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Our focus for July and August has been on Joshua Chamberlain’s personal connections with First Parish Church that started in 1848 when he entered Bowdoin College as a freshman and was required as a Bowdoin student to attend our Sunday services. Unlike many of his fellow schoolmates, Joshua…
Born Lawrence Joshua Chamberlain on September 8, 1828, in Brewer, Maine, “our” famous General Chamberlain was influenced by our church and two other beloved places near our church that captured Joshua’s heart forever, Bowdoin College where he graduated in 1852 and his house which is now a museum…
This month we continue to recognize the Amazing Women of First Parish between 1930’s – 1970’s, although we all are aware that the women before and after those years also contributed significantly to our church. There are photos and other information that are more easily enjoyed in our…
What would we do without women in our lives? Although their voices were stifled for years in church and public meetings, the women of First Parish Church, similar to other churches around the country, developed a robust women’s group. As we celebrate not only Mother’s Day this month,…
Continuing our focus on the history of our prayer shawl ministry, little did Jackie Wild imagine what she started when she brought this significant ministry to First Parish Church in 2004. As she and Jane Primmer inspired other knitters to join them in creating prayer shawls for our…
After last month’s focus on the history of our indoor labyrinth, we will now turn our attention to the history of our outdoor labyrinth. Our archive display on both can be seen in the sanctuary through December. Although our church and community have enjoyed our Church’s indoor labyrinth…
Nearly 25 years ago, Susan Fitzgerald, our Christian Education Director at the time, with the help of other members of our church decided to create an indoor labyrinth for anyone from our greater community to use. Janet Galle, a member of our church, wrote an informative article for…