Our Sunday Split Plate Offertory has raised nearly $18,324 for 31 different organizations in the second half of this calendar year, July 2023- March 2024,. What a wonderful way to support organizations which do good work in the world! Thank you for your continued generosity which makes this possible. Organizations include: Emerald Hollow Therapeutic Riding Program $270, PFLAG of Cape … Continue reading Split Plate Donations
Cases of COVID, Flu, and RSV are on the rise and actively circulating in our congregation. Please be considerate of those who are vulnerable and/or immunocompromised by: – Considering testing for COVID before attending FPB services and events– Staying home if you are not feeling well or have tested positive for any viruses– Voluntarily masking at services as … Continue reading Staying Healthy For The New Year
We watched in horror on October 7 as Hamas carried out a terror attack against the Jewish people of Israel. We condemn this action, and our hearts are heavy with grief for the many who suffered loss. We stand with and extend our love to our neighbors in Am HaYam Havurah, praying along with those … Continue reading Nauset Interfaith Association Response to Middle East Crisis
Here is a listing of the programs facilitated by Twinks Hastings and a link to sign up for the following programs: https://fpbuu.breezechms.com/form/b419fc Article 2 Lectio DivinaThis year, as we focus on learning about the Article 2 changes in the bylaws for our Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), we will offer many different ways to engage around … Continue reading Adult Religious Education Programs
Dine Around with UUs will provide a fun way to get to know each other in small groups (7-9 people) by sharing a potluck dinner in a home once a month for four months. It is not about having a fancy dinner; these will be purely social opportunities where the hosts and dinner groups will … Continue reading Dine Around with UUs! The Interconnected Web of Dining Together…Winter-Spring 2024 Dinner Parties
A big thank you to all of you who contribute monthly. St. Joseph’s Homeless Shelter in Hyannis helps individuals facing a housing crisis. It is the only emergency shelter for men and women who become homeless on Cape Cod. In addition to providing a safe place to sleep, the NOAH Shelter provides job-search and housing-search assistance, … Continue reading St. Joseph Shelter Meal
October 7, 2023 Beloveds, I invite you to stop what you are doing if you can and sit with me in the depth of this tragedy. How to reconcile the cost of occupation and of war? How to nuance two very real histories of oppression and violence? I am holding close the words of U.N. … Continue reading Statement from UUA President Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt Regarding the Conflict Between Israel and Hamas
The mission of the newly designated Meetinghouse Gallery at First Parish Brewster is to provide a space for local artists to display their work, which is in keeping with our values of embracing inclusion, diversity, and justice in our lives, our community, and the world around us. Our next exhibit “Love Makes a Family: Portraits of … Continue reading Meetinghouse Gallery Series
Intending to create an identified space in the sanctuary that provides a safe, accessible, and inclusive worship space for people who are vulnerable to infectious disease, the Covid Task Force has agreed to designate the west rear chair area (formerly the children and families area) as the single mask-required space in the sanctuary. This space … Continue reading Covid Task Force Announcement
