Past Services

Sunday, July 28th, 2024

"Blessing of the Animals"

Outside on the FPC grounds; no service online

Join Susan Avery with your animal(s) or representations of them (photos, drawings, etc.) as we explore the power they have to lift our spirit. We’ll celebrate by collectively blessing each of them.


* The weather looks good, so we will meet at 10:00 on the west lawn (close to the library construction) under the large tree. Bring a blanket or chair to sit on (we will also have some chairs available).

Please bring your well behaved animal(s), either leashed or in a carrier. Alternatively you can bring a photo of your pet. We will collectively bless each animal.   

In addition we will have a time to remember those pets who have ‘crossed the rainbow bridge’. Feel free to bring hard-copy photos of these pets to include in our display.

We will have childcare available.   
 

Our buildings are now mask-optional. We have designated a mask-required section of our sanctuary. It is marked off and in the back right corner. Please consult with an usher if assistance is needed. 

Sunday, July 21st, 2024

"The Songs of Bruce Springsteen: A Ministry of Community and Redemption"

From his early years to the present, Springsteen’s songs and concerts have been a collaboration with fans to form a community in search of everyday salvation. Dave Sansone will connect those ideas with what we do here at FPC to engage folks who are in search of a home. 

Our buildings are now mask-optional. We have designated a mask-required section of our sanctuary. It is marked off and in the back right corner. Please consult with an usher if assistance is needed. 

Join Worship by Video: https://tinyurl.com/22-23fpc
Meeting ID: 999 7077 0266
Passcode: 01775
Join worship by phone: (929)205-6099 (long distance rates will apply)

FPC now has a closed captioning option in online services. If the Closed Captioning option is not turned on, you can use the button at the bottom of your screen to request that the host turn it on.

Order of Service: CLICK HERE (posted on Saturday before service)

Sunday, July 14th, 2024

"Evolution"

Andy Derr will share his thoughts about science, laws, theories, and why Probability leads him to conclude that evolution is correct. He will demonstrate Probability by flipping a coin and showing the increasingly unlikely odds of what just happened.  

Our buildings are now mask-optional. We have designated a mask-required section of our sanctuary. It is marked off and in the back right corner. Please consult with an usher if assistance is needed. 

Join Worship by Video: https://tinyurl.com/22-23fpc
Meeting ID: 999 7077 0266
Passcode: 01775
Join worship by phone: (929)205-6099 (long distance rates will apply)

FPC now has a closed captioning option in online services. If the Closed Captioning option is not turned on, you can use the button at the bottom of your screen to request that the host turn it on.

Order of Service: CLICK HERE (posted on Saturday before service)

Saturday, July 13th, 2024

"Ilene Rudman Memorial Service"

Join us as we celebrate the life of Ilene Rudman. The service will have gathering music beginning around 2pm, with the service commencing around 2:15. Ilene's obituary can be viewed at https://www.lehmanreen.com/obituary/Ilene-Rudman.

Our buildings are now mask-optional. We have designated a mask-required section of our sanctuary. It is marked off and in the back right corner. Please consult with an usher if assistance is needed. 

Join Worship by Video: https://tinyurl.com/22-23fpc
Meeting ID: 999 7077 0266
Passcode: 01775
Join worship by phone: (929)205-6099 (long distance rates will apply)

FPC now has a closed captioning option in online services. If the Closed Captioning option is not turned on, you can use the button at the bottom of your screen to request that the host turn it on.

 

Sunday, July 7th, 2024

"Weaving Our Lives: the UUA’s General Assembly Worship Service"

Online Only: use the usual Zoom link below

Join us for a recording of the previous Sunday’s service at General Assembly, which this year is being held virtually. It will reflect on the reality that we are all tangled up together in a great web of life that is woven with beauty and hardship, love and loss, thriving and struggle. How do we tend well to this weaving so that all of us are held in care? 
 

Please use the regular Zoom link below, and then at 10am our Zoom Host Sharon Brownfield will start playing the recording that we can all watch together.

Join Worship by Video: https://tinyurl.com/22-23fpc
Meeting ID: 999 7077 0266
Passcode: 01775
Join worship by phone: (929)205-6099 (long distance rates will apply)

FPC now has a closed captioning option in online services. If the Closed Captioning option is not turned on, you can use the button at the bottom of your screen to request that the host turn it on.

Order of Service: None this Sunday

Sunday, June 30th, 2024

"FPC's Work with the Interfaith Partnership for Refugee Resettlement"

For almost 3 years FPC has been in partnership with seven local area churches known as the IPRR that work together to help resettle refugees. Members of the Asylum Seekers Task Force will describe our success with two Afghan families allowing them to gain full independence. We are now assisting a large extended family from Rohingya (formerly Burma) who had been living in exile in Bangladesh for many years before their recent move to Lowell.    

