First Parish Staff
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Minister,
Catherine Cullen
- Catherine joined us in August, 2004,
bringing an abundance of spiritual energy and practical enthusiasm.
Before coming to First Parish, she served as Interim Minister in Wakefield, R.I., as Summer Minister for the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Reading and as a student minister at First Parish Brewster, Massachusetts.
Previously, she was an attorney, political activist, community organizer, elected town official and a sailor (she stills sails!). She and her husband David Cutler have a blended family of six children (and one recently added granddaughter who just happens to be named Catherine). They live in Duxbury with their youngest child, Becky, who loves soccer, swimming, sailing (to her mom's delight) and church school at First Parish Church.
Like many UUs, Catherine made her way to our faith tradition as an
adult, having been raised in the Catholic Church. She understands the
sometimes difficult journey to finding a church home that is spiritual
but not religious in the traditional sense, and she is always available
to talk about how Unitarian Universalism's pluralistic liberal tradition
might fit your spiritual needs.
You may contact her at 781-934-6532 or
Minister's email. Click
here for
Office Hours
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Religious Education Director, Sunsue Fleming
Sunsue has been Director of
Religious Education at First Parish Church since 1999. She previously
served UU Churches in Quincy, Plymouth and Bridgewater Massachusetts.
She has been active within the district and larger denomination, taking
on leadership responsibilities. Sunsue developed and led a week-long
adult workshop at Star Island entitled “Spirit in Motion.” She has also
led workshops in liturgical dance at various events throughout the
district. During her recent sabbatical, she worked on producing a DVD on
liturgical dance, among other activities. She is the mother of four
children, all of whom are young adults now active within our faith. You
may contact her at
sunsue@verizon.net.
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Music Director, Edwin Swanborn:
Ed is a nationally
known harpsichordist and organist, having made solo and chamber music
appearances throughout North America, Europe and in Israel. He studied with Dr. Anthony Newman at the Juilliard
School of Music in New York and participated in master classes with
Gustav Leonhardt and Anton Heiller. From 1977 to 1990, he was Artistic
Director of the acclaimed Candlelight Concert Series at First Parish
Church. He is pianist for the Zamir Chorale of Boston and serves on
the music staff of Northeastern University.
He has
recorded the Organ Works of J. L. Krebs (Northeastern Records compact
disk) and may also be heard on five CDs of sonatas by J.M. Leclair,
G.F. Handel, Michel Blavet and J. S. Bach, recorded with flutist Robert
Stallman (VAI Records). He has also
recorded C.P.E. Bach flute sonatas with Boston
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Symphony
Orchestra flutist Fenwick Smith (Revere
Records). Recently released on Boston Records are works for oboe and
harpsichord recorded with BSO oboist Wayne Rapier.
As director
of First Parish's senior choir, Ed has made the church's annual
Christmas Eve service one of the area's best-known liturgical musical
events. You may contact him at
EdwSwan@aol.com .
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Church Administrator, Marty
Kearns
Marty came to us in January of 2008, her
latest step in a career that has included serving 10 years of active
duty in the U.S. Coast Guard, working in the communications sector
for Raytheon, office management for several local businesses and a
stint as a registrar for the South Shore Conservatory's Duxbury
Campus. She is a working mom and avid runner and is active in the
community as a docent at the Duxbury Art Complex Museum, as well as
in the Chandler School PTA and the Duxbury Free Library. In her
spare time, she is also an "on call" certified 911 dispatcher for
the Duxbury Police Department. She may be reached at the church
office at (781)934-6532, ext. 2, weekdays between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
or by email at
uuduxbury@verizon.net"
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Ministerial
Intern, Carie Johnsen
Carie will be with us on a
part-time basis through June, 2009, working to develop her skills as
a parish minister. She
is a seminary student at Harvard Divinity School and a candidate
for Unitarian Universalist ordination. Her call to ministry was seeded
in her home congregation, First Parish Church in Brewster, where she has
been an active member for more than 14 years.
Carie describes her journey into ministry as reluctant but inevitable,
reluctant in that she has preferred the less public role of a social
worker, but inevitable in that she has always cared deeply about her
human sisters and brothers and felt drawn to serve them.
She has recently completed a one-year internship with the Unitarian
Universalist Service Committee, where she focused on creating
connections and building bridges between the work of UUSC, the Unitarian
Universalist faith, and the spiritual lives of individual UU’s.
For more about Carie and our relationship with her, click
here:
From the Intern Committee |
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