Multi-Day Events
Fri Oct 4 through Oct 6	Retreat

About the calendar These are currently planned young adult group and selected church wide events. Newcomers are always welcome to events. If you have any questions please contact the listed contact or youngadults@firstparishcambridge.org. The calendar is subject to change so check back here and watch the YAG announcement list. For more information on First Parish chuch wide events, visit the church's site. Interested in hosting an event? Please take quick read through how to host an event. Childcare is provided upon request with 10 days notice for events at the church. The church office provides a list of approved childcare providers. There is no charge to the parent. You are encouraged to use this service by contacting the appropriate event host, who will make arrangements with the church office.

Sunday, September 29 Bring a Friend Sunday Do you have a friend who you have always felt like, "Gee, you're a UU and you don't even know it." Well this is the service for them. We are inviting members to bring a friend and the service will be perfect for orienting them to what this UUism is all about. There will also be a question answer session after church with one of the ministerial staff. Time: 10:30am Location: First Parish Contact: Reverend Jory Agate, , 617-876-7772

Sunday, September 29 Ushering YAG has agreed to provide ushers and snacks on September 29 and February 9. 4 ushers are needed and some others to provide snacks for social hour (the YAG budget can reimburse you for this if you contact someone on the wheel committee). Pick a friend or two and volunteer! Please contact the contact below: YAG Ushering Q&A: What do I do? Fold orders of service Pass out orders of service Pass out offertory plates 1 person helps the deacon count the money additional YAGers bring snacks for social hour When? Arrive 9:30-9:45; volunteer until offertory is passed out (a little longer for person who helps count money) Who do I report to? The deacon. There is one deacon on duty each Sunday. They rotate. The deacons are: David Ray, Margaret Drury, Andi Whitaker, and Ann Daily. It will be clear because they are always there helping to fold the orders of service. The deacon for this particular day is Ann Daily. In order to get the names in the order of service, we have to provide names of volunteer ushers to the church by Wednesday @ noon. Time: 9:30am Location: First Parish Contact: Paul Morgan, , 617-547-7183

Wednesday, October 2 Intergenerational Men's Discussion Group Topic: "Love: How do we know it and how do we show it?" Victor Hugo wrote, "To love another person is to see the face of God." Martin Luther King, Jr. said, "Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. the foundation of such a method is love." And according to Charlie Brown, "Nothing takes the taste out of peanut butter quite like unrequited love." Love is arguable what people want most. Unfortunately, part of the human conditions is getting our signals crossed. If love is the signal we want most, it must also be the signal we most often cross. As men, what signal do we want when it comes to love? What signal do we feel most comfortable sending? What signal do we think our loved ones want sent? And, most importantly, how can love ever save the world? Please join us for a discussion of Love. It will provide you with at least variety of perspectives and may help you better understand what you want most. Facilitator: Tim O'Rourke Time: 7pm Location: First Parish, Barn Room Contact: David Jorgenson, 781-643-8382, david.w.jorgenson.

Friday, October 4 thru October 6 Retreat A fun time! Go to http://www.cambridgeyag.org/branching.html to register and find out more information. Location: Camp Sayre, Milton MA Contact: Michelle McAndrew Zarrin Reynolds Paul Morgan

Sunday, October 6 Coming Out and Commitment Sunday Time: 10:30 Service Location: First Parish, Meeting House

Monday, October 7 Intergenerational Women's Discussion Group The First Parish Intergenerational Women’s Discussion Group meets Monday October 7th from 7-9 PM at First Parish in the Paine Room. This month’s topic is “Transition and Change.” Women of all ages are warmly invited to attend! Start the fall season with an engaging discussion about changes of all kinds in our lives-- personal, political, spiritual-- and how we cope with these transitions. The evening will include some readings chosen by the facilitators, and open discussion. If you have questions, need more information, or have a discussion topic you would like to add to our ever-evolving list, please contact Kris Fikkan at 781-646-6840 or at kfikkan@uua.org. A bit about the women of the group: the “WDG” consists of members and friends of First Parish who meet to share lively conversation and fellowship, once a month. We welcome all ages and religious perspectives and aim to make our group inclusive to any woman who would like to take part in our meetings. Our organizational structure is kind of a team-work model and we have stolen as many ideas as we can from the Men’s Discussion Group (thanks, guys). Participation is encouraged—all are invited to lead discussions, to bring snacks, to sit and listen, or some combination of all these. Time: 7pm Location: First Parish, Paine Room Contact: Kris Fikkan 781-646-6840,

