First Parish Church of Groton

We are a community of adults, youth, and children seeking to deepen spiritually, to take care of one another, and to be a blessing to the world.

These are some of the things we care about at First Parish Church: We value spiritual depth, spiritual growth, and spiritual maturity. We value service to others, especially to those outside the walls of the church and to those in need. We value generosity and view increasing generosity as part of the spiritual life. We value being a “permission granting” church. By this we mean saying yes to new ideas and possibilities which are consistent with and further the mission and values of the church. We value taking care of each other. We will be asked to take care of the members and friends of our community who are in need. We will receive care when we are in need.

As a member congregation of the Unitarian Universalist Association, we affirm and promote the principles of the UUA. As a Welcoming Congregation, we actively welcome gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people as full participants in the life of the church.

In other words, our congregation and our Unitarian Universalist faith are engaging, participatory, and inclusive. All are welcome at this table. Join us!

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Summer Services for 2009 [ 06/16/2009 09:18 AM ]

Rocky Sandy has pulled together the 2009 roster of lay-led summer services. Join us at 10:00 on Sundays beginning June 28 in the cool of the FPCoG vestry for these intimate, often surprising, and always worthwhile services.

FPCoG At the Boston Pride Parade [ 06/14/2009 03:51 PM ]

Dina Samfield captured a number of photos at Saturday's Boston Pride Parade. Here are two showing the FPCoG contingent with the banner that the Worship Committee produced. People at the parade say that the banner was a huge hit and will show up in many people's photos of the event. Here are the rest of Dina's photos on Facebook.

Making Room Task Force (Phase I) Report [ 06/05/2009 04:24 PM ]

Last March the Making Room Task Force, which had been meeting and working for a year, presented their report at a meeting convened by Leadership Development. You can download the report in PDF format (450 KB) from the Members area of the site. (A password is required; please if you don't have yours.) The second phase of the Making Room Task Force will pick up this work in the fall.

Purchase Prints Securely Online From Photo Directory Portraits [ 11/30/2008 08:24 PM ]

You can go online and order prints, in a wide variety of sizes, and other products such as shirts, hats, and mugs, from the portraits taken for the Photo Directory project. All proceeds flow to the church. Photos of all the adults who participated are online now. If you had photos taken of your children, or family groupings, you can for an individual URL and secure login. Full details, including representative pricing, are available here in the Members area.

Order Your Bricks for the Remembrance Garden [ 09/09/2007 05:45 PM ]

Have you visited the Remembrance Garden recently? It's on the east side of the Parish House back porch. It is a beautiful, peaceful spot enhanced by the intentions of those who have chosen to remember loved ones, places, or events in their lives. It's not too late to order your brick for the Remembrance Garden.