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Explore your faith, your beliefs, and your spirituality.Life is a journey, let’s learn together along the way… |
Be Yourself |
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Sunday Services
April 28, 10am
Transition Sunday: Who Do We Want to Become?
Rev. Susan Milnor and Transition Team
In a short service and then in facilitated small group work, we’ll explore the important matter of “Who Do We ( First Parish Church) Want to Become?” As we move toward the search for a new settled minister in just a few months, we need to know something about our hopes and dreams for the next chapter of congregational life. This is an especially important transition even to participate in, so please plan to come. The total process will go from 10:00 -11:30 a.m., to be followed by Coffee Hour. A small Zoom group will be offered. Child are will be available for the whole session up to coffee hour.
HELP US MAKE THE SUMMER FAIR A HUGE SUCCESS!
Fair Set-Up Day: Friday June 14th (all day) – Take the day off if you can!
Haul Day: Saturday June 8th – Help us starting in the morning!
FAIR DONATIONS AND VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Volunteers are needed to help sort donations, set up/break down the fair, and help sell goods and food on the day of the fair. The days leading up to and including the day of the Summer Fair provide a great time to get to know church friends, help us raise money for our annual budget, and become a part of our church history (the Summer Fair has been a First Parish tradition since 1853!). To volunteer, please see Jim Hamilton or sign up on the sheets that will be out in the parlor after church in the coming weeks.
DONATIONS NEEDED!
Donations can be dropped off at the church during business hours and Sundays before and after church beginning after Memorial Day. To schedule a pick-up of large items or furniture on Haul Day please call Lenore at the church office. DO NOT place your donations in the church shed as it is currently being used for the Box Project.
PLANTS
When thinning out your perennials, please consider donating extra plants to the Fair. Day lilies and irises do not sell well, but all other perennials are welcome. If you have questions, need pots, or help dividing please let us know.
JEWELRY
Women’s, men’s, and children’s jewelry including gold, sterling silver, and precious gems, costume jewelry, watches, clean hair accessories, broken or single earrings, gold or sterling pieces and broken strings of beads, Jewelry boxes (all sizes), dressy scarves (but not winter ones), pocketbooks and wallets in good condition, and small boxes for display of fine jewelry. Please, no winter scarves or other clothing items.
WHITE ELEPHANT
We need household and decorative goods that are clean and in good condition. Small kitchen appliances should be in working condition. No clothing or shoes. Please no TVs or computers. No coffee mugs with logos of any kind.
AUCTION
Furniture in good, saleable condition. Please, no appliances of any type, television or television stands, treadmills, mattresses or heavy exercise equipment, couches of any type, and no stuffed or upholstered furniture of any kind unless in brand new condition.
COLLECTABLES
All collectables in good, clean, and saleable condition. Please, no broken or chipped dishes and or glass, no sharp objects such as razors, knives, or other such items.
SPORTING GOODS/TOOLS
All sporting goods and tools, plus pet items and gardening tools. All items must be clean and in good condition. Please, no outdated electronics, computers, computer monitors, outdated televisions or heavy exercise equipment
CHILDREN’S WHITE ELEPHANT
Toys, games and puzzles in good, clean and saleable condition. Please, no car seats, cribs, or videotapes
BAKE TABLE
Baked sweets and treats are needed!
With your help we can have fun and support the work of the church at the same time!
Jim Hamilton
Summer Fair Chair
Save the Date!
Adult Education
A Theology of Mystery
Rev. Rob Kinslow
Sundays after Coffee Hour!
Feb. 25th, March 24th, April 21st
& May 19th.
No need to sign up!
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Meet Our Minister!
Rev Susan Milnor
We are thrilled to announce that First Parish has been matched with Interim Minister, Rev. Susan Milnor! Rev. Milnor has extensive experience working with churches as they prepare for settled ministry, and will begin work on August 1st.
Rev. Susan Milnor grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee, where she first experienced awe at the natural world in the rivers, woods, and peaks of the nearby Great Smoky Mountains. Her love of the ocean is just as keen, and she now considers New England, especially Maine, to be her adopted home.
Susan enjoys interim ministry because it is “always interesting.” While congregations have many common threads, she finds that each has its own unique spirit, as well as its particularly gifts and challenges. Helping congregations navigate a transitional time, with the discoveries and growth that can be part of the process, is very gratifying.
Rev. Susan Milnor is an Accredited Interim Minister who has done transitional ministries in Medford, MA; New York City; Newburyport, MA; Burlington, Vt.; Rockland, Maine; and Beverly, MA. Before that she served in settled ministry position in Minnesota and Pennsylvania.
Susan came to ministry as a second vocation after working as a college English teacher. She earned B.A. and M.A. degrees in English from the University of Tennessee and a Master of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School.
Susan is married to the Rev. Terry Sweetser, who is also a Unitarian Universalist minister. They have one adult daughter, Abigail, an actress. Susan and Terry live with two beloved cat companions, Sherlock and Irene.
Outside of ministry, Susan loves cooking, reading, and responding to the call of curiosity. Her husband and daughter consider her a cat whisperer.
She can be reached at milnorsusan@gmail.com
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UPCOMING EVENTS
- April 24, 2024
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Bell ChoirApril 24, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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Closed MeetingApril 24, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmLocation: Youth Room
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- April 25, 2024
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Book ClubApril 25, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 amLocation: Parlor
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We gratefully acknowledge the Patuxet Wampanoag People on
whose ancestral lands we gather today. We commit to support and honor their history and culture.