Tuesday, October 8 Intergenerational Healing Touch Group The Healing Touch Group is a wonderful and welcoming gathering of folks interested in creating a safe space for sharing the natural healing power of human touch. No professional massage experience is necessary. If you like to give and receive theraputic and spiritual bodywork, such as massage or Reiki, come join us. Each evening begins with a centering and relaxing meditation. The Healing Touch Group meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month. Please plan to arrive at 7:00, so that we may begin with a guided meditation promptly at 7:30. Late arrival would be disruptive to the group once we begin, so the doors may be closed at that point. Time: 7:00 - 9:30 PM Location: Barn Room Contact: Emily Keating, Katrina Piehler,

Thursday, October 10 Games Night Get together to play some card/board games. Bring whatever you might like to play, and I'll do the same. Time: 7:00 PM Location: First Parish (new room on the mezzanine ) Contact: evan bernstein, , 781-788-0820

Saturday, October 12 Cookie Baking Come bake (and sample) cookies with your friends! On Sunday, October 13, YAG will be hosting coffee hour. We'll be providing snacks and (for the first time) bringing along some fair trade coffee (A YAG, social action project; see social action web page) to be served at coffee hour. Your friendly, neighborhood social action reps will take care of the coffee part, but on Saturday, October 12, we need your help baking some treats. We figured that with a group of people, we'd be likely to make quite a few cookies, so we've also promised to donate some of the treats to Tuesday meals that same week. So all you aspiring and talented cooks and bakers out there, we need your ideas and your help! Please RSVP if you think you'll be able to make it. Also indicate whether you'd be able to either a) come with a cookie recipe and bring along the ingredients we'll need b) bring along something that's halfway done (like dough for cookies that's been refrigerated) that you need help shaping, cutting out or decorating, or c)bring some extra supplies like an extra bowl or cookie sheet. None of this is required -- you can just show up and help us -- although an extra bowl or cookie sheet would be greatly appreciated. Since this is likely to run into dinnertime, something *small* and dinnerlike (i.e. not sweet) will be provided, but don't come too, too hungry as we'll be mostly baking. Fair trade coffee will be served to go along with the cookies we sample. Time: 4pm Location: Valentina's place in Brighton (directions will be emailed later) Contact: Valetina Zic 617-739-3177

Sunday, October 13 Planning Meeting Come help plan events for November. If you want to host an event next month, please come! This could also be a chance to get involved. It is not necessary to have extended experience in YAG to help out. Come and we'll find something you'd enjoy doing. Time: 1pm Location: First Parish, parlor Contact: Lauren Meehan

Sunday, October 13 Apple Picking Details to be announced. Time: After lunch Location: TBA Contact: Ethan Field

Thursday, October 17 Unitarian Universalist Defense of Civil Liberties Talk The Young Adult Worship originally scheduled for Thursday, October 17th has been moved! Instead, we encourage everyone to go to the following talk: AHEAD OF THE WAVE: Unitarian Universalist Defense of Civil Liberties Speaking at this event will be UUA President Rev. Bill Sinkford, UUA General Assembly Moderator Diane Olson, and a "Who's Who" of UU civil liberties activists from the 1940s and 1950s. For more details, see the website. Young Adult Worship is tenatively moved to the following Thursday (24th). We will post to the list when this is confirmed. Time: 7:00 PM Location: Arlington Street Church 351 Boylston St. Boston, MA Contact: http://www.uua.org/news/2002/civil/

Friday, October 18 Bowling Skinny pins. Small balls. Smash! I bet you know the game. Directions: Facing away from the Somerville Theater entrance, turn ninety degrees to your right. Walk in that direction until you find Day St. on your right. Walk down Day St. until you find Sacco's on your right. Go in and have a grand ol' time! Time: 7:30pm Location: Sacco's (Day St. in Davis Square) Contact: Jesse Lex 617-529-4326,

