First Religious Society of Newburyport

Friday Book Group (Hybrid)
2026-07-10 10:00 - 11:30, 2026-07-03 10:00 - 11:30, 2026-06-26 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Fridays, LMH Room A and Zoom, 10-11:30am. (Zoom setup at 9:45)
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.

FRSUU Poetry Group (Zoom)
2026-07-09 11:00 - 11:45, 2026-07-02 11:00 - 11:45, 2026-06-25 11:00 - 11:45 | Zoom
Meets Thursdays (previously on Tuesdays) on Zoom at 11am.
The FRSUU Poetry Group is open to all who enjoy reading or listening to poetry. Prompts or questions are provided as we listen multiple times to one poem a week. If you have been wishing you had more time in your busy schedule for poetry, give yourself the gift of one hour of poetry on Thursday mornings. Individuals with questions should contact Rev. Jane Tuohy at 617-359-0079.
Join Zoom Meeting:
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Book Sale Drop-off
2026-07-09 09:30 - 11:30, 2026-07-02 09:30 - 11:30, 2026-06-25 09:30 - 11:30 | Parish Hall 1st Floor
Thursdays, June 18 – July 23, Parish Hall 1st Floor, 9:30-11:30am.
Clean out your bookshelves and donate your books to our annual book sale! Adult and children’s books, games, and puzzles only, please.

Wednesday Guided Meditation (Zoom)
2026-07-08 10:00 - 10:30, 2026-07-01 10:00 - 10:30, 2026-06-24 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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Short Story Group
2026-07-07 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, noon, Lower Meeting House (with a Zoom option available).
For more information please visit: https://www.frsuu.org/short-story-group/

Summer Maker Monday
2026-07-06 10:00 - 12:00 | Offsite
July 6 and 20, August 3 and 17, offsite at congregants’ home, 10am-12pm. Contact Diane Carroll, diane.carroll@frsuu.org, for meeting location.
Join other makers from our FRSUU community for Maker Monday. Bring a creative project or start a new one and connect with others. All are welcome.

Reading Frederick Douglass Together
2026-07-05 10:00 - 11:00 | Brown Square, Brown Square, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Sunday, July 5, Brown Square (across from City Hall), 10am.
Please join us for the annual community reading of Frederick Douglass’s speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” Meet in Brown Square across from City Hall (rain location, FRSUU) at 10am. No sign-up required. Light refreshments will follow. Lawn chairs are encouraged as seating is limited. Co-hosted by the Friends of William Lloyd Garrison, the YWCA of the Greater Northshore, Museum of Old Newbury, and Congregation Ahavas Achim, with support from Mass Humanities and Mass Cultural Council. No livestream. More information at www.WLGarrison.com.
Rain location: FRSUU Sanctuary and Lower Meetinghouse (reserved 9am-1pm)

FRSUU Men's Group
2026-07-04 08:00 - 09:30 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
First Saturdays, LMH Room A, 8-9:30am

SMART Recovery (Contact: 678-378-0786)
2026-07-03 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-06-26 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-06-19 18:00 - 19:30 | Hayward Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Meets weekly on Friday

Reserved for Meeting
2026-07-01 09:00 - 10:00 | LMH Nursery/Conf Room
Wednesday, July 1, LMH Nursery/Conf Room, 9-10am

Mystic Circles
2026-06-30 18:30 - 20:00 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
June 30, LMH Main Room, 6:30-8pm. This is the final meeting of the series.
Mystic Circles is a gathering of individuals who have interest in sharing and affirming their own experiences of the Divine, the holy, and the Sacred, and worshiping together. We are very diverse from the perspective of religious/spiritual backgrounds and orientations. We share a commitment to staying open to mystery. Mysticism is about an attitude of receptivity. Throughout the ages, mystics have sought union with the Divine—with God (however you define God)—through a variety of spiritual practices. Mysticism is not about a set of beliefs or dogma; rather it is about the felt experience of longing for union with the Holy and of belonging to something larger than yourself. Sometimes mystical moments can be about ordinary experiences of awe and wonder. In Mystic Circles we bear witness to one another’s experiences, share our questions, and create embodied worship practices.
No previous experience with mysticism is required. We practice non-judgmental listening and freedom of expression as we each listen to each other and our own deepest selves.
For more information, please email Rev. Jane Tuohy at Jane.tuohy@frsuu.org.

