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Happy Pride 2026!
Happy Pride 2026, Boston and the World! š³ļøāš š„³ š š š³ļøāā§ļø #bostonpride #pride @bostonprideforthepeople
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Hygiene Product Drive ā May 18th to June 14th
From May 18 through June 14, First Parish Brookline is collecting essential hygiene items for local families and individuals experiencing hygiene insecurity. All donations will go to Hope & Comfort, the only nonprofit in Massachusetts dedicated exclusively to providing hygiene products to those in need. Please bring donations of new, unused, and unexpired products to…
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Brookline News: “With words and actions, Brookline clergy take on ICE”
“Citing the moral tenets of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, BahĆ”āĆ, Hinduism and Buddhism, the statement reaches across faiths with a common belief in the worth of human life, responsibility to protect the vulnerable and a call to peace” Read on at Brookline.News
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Christmas Caroling on the Common!
On DecemberĀ 19, join First Parish in Brookline in our annualĀ Christmas CarolingĀ tradition on the Boston Common. SpreadĀ ChristmasĀ cheer to the last minute shoppers and general passerbys through merriment, song, and classicĀ carols. Everyone ā regardless of musical background or age ā is encouraged to join. There are plenty of sleigh bells for the kids and music will be…
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People’s Cafe Singalong May 31st
The Peopleās CafĆ© and the Immigration Justice Committee at First Parish Church in Brookline, are hosting a fundraiser for the Immigrant Family Service Institute (IFSI) on May 31st, at 7pm. The Peopleās CafĆ© has been fundraising for progressive groups in the Boston area for many years by offering dinner and a musical performance. (Donations are voluntary.) Funds have…
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Today is the Transgender Day of Visibility
From GLADD.org: Each year on March 31, the world observes Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) to raise awareness about transgender people. It is a day to celebrate the lives and contributions of trans people, while also drawing attention to the disproportionate levels of poverty, discrimination, and violence the community faces compared to cisgender (non-transgender) people.…
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We Are a Welcoming Congregation
Most religious communities consider themselves welcoming. That is, after all, the Golden Ruleās point. Among Unitarian Universalists, the meaning is more specific. At First Parish, the congregation has participated in an extensive, intentional and ongoing process to better understand gender and to live into a radical hospitality that welcomes and creates true sanctuary for lesbian, bisexual,…
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Quick Action to Support Our Immigrant Neighbors
Please join the IJC in this quick action to ask our state and town legislators to continue the Right to Shelter. Here’s the information from UU Mass Action. You can send a personal note to the Brookline Select Board at SelectBoard@brooklinema.gov and to state rep Tommy Vitolo at tommy.vitolo@mahouse.gov. You can use the sample letter or parts of it. Or…
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25th Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance
In Boston, the 25th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) will be commemorated with three days of events and community gatherings from November 15ā17, 2024. While TDOR is officially observed on Wednesday, November 20, Bostonās city-wide events will begin the weekend prior, to honor the lives of transgender people lost to violence and to support…
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Circle of Care Vigil Tonight
For those in need, Rev. Joe will be leading a Circle of Care vigil tonight from 6 to 7:30 PM in Lyon Chapel. All are welcome.
