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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  • Sunday Worship Service

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    FRS Church 10 Main Street, Newburyport, MA, 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

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    LMH Main Room 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 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.

  • Special Congregational Meeting

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

    Meeting (and vote) from 11:30am-12pm in the Sanctuary. Attend in person or on Zoom. The purpose of this meeting is to act on the recommendation of the Parish Board that the congregation authorize the Parish Board to enter such contract or contracts as are advisable or required to replace the steeple lighting and to make advisable or necessary repairs to the steeple windows. Everyone is welcome to attend the special meeting. However, you must be a member of the congregation to vote. If you would like to become a member, please contact Rev. Laurel Gray at RevLaurel.Gray@frsuu.org or 978-465-0602, ext. 404. We need to reach a 20% quorum - please attend if you can! Check-in on September 22 will be from 9-10:30am. Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/92830629277?pwd=NWY70H7NkuXBmYu4N2mYe1k358i3d4.1 Meeting ID: 928 3062 9277 Passcode: 853158

  • Reserved

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

    Lower Meetinghouse: Reserved for child care during Special Meeting.

  • Reserved – YC

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

  • Mystic and Contemplative Circles and Services with Rev. Jane Tuohy

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    Lower Meetinghouse 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, United States

    The Mystic and Contemplative Circles and Services is a program designed to create opportunities to explore pathways for opening to Spirit and sharing in sacred circles. These gatherings are intended to be opportunities to share with others open to exploring Mystical experiences and cultivating Mystical hearts. We will explore different forms of contemplation, meditation as ways of accessing our own deepest selves, connecting with others, and inviting Spirit. This series will be facilitated by Rev. Jane Tuohy and different sessions will be led by people who participated last church year in the Interfaith Exploration of Mysticism program, and by guests. No previous experience is required. A willingness to be open to mystery, to be in the unknown, and to invite experiences and perspectives of other participants is required. All sessions will be held on Tuesday evenings from 6:30-8pm in the Lower Meetinghouse, First Religious Society Unitarian Universalist of Newburyport. Registration is required. Please submit name, contact information to Rev. Jane Tuohy at jane.tuohy@frsuu.org. Dates: Session One Sept. 22.  Mystical Hope                         Rev. Jane Tuohy “ Mystical hope would simply be what happens when we touch this innermost ground and it floods forth into our being as strength and joy.  Hope would be the Mercy -the divine love itself coursing through our being like lightning finding a clear path to the ground”.  Cynthia Bourgeault Session two Oct. 8                                                     Johnathon Pape The Spiritualist Movement began in the U.S. in the 1840s, but spread widely, particularly in English-speaking countries.  Spiritualism holds a firm conviction in the existence of spirits “from the other side” who maintain ongoing communication with the living world.  Spiritualist Churches usually offer a fairly traditional Christian service, but in addition to standard elements of worship, spirit messages are delivered to those in attendance.  This often comes from church leaders who are mediums and

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  • Wednesday Guided Meditation (Zoom)

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    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=dXdIUVBJb0F1MnVjL0ZDakErVlRIdz09