Summer Sunday Worship Service
2026-06-28 10:00 - 11:00 | FRS Sanctuary, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Sunday, June 28, Sanctuary and YouTube, 10am.
Ohketeau Cultural Community – led by Sue Creed
Please join us as Larry Spotted Crow Mann, Director and Founder of the Ohketeau Cultural Community, shares ancestral music, stories, and teachings that will increase our cross cultural knowledge of their community in our area past and present. The Ohketeau Cultural Community serves Tribal members across New England and is invested in the overall health and wellbeing of all indigenous Peoples, teaching caretaking of the land by being in Right relationship and reciprocity with the land that sustains us all.

Understanding Your Own Worldview—and the Perspectives of Others
2026-06-27 09:30 - 11:00 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Saturday, June 27, LMH Room A, 9:30-11am.
Why do thoughtful people see the same world so differently? In this 90-minute interactive workshop, participants will explore worldviews: the largely invisible values and assumptions that shape what we notice, what we trust, and what we resist. Participants will take a short worldview assessment and consider three major worldviews active in the United States today — traditional, modern, and progressive — and why they so often talk past one another. This workshop offers a practical introduction for anyone interested in personal growth, intellectual exploration, or better dialogue across differences.
To make the workshop convenient for more people, the same 90-minute session will be offered several times this summer. Each session begins at 9:30 AM. Please choose the Saturday date that works best for you: June 27, July 18, July 25, August 15, or August 29.
To attend, please contact David Turner in advance at davidyturner@gmail.com. David is a longtime FRSUU member with 40 years of experience facilitating adult learning programs focused on interpersonal skills in professional environments.

Capital Campaign Meeting (Hybrid)
2026-06-26 08:00 - 09:15 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Weekly on Friday, LMH Room A and Zoom, 8-9:15am

Community Listening Session
2026-06-25 18:30 - 20:00 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Thursday, June 18, LMH Main Room, 6:30-8pm.
Merrimack Valley Project and Immigrant Justice Team listening session.

Community Conversation
2026-06-25 18:30 - 20:00 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Thursday, June 25, LMH Main Room, 6:30-8pm.
A conversation to develop a People’s Agenda identifying the issues we wish our legislators to concentrate on.

Caregivers Support Group
2026-06-24 12:30 - 14:00 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Meets monthly on the 4th Wednesdays, LMH Room A, 12:30-2pm
This group supports those caregivers who care for loved ones with some type of dementia. Members share their coping strategies, suggestions about supportive agencies, medical references, etc. The group is facilitated by Nancy Kidd, LICSW, Rev. Jane Tuohy, and Linda Harding.
For more information, contact Nancy Kidd at nankdd@gmail.com or 978-376-8687.

Mild Cognitive Impairment Support Group
2026-06-22 11:00 - 12:30 | LMH Room A, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
2nd and 4th Mondays, LMH Room A, 11am-12:30pm.
This group, for those who have a diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment of some type of dementia, offers members an opportunity to share with others who are facing this-life limiting diagnosis. Members can be vulnerable and open about the many challenges they face, as well as their adaptive coping mechanisms. The group is facilitated by Nancy Kidd, LICSW; Rev. Jane Tuohy; and Linda Harding. For more information, contact Nancy Kidd at nankdd@gmail.com or 978-376-8687.

Summer Sunday Worship Service (GA)
2026-06-21 10:30 - 12:00 | LMH Main Room, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Sunday, June 21, Lower Meetinghouse Main Room, 10:30am.
Join us at 10:30am for coffee or tea and fellowship. We will livestream the UUA General Assembly worship service at 11am.

Gina McKeown - Student Recital
2026-06-19 17:00 - 20:30 | FRS Sanctuary, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Friday, June 19, Sanctuary and LMH Main Room, 5-8:30pm
