Annual Ministry Theme: Unity
November Ministry Theme: Learning
“I am still learning.”
- Michelangelo
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Please note the FRS church office will be closed on Thursday, November 11th in observance of Veterans Day. |
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Sunday, November 14, 2021
Worship Service
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“Marvelous Truth, confront us at every turn, in every guise...
Dwell in our crowded hearts...
Thrust close your smile that we know you...”
– Denise Levertov
Please join us this Sunday as we welcome Reverend Karlene Griffiths Sekou back to FRS as our guest preacher. Rev. Karlene will be joined by David Livingstone, our Ministerial Intern.
The service will be in-person and on YouTube at 10:30am.
To watch the livestream online click here.
In-person attendance is limited to 200 people, with assigned, distanced seating.
Masks are required in worship, and inside church buildings at all times.
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30-Minute Fellowship Following Sunday Worship Service
Join us on the brick area in front of the church following the service (weather permitting) for a beverage and in-person fellowship to say hello. Good company and great conversation!
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Printable Sermon Transcripts on the FRS Website!
If you've ever wished you could print a copy of a sermon at home, now you can! On each sermon page there is now a button you can click to open a printable version of that sermon. (Please note that printable versions are only available for the sermons beginning with Opening Sunday this church year.)
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Join us in remembering Reverend Bertrand Steeves, FRS Minister Emeritus
Saturday, November 20th, 2pm
The service will be in-person and on Zoom
We are looking for members who were parishioners of Bert’s to light the chalice. Please email Rev. Rebecca at RevRebecca.Bryan@frsuu.org if you would like to participate.
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Linda and Will Buddenhagen collecting personal care items outside church last Sunday
Personal Care Drive for Community Service of Newburyport
When: Sunday, November 14 from 9am-1pm outside the Meeting House
The Community Human Service Team is collecting items such as toothpaste, shampoo, soap, baby care products, disposable razors, and feminine care products.
Cash donations are also welcomed!
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Exploring Elderhood Together
"Care Through the End of Life"
Thursday, November 18 from 1-2:30pm on Zoom
Nancy Kidd, longtime FRS member and hospice social worker, brings her two decades of experience and knowledge helping individuals and families address the important practical and spiritual considerations of the end of life.
No registration is required.
Meeting ID: 966 8876 5086
Passcode: 517079
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+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
Meeting ID: 966 8876 5086
Exploring Elderhood Together brings people over 60 together to reflect on topics related to what it means to grow older in the 2020s, and through sharing from our own lived experiences, to build a greater sense of belonging within our community.
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Live World Premiere Screening: Bounty
When: Wednesday, November 10 at 9pm ET / 6pm PT.
Bounty is a filmic testimony of the immeasurable resistance and survivance of Indigenous Peoples. The film is the cornerstone of a media ecosystem, which invites us all to face stories of the incalculable loss and trauma carried by Indigenous People for centuries.
After watching Bounty, join the conversation with filmmakers Penobscot Nation Tribal Ambassador Maulian Dana, Dawn Neptune Adams (Penobscot), and Adam Mazo, and Upstander Project learning director Mishy Lesser. Thank you to our event co-sponsors Portland Press Herald and Maine Historical Society.
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Community Read - This Land Is Their Land: The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and the Troubled History of Thanksgiving by David J. Silverman
This year, in recognition of Indigenous Peoples Day and the 400th Anniversary of the First Thanksgiving, the FRS is partnering with Theater in the Open, the Museum of Old Newbury, the Newburyport Public Library, and Jabberwocky Bookshop in a Community Read of This Land Is Their Land: The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and the Troubled History of Thanksgiving by David J. Silverman. The book is an Indigenous-centered history of the years leading up to 1621, and the painful and bloody dissolution of ties between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag. By reading this book, we hope to better understand our history and how the marginalized community of the Wampanoag were affected, and continue to be affected, by the colonization of Massachusetts.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
The five partnering organizations have come together to provide copies of This Land is Their Land in Little Free Libraries around Greater Newburyport—including our own in front of the Parish Hall. Starting on October 11th, which is now officially Indigenous Peoples Day in the City of Newburyport, you can pick up a copy from a Free Little Library, from the Newburyport Public Library, or purchase your own copy at Jabberwocky. You can also explore the additional resources that we've compiled here:
While the Community Read for this year is geared toward a more adult audience, we want everyone in our community to be able to participate in these conversations in a meaningful way. History Smashers: The Mayflower by Kate Messner and illustrated by Dylan Meconis will be our Youth Community Read—for young readers to begin to learn the real history of the Mayflower, the Pilgrims, and the First Thanksgiving. Ideal for readers aged 7 to 12.
A discussion for FRS members and friends will be held on Thursday, December 2 at 7pm. Register here to receive the Zoom link: https://bit.ly/FRSThisLandIsTheirLand. Contact Julie Parker Amery, Director of Faith Formation and Spiritual Exploration, with any questions: julie.amery@frsuu.org.
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Take a moment to thank a fellow parishioner. Once a month, The Steeple will publish a list of thank you's highlighting brief messages expressing thanks to someone who made a difference in your day! Send your "Thank a UU" submission to cynthia.walsh@frsuu.org.
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Minister–The Reverend Rebecca Bryan; Ministerial Intern–David Livingstone; Affiliate Minister–Stan Barrett; Affiliate Minister–Helen Murgida; Minister Emeritus–The Reverend Harold Babcock. Staff: Director of Church Operations–Rob Authier; Office Administrator–Diane Carroll; Audio-Visual Coordinator–Rob Close; Director of Children's Ministry–Mara Flynn; Director of Church Music–Justin Murphy-Mancini; Director of Faith Formation and Spiritual Exploration–Julie Parker Amery; Sexton–Donny Rogers; Director of Congregational and Community Engagement–Cynthia Walsh. Parish Board: Chair–Holly Cashman; Vice Chair–Tina Benik; Finance Chair–Tim Fountain; Governance Chair–Juliana Beauvais; Endowment Treasurer–Kim Kenly; Finance Treasurer–Micah Donahue; Parish Clerk–Kathy Desilets; Tina Benik, Vern Ellis, Minnie Flanagan, Michelle Kimball, Lucy Litwin, Annie Maurer, Jim Supple, Renée Wolf Foster.
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First Religious Society, Unitarian Universalist | 26 Pleasant St., Newburyport MA 01950
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