Ignore the review below and have your wedding at First Parish. I did not know Rev. Jones prior to…read morewedding planning, but now I feel like I have a life-long friend in him. He was a pleasure to work with and really took the time out to get to know us. It makes such a difference during the ceremony when the sermon it isn't a cookie cutter speech; I will remember his words forever. The rehearsal went smoothly even though there were about 50 people at the church lol My husband and I are different faiths and this was the first Christian wedding I was experiencing so I was a bit nervous. He made sure I was comfortable and everyone knew what they needed to do. The day of the wedding (May 27), everything was ready for our ceremony as planned and I got so many compliments on how engaging, fun, and personalized our ceremony was.

Kristen J is so wrong, and her post is full of misinformation. Also, why would you expect to have…read moreyour wedding at a church for free? Way to take advantage of a church Kristen. Richard is amazing, our wedding in 2001 was perfect and we gruels are lifelong friends with Richard now.

This is not my regular church, but I attended service here for "Association Sunday" and felt very…read morewelcome. This is a warm and thoughtful community of faith.

Short review here because of poor customer service…read more We were looking for a Unitarian church in central mass to host our wedding this fall. This being one of the closest to us was our 1st choice, however we had reservations right from the 1st time we drove out to the building. The 1st problem, there is no parking for this parish. The Citizen's bank across the street makes it very clear that their spaces are for their customers only, and behind the chruch is a boys club, so many of those spaces are used by vans during the weekends. That leaves around 40 public on street parking. The major problem however is once we contacted the office and set up a visit. My bride to be and I show up 20 Min's early, as we often do, only to find the church locked. So we waited until our appointment time and still locked door, no sign of life from within the building. We call the church's number, no answer, just a machine, I leave a message, after 20 min's after our appointment time we decide to leave. 2 Days later, our appointment was on a Tuesday 5:30 pm, I finally receive a phone call, on my voicemail, The office worker did apologized, and offer to set up another time to view the inside of the church as soon as possible, but by then our taste was sour for this church and we moved on.

We joined this church after attending services for about a year. We are so happy that we did! The…read moremembers have been so welcoming and it's a great place for kids. The services have something for everyone and there are lots of activities for fellowship as well. It feels like one big family. We couldn't be happier here!

I grew up going here, and you cannot find a more devout group of monks. They are kind, hardworking,…read morehilarious, and hospitable. Going on retreats there was edifying. Amazing people! Beautiful place!

Relaxing environment, kind and generous hosts, and beautiful scenery. Great location for group…read moreretreats, family vacation, or prayerful solo trip. Wonderful location for Catholics or anyone who's curious about the Catholic tradition.