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Summer Service Consortium!
Summer Sunday Service Consortium
Sunday June 28th – September 6th at 10:30, hosted in Needham & Wellesley Hills
The First Parish Worship Committee is thrilled to announce the inaugural Quinobequin* Summer Service Consortium between First Parish, UU Wellesley Hills, and First Church & Parish in Dedham (UU)! UU Wellesley Hills and First Parish will split “hosting duties” for Sunday services from June 28th-September 6th, with Dedham UUs attending and offering support, such as with choral music and technology.
First Parish will host the following Sundays from the Parish Hall, livestreamed to YouTube (youtube.com/@uuneedhamservices):
June 28th: Emily Mlcak (summer pastoral care provider) preaching;
July 5th: Dr. Gloria Greis (Needham History Center) speaking;
August 23rd: Ellie del Valle (sponsored ministerial candidate) preaching;
August 30th: Jazz & Poetry with the First Parish Players; and,
September 6th: Cathy Livingston preaching
UU Wellesley Hills (309 Washington St) will host services from Sunday July 12th to August 16th, with more details to be announced.
This summer, we look forward to all these opportunities to gather with our UU neighbors, united in shared faith and in our shared watershed!
*now known as the Charles River
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