First Religious Society of Newburyport

Facilities Committee (Hybrid)
2025-04-16 08:15 - 09:15 (America/New_York) | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Meets monthly in the LMH Main Room.

Wednesday Guided Meditation (Zoom)
2025-04-16 10:00 - 10:30, 2025-04-23 10:00 - 10:30 | Zoom
Join FRS member and LICSW Woman Cooper on Wednesdays at 10am for a brief period of mid-week relaxation and renewal. Each 30-minute session will include a guided visualization and reflection on questions around where we hold stress and how we can release it. You’ll also learn some relaxation techniques to use on your own. This is a drop-in program; come one time or many.
If you’d like to reach out to Woman, email susanc0805@gmail.com.
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Reserved for Meeting
2025-04-16 10:00 - 23:00 | LMH Nursery/Conf Room
Wednesday, April 16, LMH Nursery/Conf Room, 10am.

Staff Meeting
2025-04-16 10:30 - 12:00 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Meets in Lower Meetinghouse Main Room.

Worship Associate Team Meeting
2025-04-16 16:30 - 18:00 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Wednesday, April 16, LMH Main Room, 4:30-6pm.

Chalice Circle
2025-04-17 10:00 - 12:00 | LMH Nursery/Conf Room
Thursdays, February 27 to May 29, LMH Nursery/Conf Room, 10am-noon.

Pastoral Care Associates
2025-04-17 11:30 - 13:00 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Third Thursdays starting April 17, LMH Room A, 11:30am-1pm

Exploring Elderhood Together
2025-04-17 13:00 - 14:30 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Thursday, April 17, LMH Main Room 1-2:30pm.
An Experiential Program to Support Vision, Movement, and Balance with Ree Coleman
We are all keenly aware of our sense of sight and how our sight and eyes support us each day.
Also associated with our sight are two less talked about senses: proprioception, a sense of where your body parts are and what they’re doing; and equilibrioception, a sense of balance, aka your internal GPS, letting you know if you’re sitting or lying down. Both are important parts of our systems that can be trained to support us in all parts of our day to create greater balance and harmony with each step and breath.
Ree Coleman returns to start us off with some movement and will then focus on educating us on creating healthier vision habits to ease the daily stress and strain our eyes endure.
Ree is a certified Kundalini Yoga, specializing in Eyes On Yoga combining yoga with the Bates Method Vision Improvement, as well as Brain Gym to coordinate eyes with brain and body for greater balance.

Reserved for Piano Practice
2025-04-17 14:00 - 16:00 | FRS Sanctuary, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Thursdays, Sanctuary, 2-4pm, Gay Pearson

Maundy Thursday Service
2025-04-17 17:30 - 18:30 | FRS Church, 10 Main Street, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Maundy Thursday Service – Thursday, April 17 – Sanctuary – 5:30pm in person with livestream on YouTube
Maundy Thursday is also known as Holy Thursday. This service commemorates Jesus’ last supper with his disciples. Rev. Rebecca’s reflecting is entitled “Walking in the Dark,” and the choir will be singing. The contemplative time will include optional rituals of hand washing, washing of the feet, and communion. Come join us as we prepare for Easter.

Adult Choir
2025-04-17 19:00 - 20:30 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Thursdays, LMH Main Room, 7-8:30pm

Good Friday Peace Vigil (Offsite)
2025-04-18 11:00 - 12:00 | Market Square Bullnose, Newburyport, 01950, United States
Friday, April 18, Market Square Bullnose, 11am.
All are invited to join Rev. Rebecca for this Good Friday Peace Vigil at Market Square. In the Christian tradition, Good Friday is the day that Jesus died, killed by those in power who were threatened by his teachings to love your neighbor and care for the outcast. Amidst all the horrors of our times, we’ll gather to remember our commitment to peace and to love.

