Talking about death is not easy. Planning for it is even more challenging. Yet, when we summon the courage to explore and articulate our wishes for our end-of-life care, we connect more deeply to what we cherish most about life. We’re also able to approach … read more.
**PLEASE NOTE: There is no overnight parking permitted at First Parish Bridgewater.**
Attention Bridgewater State University students and Sodexho employees–parking passes are on sale for the spring semester!
If you’d like to pay for your fall parking pass by check, please come by the church … read more.
(Effective 10/09/2022)
Worship
Weekly worship will be offered in a multi-platform format, in the sanctuary and via Zoom.
All in-person participants are advised to wear well-fitting masks fully covering nose and mouth. A supply of medical-grade masks will be available at both entrances to the sanctuary.
Provided all singers … read more.
As we begin a new church year, the Green Sanctuary Committee invites members and friends to review and renew our commitment to the Earth.
First Parish Green Commitment
As a Green Sanctuary-accredited congregation, First Parish has made a commitment to respect and care for our planet Earth.
At … read more.
What is Regenerative Gardening?
Regenerative gardening is a microcosm of regenerative farming, a practice that embraces and supports our deep relationship to the earth. Growing practices involve keeping the soil covered, no tilling, encouraging biodiversity, using compost, avoiding the use of chemicals, and creating fertility. Regenerative … read more.
Kids to Camp is back!
As we approach our thirteenth “Kids To Camp” year, we are grateful to have seen our environmental justice project sponsor children’s attendance at Sheep Pasture Nature Camp grow and become a successful annual event. Over the years, members of First Parish … read more.
Our Blessing of the Animals service will help remind us of our true place in the cosmos – a species among species – as well as honor our individual family members of all species. We’ll look at how belonging and voting are behaviors shared … read more.
Frederick Law Olmsted is known as the founder of American landscape architecture and the nation’s foremost park maker of the 19th century. He was inspired to create places of natural beauty accessible to all. Please join the GSC and Mr. Gerry Wright, who … read more.
HUMANS HAVE A PLASTICS PROBLEM!
But…we all can be part of the solution.
Soda bottles, sandwich bags, straws – – they fill the world’s pantries, oceans and landfills. And unlike organic materials, they don’t decompose. There are more than 6.3 billion tons of plastic waste out … read more.
