Sunday Worship begins at 10:00 AM and will be followed by a fellowship hour in the parish hall. Religious education and Childcare are available. First Parish of Sudbury is a Unitarian Universalist welcoming congregation, encouraging and celebrating the participation of all people regardless of theological belief, sexual orientation, or gender identity. If you are a seeker of scientific, technological, or spiritual meaning in life you will be warmly welcomed.

 

The First Parish of Sudbury Meeting House is located at 327 Concord Road, across from Town Hall. For more information about upcoming events, visit fpsudbury.org or call 978-443-2043.

SHARE THE PLATE

Due to the cancellation of worship service last Sunday, share the plate with the Hudson Food Pantry will take place this   Sunday, February 22.

The Hudson Food Pantry is open twice a week plus one evening a month for clients, providing much needed groceries to needy families in Hudson. They are an all-volunteer organization that struggles to adequately serve the over 200 individuals and families totaling over 3000 visits by those who need their help. Their service group is about 20% seniors, 45% adults and 35% children who receive collectively over 9000 bags of food per year.

 

Thanks to the generosity of First Parish and other supporters, they were able to purchase new refrigerators last spring and are now able to offer more produce and milk that is donated by the local stores. When they have fresh food that will not keep until their next opening, it is given to the Willis House in Hudson, which provides food and shelter to typically 25 - 35 young single women and children. They also support the free suppers provided by Hudson area churches and a summer lunch program in Marlborough.

 

They are VERY grateful for the past support from First Parish Sudbury and note that they still find Hudson residents in difficult economic times. This food pantry actually has in the past run out of food during times of the year when donations fall, that is from May on through the summer. They gratefully accept donations of fresh produce in the summer from individual gardeners as well as local farms

 

Hudson Food Pantry depends heavily on the USPS and Boy Scouts donation drives and some smaller school group programs. Hudson is one of the many communities from which First Parish draws members and friends. Your donation will allow the volunteers to go to Boston and purchase fresh vegetables to augment the donated items and improve the diets of their clients and to maintain their small facility. Please give generously to this most deserving and thoughtfully run organization serving our area.

 

Sustaining Abundance ~ Giving from your heart

 

In March, the Stewardship Team will launch the 2015 Pledge Campaign which will fund First Parish of Sudbury's operations for next year. Our finances and our community are healthy. The success of the campaign helps ensure our future financial health, and sustains our culture of generosity and abundance.  

 

Click here for more information from your Stewardship Team. 

 

 

Suppose we were able to share meanings freely without a compulsive urge to impose our view or conform to those of others and without distortion and self-deception.
Would this not constitute a real revolution in culture?
- David Bohm

SEEKER'S POTLUCK
(All ages welcome)
Join Rev. Marjorie the 1st Saturday of each month in the Commons at the Meeting House at First Parish.  Come and enjoy good music, thoughtful discussion, and fellowship.

March 7 - Stewardship: We pledge to support our community and yet there is a deeper level of participation when we engage in stewardship. Are we good stewards of our lives, our planet and the communities that we participate in? What does it take to be a good steward and what are the individual rewards and benefits? Do the benefits outweigh the commitment? Our worship theme for March is "Stewardship" and this Saturday Seekers Potluck will focus on the concept of stewardship and the "feel good" afterglow of being a good steward. Each Seekers Session will start with the sharing of a meal, please bring food to share, readings, music and a multi-media presentation.