Worship & Sermons
WORSHIP
Join us for services at 10:30am on Sundays, from the Sunday after Labor Day through Father’s Day. 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.
In the Companionship of Grief
Sermon by Reverend Rebecca M. Bryan I had avoided the office for some time, choosing to work in the meditation room instead of in my home office, from which I had the led the congregation through COVID. I knew I was avoiding my office, but I ignored the...
“My Position as an Abolitionist They Could Not Bear”: The Brief Newburyport Ministry of Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Sermon by Dr. Sandra Harbert Petrulionis Good morning! Thank you to Rev. Rebecca, Justin, and others for inviting and hosting me at this morning’s service. I’m excited to be in Newburyport for my very first visit. And I’m honored to be here on one of your...
Goals, Glimmers, and New Year’s Resolutions
Sermon by Reverend Rebecca Bryan When was the last time your heart skipped a beat? I apologize to those who have had medical conditions and scares. My question is meant to be poetic, not insensitive. I want to know when your heart last skipped a beat in...