Reserved for Piano Practice
2025-04-18 16:00 - 17:00 | FRS Sanctuary, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Gay Pearson piano practice, every Friday, 4-5pm, Sanctuary

SMART Recovery (Contact: 678-378-0786)
2025-04-18 18:00 - 19:30 | Hayward Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Meets weekly on Friday

Reserved for Nursery
2025-04-20 10:00 - 11:30 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Reserved from 10:00am-11:30am

Young Church
2025-04-20 10:30 - 11:30 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Young Church is for children up through 8th grade. Children sit with their families for the beginning of worship service (about 15 minutes), and then head downstairs to the Lower Meetinghouse with volunteers and the Director of Youth and Children’s Ministry, Mara Flynn.
We offer nursery care for children under age 5 – and “littles” are also welcome to join us in Young Church with a parent/guardian in attendance.
Our Young Church programming engages and allows our K-8th grade children to experience and create meaningful connection through:

Ritual, stories, crafts, games and joyful community building
Special guests, activities and projects that support curiosity and spiritual growth
Explorations of the 7 UU Principles and social justice engagement

If your child will be attending, please fill out our registration form HERE
Questions? Email Mara Flynn, Director of Youth and Children’s Ministry at mara.flynn@frsuu.org.

Easter Sunday Worship Service
2025-04-20 10:30 - 11:30 | FRS Sanctuary, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Sunday, April 20, Sanctuary, 10:30am.
Celebrate the coming of spring and Easter with the traditional story as well as choir and brass music. Children are invited to join us outside after worship for an Easter Egg hunt.
Service will be livestreamed on YouTube http://bit.ly/FRSyoutube

Annual Campaign Steering Committee (hybrid)
2025-04-21 09:30 - 10:30 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Alternating Mondays, starting January 13, LMH Main Room, 9:30-10:30am.

Maker Mondays: Craft Circle with Rev. Laurel
2025-04-21 11:00 - 13:00 | LMH Nursery/Conf Room
First and third Mondays, LMH Nursery/Conference Room, 11am-1pm. Join Rev. Laurel for our Maker Monday offering during lunch hour on the first and third Monday of each month. Bring a creative project, start a new hobby and connect with other makers in our FRS community. Invite a friend if you feel called, and bring a lunch if you prefer. All are welcome.

Chalice Circle
2025-04-21 14:00 - 16:00 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Mondays, February 17 to May 5, LMH Room A, 2-4pm.

Anti-Racism Initiative Monthly Meeting (Zoom)
2025-04-21 14:30 - 15:30 | Zoom
Third Mondays, 2:30-3:30pm on Zoom.
The Anti-Racism Initiative team has decided to change our meeting day/time for the remainder of the church year to better accommodate member schedules. We invite anyone interested in issues related to the 8th Principle to join our team.

FRSUU Poetry Group (Zoom)
2025-04-22 11:00 - 11:45 | Zoom
All who love poetry, and who enjoy listening to poetry are invited to join the FRSUU Poetry Group. This poetry listening and appreciation group meets on Tuesday mornings for 45 minutes via Zoom. We read the same poem several times, respond to prompts, and share perspectives, wisdom, humor, and collegiality. There is no poetry writing in this group. Please join us and give your soul and psyche the gift of poetry on a Tuesday morning.
This group is facilitated by Rev. Jane Tuohy.

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Chalice Circle
2025-04-22 18:00 - 20:00 | LMH Nursery/Conf Room
Tuesdays, February 25 to May 13, LMH Nursery/Conf Room, 6-8pm

Chalice Circle (Zoom)
2025-04-22 18:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
Tuesdays, February 25 to May 27, 6-8pm, Zoom only.

Mystic Circles Group
2025-04-22 18:30 - 20:00 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Tuesdays, February 25, March 11, March 25, April 8, April 22, May 6, May 20, June 3, Lower Meetinghouse Main Room, 6:30-8pm.

Worship Planning
2025-04-23 10:30 - 12:00 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Lower Meetinghouse, 10:30am-noon.

Caregivers Support Group
2025-04-23 12:30 - 14:00 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Meets monthly on the 4th Wednesdays, LMH Room A, 12:30-2pm
This group supports those caregivers who care for loved ones with some type of dementia. Members share their coping strategies, suggestions about supportive agencies, medical references, etc. The group is facilitated by Nancy Kidd, LICSW, Rev. Jane Tuohy, and Linda Harding.
For more information, contact Nancy Kidd at nankdd@gmail.com or 978-376-8687.

Staff Planning Meeting
2025-04-23 12:30 - 14:30 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Wednesday, April 23, LMH Main Room, 12:30-2:30pm.

Afghan Working Group
2025-04-24 12:15 - 13:30 | LMH Nursery/Conf Room
Meets on the 4th Thursday of the month in LMH Nursery/Conference Room.
