Maundy Thursday marks the day of the “Last Supper.” Our vespers service is a time for reflection, prayer, song, and communion as we think about the meaning and importance of community.

May 5th is the 200th anniversary of the Baltimore Sermon, the sermon that William Ellery Channing gave that defined and transformed Unitarianism. May 5th is a day we’re pretty busy at FPC, but April 7th is also William Ellery Channing’s birthday, which gives us a great opportunity to look at the life and works of this great Unitarian figure. Rev. Dr. Cynthia Landrum will be preaching.

Our 9am service will include a special joint performance of Gabriel Faure’s Requiem by our FPC Choir and the Choir of the Unitarian Universalists of Wellsley Hills. Both services will focus, in different ways, on the question of what happens after death. Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Landrum will be preaching.

The Parish Jazz Band will host the morning’s two services. The theme is storytelling, and, in addition to jazz music, we’ll hear some short stories that delight, entertain, and challenge. A great musical program will include pieces by Jimmy Van Heusen, Lerner & Loewe, Rodgers & Hart, French composer Michel LeGrand, and local jazz original Phil Myers. The morning will as usual also feature our own star vocalist, the lovely and talented Sara Beauvais. Michael Paladini will deliver a brief homily. We hope you can come!