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Sunday Service 10:00 am
December 2, 2018
Worship Speaker-Barbara Morrow
Service Associate-Nicole Gratton, Musician-Janice Luce
Greeter-Karen Hennig
Title– Redemption, Forgiveness and All That Jazz
Bio-Barbara Morrow is the Executive Director of the Orleans County Restorative Justice Center. Over the past 8 years, the Center has grown to provide an array of services for the community, but specializes in working with justice-involved community members, and
those returning from incarceration.
Topic– Barbara will reflect on what she has learned from working in the field of Restorative Justice for over 8 years in Vermont.
December 9, 2018
Worship Speaker– Doug Bouchard
Musician– Janice Luce, Greeter-Kathy Ketchum
Title– Gender: Our Differences Influence Our World
Bio-Douglas Bouchard is a lover of music and art; an itinerant social worker; a cooker of food; a ringer of bell, and a servant to better.
Topic–A significant amount of sad news has infiltrated our news about some of the ways that gender impacts our lives. In this presentation we will discuss one aspect of how gender is perceived and how it affects the world we live in.
Worship Speaker– Doug Bouchard
Musician– Janice Luce, Greeter-Kathy Ketchum
Title– Gender: Our Differences Influence Our World
Bio-Douglas Bouchard is a lover of music and art; an itinerant social worker; a cooker of food; a ringer of bell, and a servant to better.
Topic–A significant amount of sad news has infiltrated our news about some of the ways that gender impacts our lives. In this presentation we will discuss one aspect of how gender is perceived and how it affects the world we live in.
December 16, 2018
Worship Speaker– Michelle Maitri-Mudita
Service Associate-Nicole Gratton
Musician– Janice Luce, Greeter-Sheila LaPoint
Title– Speaking with Heart, Empathy, and Compassion
Bio-Michelle Maitri-Mudita is the Children’s Integrated Services (CIS) for Orleans and Northern Essex counties. She works with a wide variety of families to support their growth and wellbeing. She also LOVES the color pink.
Topic–Communication can be challenging no matter who you are. If even adults struggle with it, imagine what our tiniest of citizens must experience as they try to make sense of this world. Speaking and teaching with heart takes skill, but the effects last a lifetime. Michelle will delve into the importance of communicating and interacting with children in ways that supports their development, and the risks present when those needs are not met.
Worship Speaker– Michelle Maitri-Mudita
Service Associate-Nicole Gratton
Musician– Janice Luce, Greeter-Sheila LaPoint
Title– Speaking with Heart, Empathy, and Compassion
Bio-Michelle Maitri-Mudita is the Children’s Integrated Services (CIS) for Orleans and Northern Essex counties. She works with a wide variety of families to support their growth and wellbeing. She also LOVES the color pink.
Topic–Communication can be challenging no matter who you are. If even adults struggle with it, imagine what our tiniest of citizens must experience as they try to make sense of this world. Speaking and teaching with heart takes skill, but the effects last a lifetime. Michelle will delve into the importance of communicating and interacting with children in ways that supports their development, and the risks present when those needs are not met.
December 23, 2018 at 4 pm
Participants-Many members of the congregation, including Janice Luce, Ensemble, and First Parish children
Service Leader-Nancy Engels
Musicians– Janice Luce, FUP Ensemble, Greeter-Karen Hennig & Carolyn Hannan
Title– Old English Music for the Season
Topic–The shortest day, the longest night-at this darkest time of the year, come join our warm circle of celebration. As the light returns, with the echoes of childhood, and the magic of Christmas, we’ll sing and feast and share our hopes for the New Year.
Participants-Many members of the congregation, including Janice Luce, Ensemble, and First Parish children
Service Leader-Nancy Engels
Musicians– Janice Luce, FUP Ensemble, Greeter-Karen Hennig & Carolyn Hannan
Title– Old English Music for the Season
Topic–The shortest day, the longest night-at this darkest time of the year, come join our warm circle of celebration. As the light returns, with the echoes of childhood, and the magic of Christmas, we’ll sing and feast and share our hopes for the New Year.
December 30, 2018—No Service
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The mission of First Parish is to sustain a safe home for our spiritual growth and to support each other as we put our beliefs and principles into action.
1st Principle: The inherent worth and dignity of every person
