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Welcome!At First Parish of Sudbury we welcome all who wish to explore their own spiritual journeys in the company of others and any who are seeking a religiously liberal community of faith. Our ministry is for people of all ages: we are a religious community that combines spiritual exploration, religious education, music, caring and compassion, service, advocacy, public witness and action. Our community is not confined to Sunday worship, rather we live our faith in service and action both inside and beyond our historic meetinghouse. Please join us!
This Sunday's Worship Service February 5, 2012 10:00 am
Youth Sunday at First Parish of Sudbury
“Keeping Your Hands on the Wheel”
Join us on Sunday, February 5, 2012 as our Senior High youth lead us in worship and as we honor some of our younger youth with the First Chalice and First Mentor Rite-of-Passage ceremonies. The teens of First Parish of Sudbury, inspired by a “Blessing of the New Drivers” being offered by interim minister, Rev. Gary Kowalski, will be exploring those times in life when you have to be prepared for the unexpected by keeping your hands on the wheel.
The “first chalice ceremony” publicly recognizes a transition for the 8 year olds at First Parish of Sudbury as they start to learn to think for themselves and develop strategies to guide them in their decision-making process. At this Youth Sunday worship service these youth will receive personal-sized chalices, the Unitarian Universalist symbol of the freedom for individuals to seek out and follow their own religious truths. Worship begins at 10:00 a.m.
The “first mentor” rite-of-passage is a ceremony for youth who are eleven or who are in middle school and new to First Parish of Sudbury. Each youth has selected an adult, a First Parish friend, with whom they have discussed why it is important to be a Unitarian Universalist in today’s world. During the Youth Sunday worship service these mentors will introduce the youth to the community and offer special words in their honor. The youth will be presented with a small gift from First Parish that symbolizes its ongoing affirmation and support for them.
Today we share the plate with Cradles to Crayons
Founded in 2002, Cradles to Crayons (C2C) is an innovative nonprofit that provides disadvantaged children with the essential items that all kids need in order to flourish. Donations from families and individuals, corporations and products drives held by community groups provide the new and gently-used children’s goods that are distributed to help local children in need.
First Parish of Sudbury is a Unitarian Universalist congregation located at 327 Concord Road. The Meetinghouse is accessible to wheelchair users and those who are hearing impaired. We embrace diversity and are intentional about the participation of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons in all aspects of congregational life. We welcome all who wish to explore their own spiritual journeys in the company of others and any who are seeking a liberal religious community of faith.
Hear and read more of Gary's Sermons.
What's Happening in Religious ExplorationWelcome to First Parish of Sudbury’s Religious Exploration program. First Parish of Sudbury is a Unitarian Universalist congregation that was first established in 1640. Although much has changed since then, one thing that remains the same is our steadfast belief in the inherent right to freedom for every person in all matters regarding religion. Because we want both children and adults to embrace our open-minded heritage, we believe that religious exploration is a lifelong process. We offer many programs for children and adults.
See Coming UP in RE for more information.
Faith in Action Want to learn more about water conservation? Hoping to use less water (and spend less)???
JOIN First Parish's Water Conservation project!
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Gary will lead a book discussion group starting January 8 from 7:00-8:30 pm in the Brackett Room using Huston Smith's classic The World's Religions, an eight week tour of Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam and the Primal Traditions. The class is free and open to the public, but you might want to add this book to your Christmas list if you want to participate. Please note: we will be using the non-illustrated version of Smith's book. The pictures are nice, but the text is much abbreviated in the illustrated edition.