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Community to host Sunday BBIPOC vigil

Community to host Sunday BBIPOC vigil

A group of residents has organized a vigil for Sunday at 3 p.m., with the UU Church bell to toll at 4 p.m. to mark an 8 min. 46 sec. moment of silence.

On Sunday, June 7, at 3 p.m., the community is invited to gather in solidarity with the...

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Food, friends and fun at Farmers’ Market

Food, friends and fun at Farmers’ Market
By Daniel Curtin Hometown Weekly Reporter Last Thursday on the lawn in front of the First Parish building in Medfield town center, different stands sold everything from quilted blankets and honey to fresh fruits and vegetables. Families and members of the community ambled through the grassy clearing, enjoying the warm summer day and talking with the local...
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First Parish welcomes NEBB

First Parish welcomes NEBB
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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter It’s not often that Westwood residents have the opportunity to see 30 brass musicians performing together just minutes away from their homes. So when that opportunity arises, members of the community are eager to see it in person. On Saturday, May 5, the New England Brass Band, a 30-piece brass...
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First Parish sends buckets of hope

First Parish sends buckets of hope
Forty buckets full of help and hope. That’s how First Parish of Westwood, UCC showed its support to recovery efforts after the devastation caused by recent hurricanes. In the immediate aftermath of a natural disaster, monetary donations are usually the most effective response. However, it did not go unnoticed that many people were looking for more...
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Medfield Farmers’ Market soldiers onward

Medfield Farmers’ Market soldiers onward
If it’s Thursday, it must be Market Day in Medfield. As Farmers’ Markets go it probably would be considered small, but without a doubt comprehensive. Each week approximately twelve farmers and other vendors set up on the lawn of the historic First Parish Meeting House on North St., beside Meeting House Pond, with festive canopies...
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Coffeehouse to support Women’s Equality Day

Coffeehouse to support Women’s Equality Day
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“And they decided to do something about it!” says a character in the musical “We Did It For You!” But it could be a description of the women and men who formed the Medfield Huddle in February to address the rights of the oppressed and disenfranchised. Since forming, this social justice group has...
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Expresso Yourself Coffeehouse’s New Year’s party

Expresso Yourself Coffeehouse’s New Year’s party
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The Expresso Yourself Coffeehouse is an opportunity for spoken word artists to share their poetry, stories, and songs. New Year’s Eve will be a special coffeehouse, featuring international folk dancing with The Larger Circle Band. The Larger Circle Band was formed about a year ago when members of the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church...
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