First Parish Church Unitarian Universalist of Northboro – A Welcoming and Beloved Community that Inspires Spiritual Growth and Social Action

A welcoming and Beloved Community
that inspires spiritual growth and social action

First Parish Church
Unitarian Universalist
of Northboro

40 Church St. Northborough, MA

Sunday Services

All are welcome!

No Services from Sunday June 23 through August 4 at First Parish Northboro

Summer Services are available at other local Unitarian Universalist congregations:

UU Church of Worcester Summer Services

UU Congregational Society of Westborough Summer Services

Inclement Weather

We share our plate with deserving causes and non-profits. Read more about the organizations we have been supporting.

Our Mission

Our mission is to be a welcoming and beloved community that inspires spiritual growth and social action.

Our Vision

First Parish Unitarian Universalist is a spiritual home for individuals and families, for people of faith and seekers of meaning. Together, we affirm the worth of all people and the interdependent web of all existence, and we seek to inspire spiritual growth and social action. We are a welcoming, open community, and our members and friends are active in social and environmental justice.

Message from the Minister

Message from the Minister Saying goodbye is uncomfortable for many of us June 2024 Saying goodbye is uncomfortable for many of us. So we make it quick, or avoid it. We pretend it’s no big deal or we leave angry. All of these make leaving seem easier to do. What were your childhood experiences of saying goodbye, of letting go? Often as children we were not given time to say goodbye, nor taught how to – especially if goodbye resulted from sudden or unexpected death or loss. As a young adult, e…

Summer At First Parish

“SUMMER TIME AND THE LIVING IS EASY”….July is coming and we hope it will be slow….. Interim Minister Rev Abigail Stockman’s last day of service is June 30th, 2024.Thank you, Rev Abigail! Rev Steve Wilson starts August 1st, 2024. Welcome, Rev Steve! REV. STEVE WILSON’S FIRST SERVICE IS AUGUST 11TH! For July we have a minister we may call for emergency ministerial pastoral care.If you have a pastoral emergency that requires Professional Ministerial Pastoral Care during July, please contact Car…

The Ministerial Search Committee and Governing Board are very happy to announce that we have hired a minister!

Welcome, Rev. Steve Wilson! Rev. Steve’s term begins August 1, 2024. I feel proud, grateful, and lucky that I am a UU minister. I can think of nothing else I would rather do. Maybe I just have a lack of imagination. Maybe? However, I can’t think of a more comprehensive expression of who I am, want to professionally be, than be a Pastor. It is a sobering and joyful profession, calling, and way to live my life; I like to think I bring my own unique commitment, intellect, and humor…

Latest News, Announcements and Events

We now have a PO Box at the Northborough Post Office

Thank you Stephanie and Susan T! We now have a PO Box at the Northborough Post Office. Susan is submitting a change of address form so all mail will now be directed to PO Box. This will provide greater security, especially for checks sent to us (pledges, etc). We have had First Parish Board email accounts via google, […]

THANK YOU, TOWN OF NORTHBOROUGH, For Voting Yes

Thank you, Northborough Community Preservation Committee, for supporting our application for $210,000. to help fund First Parish Steeple restoration and repair.Thank you, Gordon Hart, David Sherman and The Building and Grounds Committee, for mega hours devoted to the grant application process! Thank you Susan Tedesco, First Parish Administrator, for tracking down and finding tons of material needed […]

Help Make It a Great Success Again

If you have perennial plants that need thinning, there are pots at Parish Hall for potting up your contributions. Please label your plants with the plant name, sun requirements, and flower color. The plants can be brought to the yard area at the Parish Hall on the weekend of Memorial Day. Starts of veggies, annuals, herbs, and […]