Multi-Day Events
Fri Sept 24 through Sept 26	YAG Retreat in Milton, MA!

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.

Tuesday, August 31 UU Identity Sustenance for the Soul: Spiritual Exploration "Exploring Our UU Identity" Tuesday, August 31, 7:00 PM First Parish In Cambridge So you're a UU -- or at least, you're entertaining the idea! :) What does that mean to you? What does it mean to others? How are we in community with others? How does our history affect us? This Tuesday, we'll do some loosely structured activities to help us share and explore what it means for you, me and us to be Unitarian Universalists. See you Tuesday! Ethan Time: 7pm Location: Barn Room, 1st Parish Contact: Ethan

Sunday, September 5 Service: "Taking Back Our Time" September 5 Susan Conrad preaching "Taking Back Our Time" Time: 10:30am Location: 1st Parish, Meetinghouse

Tuesday, September 7 Stories for the Soul -- Community Building What: Community Building Where: Barn Room When: Tonight, Sept. 7th, 7 PM Who: Me and you and anyone that wants to! Anyone who's ever been to a Sustenance for the Soul meeting before knows how fun it is to tell stories and to listen to others' stories. The theme for this season's Community Building is tentatively Stories for the Soul. During this first meeting of the season, we'll be playing a variety of cheesy and entertaining games to learn more about each other. We'll also share and listen to some cool stories about each other. This won't be Spiritual Discussion, in which we excavate deep subjects of spiritual and political and personal importance, but a more lighthearted exploration of the stories that exist all around us, even in the most insignificant of objects. If you would like to prepare, please bring a small object that has some sort of meaning or interest for you...an article of clothing, a piece of jewelry, a coin, an heirloom, a fortune from a cookie, whatever. We'll be doing an activity with them that should spark some cool stories. --Elizabeth Time: 7pm Location: Barn Room

Friday, September 10 End of summer ice cream! No, chilly autumn has not overtaken us yet! Might anyone be interested in getting together this Friday (09.10) for ice cream? Possible ice cream locales include (and you're going to have to deal with my spelling on this) Toscanini's (Harvard Square), Herrell's (Harvard Square), Christina's (Inman Square - 20 minutes down the street from Harvard), etc. So, if you're not otherwise occupied, why don't we meet up on the steps of the church at, say, 7:30pm. We can decide which ice cream establishment to patronize from there. Also, if folks want to get together earlier for dinner, feel free to organize that! Kendra 781.718.4488 Time: 7:30pm Location: 1st Parish Steps Contact: Kendra; Kendrainfo at yahoo

Sunday, September 12 Homecoming Sunday Homecoming Sunday. Intergenerational worship for all ages. There will be child-care, but no religious education classes. Thomas Mikelson will present a brief homily entitled, "Eyes On the Prize: A Vision That Draws us Home Again." Time: 10:30 Location: 1st Parish, Meetinghouse

Sunday, September 12 YAG Planning Meeting Come plan the up-coming month's activities! Biking, swimming at Walden Pond, potluck, movie night, games night? You decide! Come help us plan! Time: 1ish Location: lunch locale - see us Sunday AM for details Contact: Kendra; Kendrainfo at yahoo

Tuesday, September 14 Spritual Discussion - "Work" On Labor day, you probably thought about work, jobs, and unions. Tonight, however, I want to focus on the other kinds of work that we do -- work that we might not even call work since it takes other forms. I remember being much younger and looking at adults for whom "fun" took the form of a wide assortment of laborious activities. Some people seemed to actually enjoy mowing the lawn, cooking, or other mundane activities. To my pre-teen mind, this was a sign that adults were a sad, sad lot, and that growing older was surely some form of mind warping. So, here I am, seemingly adult and engaged in the must-keep-busy urban lifestyle. When I volunteer, I enjoy washing dishes, stacking chairs, or serving food. Sometimes, I even enjoy a good planning meeting. =) These are 'work', but they are not our jobs; they are not for money. My question is: why do we do it? Why do we sometimes exhaust ourselves to have fun? We'll take a chance to listen and articulate just why these things are important to us, and how perhaps they play into things such as faith, mindfulness, and personal values. Time: 7pm meet, 7:30 begin Location: Barn Room Contact: Greg

Saturday, September 18 Potluck - cancelled Hi there! Due to a lack of official host, we'll be postponing the potluck. See you next time. ***** Anyone want to host a potluck on the 18th (the night before we do social hour)? If so, let me know... Time: 7ish? Location: 1st Parish, Meetinghouse Contact: Kendra; Kendrainfo at yahoo

Sunday, September 19 Service: "The Power of Longing" Thomas Mikelson preaching, "The Power of Longing." A teacher of mine once said, "great achievements are born in deep longing." It is true for individuals and it is true for communities. Religious Education classes begin. There will be a recognition of RE Teachers during worship. Time: 10:30am Location: 1st Parish - Meetinghouse

Sunday, September 19 YAG Social Hour It's YAG social hour time! We're hosting the social hour for the congregation so we need your help in supplying us with baked goods, finger foods, or other munchies! Thanks! Time: 11:30 Location: 1st Parish - Kitchen area Contact: Kendra; Kendrainfo at yahoo

Tuesday, September 21 SFTS: Anti-racism Film Join us for a film/discussion related to the anti-racism/ anti-oppression work that we've been doing. All are welcome! Time: meet at 7pm; begin at 7:30 Location: Barn Room Contact: Kendra; Kendrainfo at yahoo

Friday, September 24 thru September 26 YAG Retreat in Milton, MA! see www.cambridgeyag.org for more info or write to Kendrainfo at yahoo... Time: Friday PM - mid-day Sunday Location: Blue Hills Reservation; Milton, MA Contact: Meleah and Melissa

Sunday, September 26 Service: "The High Calling of Membership" Thomas Mikelson preaching, "The High Calling of Membership." The Membership Committee will join Thomas to celebrate the full meaning and importance of membership. A second-hour program on membership will follow. Time: 10:30am Location: 1st Parish - Meetinghouse

Tuesday, September 28 Paul Krugman Hi there, YAGgers! I wanted to let you all know that Paul Krugman, a NY Times columnist, will be speaking at Cambridge Forum (which takes place at the church) on the 28th of September (a Tuesday - the same night as YAG's Sustainance For the Soul programming). I am planning to take the opportunity to hear him speak. For more info, refer to www.cambridgeforum.org. Please note that if you'd like to attend, you need a ticket (!). They are $5 each - call the Forum office at 617.495.2727 for more info. Hope to see you there! Time: 7pm Location: 1st Parish - Meetinghouse Contact: Kendra

Tuesday, September 28 SFTS: Worship Join us for our fourth Tuesday of the month activity - worship! Time: meet at 7pm, begin at 7:30 Location: Barn Room Contact: ?

Thursday, September 30 Presidential Debate Watching #1 Time: 8pm - 11ish? Location: Inman Square Contact: Kendra

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