1 Benevolent Street
(Corner of Benefit and Benevolent)
Providence, RI 02906
401-421-7970
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Lisa Garcia-Sampson is a graduate of Boston University’s School of Theology and currently serves as the ministerial intern at First Church in Boston. Lisa first discovered Unitarian Universalism at First U and forever considers this to be her spiritual home, and, more importantly, her family.
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Kevin Carson was a member of First Unitarian before entering seminary. He is currently serving as our Ministerial Intern for Pastoral Care. In his “regular” job, he works at Hasbro, Inc.
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Text of Homily by Rev. Liz Lerner Maclay
Purim is a holiday in the strangest sense – a sense of joy that comes from fighting despair, from choosing to uplift and … read more.
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When I was little, my mother would suggest my sister and I dress in green on St. Patrick’s day. She explained this was a day to celebrate the Irish … read more.
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Oh, letting go. Every so often a minister has to preach on something that is absolutely not a personal strength. And this is one of those times. … read more.
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In the end there are three things that matter about a church: its past, its present, and its future. The past matters because it’s our story and also because … read more.
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Some sermons start with a question; a few start with an answer. My sermon this morning is some of both: a question and an answer but an answer that … read more.
Sermon by Phyllis Cole
Phyllis Cole was at one time a Women’s Studies in Religion Fellow at Harvard Divinity School; then, for over 25 years, taught as a professor of English at Penn State Brandywine. While writing at length about women of the Transcendentalist movement, she … read more.
An annual celebration of the many ways we are family. Over the years, family stories have been shared by people of many ages, races, and economic conditions, and many family configurations: GBLTQ, “traditional” couples, one-parent and single-person families. Come and celebrate with us!
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Although this congregation has a long history, in fact, one of the longest in Unitarian Universalism, of partner church work with our Unitarian cousins in Transylvania, – for this church it goes back to the 1930’s – we still need to learn, or remember, how … read more.
