The pleasure of Spring—when the earth is reborn and the leaves reappear. It’s a good time to plant a tree and reap the benefits they provide: • Clean water—Trees provide a natural filtration and storage system for water • Clean air — Trees remove pollution from the atmosphere, improve air quality and produce oxygen. • … Continue reading Green Sanctuary Green Tip – Planting Trees
The Share the Plate Charity for June will be the Bridgewater Fund. At the Water Service earlier this year we heard from Claudio, BSU student who was having a difficult time financially. Some students are struggling with rising costs. They need opportunities such as internships to make them more marketable after graduation and with state funding … Continue reading SHARE THE PLATE – June 2018
For April and May the Share the Plate charity will be Kids to Camp. This is the annual Green Sanctuary project to raise money to sponsor children attending Sheep Pasture Nature Camp in Easton. If you would like to donate specifically to this charity, make out a check to First Parish and put Kids to … Continue reading SHARE THE PLATE
The Share the Plate selection for March is UU Mass Action. This is our state UU social action group, whose Mission Statement is “We believe our faith calls us to change the world.” Some of the issues being supported this year are: Climate Justice, End Mass Incarceration, Economic Justice, and Immigrant Rights. It also has … Continue reading MARCH SHARE THE PLATE
If you did not attend the first Bystander Training, please consider attending one of the sessions listed in the flyer from the BCCR.
The share the plate charity for February will be in support of Black Lives UU, a special program of the UUA. Our morning service on February 4 will focus on The Promise and the Practice of our Faith for Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism. As part of this program we are asked to support the effort … Continue reading FEBRUARY SHARE THE PLATE
Members of the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church at 50 School St. in Bridgewater celebrated the church’s 300th anniversary on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017 with a rededication service. Parishioners from the First Church in West Bridgewater and First Parish Church Unitarian Universalist of Bridgewater attend the 300th.celebrating the 300th. of the church on Sunday, … Continue reading Photos: First Parish in Bridgewater celebrates 300th anniversary
The Bridgewater Community Dance Series will be starting its seventh year this coming September, featuring a mix of international folk dance and New England squares and contras. We have a steady group of 20-30 dancers, who not only enjoy the dancing (it’s great exercise!), but also enjoy the opportunity for joyful interaction with others. For … Continue reading Bridgewater Community Dance Series Starting Seventh Season
On September 23rd to 25th, Sean Cooper will be participating in the “Autumn Escape” ride for the American Lung Association which is a three-day ride from Plymouth to Provincetown to raise money for the ALA. This is Sean’s third ride for the ALA this year and so far he has raised $1225 so far. To … Continue reading RIDE FOR A GOOD CAUSE
The Coalition for Social Justice (CSJ) is working on a campaign to address the extreme and growing problem of economic inequality in Massachusetts. They are working in coalition with many other organizations around the state in the Raise Up Massachusetts coalition. We at First Parish have been invited to become involved with the campaign, which … Continue reading CAMPAIGNING AGAINST ECONOMIC INEQUALITY