Our buildings are now mask-optional. We have designated a mask-required section of our sanctuary. It is marked off and in the back right corner. Please consult with an usher if assistance is needed. 

Join Worship by Video: https://tinyurl.com/22-23fpc
Meeting ID: 999 7077 0266
Passcode: 01775
Join worship by phone: (929)205-6099 (long distance rates will apply)

FPC now has a closed captioning option in online services. If the Closed Captioning option is not turned on, you can use the button at the bottom of your screen to request that the host turn it on.

Order of Service: CLICK HERE (posted on Saturday before service)

Sunday, June 23rd, 2024

"Emily and Johann: A Dialogue"

Join Music Director Chris Hossfeld for a service of music and poetry. The movements of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Partita No. 6 in E minor for keyboard will be played throughout the service, interspersed with poems by Emily Dickinson that highlight themes from the music. In effect, Emily Dickinson and J.S. Bach will be in dialogue with each other across time and space.

Our buildings are now mask-optional. We have designated a mask-required section of our sanctuary. It is marked off and in the back right corner. Please consult with an usher if assistance is needed. 

Join Worship by Video: https://tinyurl.com/22-23fpc
Meeting ID: 999 7077 0266
Passcode: 01775
Join worship by phone: (929)205-6099 (long distance rates will apply)

FPC now has a closed captioning option in online services. If the Closed Captioning option is not turned on, you can use the button at the bottom of your screen to request that the host turn it on.

Order of Service: CLICK HERE (posted on Saturday before service)

Sunday, June 16th, 2024

"Annual Jazz Summer Service"

Come and enjoy our very own Parish Jazz Band, led by Michael Paladini, for a service focused on the Blues, featuring music from Miles Davis, Thelonius Monk, Duke Ellington, and others. Michael’s homily will be on “The Paradox of Suffering”—why we need it, even though we try to avoid it. 

Our buildings are now mask-optional. We have designated a mask-required section of our sanctuary. It is marked off and in the back right corner. Please consult with an usher if assistance is needed. 

Join Worship by Video: https://tinyurl.com/22-23fpc
Meeting ID: 999 7077 0266
Passcode: 01775
Join worship by phone: (929)205-6099 (long distance rates will apply)

FPC now has a closed captioning option in online services. If the Closed Captioning option is not turned on, you can use the button at the bottom of your screen to request that the host turn it on.

Order of Service: CLICK HERE (posted on Saturday before service)

Sunday, June 9th, 2024

"The Flower Ceremony"

- Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Landrum 

The Flower Ceremony, sometimes called Flower Communion, is a Unitarian Universalist ritual celebrated now in its 51st year, where everyone is invited to bring a flower that goes into a group bouquet. The flowers represent the glorious diversity of humanity, so it's particularly appropriate that we celebrate this in the midst of Pride Month, as our beautiful LGBTQ+ diversity is part of what we celebrate in the rainbow of flowers that are gathered. We'll also have our annual church picnic following the service -- pack a lunch and lawn games and picnic blankets or folding chairs! This year we may have our picnic at the park next door, so stay tuned for details!

Our buildings are now mask-optional. We have designated a mask-required section of our sanctuary. It is marked off and in the back right corner. Please consult with an usher if assistance is needed. 

Join Worship by Video: https://tinyurl.com/22-23fpc
Meeting ID: 999 7077 0266
Passcode: 01775
Join worship by phone: (929)205-6099 (long distance rates will apply)

FPC now has a closed captioning option in online services. If the Closed Captioning option is not turned on, you can use the button at the bottom of your screen to request that the host turn it on.

Order of Service: CLICK HERE (posted by the Saturday before service)

Sunday, June 2nd, 2024

"Transformation"

Intergenerational Service

- Rev. Dr. Cynthia Landrum with guest musician Joe Jencks
Summer is a time of shifting: school years end and begin, as do the tenures of FPC and UU officers. Right now, too, much of our society is transforming with new models emerging, and church life is no exception. This service will mark the transition of the completion of our first "First Chalice" class that we've had since 2019 and talk about how we learn to embrace transformation and change. All this supplemented with the fabulous music of musician Joe Jencks!
 

Our buildings are now mask-optional. We have designated a mask-required section of our sanctuary. It is marked off and in the back right corner. Please consult with an usher if assistance is needed. 

Join Worship by Video: https://tinyurl.com/22-23fpc
Meeting ID: 999 7077 0266
Passcode: 01775
Join worship by phone: (929)205-6099 (long distance rates will apply)

FPC now has a closed captioning option in online services. If the Closed Captioning option is not turned on, you can use the button at the bottom of your screen to request that the host turn it on.

Order of Service: CLICK HERE (posted on Saturday before service)

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