Join us next Sunday

May 5, 2024

10:30am Sunday Service: TBA

TBA


Speaker: Rev. Shari Halliday-Quan


Masking in the First Universalist church building is optional, please respect any distancing requests.

A mask-required section of the sanctuary is designated for those preferring to stay masked.

Worship Link
Connecting:

Via Zoom:

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

Worship Service Video: 4/28/24

The Welcome Table

with Rev. Lane-Mairead Campbell

Upcoming Events &
Additional Announcements

Tuesday, April 30 | Drop-In Discussion: Paying it Forward: Striving for Equal Access Through Music

The Music Committee and our Music Director, Dr. Brock Tjosvold, will lead a session about their new "Paying it Forward" partnership with ROCmusic. This session will re-introduce Rachel Mills, Executive and Artistic Director of ROCmusic. Rachel will talk about the mission of ROCmusic, which is to provide "equal access to exceptional music education and performance experiences to youth residing in the city of Rochester." 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!  


Thursday, May 2 | Eastman at Washington Square: "A Time To Remember"

Eastman at Washington Square Concerts take place on Thursdays at 12:15 to 12:45pm in our sanctuary. May 2 is "A Time To Remember": Spend an afternoon with a preview of Eastman's Holocaust Remembrance Concert. Works by Jewish composers who died in or survived the atrocities of WWII will be performed by Eastman faculty and students in a concert to mark Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) on Sunday, May 5 at 7:30pm in Kilbourn Hall. Admission is free!


Saturday, May 4 | Spring Work Day!

Please join us for our Spring Work Day on Saturday, May 4, as we spruce up our building and prepare for the coming summer! There will be tasks for all skill levels. For details contact Ed Deller.


Saturday, May 4 | Walking Tour of Washington Square Neighborhood

This tour, sponsored by the F.I.R.E. team of First Universalist, discusses the history of the Washington Square Neighborhood. The tour will begin at Rundel Library at 1:30pm, finishing up at Dinosaur BBQ around 3pm. Refreshments will be served in the Clara Barton Lounge afterwards. Please RSVP to Theo Munson or the F.I.R.E. team online.


Sunday, May 5 | In-Person Drop-In-Discussion - The Forever Wars

We in the United States have come to accept perpetual war as normal. Hundred of thousands of people have died in these wars, including thousands of Americans. What purpose does the U.S. war policy serve? Is it sustainable? Can it be stopped? Held at 9:15am in the Chalice Room, led by Phil Ebersole.


Thursday, May 9 | Bi-Monthly Leadership Assembly

If you are a leader at First Universalist or if you would like to become a leader, join us for our bi-monthly Leadership Assembly Thursday, May 9, at 7pm. This month, leaders will be talking about how to collaborate and communicate effectively with one another as well as new initiatives to grow the membership of First Universalist. Our leaders are encouraged to communicate with one another and to get on the same page about initiatives, goals, and priorities. These important conversations and collaborative spaces will happen every other month from 7-8:30pm in the Chalice Room and online.

Joys & Sorrows

Please send your Joys and Sorrows to be read at our Sunday Worship service to JoysandSorrows@uuroc.org.


Note: When you email a joy or sorrow to us, you are giving us permission to read it aloud at our Sunday service and possibly publish it in this weekly email. Thank you!

To submit an item for 'This Week' at First Universalist
please e-mail it to: office@uuroc.org 
(no later than noon on Wednesday of the week prior to publication)

Staff:



Rev. Lane-Mairead Campbell,

Minister

minister@uuroc.org



Rev. Michelle Yates,

Minister of Life Span Faith Development

edu@uuroc.org

(716) 208-5891



Dr. Brock Tjosvold,

Director of Music

music@uuroc.org



Mx. Emma Barry,

Office Manager

office@uuroc.org




Maresa Carmody,

Finance Admin

financeadmin@uuroc.org

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