Saturday, October 19 Creative Sharing Night THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THIS MONTH Bring a guitar, bring two. Bring a poem that you've written, or a passage from a piece of literature that you like. Bring a painting that you've made or some crayons to draw with. Dance for us. Bring a treat for people to munch on that you've made. Note, no pressure to prepare something, you can just enjoy the evening. Gather together in a friendly environment to share things with other people. Whether it's something that you've created or just something that you admire: share it with us. Examples from past experience: singing songs, bringing pastries, reading passages from books, showing off a quilt that someone made, dancing, performing a monologue or a scene, reading a poem. Feel free to use one of these or come up with your own. I will coordinate rides so please contact me if you need one or have one to give. Time: 6:30 PM Location: evan bernstein's place: 30d Jacqueline Road, Waltham Contact: evan bernstein, , 781-788-0820

Saturday, October 19 Arboretum Fall Colors/Outside Games This event has been cancelled sorry guys, i was pulled out of town on this weekend and can't run the event. don't let me stop you if you want to go, and feel free to drop a mail to the list if you'd like others to go. we don't need plans and committees, do we..? =P blessed be, greg ------------------------- This will be fairly free-form, as we're mostly looking for an exuse to see the fall colors and play at the Arboretum. With luck, Weather will be nice to us. We'll try out hand at Capture The Flag, kite flying (i'll see if i can find a few extra), or whatever the people who show up agree upon. You can meet us at the Forest Hills T stop, or on the steps to First Parish since i will also swing by the church on the way. Time TBA. Time: TBA Location: Meet at Forest Hills T stop Contact: Greg Kindel

Sunday, October 20 Pumpkin Carving Have you been waiting to carve illuminating eyes, ghastly grins, and really scary teeth??? Create faces that will spook your friends and make your neighbors think twice about knocking on your door. Join us for pumpkin carving in the parlor this Sunday after lunch around 1:30. Some pumpkin seed toasting might follow as well…. We will provide some pumpkins and ask for a small donation ($1-2) for their cost but if you’d like to bring your own that’s great! Questions, Comments: Contact Melissa Time: 1:30pm Location: First Parish, parlor Contact: Melissa Quirk 617-491-5548,

Tuesday, October 22 Intergenerational Healing Touch Group The Healing Touch Group is a wonderful and welcoming gathering of folks interested in creating a safe space for sharing the natural healing power of human touch. No professional massage experience is necessary. If you like to give and receive theraputic and spiritual bodywork, such as massage or Reiki, come join us. Each evening begins with a centering and relaxing meditation. The Healing Touch Group meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month. Please plan to arrive at 7:00, so that we may begin with a guided meditation promptly at 7:30. Late arrival would be disruptive to the group once we begin, so the doors may be closed at that point. Time: 7:00 - 9:30 PM Location: Barn Room Contact: Emily Keating, Katrina Piehler,

Thursday, October 24 Worship Circle Worship time has come again! “Come dream a dream with me… that I might know your mind” Dreams are our visions, hopes and aspirations for the present and future. What do we dream about in our lives and what is the power of those visions? How can we guide our dreams to reality? The power of articulating them in community and the experience of sharing your vision with another person can be empowering, transformative, and faith building. We do not often take the time to honor the beauty and the power that exists in communicating our dreams. Come take time to reflect on what it is you are dreaming about and hear the visions of those in your community. I would *love* for people to participate in putting on the worship so if you would like to help out by sharing a reading, story or song, (either one of your own or one I’ve prepared) please contact me. Thanks and hope to see you Thursday! Melissa Quirk What is circle worship? Circle worship is a traditional form of worship drawn from many ancient traditions and practiced regularly today by Pagans, Quakers, and many Unitarian Universalists. Rather than focusing around a single speaker or leader, circle worship emphasizes the shared experiences of all participants. A "leader" in such a worship takes responsibility for creating an appropriate safe space where worshippers are able to both rely on the group for security and to aid in supporting eachother. No one is required to participate in ways that make them uncomfortable, but each person has the potential to sanctify the space further with their words and actions. Why do we have separate Young Adult worships? Because of the "shared experience" model of circle worship, often the group gains focus when drawing from similar life stage experiences. The experience of worship is greatly dependent on a persons’ ability to trust the group and themselves. Worship builds on the other community building activities that young adults participate in. Additionally, the ability to articulate our spirituality for ourselves is at the core of Unitarian Universalist principles and the exercise of doing this on a regular basis in young adult community fertilizes the ongoing growth of our living tradition. Time: 7pm Location: First Parish Contact: Melissa Quirk 617-308-8249 or .

