First Parish Unitarian Universalist Cohasset
E-mail Update – April 6, 2010
Colorful and mesmerizing describes the music of Easter Sunday and next Sunday! How our choir soared with the Alleluias that sounded in the Easter Morning Meeting House. How our bell choir chimed in and our organist pulled out all the celebratory stops. How our children raised their voices along with choir and congregation to what has become an Easter tradition—Oh, Bells in the Steeple, Katherine Davis’ song of Easter and bells and daffodils. The daffodil-laden altar offered visual accompaniment before children distributed them to all, and the radiant yellow beamed like a garden from the laps of all present. Kudos to Allegra Martin and First Parish Choir, to our First Parish Bell Choir, to organist Carrie Bates, to our children, and yes, to the whole congregation who sang in full force.
The music continues this coming Sunday morning, even with our choir “on vacation.” Maureen Hague will be our pianist and Jordan Holt, a young student of Maureen’s, will be our guest soloist. I’ll preach on “God, the Movie!”
And come Sunday afternoon at 4 PM, we hope the Meeting House fills with congregants and more as Zefiro, a professional vocal ensemble based in Boston and Providence, will perform “The Spirit and the Flesh,” a concert of Renaissance music. This is the final Meeting House Concert of the season, so we hope to see you streaming in with family and extended family, friends and neighbors. Kudos to Allegra for your amazing leadership in overseeing the Meeting House Concert Series this past year.
May the sound of Meeting House music lift our spirits and open our hearts as we gather in this community of faith and song.
Sing on—
Jan
HELP! HELP! HELP!
Sunday Ushers & Coffee Hour Hosts are Needed!
Hospitality is what it’s about. Won’t you agree to usher and provide flowers or to host our coffee hour this coming Sunday, April 11th? Or perhaps April 18th or any of the Sunday of May or June? Please contact Sandy Bailey at 781-383-1100 or sbailey@firstparishcohasset.org with your “Yes, I will and here’s what I can do when!” Thanks for all you do to make First Parish UU Cohasset even more hospitable!
The events of this week are as follows:
Tuesday, April 6
10:30 AM – Staff Meeting – Minister’s Study
11:00 AM – First Parish Common Hope Vision Team – Hingham Library
Our Common Hope Vision Team offers a reprise of their memorable service of January 24 at First Parish, this time at the Hingham Library. With stories and slides and music, Margie and Steve Brown, Carol and Jack Martin, Kay Mixon, Bev Burgess, Pat Baird, and Dee Lehner recount the story of their volunteer work trip to Guatemala this past October. This event is open to the public and made possible by the Osher Life Long Learning Institute (OLLI) at UMass Boston.
6:30 PM – Leadership Development Committee – Atkinson Room
Thursday, April 8
7:00 PM – Forum on “Why We Can’t Get Ahead: Job Challenges for the American Worker – co-sponsored by the UUSC and the Tellus Institute for a Great Transition – 6 Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain
Join us for a discussion with Steven Greenhouse, New York Times business and economics correspondent and author of The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker. Since the recession’s peak, the U.S. unemployment rate has been hovering around 10 percent. But the challenges to the American worker go beyond the current economic crisis. Steven Greenhouse will talk about how American companies have squeezed millions of workers by clamping down on wages, cutting benefits, and violating labor laws. He’ll also offer a practical set of solutions that government, business, and labor leaders could implement to help working people. For more information, visit the Jamaica Plain Forum’s website and follow the link: http://jamaicaplainforum.org/.
7:55 PM – Choir Practice – Meeting House
Saturday, April 10
10:00 AM – 1:11 PM – BCD Workshop “Electronic Social Networking” – Cape Cod Community College, West Barnstable
(For details, please see the April newsletter, The Common.)
Sunday, April 11
NOTE:
Today is the Cohasset Road Race. We can legally park on the Common until noon. After that, parking is available in the lots across from the Post Office and off the main roads.
8:00 AM – Circle Ministry (group led by Joan Kovach & Susan Meikleham and meeting usually on the 1st & 3rd Sundays, but during April on the 2nd & 3rd Sundays)
8:00 AM – Circle Ministry (group led by Bill Baird & John Kornet and meeting on the 2nd & 4th Sundays)
9:45 AM – Childcare for our youngest. All other children will join their parents and the full congregation for the first part of worship in the Meeting House and then leave for RE classes, which extend to 11:15 AM. Our Whole Lives (OWL) meets at 9:45 AM at First Parish UU in Scituate.
10:00 AM – Worship in the Meeting House – Sermon: “God, the Movie”
3:00 PM – UU Urban Ministry Donor & Volunteer Appreciation Tea – First Church in Roxbury
The invitation:
To show our gratitude for your support of the UU Urban Ministry, we are cordially inviting you to attend our Second Annual Donor and Volunteer Appreciation Tea.
This year’s event will feature a selection of delicious Asian teas and desserts. Guest speakers will highlight the important work of the UU Urban Ministry and how your generosity has changed lives. This Afternoon Tea is simply an appreciation for all that our supporters do for the UU Urban Ministry. It is not a fundraiser, so please just come and enjoy!
Directions are at http://www.uuum.org/templates/System/details.asp?id=42140&PID=771779.
RSVP to Greg Friedman, Development Coordinator,
at 617-318-6010 x201 or gfriedman@uuum.org.
4:00 PM – Meeting House Concert – Zefiro
Zefiro, a Renaissance vocal octet, will perform works by Josquin, Palestrina, and others. Zefiro is based in Providence, RI and is an ensemble of truly exquisite musicians. This is our final Meeting House Concert of the year. Tickets are available at the door and are $15 for adults and $12 for senior adults and children. Don’t miss this concert of classic choral repertoire! (See above column for more details.)
What else?
Our Cohasset Food Pantry needs you to help hungry neighbors! Please contribute.
During this time of continuing economic challenge, more and more of our neighbors are turning to local food pantries. May those of us with an ample store of food and more share with those of us who are struggling. We can do this through our Cohasset Food Pantry. Our Outreach Committee reminds us to keep those baskets in the Meeting House and at the entrance to the Parish House full. Items needed are posted at both locations.
For more information on activities at First Parish Unitarian Universalist in Cohasset, refer to our December newsletter, The Common, and to our website at www.firstparishcohasset.org.
We have a faith worth sharing and a church worth growing!
Come, and bring your children and your un-churched neighbors!
