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Tuesday, September 1 | Drop-In Discussion: The Virtue of Skepticism
Tonight we’ll watch Rev. AJ VanTyne’s pulpit swap sermon from March 1, 2026. “…today’s Unitarian Universalism is indebted to the skeptics of previous eras for questioning accepted ‘truths' of their day. How do we cultivate a virtuous skepticism that is not merely contrarian and obstinate, but is a consistent servant of truth and freedom?” We meet via Zoom on Tuesdays 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!
Sunday, September 6 | In-Person Drop-In-Discussion: Social and Economic Class
In-person Drop-In-Discussions are held on the first Sunday of the month in the Chalice Room (#23) at 9:15am. Much is said and written about class, class conflict, and class-ism. But what do we mean by class? To what degree is class based on income, and to what degree on education, manners, ancestry, or other metrics? What makes something class-y or low class? How does class shape us? What classes are above us or below us? Phil Ebersole will lead a discussion which, hopefully, will help us clarify our thinking about such questions. Drop-in discussions will continue on the first Sunday of the month. All are welcome! If you have a topic you would like discussed or, better still, would like to lead a discussion, speak to Phil.
Month of September | Social Justice Plate Offering: Refugees Helping Refugees
Our September Social Justice Plate Offering is designated for Refugees Helping Refugees, a non-profit organization that serves refugees of Western New York. RHR seeks to foster the growth, self-determination, and self-reliance of Rochester’s refugee community by making them agents of their own advancement. Please give what you can to support. Thank you! For more information, visit facebook.com/RefugeesHelpingRefugees. Starting in September 2026, our Social Justice Plate will no longer be collected on just one Sunday each month. Instead, we will be giving a quarter of the offering every Sunday to the organization we have chosen for that month.
Church Storage, Organization, and Cleanup
We are taking stock of our many stored items scattered throughout our church building and making efforts to identify, organize, and clear out spaces for new and exciting staff and programming. If you or your committee or group has items stored in the church, please contact conglife@uuroc.org so we may work with you on this housekeeping project. We are striving to keep essentials safely stored and organized, being respectful of our congregation’s contributions, while also donating or discarding accumulated items that no longer serve us. This is also a good time to review your coffee mugs in the lounge, committees’ needs going forward, and mailboxes and materials under the mailbox table in the Volunteer Office!
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