Worship Service – February 26, 2012
Rev. Lilli Nye announced this fall that she is resigning as of June 30. This Sunday she will explore this unique stretch of time in her ten-year ministry with Theodore Parker Church, considering the complexity and ambiguity of remaining engaged together in community while anticipating her departure, of being here now while also being in a process of ending. It’s new territory for her and, possibly, for most of us. Lilli will reflect on her personal journey of learning to navigate this space as wakefully, intentionally, and open-heartedly as possible. Listen Recordings of complete worship...
Read MoreCradles to Crayons
TPC member Cathy Ware is collecting items for Cradles to Crayons, a local nonprofit organization that helps out disadvantaged children. She is collecting new and gently used children’s clothes and baby supplies equipment. People can contact Cathy for drop off instructions....
Read More“In Between”: A One-Man Show
Written and performed by Ibrahim Miari. This one-man show portrays the complexities and contradictions inherent in Palestinian-Israeli identity. Ibrahim stands on the precipice between the two cultures. His play takes us with him from his childhood in Acco with his Jewish and Palestinian grandmothers through war and his struggle to understand his own multi-faceted identity. Sunday, March 4, 2012 at 7 pm First Church in Jamaica Plain UU, 6 Eliot Street, JP To reserve tickets: Call Allie at First Baptist 617-524-3992 $15 adult / $10 students and seniors
Read MoreDo Good by Dining Out
Let’s use our power to make a positive difference in the lives of restaurant workers, by choosing where to eat based on how restaurants treat their employees! The U.S. restaurant industry employs over 10 million workers nationwide and is one of the largest and fastest-growing sectors of the U.S. economy. But sadly, the restaurant industry also has a very high rate of workers’-rights violations. That’s why the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC-United), a Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) partner organization, has released the ROC National Diners’ Guide 2012: A...
Read MoreZoroaster’s Legacy
Persia is our destination. Mazda is our guide. Travel with us in this sixth session in a series of video lectures from The Great Courses. During the Axial Age of religious history, between 800 and 200 B.C.E., sages like Zoroaster first raised questions about good, evil and human destiny. The lecture and discussion will take place at the West Roxbury Branch Library on Monday, February 27, from 6:00 – 7:45 P.M. Prof. Mark W. Muesse of Rhodes College is our video lecturer. Rabbi Barbara Penzner of Temple Hillel B’nai Torah leads the discussion. West Roxbury Branch Library of the Boston...
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