Current News

  As Rev. Catie goes on parental leave, please remember that governance, leadership, and "big picture" concerns should be brought to the congregation's Parish Committee and Committee on Ministry.    Your Parish Committee officers are: Darren Zinner...

  I remember feeling delighted when I realized in February that our baby’s due date, April 2nd, was also the home opener for the Red Sox at Fenway. It felt like a good sign that our daughter would choose her mother’s team (the Sox) over her father’s (the Cardinals)....

  We are delighted to announce the selection of Jenna Crawford to become our next Ministerial Intern.  We were very impressed with Jenna’s many qualities:  her poise, eloquence, and confidence during the interview;  her intelligence and talent as a writer; and her...

First Parish Need will be hosting every Wednesday from 5:30-6 pm thru April, 2020 (Parlor) Progressive Needham is continuing to sponsor immigration justice action in protest of the “zero tolerance” family separation policy. There are still hundreds of migrant children...

We currently have three qualified applicants for the Interim Director of Lifespan Religious Education and will be conducting phone interviews with them over the next two weeks.   We will follow up with in person interviews and will keep you updated on our progress.

As most of you know, Mark LaPointe will not be returning in the fall as Director of Lifespan Religious Exploration.   The time has come for First Parish to find an Interim DLRE to take over his duties.  An interim director will assist us in this time of transition to...

Parishioner John Gallo delivered this inspiring Welcome to start the service on February 18, which focused on Immigration: Me llamo John Gallo, y mi familia, incluida mi esposa Traci Abbott, hija Julia, en el noveno grado, y hijo Sebastian, en el séptimo grado. Nos...

  For those of you who were able to get your friends to First Parish on March 4th, thank you very much. We hope they enjoyed the service and the conversations at Social Hour. If your friends wish to know more about what’s going on at First Parish, please give us...

The Legacy Giving Committee is delighted with the interest in the Challenge Campaign.  Over the coming weeks we will be sharing stories and ideas for including First Parish in your estate plan. Many of you may not know of the generous bequest that Roberta Crocker...

The Legacy Giving Committee would like to thank all of you who stopped by our table at the Volunteer fair.  Many people asked how they could include First Parish in Needham (FPN) in their estate plan with a codicil to their will.  You are not required to have an...