First Parish Church in Plymouth is the oldest continuous church in New England.
The congregation has a long tradition of religious freedom and faith that dates back to the pilgrim landing and beyond. We trace our origin back to the year 1606 when a group of dissenters from the Church of England banded together in Scrooby. In 1620 part of the Leyden congregation set sail aboard the Mayflower, seeking the freedom to worship according to the dictates of their own conscience in the New World.
This history brings us a sense of pride and joy, but we also realize that the present and future need a fresh commitment to maintain a religion of the open mind and heart.
Freedom of belief is foundation to Unitarian Universalism. We affirm the worth of all human beings and the integrity of individual thought and action. As a liberal religious community, we share the quest for a practical religion based on deed, not creed.
Our office can be reached at 508-747-1606
Join us on Sundays at 10:00 for worship.
Our mister Rev. Jay Libby. Sermons of Reverend Jay |
April 20, 2010 Dear Members and Friends of First Parish, Your Ministerial Search Committee is extremely pleased, actually thrilled, to announce that the Rev. Jay Libby will be the next settled minister of First Parish in Plymouth. Rev. Jay will begin his ministry with us on August 1, 2010. We will provide information on this website regarding his preaching schedule. This is a very exciting time for First Parish. Rev. Jay is a compassionate and sensitive individual. He will bring those qualities to his interactions with all of us, especially those who need the comfort of a minister. He is thoughtful and creative preacher, who brings a wide range of life experiences to the pulpit. He strives to step out of the ordinary into the world of possibility. His sermons have been described as well-crafted, thoughtful, and meaningful.First Parish is a congregation rich in spirit, energy, and other resources. I hope you will join us for worship.
In Faith, I wish to thank the other members of the Search Committee for all their hard work during the past 14 months: Julia Thomas, Amy Palmer, Mike Lisi, Valerie Peck and Rick Starkweather. |
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After church please join us for coffee, fellowship, and snacks in Kendall Hall. |
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We welcome all who would join with us in the spirit of love and peace. We are a non-creedal church stressing love, service and religious freedom.. |
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July, August, & September Services
Services are at 10:00 AM except for July 4 (9:00)
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August 22 Duffy Peet
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August 29 - Rev. Judith Campbell, UU's and Prayer
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September 5 - Dianne Zolla
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September 12 Rev. Jay Libby, Ingathering!
Download a record of recent events!!! Recent Events From the Pulpit - PDF
ANNOUNCEMENTS!!!
UUSC Haitian Relief Fund
http://www.uusc.org/content/major_earthquake_devastates_haiti_uusc_uua_launch_relief_fund
Published on Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (http://www.uusc.org)
Major Earthquake Devastates Haiti; UUSC and UUA Launch Joint Relief Fund
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, was devastated by a major earthquake around 5 p.m. Eastern Time on January 12. UUSC and the Unitarian Universalist Association have launched a joint earthquake relief fund to help the survivors.
Most people in the capital spent the night outdoors, without shelter, or joined those frantically digging in the rubble to rescue the tens of thousands trapped underneath it. The situation is chaotic, communications systems are down, and debris impedes movement around the city. Nonetheless, the U.N. estimates that 2.2 million people are affected and fears that the loss of life may reach into the tens of thousands. The destruction is widespread, with extensive damage to homes, hospitals, roads, water and sanitation services, and electrical and communication systems. Major news outlets are all reporting severe devastation. An alarming number of buildings, including the National Palace and the United Nation’s Headquarters, have collapsed.
Haiti is the Western Hemisphere’s most impoverished and least-developed nation. Its society is rife with radical inequality, where large numbers of the population are systematically left out. Eighty percent of the population lives in poverty. Many people live day-to-day on what they’re able to earn in the informal sector. For those hundreds of thousands of poor people in Port-au-Prince, the daily struggle for food, water, and medical attention already amounted to an emergency — the earthquake has made these challenges infinitely more difficult to overcome, creating a humanitarian disaster on top of an existing humanitarian crisis. Poor Haitians who have never had equal access to services will be struggling to get basic necessities in the aftermath of this earthquake.
What UUSC will do
UUSC’s disaster response in Haiti will focus on those survivors less likely to have access to aid, such as child domestic workers (restaviks), women-headed households that work in the informal sector, and people living with HIV/AIDS. Haiti has a vibrant grassroots movement with a vision of empowering people. UUSC will work closely with partners in this grassroots movement to reach those survivors at greatest risk of being overlooked. As of this afternoon, we’ve already connected with three organizations and will be reaching out to others over the next 24 hours in order to shape our response.
We will be updating our website regularly as our plans develop.
Finally, we are deeply saddened at the
calamity that has devastated the lives of people in Haiti —
please support our efforts to help them.
Food Collection Sundays
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Donations for the Greater Plymouth Food
Warehouse are collected during Sunday
Services on the second Sunday of every
month. The staples that the food bank is
always looking for are the following: |
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fruit and vegetable juices cereal canned fruit canned vegetables canned meat |
tuna peanut butter and jelly condiments snacks |
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