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First Parish in Bedford Earth Day Service “The Peace of Trees”

First Parish in Bedford, Unitarian Universalist 75 The Great Rd, Bedford, MA, United States

The guest speaker for this year's Earth Day Service is Reverend Fred Small, a Unitarian Universalist pastor, singer-songwriter and former environmental lawyer who serves as Minister for Climate Justice at Arlington Street Church, Boston. "The rush and pressure of modern life are a form, perhaps the most common form, of its innate violence," wrote Trappist monk and peace activist Thomas Merton. "The frenzy of our activism neutralizes our work for peace… It destroys the fruitfulness of our own work, because it kills the root of inner wisdom which makes work fruitful." As we work together for social and environmental justice,

Free

Irish Celebration

First Parish in Bedford, Unitarian Universalist 75 The Great Rd, Bedford, MA, United States

A Family Event featuring: Members of our very own Carroll Clan: Ian, Emory, Eloise, and Carlough;  Celtic music experts Emily Peterson and Rosanne Santucci accompanied by percussionist Dean Groves; First Parish Youth Choirs, led by Youth Choir Director Natan Wythe; storytelling with Lisa Maria Andreoli Steinberg. Irish “Pub food” will be offered a la carte! SUGGESTED DONATION (gratefully accepted at the door): $10 for Adults ~ $5 for Seniors/Students $20 Family Maximum (not counting food) Free for Children 12 and under Church Office: 781-275-7994 www.uubedford.org

$5 – $20

American Classic Presents Songs from the Movies

First Parish in Bedford, Unitarian Universalist 75 The Great Rd, Bedford, MA, United States

Music from the movies is theme of the American Classics concert on Sunday, Feb. 26 at First Parish in Bedford. Time is 3 p.m. Tickets are available online here: https://tinyurl.com/bdexmuuh  and also will be available at the door. The price is $25 and $20 for seniors/students. First Parish is wheelchair accessible.   Read more: https://thebedfordcitizen.org/2023/02/american-classics-presents-songs-from-the-movies-feb-26-at-first-parish/

Event Series “Ukraine 101: Root causes of the Russian invasion in context – Ukraine’s history, culture, and people”

“Ukraine 101: Root causes of the Russian invasion in context – Ukraine’s history, culture, and people”

First Parish in Bedford, Unitarian Universalist 75 The Great Rd, Bedford, MA, United States

First Parish in Bedford is hosting a two-part presentation on Ukraine:   Sunday, Jan. 29 and Sunday, Feb. 5 from 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm. Vlad Shapiro, a Ukrainian-American from Kviv, will speak briefly about the root causes and current state of the Russian invasion in Ukraine.  Vlad will also provide background on cultural & historical differences between the Ukraine & Russian populations, Ukraine’s place in the global economy, as well as key information about Ukrainian culture and traditions. Both sessions will include plenty of time for questions from the audience.     These talks will be accessible on Zoom for those

Free

Bedford Arts and Crafts Society Art Show

First Parish in Bedford, Unitarian Universalist 75 The Great Rd, Bedford, MA, United States

Art work by members of the Bedford Arts and Crafts Society is on view in the Gallery@First Parish until March 30th.  Visitors are welcome during hours that the church office is open: 9:30-2:00.  A telephone call would be helpful to make sure the office is open .  The church telephone number is 781-275-7994.    

Free

Event Series “Ukraine 101: Root causes of the Russian invasion in context – Ukraine’s history, culture, and people”

“Ukraine 101: Root causes of the Russian invasion in context – Ukraine’s history, culture, and people”

First Parish in Bedford, Unitarian Universalist 75 The Great Rd, Bedford, MA, United States

First Parish in Bedford is hosting a two-part presentation on Ukraine:   Sunday, Jan. 29 and Sunday, Feb. 5 from 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm. Vlad Shapiro, a Ukrainian-American from Kviv, will speak briefly about the root causes and current state of the Russian invasion in Ukraine.  Vlad will also provide background on cultural & historical differences between the Ukraine & Russian populations, Ukraine’s place in the global economy, as well as key information about Ukrainian culture and traditions. Both sessions will include plenty of time for questions from the audience.     These talks will be accessible on Zoom for those

Free

Reception for art show ” Celebrating 10 Years”

First Parish in Bedford, Unitarian Universalist 75 The Great Rd, Bedford, MA, United States

The Gallery@First Parish will host its closing reception for the show " Celebrating 10 years of Art".  Over the ten years that the Gallery has been exhibiting there have been many shows featuring not only artists from within the church, but many from the larger community. This particular show features artists from First Parish who had art work shown during the ten years of the gallery and includes paintings, photography, and collages.

Free

“Celebrating Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Musical Soul of England” with Bradford Conner

First Parish in Bedford, Unitarian Universalist 75 The Great Rd, Bedford, MA, United States

Please join us for this free HYBRID event -- both IN-PERSON and via Zoom:   Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) is considered to be one of the greatest of all English composers.  Born in Gloucestershire, England, he showed an intense musical talent from a young age.  He wrote in all genres of music-- operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces, hymns, and orchestral compositions, and nine symphonies – all in the course of sixty years.  Vaughan Williams was particularly interested in music from Tudor times and English folk music and carols.  He was almost single-handedly responsible for the resurgence

Free

Benefit Concert for Ukraine

First Parish in Bedford, Unitarian Universalist 75 The Great Rd, Bedford, MA, United States

The incredibly talented singer, Jesse Ruben, will be performing a benefit concert, Sunday, August 7th at 4 PM, in the First Parish Church of Bedford.  Jesse is a Brooklyn based singer/songwriter. His website is Jesse Ruben (www.jesseruben.com).   All donations will go to Ukraine Forward to purchase medical supplies for the people of Ukraine.  Ukraine Forward is an initiative of the Ukrainian-American Education Center of Boston, a registered 501c(3) nonprofit. All donations are tax-deductible.  Please help if you can! Thank you!

Donations accepted

Kammerwerke Double Wind Quintet “Fêtes des Masques in Theater and Dance”

First Parish in Bedford, Unitarian Universalist 75 The Great Rd, Bedford, MA, United States

As we return to live performance, masks, which have been such a part of our lives during the pandemic, are a central theme of this concert.  It is ironic that we had planned to have Fauré’s work on our 2020 pandemic-cancelled program.  And now here we are, returning masked and celebrating masks in theater and dance. The program will begin with Gabriel Fauré’s Masque et Bergamasque, Op. 112 (arr. K. Camden) including a Minuet and a Gavotte.  Next on the program will be a World Premiere of Conductor, Alan Pearlmutter’s Dance Suite featuring a Sarabande, a Waltz and a Bolero. 

$10
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