
Saturday, July 28th, 2012
3:00pm-7:00pm
Featured speakers include, Will Tuttle, “Twinkle” Marie Manning, Chris Belanger and John Calabria, as well as Songs of Peace with Tom Lena & The Bhakti Friends.
Who are we? Explore this question with us as we create a new mission for our congregation.

Building the Beloved Community at First Parish in Concord, MA
Blessings of the holiday season.
The Christians and the Pagans – Dar Williams
A parable:
Traveler:
I’ve been away for a long time and am on my way home.
Sage:
Ahhh. Home. I have discovered something about that mythical place.
Traveler:
What have you discovered?
Sage:
Most of its residents wear glasses with lenses shaped in the form of larva – they cannot easily see the butterfly you’ve become; only the caterpillar you once were…

Twinkle will be directing the Fashion Show: “No One Wore Prada: An Evening of Living History And Fashion.”
Event Producers: Katharine Esty + Claudia Nimar

Featuring a fashion tableaux of historical figures portraying the the rich cultural heritage of First Parish through the ages – some of the figures include:
-The Founders of Concord in 1636
-John Hancock and Sam Adams presiding over the Massachusetts Provincial Congress
April, 1775, in The Meeting House.
-Harvard College students who moved to Concord in 1775-1776 when George Washington’s army took over the Cambridge campus.
-The women from First Parish who, in 1837, founded the Concord Female Anti-Slavery society
-Bronson Alcott and daughter Louisa May in the Civil War
Featuring attire along with a narration of the rich history Concord has seen from 1636 to 2011.
