JULY MINISTRY THEME: POSSIBILITY
Annual Ministry Theme: Life
SUNDAY, JULY 19
VISIONS OF HELL
SERVICE STARTS
AT 10AM
Sunday, July 19, 2026
Visions of Hell
10am, Sanctuary and YouTube
Concepts of the afterlife have evolved over millennia. Why does an afterlife occupy such a prominent place in the human search for meaning? How does the question or certainty of an afterlife resonate with liberal theology? What meaning does it hold in our lives? The service will be led by Doug Latham.
Sunday, July 26, 2026
What Kind of Ancestors Will We Choose to Be?
10am, Sanctuary and YouTube
The Rev. Dr. Peter S. Raible wrote, “We build on foundations we did not lay; we warm ourselves by fires we did not light; we sit in the shade of trees we did not plant; we drink from wells we did not dig.” All those things—and a thousand more, both good and evil—are our inheritance from our ancestors. We stand on their shoulders. Now: “What kind of ancestors will we choose to be?” Ray Wilson will lead the service.
Click here for the full schedule of summer services and events.
FRSUU Welcomes New Interim Minister!
The FRSUU Board of Trustees and the Interim Minister Search Team are excited and proud to announce the selection of Rev. Connie Simon as our new interim minister. Rev. Connie, who is completing her interim ministry at the River Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Bethesda, MD, will start her two-year ministry at FRSUU on August 1. Her first official Sunday in the pulpit will be September 13, Opening Sunday for the 2026-27 church year.
Rev. Connie explains her approach to interim ministry on her website: “I’ve chosen to focus my ministry on transitional work because I genuinely love it. There’s something deeply meaningful about accompanying congregations through periods of change—helping them reflect on their history, clarify their identity, strengthen their leadership, and step intentionally into their future. Transitions are challenging, but they’re also extraordinary opportunities for growth, healing, and renewal.”
Read the full announcement HERE.
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Tour the FRS Campus and Buildings
Follow our drone footage as we fly to the top of FRS’s steeple featuring a glass-eyed gilded weathercock which overlooks downtown Newburyport and Merrimack River. From there, you’ll get a first-hand look at our campus grounds and the interior of our meetinghouse and Sanctuary which dates back to 1801. Rev. Rebecca, our Senior Minister, welcomes you and ALL who seek a place of spiritual community and faith here. Organ music provided by former Director of Church Music Justin Murphy-Mancini on our 1834 Joseph Alley organ. Piano music provided by Director of Church Music Nick Place. We close with a view of the bell from the foundry of Paul Revere and Sons bell.
