First Parish Unitarian Universalist Canton Blog
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First Parish Unitarian Universalist of Canton, Massachusetts, is a diverse congregation of people from many walks of life, with a variety of previous religious backgrounds (or none) represented among us. Our mission is to provide for each other a compassionate, welcoming community, building on our heritage, honoring diversity and religious freedom, and encouraging personal and spiritual growth.
First Parish Unitarian Universalist Canton Blog
1w ago
When I was young, say going on 7 years, I remember my grandparents would ask me to remember “our ancestors — who are dancing for you.” I was told they had persisted in the times of danger, that they had walked in the good way. Their lives were a blessing on us who lived now ..read more
First Parish Unitarian Universalist Canton Blog
1M ago
Rev. Clyde came to know and respect the work of the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute through my own engagement with them. For nearly 18 years, I led an urban youth ministry program known as Stand High/Stand United with the Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry in Boston. I was a young white adult, only age 29 ..read more
First Parish Unitarian Universalist Canton Blog
1M ago
March 8th is International Women’s Day, a day of commemoration and celebration that was born in the USA and is celebrated in many countries with big parades and rallies. It began in New York City on March 8, 1857, when female garment workers protested unfair working conditions and unequal rights for women. News of the ..read more
First Parish Unitarian Universalist Canton Blog
1M ago
It’s hard to believe, but this upcoming month marks exactly three-quarters of the way through my time with you all in Canton. (But don’t get ready to say goodbye just yet! I’ll still be here through the summer, and I’m really looking forward to it!) As I move into this final period of my internship ..read more
First Parish Unitarian Universalist Canton Blog
3M ago
I am very excited to report that our OWL program has officially taken flight! Our Whole Lives, as you’ve probably heard me say many times throughout my internship, is, as the UUA puts it, “sexuality education that fosters informed, responsible, and values-based decisions about sexual health and behavior.” Unitarian Universalists have been at the forefront ..read more
First Parish Unitarian Universalist Canton Blog
3M ago
A great many more than just one person has shared recently with me how disturbed they are by larger world events and how hard it is even to watch the news. Some of you tell me that the state of our larger shared world is making it difficult even to function at times, let alone ..read more
First Parish Unitarian Universalist Canton Blog
3M ago
If we were to get our ideas from Hallmark Greeting Cards, we might think Love was a sentiment, something we could have and to hold. But Unitarian Universalists have taught us that “Love” is something we do. And we get better at it by doing it. We love by remembering we must be peacemakers as ..read more
First Parish Unitarian Universalist Canton Blog
5M ago
The holidays often can bring a range of mixed feelings for an equally broad range of reasons. This quote, attributed to a female author named Francis Ward Weller, floated through Facebook recently and struck a chord with me: “The work of the mature person is to carry grief in one hand and gratitude in the ..read more
First Parish Unitarian Universalist Canton Blog
5M ago
Unitarian Universalists often ask me, “How can we celebrate Christmas when we’re not Christians?” Or for those who went to catechism, “How can we commemorate the birth of God’s Son when we doubt the Holy Trinity?” Last year I preached a sermon called Have a Merry UU Christmas in which we explored the contemporary meaning ..read more
First Parish Unitarian Universalist Canton Blog
6M ago
Every year we Unitarian Universalists designate a book as our Common Read. In a Common Read, individuals and book reading groups read that book over the course of the year. This allows for conversation and the hearing of different points of view, which is the best way to learn new ideas. Here is some information ..read more