Capital Campaign Meeting (Hybrid)
2026-05-08 08:00 - 09:15, 2026-05-15 08:00 - 09:15 (America/New_York) | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Weekly on Friday, LMH Room A and Zoom, 8-9:15am

SMART Recovery (Contact: 678-378-0786)
2026-05-08 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-05-15 18:00 - 19:30 | Hayward Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Meets weekly on Friday

Merrimack Valley Ship Model Club (MVSMC)
2026-05-09 08:00 - 11:00 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Second Saturdays, Lower Meetinghouse Main Room, 8-11am.

Bluebird Concert
2026-05-09 17:00 - 21:00 | Parish Hall 1st Floor
Saturday, May 9; Parish Hall 1st Floor; 5-9pm

Mother's Day
2026-05-10

30th Annual Mother's Day Walk for Peace
2026-05-10 08:00 - 11:00 | Town Field Park, 1565 Dorchester Ave, Dorchester, MA, 02122, United States
Sunday, May 10, Town Field Park, Dorchester, 8-11am.
The FRSUU Walk Team has participated in the Mother’s Day Walk for many years. Join Rev. Rebecca and the Team for a morning of great exercise and wonderful fellowship with thousands of others supporting the healing work of the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute. Show your support for the Peace Institute’s mission of serving as a center of healing, teaching, and learning for families and communities impacted by murder, trauma, grief, and loss. Carpooling will be available! Donate or join the team here.

Community Outreach Committee Monthly Meeting
2026-05-10 09:30 - 10:30 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Second Sundays starting September 14, LMH Room A, 9:30-10:30am

Sunday Worship Service
2026-05-10 10:30 - 11:30 | FRS Sanctuary, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Sunday, May 10, Sanctuary and livestreamed on YouTube, 10:30-11:30am.
This service will be led by Matt Meyer.

Centering Prayer Meditation
2026-05-11 10:00 - 11:00 | Robing Room (behind pulpit)
Change of day as of April 6, 2026: meeting weekly on Mondays, Robing Room, 10-11am.
Centering Prayer is a form of Christian Contemplative Meditation. The purpose of this meditation is not to clear the mind as much as it is to open oneself to the presence of the Divine and invite the action of the Divine within. No previous experience or training is required. This form of Contemplative prayer is a practice in resting in the presence of God through non-thinking surrender and to form a deeper relationship with the Divine.
Centering Prayer will be led by Cynthia Tolbert. All are welcome. Please contact Rev. Jane Tuohy at jane.tuohy@frsuu.org or 617-359-0079 if you have questions.

Mild Cognitive Impairment Support Group
2026-05-11 11:00 - 12:30 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
2nd and 4th Mondays, LMH Room A, 11am-12:30pm.
This group is for those who have a diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment of some type of dementia. The group offers members an opportunity to share with others who are facing this-life limiting diagnosis. Members are able to be vulnerable and open about the many challenges they face, as well as their adaptive coping mechanisms. This 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.

Mystic Circles
2026-05-12 18:30 - 20:00 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
2nd and 4th Tuesdays, April 14 and 28, May 12 and 26, June 9, LMH Main Room, 6:30-8pm. The June 23 meeting has been moved to June 30.
Mystic Circles is a gathering of individuals who have interest in sharing and affirming their own experiences of the Divine, the holy, and the Sacred, and worshiping together. We are very diverse from the perspective of religious/spiritual backgrounds and orientations. We share a commitment to staying open to mystery. Mysticism is about an attitude of receptivity. Throughout the ages, mystics have sought union with the Divine—with God (however you define God)—through a variety of spiritual practices. Mysticism is not about a set of beliefs or dogma; rather it is about the felt experience of longing for union with the Holy and of belonging to something larger than yourself. Sometimes mystical moments can be about ordinary experiences of awe and wonder. In Mystic Circles we bear witness to one another’s experiences, share our questions, and create embodied worship practices.
No previous experience with mysticism is required. We practice non-judgmental listening and freedom of expression as we each listen to each other and our own deepest selves.
For more information, please email Rev. Jane Tuohy at Jane.tuohy@frsuu.org.

