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Tuesday, April 22 | Drop-In Discussion: Build Healthy Boundaries, not Walls - How To Raise Your Joy Quotient Even In Turbulent Times
Every day we are subjected to news that either shocks us or depresses us, or both. How do we maintain peace of mind in the face of unprecedented chaos? Come join the discussion and learn more about simple ways to calm your nervous system and feel better by setting healthy boundaries within. Experience it for yourself in this session. Joy Leccese will lead our discussion. Drop-in Discussions meet via Zoom on Tuesday nights from 6:30-7:30pm. Look on the First Universalist homepage for details and a link, or click the Zoom meeting link in this blurb title!
Tuesday, April 22 | Stand Up for the Homeless and Housing Insecure
The Dept. of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) is in danger of losing staff and money associated with fair housing enforcement and grants for housing the homeless and housing insecure. Join us to say, “Hands Off Housing!” at 5:30pm at MLK Park. Vocal NY and Rochester Grants Pass Resistance. are sponsoring this effort. Contact housingforall@uuroc.org with any questions.
Thursday, April 24 | Eastman at Washington Square: : “A Time to Remember”
Eastman at Washington Square Concerts are in our sanctuary on Thursdays from 12:15 to 12:45pm. April 24 is “A Time to Remember”: Spend an afternoon with a preview of Eastman's Holocaust Remembrance Concert. ESM faculty and students will perform works by Jewish composers who died in or survived the atrocities of World War II. Admission is free!
Saturday, April 26 | Online Conference: Building Beloved Community Beyond the Binary
This is an online conference (9am-4:30pm) where transgender people, allies, advocates, and accomplices can bravely (and with more safety than usual) explore, learn, grow, bear witness, and be witnessed. This year’s keynote speaker is Spencer Bergstedt, a trans man, lawyer, trans activist, and parent. You can find him on his Trans Dad channel on Instagram. There are also workshops for the trans community only, as well as additional workshops for cisgender people who are ready to learn more about how to be an ally. Register Here!
Updated Documents: "Covenant of Right Relations" & "Policy on Responsible Behavior"
The Committee on Ministry reviewed and revised our church’s “Covenant of Right Relations” and “Policy on Responsible Behavior”. These revised documents provide a structure to guide our process of conflict resolution. These documents can also be found on our website at uuroc.org/bot. We want our church to be a sanctuary in these challenging times—even as we are facing major changes ourselves. Distress around us can leak into relationships even in this community of intentional love and support. The design of the new policy is based on the Unitarian Universalist value of Love at the center of all interactions. Specific elements were developed from our own church’s previous policies as well as the work of other congregations. The documents have been approved by the Board of Trustees and other church leaders. We hope that some of you will look them over and contact any member of the committee with questions or comments. Email any one of us at com@uuroc.org.
Want to contact the Search Committee?
Email search@uuroc.org!
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