Our traditional Water Communion will take place at our Sunday service, September 14. Please bring a bit of water from a meaningful place or event from your summer, or water will be provided. Participants will be invited to briefly share what makes this water meaningful to them. In considering your remarks, please think more of … Continue reading Bring water for our Water Communion tradition
We have started a self-led meditation practice on Sundays at 10:15 up in the church bell tower. (Yes, First Church Boston has a bell tower!) It is a great way to quiet your mind and get ready for services. Thanks to Dan Palazuelos, who at a recent service explained his journey incorporating meditation into his … Continue reading A moment of stillness before services on Sundays
For millennia, humans have gathered around the fire, at kitchen tables, or en masse in protest to share stories with one another. Â As tools of connection and truth-telling, stories play a much larger role in culture, religion, and identity than mere entertainment. Stories teach us how to live. Over the coming year, we will engage … Continue reading The Power of Story: Tales of Truth & Transformation
Join us in our air-conditioned Hale Chapel either in-person or on YouTube for services with music, readings, and a sermon by a guest or a member of the congregation. On a few Sundays, folks are invited to join a Porch Gathering starting at 11am. Each in-person, outdoor gathering will have a host to welcome all … Continue reading Summer Services have begun!
On Sunday, June 8 we will have two church traditions: Flower Communion and our church BBQ. Please bring a flower to share (and flowers will also be provided)Â Learn more about the history and meaning of Unitarian Universalist Flower Communion. Stay after services for First Church Boston’s Annual Barbecue at around 12:30pm. Hot dogs and … Continue reading Our June Flower Communion followed by Church BBQ
On May 18, the Members of First Church in Boston gathered in-person and online for the 2025 Annual Meeting—to review the concluding year; hear reports on governance, ministry, and finances; and elect Officers and Committee Members for the year to come.
On Friday, June 27 “Fragility, Promise, and Potential” a new exhibit opens at First Church Boston. The exhibit features 20 Local Artist and is curated by Alex Kalil. The exhibit will be up all summer. Opening: June 27, 5–9pm Music by Ryan Tomb and Josh Sarro 7:00pm “Party of the Masses,”an original play
Enjoy food, live music, and lots of interesting LIVE and SILENT Auction offerings— and a good time with friends on Saturday May 3, from 5–7pm. Auction items include: DINING & FOOD, ENTERTAINMENT, TOURS & OUTINGS, CRAFTS Check out the Auction Catalog and plan your bids! (Some last-minute items still being posted.) The TRINKETS & TREASURES … Continue reading Counting down the days until our Spring Auction FUNdraiser
Greeting the Dawn—A Sunrise Gathering on the Charles River 6:00 a.m., Storrow Lagoon @ Dartmouth Overpass (5:45 a.m.—meet at First Church Main Entrance to walk over together) Join in a casual time of welcoming the light on this holiest of days in the Christian tradition, facilitated by the Rev. Dr. Stephanie May. Please consider bringing … Continue reading Celebrate Easter with us on April 20th
Get ready for some FUN at First Church Boston’s FUNdraiser & Auction ENJOY FOOD, LIVE MUSIC, RAFFLE & AUCTION ITEMS We need your help with offerings for the auction, so send us your donation! (All these things bring us closer) SERVICES, EXPERIENCES, TOURS, or TRINKETS & TREASURES Purchase tickets now for you and your guest and … Continue reading Announcing our Spring FUNdraiser!
