First Parish Church of Groton

Jars of spring water are not enough anymore.

Take us down to the river.

— Rumi

First Parish Church of Groton is a founder of the Groton Community Dinners program.

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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In addition to appearing on the new Latest News page, the news items are listed below. Click the title links to see more details.

Warrant for 2013 Annual Meeting, May 19 [ 05/09/2013 06:27 PM ]

Many of you will have gotten the warrant for the annual meeting via email. You can also find a copy of the PDF at this link.

March in the Boston Pride Parade, June 8 [ 05/09/2013 08:33 AM ]

Please follow this link for details on FPCoG’s participation in this year’s Boston Pride Parade. Bonus: photos from last year’s parade! (The link goes to the Members area of the site. If you need the password, please email the .)

Rev. Kemler's Sermon After the Boston Marathon [ 04/21/2013 09:26 PM ]

Here is a transcript of Rev. Kemler's sermon from April 21, What Thrives in Rubble and Ash. (Unfortunately the recorder was not working and we didn't capture the audio.)