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December Friday Friends

Submitted by RebeccaMacNeill on

Friday, December 12th, 2025 - 6:30PM to 8:30PM
Friday Friends is FPC’s monthly, free, non-religious kid's club. This is a drop-off event led by a minimum of three adults. We focus on building social connections between youth through creative crafts, fun games, and group decision making. Newcomers from the community are always welcome and are invited to bring a friend.

Friday Friends is for grades K–5 and takes place at First Parish Church of Stow & Acton (FPC). Our main activity this month is decorating holiday cookies. Before decorating the cookies we'll watch the... Read more

December Guest Table Community Dinner

Submitted by RebeccaMacNeill on

Friday, December 12th, 2025 - 5:30PM

Please join us on Friday, December 12 for our next dinner. There is no charge for the meal. Donations are gratefully accepted. We offer options made with vegetarian, gluten-free, or dairy-free ingredients. All meals are nut-free. Doors open at 5 PM, dinner is served at 5:30 PM.

Our building is designed to be inclusive and accessible to people of all abilities, including wheelchair users. There is plenty of free parking.

Location:
First Parish Church of Stow & Acton
353 Great Road 
Stow, MA 01775
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Saturday Morning Breakfast with Elizabeth Bleuer

Submitted by RebeccaMacNeill on

Saturday, December 6th, 2025 - 7:30AM

Join us on Saturday, December 6 at 7:30 am in Fellowship Hall. Elizabeth Bleuer is the Deputy Director of Democracy International’s program, Democracy Journeys (democracyjourneys.com), which connects Americans to democratic stories around the world through small group travel. She has eleven years of international experience in the fields of democracy, human rights, governance, and humanitarian aid. Elizabeth’s work has taken her to more than fifteen countries across Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean. Having lived in Kenya,... Read more

House of Hamill — Upcycled Celtic Folk

Saturday, November 15th, 2025 - 7:30PM

Pennsylvania-based House of Hamill is a fixture on festival stages across the US, and have shared their music and stories on the country’s premier folk stages. Their original song “Banks of the Brandywine” was a Grand Prize winner in the 2024 John Lennon Songwriting Contest, and the video for their all-violin cover of “Sweet Child O’Mine” amassed over 16 million views on Facebook, where it was shared over 400,000 times.

The... Read more

November Game Night!

Submitted by RebeccaMacNeill on

Friday, November 14th, 2025 - 7:00PM to 9:00PM
All are welcome, kids and adults, to Game Night at First Parish Church of Stow & Acton (FPC). Our next Game Night is Friday, November 14th from 7–9 PM. We'll be playing Carcassonne and Champions. As always feel free to bring your own game to share too.
 
Enjoy free parking, free snacks, and free fun!
 
FPC is a nut-free facility with accessible parking and entry. Questions? Email... Read more

November Guest Table Community Dinner

Submitted by RebeccaMacNeill on

Friday, November 14th, 2025 - 5:30PM

Please join us on Friday, November 14 for our next dinner. There is no charge for the meal. Donations are gratefully accepted. We offer options made with vegetarian, gluten-free, or dairy-free ingredients. All meals are nut-free. Doors open at 5 PM, dinner is served at 5:30 PM.

Our building is designed to be inclusive and accessible to people of all abilities, including wheelchair users. There is plenty of free parking.

Location:
First Parish Church of Stow & Acton
353 Great Road 
... Read more

2025 FPC Holiday Gift Drive

Submitted by RebeccaMacNeill on

Monday, November 3rd, 2025 - 9:00AM to Saturday, December 6th, 2025 - 12:00PM

For more than 15 years, our FPC community has come together each holiday season to bring joy and comfort to those rebuilding their lives after fleeing domestic violence.

We began by supporting Renewal House, a shelter in Roxbury affiliated with the UU Urban Ministry, where our former minister, Tom Rosiello, served on the board. When Diane Miller later took the lead on this project, we expanded our outreach to include... Read more

October Game Night!

Submitted by RebeccaMacNeill on

Friday, October 17th, 2025 - 7:00PM to 9:00PM
All are welcome, kids and adults, to Game Night at First Parish Church of Stow & Acton (FPC). Our next Game Night is Friday, October 17th from 7–9 PM. We'll be playing Ghosts Love Candy and So Clover.  As always feel free to bring your own game to share too.
 
Enjoy free parking, free snacks, and free fun!
 
FPC is a nut-free facility with accessible parking and entry. Questions? Email... Read more

Songwriter David Dodson

Saturday, October 11th, 2025 - 7:30PM

David Dodson writes great songs that run the gamut of American styles—folk, rock, blues, jazz and country. His songs cover a variety of topics and range from poignant to hilarious. He plays a mean guitar, tells a good story, sings like a bird, and he's got rhythm. Who could ask for anything more?

“The Farthest Field,” a favorite among singing groups of all kinds, has been included in “Rise Again” (the second edition of “... Read more

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