Join us next Sunday

August 9, 2026

10:30am Sunday Service: Holding Hope

In a time when despair seems easy or rage feels useful, can we make a case for hope? What are the ways that we hold hope for one another? 


Speaker(s): Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell (she/her)


Each Sunday, we will have several large-print copies of the order of service available. If you would like one, please ask an usher.

Connecting:

Via Zoom:

Via phone:
Dial 1-646-558-8656,
and enter the
Meeting ID: 131-764-422

Worship Service Video: 8/2/26

What Atheists Get Wrong 

with Peter House (he/him)

Upcoming Events &
Additional Announcements

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!


Tuesday, August 4 | Drop-In Discussion: The Muslim Jesus

Few Christians and humanists realize that Jesus has an honored position in the Koran in many ways equal to and in some ways superior to Mohammed himself. Muslims believe that Jesus was born of a virgin, worked miracles and ascended into Heaven, and that he will return in the End Times. Phil Ebersole will do a presentation and lead a discussion of Jesus in Islam and the commonalities between Christianity and Islam. 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, August 9 | Monthly Food Ingathering

Our monthly food ingathering for the Community Food Cupboard! Low-sodium non-perishable food, toiletries, paper products, and cash are always needed and appreciated!


Sunday, August 9 | LGBTQIA+ Social Action Circle Meeting

Both queer and ally individuals are invited to attend our meeting, as we plan to collaborate to make our congregation and Rochester even more fabulous! Talk to Willow, or a committee member if you want to help! Feel free to grab a snack from coffee hour and head upstairs to the Gratitude Room (#22) after service! We hope to see you!

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please e-mail it to: office@uuroc.org 
(no later than noon on Wednesday of the week prior to publication)

Staff:



Peter House,

Summer Minister

summerminister@uuroc.org



Rev. Michelle Yates,

Minister of Lifespan Faith Development

edu@uuroc.org

(716)-208-5891



Dr. Brock Tjosvold,

Co-Director of Music

music@uuroc.org



Mx. Emma Barry,

Office Manager

office@uuroc.org



Justin Wilson,

Congregational Life Coordinator

conglife@uuroc.org

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