Upcoming Worship Services
Sunday, September 17
9:30am and 11:15am
Rev. Joel Miller, preaching,
Otto Cuyler, co-leading
Plate collection will go to support
RAIHN
.
Sunday, September 24
9:30am and 11:15am
Rev. Joel Miller, preaching,
Joe Simson, co-leading
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Soul Assembly
Join us for the kick-off of Soul Assembly! This new monthly celebration of music and arts, featuring our in-house band, Orange Sky, will debut this
Saturday, September 16 at 7:00pm.
Our inaugural event will feature a guest appearance by members of Roc Bottom Slam, Rochester’s award-winning slam poetry team, as well as performances by several of our youth members. Come ready to sing, dance and socialize!
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Here are the latest opportunities to stay informed, strengthen
your faith, and connect with the community:
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Gratitude, Joys and Sorrows
Thank you Bi-Fri’s for all you do!
Who are the Bi-Fri's, you ask? They are a caring group of mostly golden agers, who provide volunteer labor and skills for the church. In the past 20-odd years, they have worked on many projects, large and small. Over the years, Bi-Friers have saved the church many thousands of dollars in repairs that would otherwise have been hired out. This is a large church with a number of needs, and we could use more energy and help. Generally they meet the first and third Friday of each month (Bi-Fridays).
If you would like to help, or would like more information, please call Dave Schwardt at 585-671-6670.
Schools #22 and #15 are off to a good start with a little help from their friends.
A special thank you to our congregation for all the school supplies donated from the end of last year to the beginning of this year. We delivered over 20 boxes of pencils, crayons, notebook paper, art supplies, and posters. The school staff is very thankful!
Let Us Keep You In Our Thoughts and Prayers
If you have a concern about a member of our congregation, please don't hesitate to contact Rev. Tina at 585-271-9070 x104.
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Upcoming Events
Racial Justice Presentations
In association with the “Facing Racism”
exhibit in the Williams Gallery, the Rochester community's Take it Down Planning Committee has scheduled three opportunities to view the exhibit, hear about racism today, and learn about actions people can take locally to work toward racial justice.
Click here
for details.
Our church bookstore
will be open this Sunday, September 17, 9:00am-1:00pm.
Click here
to hear more.
The Environmental Climate Task Force
encourages you to attend a talk by the Pachamama Alliance on the many, varied approaches that will be needed to bring greenhouse gas concentrations under control, this Sunday, September 17, at 6:30pm.
Details here
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Calls to Action
Volunteers needed!
All members, congregants and UU friends who are interested in volunteering at this Saturday's
Soul Assembly
should gather at the Welcome Table in the Lobby at 6:00pm or email
Fritz Lange
.
Click here for details
.
Seeking volunteers for the BackPack Food Brunch
on Saturday and Sunday, September 23 & 24.
Click here
for details.
Join our BackPack Food volunteer crew
for food-packing sessions at Foodlink to alleviate hunger for children and families.
Details here
.
Are you a crafter of wood, fabric, pottery, jewelry, yarn, photos, paint, soaps, recycled items? Social Justice Council is looking for new crafters to sell their wares at the annual
Social Justice Council Benefits Boutique
.
Read more here
.
UU/School's Partnership Needs
volunteers
with 1-2 hours free, one day per week.
Click here
for details.
Brighton Food Cupboard
has asked for the following items this week: toiletries, cereals (but not corn flakes), and baby diapers, sizes 3, 4 and 6. And thanks for the cart full of donations last Sunday! For questions, contact
Alison Wilder
.
You have options
in the way your pledge payments are processed.
Click here
for more info.
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Other News and Reminders
Roof construction is underway, so until further notice, the south parking lot is unavailable for church use. Also note that the back door is to be used as an emergency exit only.
Our First Unitarian Buddhist Fellowship
is planning to start a new “Introduction to Buddhism”
group.
Click here
for more.
First Muse Chamber Music
opens the season Sunday, September 24 at 7:30 pm. More information is available
here
.
Friends of Labyrinth Quest
, we invite you to join us this fall for two labyrinth walks at our church.
Details here
.
First Wednesday Morning Book Discussion Group
will discuss the book
Waking Up White
and
Finding Myself in the Story of Race
by Debby Irving on Wednesday, October 4, 11:00am-12:30pm.
Read more here
.
New Soul Matters Group Starting
Are you inspired by the Eastern philosophy? Are you curious how these wise sources might connect to our monthly worship themes? If so,
click here
.
Waking Up White
Our Social Justice Council is bringing to town Debby Irving, author of the 2014 award-winning book
Waking Up White.
More here
.
Click here
for a
Green
Tip from your Environmental Climate Climate Task Force.
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First Unitarian Church
220 Winton Road South
Rochester, NY 14610
Church Office is open
Monday-Friday, 10:00am-2:00pm
585-271-9070
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Newsletter submissions may be sent to
[email protected]
. Church or church-sponsored events only. Deadline is each Tuesday at 10:00 am.
All entries are subject to editorial approval.
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