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Now in its 264th year, First Parish Universalist Church is a liberal religious congregation that has evolved out of a fascinating religious history. First Parish Universalist Church is a Ballou Channing District Honor Society and a member congregation of the Unitarian Universalist Association.

Our Mission Statement
We, the people of the First Parish Universalist Church of Stoughton, Massachusetts, gather to create a community which encourages the lifelong journey toward personal and spiritual growth.  We accept, respect, and celebrate one another's individuality, together with the common spirit of life which connects us all.  Through our sharing and worship together, we hope to find peace and strength for daily living.  We strive to make our faith come alive through service to others and care of the earth.

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The responsibility of selfhood

Responsibility does not kill
the real self,
the deep, inner self
that rests face to face with God,

It kills the little self, perhaps--
the mean and petty self,
that whines and kicks and screams
if it doesn’t get its own little way.

Responsibility tears us away
from the quick sugar fix of life,
so that we may truly experience
life’s real sweetness all the more deeply.

It tears us away
from a road that has become too easy--
deathly, comfortably numb--
so that we may have this wild God as our helpmate
and be sustained and upheld in our work
by arms that never fail us,
a friend who never leaves.

If we focus on our little selves
we lose sight of the deeper soul inside,
that living Spirit who dwells closer to our beings
than our very breath,
that animates the very blood
that courses through our veins--
and unclogs the arteries of our souls
when we dare reach out to one another.

When we dare to engage in serving others
our thoughts take flight.
they love, embrace all life,
feel fire and wind, warmth and cold,
and do their parts at last to change the world.

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2/22/99 - 3/23/99 - 4/29/01 - 4/13/08

May 3, 12:00 noon to 4:00 PM

Spring
Green Fair

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Call to the Annual Meeting

You are hereby informed that the Annual Meeting of the First Parish Universalist Church of Stoughton, Massachusetts, will be held at the church on Monday, May 19, 2008 at 7:30 PM, to act upon the following articles:

Article I. Application for Membership;

Article II. Election of Officers, Trustees, and Investment Committee;

Article III. Report of the Finance Committee, and the proposed budget for the 2008-2009 church year;

Article IV. To consider any other matters that might be submitted in accordance with the by-laws.

Given our hands, this 20th day of April, 2008,

Bradford Russell, President
Linda Stephansky, Clerk

Free child care will be available during the Annual Meeting.

Annual Spring Yard Sale

Saturday, June 7 from 9:00 Am to 2:00 PM

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