Our Mission:

We at First Parish, a diverse, nurturing spiritual community, encourage, respect, and celebrate the search for truth, meaning, rights, and freedom for all people, the Earth, and the universe.

Who Are We? What Do We Believe?

Unitarian Universalists are people of various ages and religious and ethnic backgrounds who, as religious liberals, are searching together to find our own sacred truths. We share a vision of the holy that is creative and life-affirming. We offer no rigid dogma or creed, but are guided by a set of Principles and Purposes which have been adopted by all member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). See 7 Principles of UU for details.

Worship Services

We worship every Sunday at 10 a.m. most of the year. Our worship services are varied; some services are led by congregation members, and others by individuals from the area and beyond. We celebrate many of the traditional religious holidays, as well as other, lesser-known dates of significance.

Upcoming May Services:

May 4
After a brief gathering, two study groups meet: Compassionate Communication with Judy Nommik Spirit of Life: "Giving Life the Shape of Justice" Focus on loving your neighbor and yourself. Nancy Engels, leader.

May 11
Circle of Community--a quaker-like exchange of joys and concerns for ourselves and our community. Meet in the hall.

May 18
After a brief gathering, two study groups meet: Compassionate Communication with Judy Nommik Spirit of Life: "Roots Hold Me Close" Focus on tradition, teachers and spiritual formation. Pam Crandall, leading.

May 25
Church Sing With Steve Finner
Steve Finner, Guest Musician
Judy Nommik, Worship Coordinator
Steve Finner, the minister of music from the UU Congregation of St. Johnsbury and a fun guy to sing with, will be putting together a singing service, as well as conducting a singing workshop for us later that day.
The plan is for those who wish to sing in the pick up choir for the service to be at the church ready to sing at 9 a.m. Ten people have already agreed to do this....so you can be sure you won't be the only one! The service will be at 10:00 as usual, will have Sylvia playing as usual, and will be followed by a potluck social hour. Afterwards we will continue to sing until 2 p.m. or so.
Please come and participate even if you don't consider yourself a singer. Steve's skills include encouraging less than skilled singers and making impressive music with small choirs.