meeting times.
Newcomer Coffee
First Sundays | 11am-12pm | Online
Join Rev. Elaine and members of the Membership Team after worship services on the first Sunday of every month to meet other newcomers and to learn more about what makes this church unique. For more information, please email our Membership Coordinator.
Community Dinners
First Sundays | Community Room (downstairs in Parish Hall)
Prep volunteers: 2-4:30pm | Serving and clean-up volunteers: 4:30-7pm
FMI: Noel De Young at mailto:noeledey@yahoo.com or phone 939-3118.
Second Sunday Lunch
11:30am | Dutch’s | 28 Preble St., Portland
Join us for casual conversation over lunch on the second floor of the Portland Public Market House. Bring your own lunch or buy lunch there. FMI: Jennifer jbell6083@gmail.com or Emily emswah@gmail.com.
Peaceful Harbor Buddhist Sangha
Sundays | 6:30-8pm | Meeting House
Join us for meditation every week. All are welcome!
FMI: at Susannah Ristine at sristine@maine.rr.com
Preble Street Soup Kitchen
Fourth Tuesdays | 3:30 to 6:30 pm | 252 Oxford Street, Portland
Join volunteers from First Parish and A2U2 in serving dinner to homeless and low income residents.
FMI: jnajemy@smcc.edu . Or sign up online at: preblestreet.org.
Breathing and Meditation Class
Wednesdays | 8-9 am | Online
Come and explore breathing techniques to nurture your mind, body and spirit. All welcome. Free to First Parish Members; $10.00 non-members. Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/96586136052.
Poetry Hour
Fridays | 8-9 am | Online
We listen to poems, reflect on them, and share how they touch our beings. Some of us have begun to write poems. All are welcome. Free to members. $10.00 per class for non-members. Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/99801024214.
Friends of Safe Harbor Cooking Class
First Wednesdays | 5-7 pm | Community Room
Make meaningful connections with new immigrants through cooking & nutrition classes, as well as English practice. FMI: Jenn McAdoo at mcadoo.jenn@gmail.com
Join the First Parish Choir
Weekly on Thursdays | 7-9pm | Parish Hall
Come sing with us! FMI: Scott Wheatley at musicdirector@firstparishportland.org
Junior Choir meets most Sundays after service. FMI: email Scott Wheatley (above).
Concerts for a Cause
Various Sunday Afternoons | 2pm | Meeting House
Come enjoy & support Maine musicians, with a portion of proceeds benefitting local charities.
Tickets: $15; $10 seniors & students. FMI: musicdirector@firstparishportland.org
Chalice Groups: Various groups meet once a month
Becoming part of a Chalice group helps you connect with others from First Parish, while exploring diverse perspectives on a particular theme each month. FMI: chalice@firstparishportland.org.
Racial Justice Team
Please join us as we partner with the Poor People’s Campaign in preparation for the Moral March on Washington on June 20, 2020.
FMI: Kris Minister at krisminister@me.com.
UU Go | Revolving Activities
No meetings, just get-togethers with like-minded folks who have a shared spiritual home here at First Parish. FMI: email Patty Renaud at prenaud301@gmail.com.