Category: Stoughton

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May 25, 2025 – Memorial Day Service – A Five Points Cluster Shared Worship Service at First Parish Stoughton (10:30 a.m.)

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This Five Points Cluster Shared Worship Service is being held by First Parish of Stoughton, MA.

“In a time of tremendous change and uncertainty, technologist and speculative fiction author Ken Liu has found comfort in the Dao De Jing, a mystical philosophy text composed more than 2500 years ago. He shares with us his own journey with the book and how it brought him joy through a new understanding of the meaning of freedom.

Event will also include music and elements of our traditional First Parish worship service.

Ken Liu (http://kenliu.name) is an American author of speculative fiction. A winner of the Nebula, Hugo, and World Fantasy awards for his fiction, he has also won top genre honors abroad in Japan, Spain, In addition to his original fiction, Liu also occasionally publishes literary translations. His most recent work of translation is a new rendition of Laozi’s Dao De Jing.”

 

This Worship Service will be held in person and via Zoom.us and is hosted by All Souls Braintree.

 

NEW (5/13/2025): ‘Let’s sing together! On May 25, First Parish Stoughton will host the Five Points Cluster shared worship service. The service will include the song ‘I Will Be That Peace’ by Mark Hayes; and we invite you to sing it as a group!

You can practice on your own, using the link below. We have +/- 10 copies at First Parish. Please bring your own copy, if you have one.

Then join us for a joint rehearsal on Sunday, May 25, prior to the service:”

  • 9:00 AM Gather in the Sanctuary
  • 9:15 – 10:00 AM Warm up and rehearse
  • 10:30 AM Service begins

“Please let First Parish Stoughton Music Director Linda Brookfield know by email if you plan to join in: music@firstparishstoughton.org

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsPa8grSB2k”

Please visit FirstParishStoughton.org for details.

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The Five Points Cluster congregations choose a specific Sunday once every month or so where we gather to share worship together at one of our churches. It is a wonderful way to experience different kinds of worship, get to know our neighbors and siblings in faith, and offer hospitality to one another.

Please contact your Five Points Cluster Coordinator for the Zoom link and password.
Universalist Unitarian Church of Brockton www.uubrockton.com

First Parish Unitarian Universalist, Canton www.fpuucanton.org

Foxborough Universalist Church www.uufoxborough.org

Unity Church Of North Easton www.unitychurchofnortheaston.org

Unitarian Church Of Sharon www.uusharon.org

First Parish of Stoughton, MA www.firstparishstoughton.org

Murray Unitarian Universalist Church www.murrayuuchurch.org

All Souls Church Braintree www.allsoulsbraintreechurch.org

 

 

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May 17, 2025 – Community Green Fair at First Parish of Stoughton (10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.)

First Parish Stoughton is holding a Community Green Fair” on May 17, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Schedule

  • 10:30 TBD
  • 11:00 Modern Day Homesteading
  • 11:30 Square Foot/Raised Bed Gardening
  • 12:00 Stoughton Climate Action Committee/Reducing Household Energy
  • 12:30 TBD
  • 1:00 Stoughton DPW Recycling & Black Earth Composting
  • 1:30 Composting
  • 2:00 Beekeeping
  • 2:30 Green Burials
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May 3, 2025 – Five Points Cluster Planning Meeting (9:30 a.m.)

May 3, 2025 – Five Points Cluster Planning Meeting (9:30 a.m.)

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There will be a Five Points Cluster Planning Meeting at 9:30 a.m., on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The meeting will be held on Zoom.us. Please contact your Five Points Cluster Coordinator for the Zoom link and password.

 

 

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April 24, 2025 – Five Points Cluster Lay-Led Congregations Meeting (7:00 p.m.)

Organized by All Souls Braintree, this is a meeting for those congregations in the Five Points Cluster that are lay-led or nearly-lay-led congregations.

Have you ever wondered “How do other lay-led congregations handle this situation?” Join other area Unitarian Universalists to discuss these issues and more.

