Executive Committee Meeting
2025-04-03 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Meets 1st Thursday, 1-2pm, LMH Room A.

Reserved for Piano Practice
2025-04-03 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-10 14:00 - 16:00 | FRS Sanctuary, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Thursdays, Sanctuary, 2-4pm, Gay Pearson

Big Questions Discussion Group with Rev. Laurel
2025-04-03 18:00 - 19:30 | LMH Nursery/Conf Room
First Thursdays, LMH Nursery/Conf Room, 6-7:30pm.
Join Rev. Laurel for an informal monthly conversation in which we ponder the mysteries of life’s big questions. What is evil? Is goodness inherent? What happens when we die? Bring your questions and your curiosity.

Adult Choir
2025-04-03 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
2025-04-04 16:00 - 17:00 | FRS Sanctuary, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Gay Pearson piano practice, every Friday, 4-5pm, Sanctuary

SMART Recovery (Contact: 678-378-0786)
2025-04-04 18:00 - 19:30 | Hayward Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Meets weekly on Friday

Reserved for Youth Group
2025-04-05 16:00 - 2025-04-06 08:00 | FRS Sanctuary, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Saturday, April 5, Sanctuary and Lower Meetinghouse, 4pm.

Contemplative Worship at FRS: Touching the Sacred Within
2025-04-06 08:00 - 09:00 | FRS Sanctuary, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Sanctuary, first Sunday of the month, led by Rev. Alan Seale.
Contemplation has been described as “a long loving look at the real” and “a pure intuition of being, born of love” (21st-century mystic William McNamara).
Join Rev. Alan Seale at 8am on the first Sunday of the month for a half-hour contemplative worship experience—a space and time to be present with the simplicities and complexities of life in the quiet embrace of the FRS Sanctuary.
The sanctuary will be open to welcome you from 7:50am. The service will include quiet piano music, a brief message or reading, and periods of silent reflection and meditation. If this contemplative worship experience calls out to you, we hope you will join us.

Reserved for Nursery
2025-04-06 10:00 - 11:30 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Reserved from 10:00am-11:30am

Sunday Worship Service
2025-04-06 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
2025-04-06 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.

Chalice Circle Leader Meeting
2025-04-06 11:45 - 12:45 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
First Sundays, March 2, April 6, May 4, June 1, LMH Room A, 11:45am-12:45pm.

Annual Campaign Steering Committee (hybrid)
2025-04-07 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.

Support Group for Mild Cognitive Impairment
2025-04-07 11:00 - 12:00 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Monday, April 7, LMH Room A, 11am. Led by Nancy Kidd.

Maker Mondays: Craft Circle with Rev. Laurel
2025-04-07 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, start a new hobby and connect with other makers in our FRS community. Invite a friend if you feel called, and bring a lunch if you prefer. All are welcome.

Chalice Circle
2025-04-07 14:00 - 16:00 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Mondays, February 17 to May 5, LMH Room A, 2-4pm.

FRSUU Poetry Group (Zoom)
2025-04-08 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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Chalice Circle
2025-04-08 18:00 - 20:00 | LMH Nursery/Conf Room
Tuesdays, February 25 to May 13, LMH Nursery/Conf Room, 6-8pm

Chalice Circle (Zoom)
2025-04-08 18:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
Tuesdays, February 25 to May 27, 6-8pm, Zoom only.

Mystic Circles Group
2025-04-08 18:30 - 20:00 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Tuesdays, February 25, March 11, March 25, April 8, April 22, May 6, May 20, June 3, Lower Meetinghouse Main Room, 6:30-8pm.

Wednesday Guided Meditation (Zoom)
2025-04-09 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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Worship Planning
2025-04-09 10:30 - 12:00 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States

Retired Old Men Eating Out (ROMEO)
2025-04-09 12:00 - 13:30 | The Grog, 13 Middle St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Wednesday, April 9, The Grog, 12pm.
Our Officer of the Day is Tom Himmel. Please feel free to contact Tom (see Steeple newsletter for Tom’s email address) if you have any questions or concerns. No reservations are required, but $$$ to pay your share of the tab is needed.

Reserved for Budget Work
2025-04-09 13:00 - 14:00 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Wednesday, April 9, LMH Room A, 1pm.

EET Steering Committee
2025-04-09 15:30 - 17:00 | LMH Nursery/Conf Room
Second Wednesdays, March 12 and April 9, LMH Nursery/Conf Room, 3:30-5pm. These are planning meetings.

Safety Task Force Meeting
2025-04-09 16:00 - 17:00 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Wednesday, December 4; 2nd Wednesdays beginning in January, LMH Room A, 4-5pm.

Green Team Meeting
2025-04-09 19:00 - 20:30 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Wednesday, April 9, LMH Main Room, 7-8:30pm.

Chalice Circle
2025-04-10 10:00 - 12:00 | LMH Nursery/Conf Room
Thursdays, February 27 to May 29, LMH Nursery/Conf Room, 10am-noon.

Learn About the Refugee Immigration Ministry (RIM)
2025-04-10 12:00 - 13:00 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Thursday, April 10, LMH Main Room, 12-1pm.
When immigrants to the United States apply for asylum, they are not allowed to work for the following six months. How can they survive with no income? For 38 years, RIM has engaged congregations in an interfaith support system for these people. FRSUU was once an integral part of RIM. Join this meeting to learn how you can help to revive our involvement with this important organization.
