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• New UU Class - Fall 2009

  Are you new or relatively new to First Parish? Are you wondering what it means to be a Unitarian Universalist? Or perhaps you would like to brush up on your UU History a bit? You are invited to spend two evenings with the ministers, John and Megan, in a "...

• What we read this summer

    At the Bedford Lyceum on September 27, about 32 parishioners gathered to share their favorite summer reading.  Below are the recommended titles.   Aslett, Don. Clutters Last Stand: It’s Time to De-Junk Your Life (Ruth Bragg) ...

• November 8: "Joshua Page, a Bedford Builder and Innkeeper" by Bob Slechta

    Joshua Page lived in Bedford from 1779-1842. A builder and member of one of the founding families of Bedford, he did much to give Bedford the "look" that we strive so earnestly to preserve today. Learn about the contributions of Joshua and other m...

• November 1: "The Final Score" or "How Can We Make Our Last 20 years Count?"

    Special guests Bob Paradise, John Huenefeld, and Leslie Lowry will tell their stories about what has made a satisfying life after full-time work. Think about your own experience or what you hope for or fear in you own retirement.  ...

• Sunday, November 8 at 9:00 AM & 11:00 AM

    "A Celebration of Armistice Day - Poetry from the Trenches" Ron Green, coordinating   This is Veterans' Day weekend, Born as Armistice Day celebrating the end of hostilities in World War I, this holiday was intended to mark the end of the war to e...

• Sunday, November 1 at 9:00 AM & 11:00 AM

    "Learning Courage, Encouraging Risk" Revs. John Gibbons and Megan Lynes preaching   Sometimes we take crazy risks while at other times we can be risk-averse, scared to stick our necks out. How do we assess risk? Can courage be taught? How do we le...

• Sunday, October 11 at 9am & 11am

  “The Oneness of Everything: Cultivating Peace” With musician Jim Scott   This Sunday’s unique service will blend music, stories and congregational participation by renowned UU composer, singer, and ecological activist, Jim Scott. Jim is the ...

• Sunday, October 18 at 9am & 11am

  “To Love Justice, To Do Mercy and To Walk Humbly: Further Reflections from the Case of Killer-Poet Norman Porter” Rev. John Gibbons preaching...

• Sunday, October 25 at 9am & 11am

  “Frailty and Privilege” With Dan McKanan, Ralph Waldo Emerson UUA Senior Lecturer in Divinity at Harvard Divinity School...

• October 11 - Climate Change Action with Susan and Roger Shame

  "350" is an important number that will affect everything you care about – peace, justice, human rights, clean water, etc. October 24 is the International Day of Climate Action. Learn about "350" and w...

• October 18 - Considering End of Life: Understanding Health Care Proxies & Other Advance Directives

  Thinking about end of life decisions is difficult, and a task that’s easy to postpone when there appears to be no immediate crisis. But it is truly a loving thing to think through what YOU belie...

• Haunted House 2009 - featured in the Boston Globe!

  Visit the Haunted House website for more information Read the latest updates on the blog: www.deadford.blogspot.com NEW!  Check out our writ...

• Sunday, October 4 at 9am & 11am

  “Killer-Poet Norman A. Porter, Jr. – Prisoner W35127 – Why He Matters to Me and to Us” Rev. John Gibbons preaching   For a couple of years, I’ve been visiting Norman Porter – aka J.J. Jameson – at the Souza-Baranowski Maximum Securi...

• Grand Restoration Part II

  Upgrading the Prescott Bass Overview The Grand Restoration project began in December 2006 with a drive to raise funds for rebuilding our 1902 Steinway grand piano. We needed roughly $16,000 to get this done. We received 92 donations totalling $18,730....