A Deeper Connection
Worship and music are central to our community. No matter the season or belief, our worship is open to all spiritual seekers and willing participants in our community. Our goal is to create meaningful worship that challenges, affirms, enlightens, and uplifts those who gather here.
Our Sunday morning service is an engaging mix of ministry through story, song, reflection, and meditation. It draws from sources as diverse as poetry, science, scriptures, and personal experience from our living traditions. Our choir director will choose a wide variety of choral and song selections to frame the service in the profound way only music can.
A typical service begins with an opening bell and music…
The opening music is followed by a welcome and land acknowledgement. There is a chalice lighting and often a time for shared joys and sorrows.
On many Sundays, our Religious Exploration Coordinator tells a relevant story to the children during Time for All Ages, then the children and volunteer teachers head to their RE classes.
K. Milano, Religious Exploration Coordinator, shares a story that tells us a little bit about why we are here:
There is a central theme to each service. Sermons explore a wide variety of spiritual topics. For the church year 2025 to 2026, we will be exploring themes such as Building and Belonging, Choosing Hope, and Embodying Resilience.
During the sermon, our minister will challenge us with thoughtful ideas about these and other contemporary issues…
Finally, we conclude with our unison affirmation:
Our Unison affirmation
“We extinguish this flame but not the light of truth, the warmth of community or the fire of commitment. These we carry with us and offer as gifts unto the world.”
Central to our Sunday services are the varied tasks of our devoted church community. Members participate in activities from welcoming congregants new and old, to building the elements of each service with readings and sharing of our current lives.
There is always a social hour after the service with delicious snacks provided by one of our church members. It’s a weekly chance to catch up with others of the community in activities in church and outside in the greater world.
Worship and music at First Parish Brookline do not begin and end on Sundays!
View our calendar to see all the activities available on all the other days of the church week, throughout the church year, and the summer services, and then find your place with us.
View more video from our services in our Video Library.