Friday, October 25 2nd annual Scary Movie Soiree A laid back start to Halloween week. I'll make some of my homemade pizza and rent "Army of Darkness" a classic satire of horror and other genres. (Note to those concerned: its a comedy; NOT scary or graphic, very lighthearted). We can watch the movie or just chill depending on what people want. (It's the "2nd Annual" because I did this last October as my first YAG event and it went over well then- apologies to any already saw this movie last year:) ) Time: 6PM Location: 395 Broadway R2A, Cambridge (10 minute walk from Harvard, Central squares) click here for map Contact: Paul Morgan 617-547-7183,

Saturday, October 26 City Year Serve-A-Thon Volunteering Spend the day Saturday painting/landscaping and doing other work on an elementary school in Dorchester. For every participant, my company will donate the $20 registration fee, which goes towards the good work City Year does throughout the year. RSVP by Thursday 10/24. If you would like to donate to City Year, please contact me. Location: Elementary School In Dorechester Contact: Paul Morgan

Saturday, October 26 Potluck Come join us for a pot-luck dinner in the First Parish parlor this Saturday, 10/26, at 7 p.m. Bring a favorite dish to share as we celebrate the coming of autumn together. We usually have a lot of desserts, yum-yum!, but main and side dishes would be much appreciated to balance out our meal. The pot-lucks usually last til around 9, so you can still come to dinner if you are planning on other activities later in the evening. No need to RSVP, I look forward to seeing you this Saturday! Email me with any questions: gspeters@hotmail.com. Time: 7pm Location: First Parish, parlor Contact: Gretchen Peterson 617-901-9929,

Thursday, October 31 Trick or Treating for Cans You are never too old for Trick or Treating! So, throw on that black, pointy hat, hop on your broom, and fly over to the church on Halloween from 5:30 to 7:30 to trick or treat for Project Soup, a local food pantry. We will meander in groups around the neighborhood pulling red wagons and trick or treating for cans. (And who knows? Maybe we'll collect some candy along the way, too!) We will meet on Monday or Tuesday this week to pass out flyers in the neighborhood we plan on haunting. If you are interested, please let me know as soon as possible. You may call me at 617-746-1860 or email me at skratzig@hotmail.com. Abby Gitlitz and I would like to know how large of an area we can plan to cover. Also, if you have a wagon or other rollable can collecting object to lend to the cause, please let us know. We are also looking for a couple of people with cars who would be willing to station it at a location within the neighborhood so that we can have a drop-off point for cans once the wagon becomes too full. Thanks! Have a happy, haunted weekend! Suzy and Abby Update: The time has come to drees up in your spooky best and come out and trick or treat! We wil be meeting at the church at 5:30 and then we will head over to a neighborhood in between Harvard and Porter. For those of you who want to trick or treat but need to be on a slightly later shift, we will also be meeting at the Brook's Pharmacy on the corner of Mass Ave and Linean St (about a third of the way from Porter to Harvard ) at 6:30. Come one come all. Bring a friend, bring a cart, and come joint the fun. Questions? email me or call (617)628 4869. Time: 5:30 to 7:30 Location: First Parish Contact: Suzy Kratzig: , 617-746-1860

Saturday, November 2 Nameless Coffeehouse Special Benefit Concert A Special Benefit Concert for the First Church's Handicap Access Fund Featuring: Jack Kid Steve Barkhimer Rob Siegel Janet Connerney hosted by Susan Levine $6 suggested donation Time: 8pm Location: First Parish, Parlor Contact: www.namelesscoffeehouse.org

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