Men's Group Auction Breakfast Celebrating Women
2025-01-11 08:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | Parish Hall 1st Floor
On Saturday, January 11 from 8–10am The FRS Men’s Group will be cooking a deluxe breakfast honoring women as an FRSUU auction item. We hope to sell 100 tickets to this event. All women are welcome regardless of payment. The suggested donation is $20/person and children under 12 are free. You can arrive any time to enjoy your breakfast, on your schedule.

The deluxe breakfast includes made-to-order omelets, fruit, freshly baked pastries, pancakes, breakfast meats, and beverages. There will also be gluten-free options. If you signed up for the breakfast at the auction, the payments were not collected at the time and we need you to re-confirm your interest in the breakfast.

Look for the sign-up table in the vestibule after church or sign-up on-line here.

The Snow date is January 25.

Merrimack Valley Ship Model Club (MVSMC)
2025-01-11 08:00 - 11:00 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Second Saturdays, Lower Meetinghouse Main Room, 8-11am.

Scott Ouellette Guitar Concert
2025-01-11 15:00 - 16:00 | FRS Sanctuary, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Saturday, January 11, Sanctuary, 3pm.
Scott Ouellette is a self-taught fingerstyle guitarist living on the east coast of the United States. He first began playing the guitar at age 7, listening mostly to popular rock music from the 1970s. In his early teen years, he became interested in the sounds of legendary classical guitarists Andrés Segovia, Christopher Parkening, and John Williams. By the age of 16, Scott had already graced the stage of The Palladium in New York, performed on television, and was getting work as a professional guitarist. After graduating high school in 1986, Scott was accepted to Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts where he studied guitar performance. In 2003, Scott began composing instrumental modern pieces for solo guitar and has been giving concerts of his music since. Scott will be performing a mix of original music, traditional Spanish pieces, along with music from Brazil and many other parts of the world.
Purchase tickets HERE.

Community Outreach Committee Meeting
2025-01-12 09:30 - 10:30 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Sunday, January 12, LMH Room A, 9:30-10:30am. Monthly meeting of the Community Outreach Committee.

Reserved for Nursery
2025-01-12 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-01-19 10:00 - 11:30 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Reserved from 10:00am-11:30am

Sunday Worship Service
2025-01-12 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-01-19 10:30 - 11:30 | FRS Church, 10 Main Street, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Join us for services at 10:30am on Sundays, 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, hold a coming-of-age ceremony, or hear a member’s Journeys of Faith. Services end around 11:30am and are usually followed by a 30-minute fellowship gathering.
For a relaxed service with music from the jazz tradition, come to a Jazz Vespers. Our Christmas Eve service and Christmas Candlelight service are community traditions.

Young Church
2025-01-12 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-01-19 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.

Governance Committee Meeting
2025-01-12 11:45 - 13:00 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Meets second Sundays, LMH Room A, 11:45am-1pm.

Youth Group
2025-01-12 12:00 - 13:30 | Youth Room (Parish Hall), 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Meets in Youth Room in Parish Hall. Led by Mara Flynn on 10/27, 11/24, 12/8, 1/12/25. Led by Rev. Laurel on 11/10, 12/22, 1/26/25.

Annual Campaign Steering Committee (hybrid)
2025-01-13 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.

Leading Edge Team Meeting
2025-01-14 13:30 - 16:30 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Tuesday, January 14, Lower Meetinghouse, 1:30-4:30pm

Facilities Committee (Hybrid)
2025-01-15 08:15 - 09:15 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Meets monthly in the LMH Main Room.

Wednesday Guided Meditation (Zoom)
2025-01-15 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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Staff Meeting
2025-01-15 10:30 - 12:00 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Meets in Lower Meetinghouse Main Room.

Justice Groups Meeting (Hybrid)
2025-01-15 16:00 - 17:30 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
January 15, LMH Main Room, 4-5:30pm.

Grants Team
2025-01-16 07:00 - 12:00 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
January 16, LMH Room A, 7am-noon

Exploring Elderhood Together - Brain Health Through Movement
2025-01-16 13:00 - 14:30 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Thursday, January 16, Lower Meetinghouse Main Room, 1-2:30pm.
Come join us as we explore the connection between movement and brain health. We’ll start with a short video of Dr. Sanjay Gupta, author of many books, including Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age. Ree Coleman, guest speaker, will focus us on movement. She will teach us gentle exercises that can be done sitting or standing. 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
2025-01-16 14:00 - 16:00 | FRS Sanctuary, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Thursdays, Sanctuary, 2-4pm, Gay Pearson

Adult Choir
2025-01-16 19:00 - 20:30 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Thursdays, LMH Main Room, 7-8:30pm

Reserved for Piano Practice
2025-01-17 16:00 - 17:00 | FRS Sanctuary, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Gay Pearson piano practice, every Friday, 4-5pm, Sanctuary

Reserved for Piano Recital (private)
2025-01-17 17:00 - 19:30 | FRS Sanctuary, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Friday, January 17, Sanctuary and Lower Meetinghouse, 5-7:30pm reserved.

SMART Recovery (Contact: 678-378-0786)
2025-01-17 18:00 - 19:30 | Hayward Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Meets weekly on Friday

Congregational-Board Relations
2025-01-19 09:30 - 10:15 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Sunday, January 19, LMH Room A, 9:30-10:15am. Planning for next congregational/board meeting.

Justice Sunday - Anti-Racism Initiative
2025-01-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Parish Hall 1st Floor
Sunday, January 19, Parish Hall 1st Floor, noon-1pm.
Please join the Anti-Racism Initiative team for Justice Sunday after the MLK service! We look forward to sharing soup, salad and a recorded interview with Isabel Wilkerson, author of Caste, in anticipation of our upcoming Congregational Read. The interview will be followed by a brief Q&A facilitated by members of the Anti-Racism Initiative team.

Special Maker Monday with Rev. Laurel
2025-01-20 12:00 - 13:00 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Monday, January 20, Lower Meetinghouse, noon. Our Maker Monday circle is open to all, especially on this inauguration day. For anyone who needs a space away from watching the inauguration, join Rev. Laurel and fellow FRS members from 12-1pm in the Lower Meetinghouse. We’ll have crafts available for anyone who needs one. Feel free to bring your lunch.

Annual Campaign Core Team
2025-01-20 14:30 - 15:30 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Monday, January 20, LMH Room A, 2:30-3:30pm.

Short Story Group
2025-01-21 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/
