Wayland Festival – Oct. 3, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Wayland Festival – Oct. 3, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

We hope you’ll join us at the Wayland Festival, which will be held on Saturday, October 3, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Wayland Town Center. (Rain date is October 4.) We’ll be marching in the parade, which starts at 10:30 a.m.! Highlights of the day include food...
Stop & Shop Bouquets Support Our Pantry Garden!

Stop & Shop Bouquets Support Our Pantry Garden!

The First Parish Pantry Garden will once again benefit from Stop & Shop’s Bloomin’ 4 Good Program. For the month of September, the Pantry Garden team will receive $1 for every specially marked bouquet of flowers sold at Wayland’s Stop & Shop. The Stop &...
Art in the Narthex

Art in the Narthex

During September and October, John Thompson’s artwork will be on exhibit in our Narthex, the “front foyer” of our Meetinghouse. John and his wife Nathalie are long-time First Parish members. John is a painter and printmaker whose art explores the natural world. Childs...
Sharing Our Offering: The UUA Disaster Relief Fund

Sharing Our Offering: The UUA Disaster Relief Fund

On September 13 and 27, half the offering on each date will be donated to the UUA Disaster Relief Fund. The Disaster Relief Fund is a mutual aid program of the Unitarian Universalist Association that allows congregations to support each other when disasters strike....
First Parish in Wayland Welcomes Rev. Lauren Smith

First Parish in Wayland Welcomes Rev. Lauren Smith

In August, Rev. Lauren Smith joined First Parish in Wayland as our new minister. In her nearly 20 years as a Unitarian Universalist minister, Rev. Lauren has also served congregations in Portsmouth, N.H. and San Mateo, Calif. “Our congregation is excited to...

Transmissions From a Midnight Radio

August 30, 2026 First Parish in Wayland Rev. Lauren Smith “Know in your soul Like your blood knows the way from your heart to your brain Know that you’re whole And you’re shining like the brightest star A transmission from a midnight radio”  ...
Sexuality-Education Workshops This Fall for Grades 7-9

Sexuality-Education Workshops This Fall for Grades 7-9

Honest, accurate information about sexuality changes lives. It fosters healthy relationships, builds self-acceptance and self-esteem, dismantles stereotypes and assumptions, improves decision-making, and can even save lives. This fall, First Parish in Wayland will...