First Religious Society of Newburyport

Volunteers for Community Meeting (Hybrid)
2024-09-05 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States

Executive Committee Meeting
2024-09-05 13:00 - 14:00 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Meets 1st Thursday, 1-2pm, LMH Room A.

Volunteers-Community Meeting
2024-09-04 17:30 - 18:30 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States

Staff Meeting
2024-09-04 10:30 - 12:00 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States

Wednesday Guided Meditation (Zoom)
2024-09-04 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:

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Short Story Group
2024-09-03 12:00 - 13:00 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
The Tuesday Short Story Group meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month, LMH Room A, noon.
For more information please visit: https://www.frsuu.org/short-story-group/

Adult Choir
2024-08-29 19:00 - 20:30 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Thursdays, LMH Main Room, 7-8:30pm

Reserved
2024-08-29 15:00 - 16:00 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Reserved from 3-4pm

Hampton Falls Worship with Rev. Rebecca
2024-08-25 10:00 - 11:00 | First Congregational Society Unitarian Church, 143 Exeter Rd, Hampton Falls, NH, 03844, United States
Rev. Rebecca continues the long tradition of preaching at First Congregational Society Unitarian Church Hampton Falls on the last Sunday of August. This is a special more intimate gathering you won’t want to miss. Service will be at 10am and the address is 143 Exeter Road in Hampton Falls New Hampshire.

Afghan Working Group
2024-08-22 12:15 - 13:30, 2024-07-25 12:15 - 13:30, 2024-06-27 12:15 - 13:30 | LMH Nursery/Conf Room
Meets on the 4th Thursday of the month in LMH Nursery/Conference Room.

Finance Committee
2024-08-22 10:00 - 12:00 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Finance Committee from 10am-12pm

Staff Retreat
2024-08-21 09:00 - 14:00 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Staff Retreat from 9am-2pm

Beach Cleanup and Dinner at Salisbury Reservation
2024-08-18 17:00 - 19:30 | MA
Sunday, August 11: Beach Clean Up & Dinner at Salisbury Reservation, 5pm
Folks of all ages, please join together for a youth-led beach cleanup and dinner on the beach. We will have some limited supplies on hand, but we encourage you to bring work/garden gloves and alternatives to plastic garbage bags for collecting trash, like large buckets. Bring your friends, beach chairs, and bagged dinners to enjoy after the cleanup. Enter through Lot 1. Meet at pavilion (to the left when facing bathroom). Parking at Salisbury Reservation is $14 for MA residents and $40 for non-residents. Annual MA Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) State Park parking passes that allow parking at nearly all DCR Parks and lifetime senior DCR parking passes are available online here: https://www.mass.gov/how-to/purchase-an-annual-parking-pass-for-massachusetts-state-parks

Reserved
2024-08-17 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
LMH Main Room Reservation

Reserved for Recording
2024-08-15 15:00 - 19:00 | FRS Sanctuary, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States

Worship Field Trip to Arlington Street Church UU
2024-08-11 10:00 - 14:00 | MA
Sunday, August 11: Worship Field Trip to Arlington Street Church UU. Worship, 11am-12pm; Tour, 1pm
Carpool opportunities will be organized. Head to the historical Arlington Street Church, www.ascboston.org, in Boston for worship and a private group tour of the Basilica-style church interior thereafter. Bring a bagged lunch to eat on the Commons in between worship and the tour. Go to www.croma.org to learn more about this UU church’s rich history, architecture, and incredible collection of single-themed Tiffany Windows—the largest in the world!

Maudslay Community Walk with Dogs
2024-08-04 09:00 - 10:00 | Maudslay State Park, Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Sunday, August 4: Maudslay Walk with Dogs, 9am
Let’s meet under the big tree in the park directly across from the parking lot for a walk and conversation in Maudslay. We highly encourage you to bring your dogs who enjoy this type of group socializing! Human friends are very welcome, as are their dogs, too!

