First Religious Society of Newburyport

Adult Children of Alcoholics
2024-10-21 18:45 - 20:00, 2024-10-14 18:45 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Hayward Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Meets in the Hayward Room

Monday Evening Meditation (In Person)
2024-10-21 18:30 - 19:30, 2024-10-14 18:30 - 19:30 | Lower Meetinghouse, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, 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.

Safety Task Force Meeting
2024-10-21 16:00 - 17:00 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Monday, October 21, LMH Room A, 4pm

Meeting
2024-10-21 10:00 - 15:00 | Parish Hall 1st Floor
Newburyport School District Meeting

Play Rehearsal
2024-10-20 15:00 - 17:00 | Parish Hall 1st Floor
Sundays from 3-5pm
October 13, 20, 27
November 3, 10, 17, 24

Justice Sunday - Addictions Ministry Team
2024-10-20 11:30 - 13:00 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
October 20, 2024, Lower Meetinghouse Main Room. Soup and salad at 11:30, presentation at noon.

Young Church
2024-10-20 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.

Sunday Worship Service
2024-10-20 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.

Reserved for Nursery
2024-10-20 10:00 - 11:30 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Reserved from 10:00am-11:30am

Reserved
2024-10-19 14:00 - 18:00 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
LMH Room A reserved from 2-6pm.

Reserved
2024-10-19 14:00 - 18:00 | FRS Sanctuary, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Sanctuary reserved from 2-6pm.

SMART Recovery (Contact: 678-378-0786)
2024-10-18 18:00 - 19:30 | Hayward Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Meets weekly on Friday

Reserved-Private Rental
2024-10-18 16:00 - 17:00 | FRS Sanctuary, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Sanctuary

Friday Book Group (Hybrid)
2024-10-18 10:00 - 11:30 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Fridays, LMH Room A, 10-11:30am.
We meet weekly and read both fiction and non-fiction books chosen by participants. Each book is read and discussed over a period of several meetings, with the reading for each determined by the group.

Mindful Yoga
2024-10-18 08:30 - 10:00, 2024-10-16 08:30 - 10:00, 2024-10-14 08:30 - 10:00 | Hayward Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Meets in the Hayward Room with David Turner, 8:30-10am.
Three-week course on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, September 30 – October 18.
This specially designed program integrates gentle yoga practices with mindfulness techniques. Whether you are new to yoga or have some experience, this course offers a supportive environment to enhance physical, mental, and emotional well-being. David Turner is a Kripalu Certified Yoga Instructor and a Unified Mindfulness Certified Coach. No fee to attend, but freewill donations to the church gratefully accepted. Questions? Contact David Turner: davidyturner@comcast.net, 617-669-1950.

Adult Choir
2024-10-17 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
2024-10-17 14:00 - 16:00 | FRS Sanctuary, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Thursdays, Sanctuary, 2-4pm, Gay Pearson

Exploring Elderhood Together
2024-10-17 13:00 - 14:30 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
October 17, 2024, Lower Meetinghouse, 1-2:30pm. Making CONNECTIONS: As a follow-up to last month’s program on Random Acts of Connection, we invite you to continue the conversation on making connections to others in our lives. Come share your thoughts on why these connections are so important, what barriers we might encounter, and ways to overcome those barriers. Research shows that social connection is good for our brains and hearts and protects us from stress. You need not have attended our previous program to join us.

Membership Class
2024-10-16 18:30 - 20:00 | Parish Hall 1st Floor
Meets in Parish Hall 1st Floor on this date only. Following dates meet in the Lower Meetinghouse. Class is led by Rev. Laurel Gray.

Parish Board Meeting (Hybrid)
2024-10-16 18:00 - 20:00 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
The Parish Board meets monthly on the third Wednesday in LMH Main Room.

Big Book Step Study
2024-10-16 18:00 - 19:30 | Hayward Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States

Staff Meeting
2024-10-16 10:30 - 12:30 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Meets in the Lower Meetinghouse Main Room

Wednesday Guided Meditation (Zoom)
2024-10-16 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]

Facilities Committee (Hybrid)
2024-10-16 08:15 - 09:15 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Meets monthly in the LMH Main Room.

Alcoholic Anonymous Step Sisters
2024-10-15 19:00 - 20:30 | Parish Hall 1st Floor
Contact 508-215-9469; meets in the Parish Hall as of 10/7/25.

Short Story Group
2024-10-15 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/