Shared Ministry Group (Zoom)
2026-05-12 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
2nd Tuesdays, Zoom only, 7-8pm. Join us to discuss readings from the UUA Shared Ministry website.
https://zoom.us/j/97370373954?pwd=[REDACTED]

Finance Committee Meeting
2026-05-13 09:00 - 11:00 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Second Wednesdays, LMH Room A, 9-11am

Wednesday Guided Meditation (Zoom)
2026-05-13 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.
Join Zoom Meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87349458812?pwd=[REDACTED]

Worship Planning Meeting
2026-05-13 10:30 - 12:00 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
2nd and 4th Wednesdays, LMH Main Room, 10:30am-noon

Retired Old Men Eating Out (ROMEO)
2026-05-13 12:00 - 13:30 | Ould Newbury Golf Club, 319 Newburyport Turnpike, Newbury, 01951, United States
Wednesday, May 13, Ould Newbury Golf Club, 319 Newburyport Turnpike (Route 1), Newbury, noon.
This will be our farewell lunch with our beloved minister, Reverend Rebecca Bryan. Our Officer of the Day, Ed Budelmann, can be reached at ebudelmann@gmail.com or (617)818-5544. We are expecting a larger turnout than usual so, please email Ed if you intend to participate. Contact Ed if you have any questions or concerns. As always $$$ to pay your share of the tab is needed.

Executive Committee Meeting
2026-05-13 14:30 - 16:00 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Second Wednesdays, LMH Room A, 2:30-4pm

Exploring Elderhood Together Steering Committee
2026-05-13 15:00 - 16:30 | LMH Nursery/Conf Room
2nd Wednesdays, LMH Nursery/Conf Room, 3-4:30pm. Steering committee planning meeting.

Farewell Party Planning
2026-05-13 16:00 - 17:30 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Wednesday, May 13, LMH Room A, 4-5:30pm

Indivisible Democracy Defense Community Team
2026-05-13 19:00 - 20:30 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Second Wednesdays beginning September 10, LMH Main Room, 7-8:30pm.
A newly forming Indivisible Democracy Defense Community Team is being organized to promote resistance to rising authoritarianism and threats to our democracy. Indivisible is the nationwide organization that has been a key organizer of the No Kings and Good Trouble resistance marches. This is an action-oriented group. Now, Indivisible leaders are encouraging the formation of community-based teams to engage in non-cooperation with the rise of authoritarianism in this country through non-violent resistance. Organizers for this community gathering are Barbara Dowd, Nicole Whelan, and Rev. Jane Tuohy. Individuals who are interested should contact Rev. Jane at jane.tuohy@frsuu.org.

FRSUU Poetry Group (Zoom)
2026-05-14 11:00 - 11:45 | Zoom
Meets Thursdays (previously on Tuesdays) on Zoom at 11am.
The FRSUU Poetry Group is open to all who enjoy reading or listening to poetry. Prompts or questions are provided as we listen multiple times to one poem a week. If you have been wishing you had more time in your busy schedule for poetry, give yourself the gift of one hour of poetry on Thursday mornings. Individuals with questions should contact Rev. Jane Tuohy at 617-359-0079.
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://zoom.us/j/94623863916?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 946 2386 3916; Passcode: [REDACTED]

Adult Choir
2026-05-14 19:00 - 20:30 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Thursdays, LMH Main Room, 7-8:30pm.

Finance Committee Meeting (hybrid)
2026-05-15 09:30 - 11:00 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Friday, May 15, LMH Room A, 9:30-11am

Newburyport Preservation Trust Keynote Speech
2026-05-15 18:00 - 21:00 | FRS Sanctuary, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Friday, May 15, Sanctuary, time TBD (rental from 6-9pm)

Newburyport Preservation Trust: "Ask an Old House Expert"
2026-05-16 13:00 - 14:30 | Parish Hall 1st Floor
Saturday, May 16, Parish Hall 1st Floor, 1-2:30pm

Worship Service: Young Church Sunday
2026-05-17 10:30 - 11:30 | FRS Sanctuary, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Sunday, May 17, Sanctuary, 10:30-11:30am with livestream on YouTube.
This service will be led by Mara Flynn, Rev. Rebecca, and others.

Young Church After Party
2026-05-17 11:30 - 13:00 | Parish Hall 1st Floor
Sunday, May 17, Parish Hall, following worship.
Young Church and Youth Group families, let’s celebrate Rev. Rebecca’s ministry at the Young Church Sunday After Party. There’ll be bubbles, chalk for spreading messages of love and joy, and treats!

Interim Minister Search Team
2026-05-17 14:00 - 17:00 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Sunday, May 17, LMH Room A, 2-5pm
