Summer services will be held in Hale Chapel

Woman speaking at a lectern and bright stained glass window behind. Man playing the paino, woman signing and group of three women talking and drinking lemonade.

Starting June 16 through September 1, Summer services at First Church Boston are held upstairs in the air-conditioned Hale Chapel, every Sunday in-person at 11:00 am and broadcast on YouTube.

Led by a guest minister or a member of First Church Boston, each service includes piano music and a soloist as well as readings, a sermon, hymns, and a time to share our joys and concerns. A simple coffee and lemonade hour follows outside on the porch. 

We hope you can join us!

  • June 16  Lindsay Donnelly-Bullington
  • June 23  Dr. Catherine Collins*
  • June 30  Rev. Laura Randall, UUSC
  • July 7     Rev. Ken Reeves
  • July 14   Barbara Martin*
  • July 21   Rev. Fred Small
  • July 28   Rev. Stevie Carmody
  • Aug 4     Dr. Helen Riess*
  • Aug 11   Peter Banos*
  • Aug 18   Rev. Hank Peirce
  • Aug 25   Rev. Dr. Stephanie May
  • Sept 1    Matt Meyer

*Member of First Church Boston

Colorful stained glass window in a white room with lectern and seatsHale Chapel is named in honor of Edward Everett Hale (1822–1909), a Unitarian minister, a historian, and an author, best known for his short story “The Man Without a Country,” published in the Atlantic Monthly to strengthen support of the Union during the Civil War.  A reformer, he founded the Lend-a Hand Society to help Bostonians in need. His statue can be seen near the Charles Street entrance to the Boston Public Garden.

The brilliant stained glass window was designed by Gyorgy Kepes, Hungarian-born artist and founder of the Center for Advanced Visual Studies (CAVS) at MIT. The abstract design evokes both the double helix of DNA and the UU flaming chalice.