First Parish in Lincoln (UU/UCC)
4 and 14 Bedford Rd.
Worship
- Sunday morning worship at 10 a.m. in the Sanctuary at 4 Bedford Road. Guest Minister Mary Margaret Earl from the UU Urban Ministry will preach with open conversation after the service. In-person with masks or via Zoom. Links and information available at FPLincoln.org.
Religious Exploration for Children and Youth
- Sunday morning at 10 a.m. in the Parish House at 14 Bedford Road. This week: Sunday School of Magic and Mystery will study “Charms.” Throughout time, people have infused all sorts of items with the property of bringing good luck… four-leaf-clovers, rabbits feet, coins, mementos, specific routines. What are charms but a form of prayer? We’ll make our own charms and learn some wand-waving charms techniques this Sunday!
Adult Education
Details and Zoom links available at www.fplincoln.org
- Coffee with the Minister — Thursday, March 10 at 10 a.m. on Zoom
- Sacred Texts: From Jesus to Christ — Thursday, March 10 (and Thursdays in Lent), 12–1 p.m. Join us for a Lenten sacred texts series exploring the different ways Jesus was viewed in the early church. We will trace the origins of the “doctrine of Christ” and think about the different ways we are encountering the divine in our own lives this Lent. March 10 is the season opener.
- Quiet Walks — Friday, March 11 at 1:30 p.m. This Friday the Quiet Hikers will explore a new and not well known wilderness area on the Concord/Acton line. The hike will be slightly longer than usual and could take as long as an hour and a half. Enter 155 Black Horse Place into your GPS or go out Route 2 to the traffic circle next to the prisons and take the Route 2A exit. Your first right (not counting some private roads) will be Commerford Road. As you approach the end of Commerford, you’ll see the sign for Black Horse Place on your right. Go a very short distance on Black Horse and you will see the parking on your right. As always, park “efficiently.” We hope the ice will be gone but prepare for mud.
- “The Poetry of Lent” Retreat — Saturday, March 12, 1–4 p.m. Meet in the Stearns Room at 4 Bedford Rd. for an afternoon of reflection, writing, and ritual guided by the poetry of Mary Oliver and inspired her instructions for living a life: “Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.” We will deepen into the Lenten season, which invites us to return to our truest selves and reconnect with that which we hold sacred. Come be astonished with us. Click here to RSVP.
- Sip Talk Learn — Sunday, March 13 at 4 p.m. We need a few more three-minute storytellers for our last STL of the season. Do you have a travel adventure, a SWAP shack story, a passion or a hobby to tell us about? More than 50 people have told their stories since we started in 2019. Please sign up and share yours by contacting Tucker Smith (tuckerwsmith@gmail.com). Please join us on Zoom just to listen if you don’t have a story!
- Weekly Meditation — Tuesday, March 15 at 4 p.m. on Zoom. Contact Joan Kimball at selenejck@gmail.com to receive the weekly meditation emails.
St. Julia Parish (Catholic)
St. Julia Church, 374 Boston Post Road, Weston
St. Joseph Church, 142 Lincoln Road, Lincoln
St. Joseph Church in Lincoln will re-open for Sunday Mass starting on April 3. The 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday Masses will be celebrated at St. Joseph’s in Lincoln.
Worship
- Weekend Masses — Saturday at 4 p.m.; Sunday at 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 5 p.m. All Masses continue at St. Julia Church in Weston for now. Mass is now live streamed. We will continue to post Masses on Facebook and our website.
- Weekday Mass — Monday through Thursday at 8 a.m. at St. Julia Church, Weston
- Lenten Confession & Mass — Beginning on Wednesday, March 16, there will be confession at 5 p.m. followed by Mass at 5:30 p.m. at St. Joseph Church in Lincoln
- Eucharist Adoration — Friday, March 18, noon–1 p.m. in St. Julia Church
Faith Formation for Children and Youth
- No classes on Sunday or Monday, March 13 and 14 (classes resume the following week)
Adult Education
- Little Rock Scripture studies return on Tuesdays, and run from 9:30–11 a.m. in the Parish Center. The focus will be on the Book of Revelation.
- Fr. Bob Braunreuther, SJ will lead a study of the four gospels every Thursday morning in Lent beginning on March 3 from 11 a.m.–noon.
- Small Groups — On Wednesday evenings from 7–8:30 p.m. in Lent, there is a Small Group focusing on the Catholic tradition of prayer forms.
Please contact cmcgarry@stjulia.org for details on either Bible study series.
St. Anne’s in the Fields (Episcopal)
147 Concord Road, Lincoln
Worship
- St. Anne’s will hold a hybrid Holy Eucharist service at 10 a.m. on Sunday, March 13. The service will be both in-person and live-streamed, which can be accessed via the church website at www.stanneslincoln.org.