What's Happening

• Pictures from the July 4th grill
  

• Worship—Summer Services 2008
  

• Scoop on Summer 2008
  

• Religious Exploration for Children and Youth
  

• The Green Sanctuary Environmental Audit Online
  

• Town Center Project
  

• The 2008 Harvest Craft Fair Application is now available
  

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Sunday, June 15

Summer Services Begin at First Parish of Sudbury

Lay-led Services Run through Labor Day

9:30am Breakfast, 10:00am Service, both in The Commons (2nd floor)

All are welcome for our informal, rich and varied Summer Services. For the schedule of services, which run through Labor Day weekend, see  Public/SummerServices2008. Childcare will be provided each Sunday.

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 For information about how things work during the summer months, click here. ScoopOnSummer

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  Religious Exploration for Children and Youth

 For information on this week's plans for children up through 8th grade, see ComingUpInRE.

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The Green Sanctuary Congregational Environmental Audit

The audit will establish a baseline for comparison with the next time we do an audit in 2-3 years time.  Please take the audit online at GreenSanctuary/InternalAudit.

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 For Youth Group news, check out YouthPrograms.

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 Past Newsletters and ENews Bulletins are Now Available at NewsLetters

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  Town Center Project

To see the statement read at the Sudbury Town Meeting, 2007 on First Parish's position on the Town Center Project, see
TownMeeting2007Statement

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The Wayside Pulpit

A business that makes                  nothing but money is a             poor kind of business.                       - Henry Ford

Our Mission:

We are First Parish of Sudbury, a diverse and welcoming community of spiritual seekers; we strive to learn together and support one another as we celebrate life's important moments and serve the larger community.

Our Covenant:

We the people of First Parish of Sudbury pledge that we will come together with open minds and open hearts, always seeking to learn, to share, to respect and forgive, and to help each other grow towards our best selves.

One community, first and foremost, compassionate, respectful, and generous, we pledge to listen to each other, express our views openly, handle disagreement with honesty, humility and humor, and nurture our sense of belonging together.

We pledge to participate in the work of the congregation to the best of our abilities, to practice and encourage leadership, and to support our ministry materially, emotionally, and spiritually.

Thinking of Visiting?

Here's what to expect when you visit us.

Directions to First Parish
Map and written directions

ARE YOU A UU?
Without knowing it?  Or something else?  Try this handy-dandy, online, belief system selector to see how you fit into the spectrum of religious belief and which religion(s) is(are) right for you.  No guarantees on accuracy (hey, it's just a computer program...).

Accessibility

Reserved accessible parking spaces are available. All church facilities are accessible for wheel chair users. This includes all bathrooms and an elevator to all floors.

Large print orders of service and hymnals are available.
An assistive listening system with headsets is available in the sanctuary. There is a loudspeaker system in the sanctuary and parish hall used during church services and meetings.

Welcoming Congregation

First Parish of Sudbury welcomes the presence and participation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in all aspects of our congregational life.

Green Sanctuary

First Parish has begun the process of becoming a Green Sanctuary certified by the UU Ministry For the Earth. A Green Sanctuary is a congregation that lives out its commitment to the Earth by creating a sustainable life style for its members as individuals and as a faith community.You can participate. For more information see our page here.

Contact Information

Telephone
978-443-2043: office hours 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday - Friday (Sept. - June)

FAX
978-443-4391

Postal address
327 Concord Road, Sudbury, MA 01776

Email

Reverend Katie Lee Crane		ministerfpsudbury.org
Administrator/Office Fran Sharp		officefpsudbury.org
Music Director Debra Morris-Bennett		musicdirfpsudbury.org
Director of Religious Exploration Tracy Duncan		reducationfpsudbury.org
Webmaster Tom Yelton		webmeisterfpsudbury.org