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This Week at The First Church in Belmont
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 The Second Friday Coffeehouse Needs YOU!
Did You Forget? It's Not Too Late ... Yet ... !!! You meant to, right?
But you kept forgetting. Well, the good news is that we are still selling Coffeehouse Season Tickets at every Sunday Coffee Hour. We will continue until the end of October or mid-November, after which you can still help us by mail or in person to reach (or surpass!) our goal, get great music for two at bargain prices, and support ten important and grateful beneficiaries!
As of October 14, we had sold 30, behind our numbers at this time last year but only two short of half way and steadily inching forward! Our goal to sell 64 (beating last year's record by two tickets as we finish this 30th anniversary year) means we need to sell 34 more tickets. Get your ticket as soon as you can and be a part of this big final push -- YOU'LL FEEL SO GOOD YOU DID IT! Together, we can make it the best season ever!
Bring your checkbook (or cash) to the Coffee Hour or send your check for $99 made out to First Church in Belmont, memo line marked Coffeehouse, to 404 Concord Ave., P.O. Box 113, Belmont, MA 02478 or drop by the Office and purchase a ticket from Janice. It'll make her day!
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On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-five Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. The Reformation had begun. We Unitarian Universalists are direct heirs to that movement. Much of our tradition, its practices and principles, are because of the Reformation.
- Rev. David Bryce preaches.
Services are at 9 and 11 a.m.; childcare is available.
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From the Senior Minister,
Rev. David Bryce
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Discerning the times.
How do we know when it is really time to change or to do something new or different?
What is the right time to have a baby? To leave a job? To move to a new home?
What is the right time to work on a social justice or social change effort, and when does one waste energy by doing so, energy that could help to bring change in another area of society?
It is not always easy to know.
The old adage "strike while the iron is hot" is countered by the adage "fools rush in."
In religious traditions discerning the times is very important; for some it is a matter of eternal life or death. And so some religious groups put much thought into when the world will end. We have had quite a few instances of "known dates" for the end times.
To non-believers (non-adherents to whatever group is making the calculations) it can seem quite silly to worry about these things since it is "obvious" that they will not occur. (I would point out that this, too, is a faith statement.)
Some years ago when hearing of a religious community that claimed "the end is near" my reactions was, "They are right." And they are.
They are right because for each of us the end is "near," even if "near" is decades away yet. It is a fact of human life that we each will face our own end time. How will we prepare for this? How will I do so? How will you? And how will we prepare our loved ones for our end?
Questions to ponder.
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| The Fall Adult Programs Brochure is here!
Women's Retreat - February 19-21, 2016
This year's retreat will be at Rolling Ridge in North Andover.
This Sunday, October 25, 12:30 p.m., Library
Climate Activism in Boston
With Downing Cless, Debora Hoffman, Tony Alcorn, Tom Neel
Coming Up
- First Church Book Group - Wednesday, Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m., Library. Discussion of Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
- Hootenanny/Jam Session - Thurs., Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m., Library
- Prayer Workshop with David Bryce, Sunday, Nov. 1, 12:30 p.m.
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