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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For questions regarding church ministry related events and meetings, please contact the Church Administrator at diane.carroll@frsuu.org.

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  • Game Night and Caregiver Meeting

    LMH Main Room 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, United States +2 more

    Friday, October 3, LMH Main Room, Room A, Nursery/Conf Room, 6-8pm

  • Newburyport Chocolate Tour

    Parish Hall 1st Floor +1 more

    Saturday, October 4, Parish Hall 1st Floor, 9am-5pm. The Annual Newburyport Chocolate Tour starts at First Religious Society. The Parish Hall will be for volunteer check-in and the brick area in front of the church is for tour ticket-holders to check in. Tour participants spend this day sampling chocolate goodies as they stroll through delightful stores throughout the beautiful downtown Newburyport. As always, 100% of the net proceeds will be passed on to local non-profit programs. In the last 10 years, the Newburyport Chocolate Tour has given away over $120,000 to 25+ local groups!  

  • Sunday Worship Service

    Featured Recurring
    FRS Sanctuary 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 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: Justice & Relational Repair

    Featured
    Parish Hall 1st Floor

    Sunday, October 5, Parish Hall, noon. Rev. Laurel and Rev. Rebecca will lead this Justice Sunday program on strategies for understanding and addressing relational repair. We'll talk through the stages of repair that Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg covers in her book On Repentance and Repair. Join us for soup and conversation!

  • Sunday Evening Guided Meditation (Zoom)

    Recurring
    Zoom

    Sundays, October 5, 12, 19, 26, 7:30-8pm, Zoom Join FRS member and LICSW Woman Cooper for a brief period of relaxation and renewal on Zoom. 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. Come one time or many. To reach out to Woman, email susanc0805@gmail.com.

  • Maker Monday w/ Rev. Laurel

    Featured Recurring
    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.

  • Historians Meeting

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

    Monday, October 6, LMH Main Room, 1-2pm. Discussion about events in summer 2026 related to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

  • Mandolin Concert

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

    Monday, October 6, Sanctuary. Concert start time and details to come. Space reserved 6:30-9:30pm.

  • 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

  • Short Story Group

    Recurring
    LMH Room A 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 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/

  • Parish Board Meeting (hybrid)

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

    Tuesday, October 7, LMH Main Room, 5:30-7pm