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Updates for September 2nd 2010

Regular Service Schedule

Please note that we resume regular service hours starting September 5th. Service will start at 10:00 AM followed by fellowship in Holton Hall at 11:00 AM.

Sunday School Starting

FPCN is pleased to announce it's upcoming Sunday School program for typically developing children & children with special needs. Read more below!

Sea Keepers after school program

FPCN is offering a first of it's kind in the area after school program.

Sacred Harp Singing Classes

Learn more about the Sacred Harp singing classes by visiting the Newbury Singing web page or reading below.



Link to New Eden Collaborative

New Eden Collaborative Classes have concluded

We would like to thank everyone who participated in the New Eden Collaborative workshops this past season.

The 2010 workshop series has concluded for the spring. We will be posting new information regarding the gardens and their progress soon.

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Panoramic view of the New Eden Gardens from August of 2009

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Regular Happenings

Our Calendar often includes regular events open to the public.

Newbury Sacred Harp

Sacred Harp

Sacred Harp Singing happens every 3rd Sunday of each month at FPCN. Singing is from 3:00pm - 5:30pm.

Sacred Harp is a participatory a cappella singing tradition with roots in 18th Century New England and the Deep South. The music is a potent mixture of unfettered raw-boned harmonies and driving rhythms, coupled to unvarnished Calvinist poetry. Sacred Harp singing was featured in the 2003 film Cold Mountain, as well as the recent PBS documentary, Awake My Soul. Visit the Newbury Sacred Harp site for more information on Sacred Harp singing

An integral part of the Sacred Harp tradition is the Singing School, where new singers learn the rudiments of Sacred Harp singing utilizing a unique visual mnemonic (“shape notes”) to aid sight-singing. The First Parish Church of Newbury is pleased to present an 8-week Singing School geared toward absolute beginners. Emphases will be on reading music, history, leading, and the unique Sacred Harp style of singing. Sunday afternoon sessions will begin on September 12, and alternate with community singings (9/19 and 10/17) and the New England Sacred Harp Convention (10/2-3).

Inclusive Integrated Sunday School

All children have a special need to know God’s love, to grow in spirit, and learn how to live by the Golden Rule in a fun, safe, accepting environment. For this reason FPCN is offering a new Sunday School program for typically developing children and children with special needs. The program will be held on Sundays from 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM from September through the middle of May. Families interested in the program are invited to a special open house to be held on September 12th.

Pre-registration will help us know how many volunteers will be needed. For more information or to pre-register, please call the church office at (978)465-5597 during normal business hours.

Check back for more details on both the program and the open house. Know a family who might be interested in this program? Then why not download the flyer.

Children at Sunday School

Who said Sunday School had to be boring? Not us! Come on in to check out our program, visit our Sunday School page , or contact Beth Coffey, our Sunday School director, and find out what's going on.

Sea Keepers After School Program

FPCN is excited to be offering this unique after school program for the 2010/2011 school season.

The program will be offered Monday through Friday, September through June from 3-5:30 in Holton Hall at First Parish Church located on 20 High Road in Newbury. The program is offered for children and teens ages 10 - 16 years of age. It is intended as a fun, safe place for both neuro-typical kids and kids with autism to learn about differences, develop empathy, share adventures, learn to sail, learn how to care for animals, plants, the ocean, and each other.

We will focus on discovering and fostering each child's gifts and potential in a supportive, caring, accepting environment, presenting concepts in fun and various ways according to each child's abilities. The cost is $10 an hour, however we will work our way toward a sliding fee scale so that no one will be denied due to financial difficulty.

For registration or more information please contact Nancy Haverington, director, at (978)465-1156 or minister@firstparishofnewbury.org.

Interested in volunteering or donating to this program? Here are some ways in which to donate:

  • Make a gift - All contributions go directly into the program and are greatly appreciated.
  • Honor a loved one - Make a memorial donation.
  • Sponsor an Attendee - Sponsor a teen or child who would not otherwise be able to attend the program.
  • Supplies or talents - Make a contribution in the form of supplies or through the donation of a service.

Download the flyer and contact Nancy Haverington at the above address.