FRSUU Events Calendar

This calendar lists FRSUU activities inside our buildings and in the community. It also shows when FRSUU spaces are being reserved by outside groups. Click on an event to see its location and more information.

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  • Reserved for Organ Rehearsal

    FRS Sanctuary 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, United States

    Sunday, March 23, Sanctuary, 1:30-3:30pm.

  • Wilson Music Series 2025: Justin Murphy-Mancini

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    FRS Sanctuary 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, United States

    Sunday, March 23, Sanctuary, 4pm - Justin Murphy-Mancini, organist. This concert will be performed in honor and memory of Barbara Owen, former FRSUU Director of Church Music and international organist. Former Director of Church Music at First Religious Society UU and current Paul Fritts Endowed Chair; Assistant Professor of Music, Organ at Pacific Lutheran University, Justin is a keyboardist and composer dedicated to exciting and enriching audiences with music from many eras. He appears regularly in concert as an organist, harpsichordist, and collaborative pianist, with a repertoire that spans the entire written history of keyboard music.  More about Justin here. Following the concert there will be a reception in the Lower Meetinghouse. Tickets are complimentary on Eventbrite: https://bit.ly/Wilson2025-03-23

  • Concert Reception

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    LMH Main Room 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, United States

    Sunday, March 23, LMH Main Room, 5pm. Space reserved from 3-6pm. Reception following Justin Murphy-Mancini's concert in memory of Barbara Owen.

  • Chalice Circle

    Recurring
    LMH Room A 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, United States

    Mondays, February 17 to May 5, LMH Room A, 2-4pm.

  • Monday Evening Meditation (In Person)

    Recurring
    Lower Meetinghouse 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, United States

    Monday Night Meditation at 6:30pm in Lower Meeting House (enter via Unicorn Street entrance). These weekly sessions are led by Joyce Haydock, Senior Dharma Teacher with the International Kwan Um School of Zen. She has been with the school since 1989. This FRSUU Monday group was established over ten years ago. Our sessions consist of two or three chants, two readings/teachings and 30 minutes of sitting meditation. Beginners are welcome. Contact Joyce at 978-363-5457 or email joycehaydock@outlook.com to be added to our list and receive access information.    

  • Congregational-Wide Read and Discussion – Zoom

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    Zoom

    Zoom, 7-8pm. In February and March, the FRS Anti-Racism Team will be hosting a congregational-wide read and facilitated discussion of Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, by Isabel Wilkerson. Please use this Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/91474396125?pwd=Hb4rOfDTM4SOf8lB7oaQniSqJS3Xoo.1 Meeting ID: 914 7439 6125 Passcode: 872118 A Facilitated Group Discussion in Six Sessions: Monday, February 3 - In Person, 7:00 PM in the Sanctuary (please note the first and last meetings are in person so therefore appear on the calendar differently) Sunday, February 9 - Zoom, 7:00 PM Monday, February 24 - Zoom, 7:00 PM Monday, March 10 - Zoom, 7:00 PM Monday, March 24 - Zoom, 7:00 PM Monday, March 31 - In Person, 7:00 PM in the Sanctuary (please note the first and last meetings are in person so therefore appear on the calendar differently) In each session we will have discussion questions that address specific sections of the book and help us better understand how we as a community can live into the 8th Principle we adopted in 2024. Books are available for purchase at the Jabberwocky Bookstore in Newburyport, to borrow at the Newburyport Library, and a small amount are available at church. If you would like to participate, but need support with the cost of the book, please speak with Rev. Laurel Gray (revlaurel.gray@frsuu.org). We will have a small number of books available at no cost. Join us in this important journey by signing up, either in the Parish Hall or online @: https://forms.office.com/r/qiKFq8Azab  

  • FRSUU Poetry Group (Zoom)

    Recurring
    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. Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/94623863916?pwd=ufFubM2s4b4YAjU2la9RPOy25lM6Hy.1

  • Chalice Circle

    Recurring
    LMH Nursery/Conf Room

    Tuesdays, February 25 to May 13, LMH Nursery/Conf Room, 6-8pm