Please contact your Five Points Cluster representative for details and the Zoom link.

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April 5, 2025 - Hands Off! Rally

April 5, 2025 – Hands Off Massachusetts! Rally in Boston (11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.)

About this event

“… Join us for the only official Hands Off! Boston event!

Rally and March

Meet at Parkman Bandstand, Boston Common

11am, April 5, 2025

We are all volunteer organizations; please help us rent the equipment we need to make this event accessible to everyone: Donate Here!

Tom Homan wants to bring “Hell” to Boston?! Hell no! Don’t make us laugh!

STAY HOME HOMAN! You can’t handle Boston!

Hands Off Boston! Hands Off Massachusetts! Hands Off America!

President Musk and the Trump-Puppet think this country belongs to them. Boston and ALL of Massachusetts are fighting back!

Senator Ed Markey has called on us to get 100,000 people on Boston Common. Let’s show the world what we can do! Now is the time to unite! We are stronger together and we are ready.

A core principle behind all events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with any who may disagree with our values. …”

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3/3/25: “Just In Case” Box Decorating at First Parish of Stoughton, MA, 790 Washington Street, Stoughton, MA 02072-2940 (6:30 p.m.)

“Just in Case” boxes contain information needed and helpful if a person is to die unexpectedly.

First Parish Stoughton is holding an event to decorate “Just in Case” boxes on March 3, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. They have about 15 boxes and supplies to decorate them. Please contact Susan at 339-237-2519 for information and to register.

 

(* Decorated box photo is not necessarily representative of a box being decorated at this event being offered by First Parish Stoughton.)

Organizer Web Site

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1/23/25: From the UUA President: Fierce Love Compels Us To Action

Below is a link to a statement from UUA President the Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt in response to executive orders issued by the US President. The statement includes additional resources to take action to support your congregation, community, and loved ones. These executive orders will affect members of our community. Please take the time to read it.

https://www.uua.org/pressroom/press-releases/fierce-love-compels-us-action

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12/24/2024: Christmas Eve Services at Five Points Cluster Congregations

12/24/2024: Christmas Eve Services at Five Points Cluster Congregations

December 24, 2024 – Christmas Eve Services – Five Points Cluster

April 27, 2024 BOLA Dinner & Raffle

4/27/24: BOLA 2024 Dinner & Raffle at First Parish of Stoughton, MA, 790 Washington Street, Stoughton, MA 02072-2940 (6:00 p.m.)

BOLA 2024 Dinner & Raffle at First Parish of Stoughton, MA, 790 Washington Street, Stoughton, MA 02072-2940.

April 27, 2024 BOLA Dinner & Raffle

Details: “‘Bola’ is First Parish’s annual Dinner & Raffle event. No one knows exactly where the name Bola came from, but we suspect it’s related to the ‘Tombola’ raffles that are popular at small-town fetes in England.

What does it look like at First Parish Stoughton? Dinner with a lot of fun and many chances to win prizes. One thing that makes Bola distinct is that if your raffle ticket wins a prize, it goes back into the basket and could win again! (Theoretically, one single ticket could win all the prizes! Though we’ve never seen that actually happen, we’ve seen plenty of instances where the same ticket won multiple prizes in a night.)

Bola 2024 will be April 27 at 6:00pm.

  • Dinner tickets are $15 for ages 13 and up; $7 for ages 12 and under

  • Dinner reservation deadline is Monday April 22

  • Dinner is a Pasta Blowout! Different kinds of pasta and sauce, Salad, Bread, and Dessert

  • Contact the office at 781-344-6800, office@firstparishstoughton.org BY APRIL 22 to make a reservation (be sure to indicate how many tickets, whether adult or kid tickets, and whether meat eater or vegetarian)

  • Raffle tickets are $1 each, 3 for $2, or 6 for $5 and are sold prior to as well as on the night of the BOLA dinner

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More information is available here: https://firstparishstoughton.org/bola/

 

For upcoming events in the Five Points Cluster congregations, please visit the calendar of events at https://fivepointscluster.org/events/.