On Saturday, December 4, from 9:00am to 2:00pm, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will hold its annual Advent Fair. The Fair features gifts,…
Read MoreFirst Parish Vigil and Tolling of the Bells
by Bob Dorer
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The tolling of the bells and vigil will be held in memory of the quarter million human beings who lost their lives…
Read MoreAs of the end of April, First Parish has suspended its weekly COVID-19 Testing Tuesdays that began a year ago in April…
Read MoreAs Elizabeth Nemirovsky so eloquently wrote last week, the 51st anniversary of Earth Day is next week, on April 22nd. Communities of…
Read MoreEarth Sunday Worship at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
by Bob Dorer
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St. Paul’s Episcopal Church observes Earth Sunday on April 18th with two virtual events, both open to the public. Join us on…
Read MoreEarth Sunday Film at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
by Bob Dorer
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Continuing our observance of Earth Day, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will hold a film discussion on the film Kiss the Ground via…
Read MoreThis once-a-year Easter gathering has contributed much to the Bedford we know. Commonalities of kindness, caring, and good citizenship are certainly fed…
Read MoreI am not unacquainted with trauma and stress and the unexpected. Twenty years ago, while serving on the staff of the…
Read MoreThe 70th annual Easter Dawn Service, an ecumenical, lay-led worship service, will be held on Sunday, April 4, between 6:30 and 10…
Read MoreOn Sunday, March 14, 2021, members of First Church of Christ, Congregational U.C.C., gathered outside at the front of the church to…
Read MoreJan. 8, 2021—Like many of you, we watched Wednesday’s events unfold in Washington DC with hearts full of sadness, anger, and deep…
Read More“The joyous festival of Hanukkah … celebrates two miracles – a great Jewish military victory and a miraculous supply of oil for…
Read MoreMembers of St. Michael Parish will gather on Bedford Common at noon on Saturday, October 12 to pray for “an end to…
Read MoreA free, community presentation on “The Climate Crisis” will be hosted via Zoom by First Parish in Bedford on Sunday, October 11 from 4 to…
Read MoreThe small testing tent can be seen along Elm Street, on First Parish's part of Bedford Common. Tuesday's testing will take place…
Read MoreThey were called “Soapbox Suffragists.” They would arrive in a town with a wooden box to stand on, set up on…
Read MoreThe bells will toll at the First Parish UU Church in Bedford (75 Great Road) at 8:15 am on Thursday, August 6th,…
Read MoreIt's hard to keep a good berry down!
The logistics of First Church's annual Strawberry Festival mean that an in-person event can't happen…
Read MoreNew Hands Unite in Separation
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In a year of much change and turbulence, Bedford welcomes two new pastors to the community. Interim pastor The Rev. Leah Goodwin…
Read MoreRev. Kevin G. Toomey of St. Michael Parish shares news of a memorial Mass to be held by friend and brother in…
Read MoreA Reminder ~ You Are Not Alone
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We are all social distancing, but you are not alone.
If you are heading along Great Road, stop by First Church of Christ…
Read MoreI appreciate the coverage of Covid19 testing, a collaboration of the Bedford Research Foundation and First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church on Bedford…
Read MoreBedford churches are set to observe the 50th anniversary of Earth Day with film discussions at First Church of Christ, Congregational and…
Read MoreEarth Week film and discussion
by Bob Dorer
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Observe Earth Day by watching The Human Element, an arresting new documentary from the producers of Racing Extinction and Chasing Ice. Environmental…
Read MoreThanks to Bedford Television and modern teleconferencing software, the 69th annual Easter Dawn service will be available to viewers at home on…
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