{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Faith in Loving Fiercely, by Rev. Carolyn Patierno, Adjunct Minister, worship service Sunday, June 14, 2026","description":"Rev. Carolyn Patierno, Adjunct Minister, preaching Worship service given June 7, 2026 Prayer by Rev. Dr. Jonipher Kwong, Interim Lead Minister https:\/\/firstparish.info\/ First Parish A liberal religious community, welcoming to all First gathered 1739 Join us for our final in-person worship service of the program year as Rev. Carolyn Patierno asks: How does faith carry us to higher ground especially in times when we feel we are desperately treading water? What does that mean as UUs? The First Parish Intergenerational Orchestra and the First Parish Choir, with accompanist Ken Seitz, will offer music as we bid farewell to this program year.   Offering and Giving First The Giving First program donates 50% of the non-pledge offering each month to a charitable organization that we feel is consistent with Unitarian Universalist principles. The program began in November 2009, and First Parish has donated over $200,000 to more than 70 organizations. For June, July, and August of 2026, the Pink Haven Coalition will share half the offering collected during Sunday worship at First Parish. Pink Haven is a coalition of trans organizers, mutual-aid groups, progressive faith organizations, queer associations, and individual justice-lovers who are working together to create networks of safety and direct support for trans beloveds and their families who need to relocate, access healthcare across state lines, or stay as safe as possible where they are.. We know that liberation is a group project and that no one is free until everyone is free. We proclaim that trans lives are sacred. Pink Havens\u2019 work centers trans lives and experiences, particularly the lives and experiences of BIPOC trans and gender expansive people. Learn more at their website: https:\/\/www.pinkhaven.org\/. The remaining half of your offering supports the life and work of this Parish. To donate using your smartphone, you may text \u201cfpuu\u201d to 73256. Then follow the directions in the texts you receive. ","author_name":"Sermons from First Parish Unitarian Universalist of Arlington Massachusetts","author_url":"https:\/\/firstparish.info","html":"