First Religious Society of Newburyport

Worship Associates Meeting
2025-10-28 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Tuesday, October 28, LMH Main Room, 5-6:30pm

FUNraising Team Meeting (Zoom)
2025-10-28 18:30 - 19:30 | Zoom
Tuesday, October 28, 6:30pm, Zoom

Poetry & Music Service
2025-10-28 19:00 - 20:00 | FRS Sanctuary, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Third Tuesdays beginning September 16, Sanctuary, 7-8pm. Led by Rev. Rebecca and Nick Place.
The October service will be held on October 28 instead of October 21.

Wednesday Guided Meditation (Zoom)
2025-10-29 10:00 - 10:30, 2025-11-05 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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Centering Prayer Meditation
2025-10-29 10:00 - 11:00 | Robing Room (behind pulpit)
Weekly on Wednesdays, 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.

Reserved for Meeting
2025-10-29 10:30 - 11:30 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Wednesday, October 29, LMH Room A, 10:30-11:30am

Parish Board Meeting (Zoom)
2025-10-29 18:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
Wednesday, October 29, 6-8pm, Zoom only

FUNraising Team Meeting (Zoom)
2025-10-29 18:30 - 19:30 | Zoom
Weekly on Wednesdays, October 1 – November 5, 6:30 pm on Zoom only.

On Tyranny Zoom Discussions
2025-10-30 13:00 - 14:30 | Zoom
Wednesdays, October 23 and 30, November 6, 1-2:30pm, Zoom only

Adult Choir
2025-10-30 19:00 - 20:30 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Thursdays, LMH Main Room, 7-8:30pm.

Capital Campaign Meeting (hybrid)
2025-10-31 08:00 - 09:30 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Fridays starting October 31, LMH Room A, 8-9:30am

Friday Peace Vigil (offsite)
2025-10-31 11:00 - 12:00 | Market Square Bullnose, Newburyport, 01950, United States
Every Friday, Market Square Bullnose, 11am.
Rev. Rebecca leads this weekly gathering to reflect on and remember our commitment to peace, love, and compassion as we navigate the turbulence and daily horrors of our troubled world.

SMART Recovery (Contact: 678-378-0786)
2025-10-31 18:00 - 19:30 | Hayward Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Meets weekly on Friday

Bluebird Concert
2025-11-01 18:00 - 22:00 | Parish Hall 1st Floor
Saturday, Nov 1 – Parish Hall – 6-10pm (7pm Concert) Concert featuring many local musicians and poets including:

Aneesh Kashalikar and Krysta Brianna Stone

Tom Miller
Colbie Lind

Danny Harrington and Rusty Scott

Immigration Justice Meeting
2025-11-02 09:30 - 10:30 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
1st Sundays, beginning November 2, LMH Room A, 9:30-10:30am.
This is a monthly meeting to discuss and plan actions in support of the immigrant and refugee communities.

Sunday Worship Service
2025-11-02 10:30 - 11:30 | FRS Sanctuary, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Sundays, Sanctuary, 10:30-11:30am with livestream on YouTube.
Join us for worship from the Sunday after Labor Day through late spring. Experience elements of the world religions, including our Christian roots and humanism. Find inspiration in choral and instrumental music (including organ), congregational singing, a time for children, readings, an offering, and meditative silence. Hear a sermon on social justice, spirituality, dealing with life’s challenges, or other issues. We may celebrate a holiday, act out a skit, or hold a coming-of-age ceremony. Services are usually followed by a 30-minute fellowship gathering or a monthly Justice Sunday program.

Justice Sunday
2025-11-02 12:00 - 13:00 | Parish Hall 1st Floor
Sunday, November 2, Parish Hall, noon

Candlelight Chorale Rehearsal
2025-11-02 13:00 - 15:00 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Sunday afternoons, October 29 to December 14, LMH Main Room, 1-3pm

On Tyranny Read
2025-11-02 17:00 - 18:30 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Sundays, October 19, October 26, November 2, LMH Main Room, 5-6:30pm.
How do modern democracies fight tyranny? Join fellow members as we read, reflect, and discuss On Tyranny, by historian Timothy Snyder. Sign up at https://bit.ly/FRSUUOnTyrannyRead. This initiative is sponsored by the FRSUU Justice Action Council.

Maker Monday w/ Rev. Laurel
2025-11-03 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, or start a new one, and connect with other makers in our FRS community. All are welcome. Craft supplies available.

Chalice Circle
2025-11-03 14:00 - 16:00 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Mondays, October 27 – January 19, LMH Room A, 2-4pm. Led by Ted Stedman. In person only. No meeting on 11/24, 12/22, and 12/29.

Chalice Circle
2025-11-03 18:00 - 20:00 | LMH Nursery/Conf Room
Mondays, October 27 – January 19, LMH Nursery/Conf Room, 6-8pm. Led by Jim Lacey. In person only. No meeting on 11/24, 12/22, and 12/29.

The Center Within: Cultivating Calm and Clarity – A Four-Week Series with Effie Stavrulaki
2025-11-03 19:00 - 20:30 | Parish Hall 1st Floor
Monday evenings, 7–8:30 pm, October 27 and November 3, 10, and 17; Parish Hall 1st Floor

Please join NSIMC meditation teacher Effie Stavrulaki for a four-week Monday night series this fall, held in partnership with the First Religious Society, Unitarian Universalist, in Newburyport
When: Monday evenings, 7–8:30 pm, October 27 and November 3, 10, and 17
Where: First Religious Society, Unitarian Universalist, Parish Hall
Cost: $70 for members, $80 for nonmembers (become a member here)
Description: This four-week mindfulness-based series invites participants to gently explore the cultivation of equanimity—an inner steadiness of mind—through guided silent meditations, mindful walking, and reflective practices. Each week focuses on developing qualities that support equanimity: relaxation, compassion, gratitude, and wisdom. Rooted in the Insight meditation tradition, the series blends awareness of the natural breath with simple techniques that calm the nervous system and foster clarity and emotional balance. Together, we will learn practical tools to meet life’s ups and downs with calm presence and care. Practicing in person allows us to create a warm, supportive space of shared presence that deepens both personal insight and group learning. All levels of experience are welcome as we build resilience, openness, and a grounded sense of well-being week by week.
Effie Stavrulaki is a meditation teacher with NSIMC as well as a management professor at Bentley University. Read more at Effie’s teacher page.
To register and pay online, just click below; to pay by cash or check, email northshoreimc@gmail.com.

FRSUU Poetry Group (Zoom)
2025-11-04 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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Short Story Group
2025-11-04 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, noon, Lower Meeting House (with a Zoom option available).
For more information please visit: https://www.frsuu.org/short-story-group/

FUNraising Team Meeting (Zoom)
2025-11-04 18:30 - 19:30 | Zoom
First Tuesdays, 6:30pm, Zoom

Mystic Circle Gathering
2025-11-04 18:30 - 20:00 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Five Tuesday sessions: September 30, October 14, November 4, November 25, December 16, LMH Main Room, 6:30-8pm

Contemplative Meditation Service
2025-11-04 19:00 - 20:00 | FRS Sanctuary, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
First Tuesdays beginning October 7, Sanctuary, 7-8pm. Led by Rev. Alan Seale.

Facilities Team Meeting
2025-11-05 08:15 - 09:15 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
First Wednesdays beginning October 1, LMH Room A, 8:15-9:15am
