November Theme: Justice
Annual Ministry Theme: Peace
SUNDAY, December 4, 2022
“Her Voice”
SERVICE STARTS 10:30AM
In person and on YouTube
Sunday, December 4, 2022
“Her Voice”
10:30am in person and on YouTube (limited seating in the Lower Meetinghouse Main Room to view the online service)
Join us as we enter the winter and holiday season with a monthly ministry theme of “Earth.” Reverend Rebecca’s sermon will draw on the work of Robin Wall Kimmerer. The service will reflect on the concept of animacy as we ask ourselves how we can listen to and be in better relationship with the Earth.
“Why is the world so beautiful?”
-Robin Wall Kimmerer
Special Congregational Meeting
FRS will hold a special congregational meeting on Sunday, December 4th. Registration is required. For more information, please contact info@frsuu.org.
JUSTICE SUNDAYS
As Unitarian Universalists, we’re called on to advocate, organize, and act for justice as we strive to live out our faith in the world. Unitarian Universalism challenges us not only to seek our own truth and meaning, but to walk a path that honors the inherent worth and dignity of every person, as well as the interdependent web of all beings.
Our Justice Sundays bring together the cornerstones of Unitarian Universalism: normal Sunday worship to feed our spirits followed by time enjoying lunch together as a community to grow in fellowship, and justice learning and action to help us live our faith. On these once-a-month Sundays, join us in the lower meeting house after the worship service for a communal lunch of soup and salad and return to the sanctuary (or to a designated location in the community) at 12:30 for an hour of justice learning and action. Each month will have a different focus, though all are interrelated. Learn. Act. Connect. Live your faith. Join us!
Justice Sunday 2022-23 Dates: December 11; January 29; February 5; March 19; April 16; May 28
Reverend Rebecca looks ahead to worship in 2022. Click below to hear her message!
The Latest News & Events
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A Newburyport tradition since 1925, the annual Candlelight Service returns to the FRS sanctuary this December! The Candlelight Chorale is excited to share music for the Christmas season live and in-person. The ensemble has been working hard since October to prepare...
The Steeple Newsletter
Wednesday, November 30, 2022 edition here
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The 3rd Annual William Lloyd Garrison Lecture, delivered this year by historian Kabria Baumgartner
When: Saturday, December 10, 2022, 7pm Old South Presbyterian Church 29 Federal Street, Newburyport Newburyport celebrates William Lloyd Garrison’s legacy on his birthday. Every year, we invite a well known author, historian, or public speaker to talk about Garrison’s...
Cookies for Peace & Historic Church Tours
Please join us on Friday, December 9th for FRS' Cookie for Peace and Historic Church Tours from 4-8pm. Download the flyer here! To sign up to support Cookies for Peace click here!
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