Summer Worship - Rev. Andrew Forsthoefel
2024-07-28 08:00 - 17:00 | FRS Church, 10 Main Street, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Summer worship services will be held in the FRS sanctuary and livestreamed on YouTube, http://bit.ly/FRSyoutube, starting at 10am unless otherwise noted.
Sunday, July 28: Living Restorative Justice – Rev. Andrew Forsthoefel, Interfaith Minister
What is restorative justice? Where does it come from? How does it work? And how do we live it, not only in our relationships with each other, but also in our relationship with ourselves? Reverend Andrew Forsthoefel, Restorative Practices Systems Specialist for the Cumberland County Public Health Department in Portland, ME, will explore the principles of restorative justice and offer reflections on how these principles can support us to live in alignment with the reality of our interconnectedness.

Summer Worship - Rev. Jane Tuohy
2024-07-21 10:00 - 11:00 | FRS Sanctuary, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Summer worship services will be held in the FRS sanctuary and livestreamed on YouTube, http://bit.ly/FRSyoutube, starting at 10am unless otherwise noted.
Sunday, July 21: Margaret Fuller…lessons from our radical Transcendentalist Foremother – Rev. Jane Tuohy
Can the writings of a 19th century woman really teach us valuable lessons for these troubled times? Margaret Fuller was a radical feminist and the member of the transcendentalist circles. Today, women’s rights we thought were guaranteed have been lost and many others are being

Summer Worship - Rev. Alan Seale and Zack Field
2024-07-14 10:00 - 11:00 | FRS Sanctuary, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Summer worship services will be held in the FRS sanctuary and livestreamed on YouTube, http://bit.ly/FRSyoutube, starting at 10am unless otherwise noted.
Sunday, July 14: Spaciousness in the Breath of Life – Rev. Alan Seale and Zack Field
Join Rev. Alan Seale along with Gong Master Zach Field and Worship Associate Jessica Brown for “Spaciousness in the Breath of Life.” Even in our restless world, we can find stillness in the heart of our being and rest in our souls.

Summer Worship Services – Sarina Khan Reddy and Manny Muros
2024-07-07 10:00 - 11:00 | FRS Sanctuary, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Summer worship services will be held in the FRS sanctuary and livestreamed on YouTube, http://bit.ly/FRSyoutube, starting at 10am unless otherwise noted.
Sunday, July 7: The Power of Gratitude – Sarina Khan Reddy and Manny Muros
Sarina Khan Reddy will collaborate with Manny Muros, a gifted spiritual teacher and author who leads personal development and meditation retreats internationally, and his wife Alise Ashby, composer and songwriter, who creates music to soothe the senses and bring healing.
Manny will lead a meditation experience focusing on gratitude with Alise composing music to accompany. Sarina Khan Reddy will explore the concept of gratitude as written in the Qur’an, in recognition of the Islamic New Year. Rev. Jane Tuohy will be assisting.

Reading Fredrick Douglass Together
2024-07-04 10:00 - 11:00 | Brown Square, Brown Square, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
The Museum of Old Newbury and First Religious Society Unitarian Universalist will host an in-person community reading of Frederick Douglass’s impassioned 1852 speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” Lend your voice to this powerful participatory event.
We will gather near the Garrison statue in Brown Square, Newburyport. Seating is limited – please bring a chair or blanket to the reading
Please visit the eventbrite page for more information:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reading-frederick-douglass-together-on-the-4th-of-july-newburyport-tickets-920327543457?aff=erelexpmlt

Summer Worship Services - Kristen Miller
2024-06-30 10:00 - 11:00 | FRS Sanctuary, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Summer worship services will be held in the FRS sanctuary and livestreamed on YouTube, http://bit.ly/FRSyoutube, starting at 10am unless otherwise noted.
Sunday, June 30: Nourishment for the Soul – Kristen Miller
Come bask in the beauty and serenity of the cello. Cellist Kristen Miller will share restorative, calming solo cello pieces, alternating with sacred texts and poetry. Kristen offers this service to soothe, restore, and uplift the spirit, leaving you ready to receive life’s gifts.

Bluebird Popup Concert
2024-06-29 19:00 - 20:00 | FRS Sanctuary, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Held in the Sanctuary
