Ah, for Musical Memories! Take a moment and sing a song in your head. It can be from a Broadway musical, a motown hit song, R & B, country, jazz, hip-hop, rock n roll, or from classical repertory. It could be a song the choir sang last week or a hymn from a church service. If you are like me, music can take you back to another time. Music can connect us to memories. Those memories can keep us grounded and help us remember days of yore, “who we used to be” or “the way we were”. I...
"Mindfulness and Music" Homily by Guy Urban for Music Sunday at FPW May 7, 2017 A year and a half ago, I got hearing aids. My audiologist told me that I was border-line — my perception of higher frequencies was declining, as expected at my age, but probably not enough to require hearing aids quite yet. But I decided to try them out. The main reason was my classroom teaching. My mild hearing loss mostly affected initial consonants in people’s speech. Usually this is not much of a...
From Mass Turnpike (I - 90): Take exit 17, (Newton -Watertown).
Follow signs for Watertown. On Galen Street, go east towards Watertown. Just before you cross the Charles River, you will join Rte. 16. After you cross the Charles, move to one of the two left hand turn lanes in Watertown Square, and then turn left on Rte. 20 (Main St.). This is heading towards Waltham.
Take your second right onto Church Street (the Armenian Library and Museum is on the corner of Main and Church Sts.). The First Parish is one block upon your right. Turn right at Summer Street to reach the parking lot.
Public Transportation
From Harvard Square take #71 bus down Mt. Auburn Street. Get off at Dunkin Donuts approaching Watertown Square. Summer St. is on the right, follow for two blocks until you see church on your left.
Parking
There is a parking lot adjacent to the church. It is available for event parking in the evening after 4:00 p.m. and on weekends after 1:00 p.m., but NOT at other times.
