Join us this Sunday
September 9, 2018
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10:30 am Morning Servi
ce:
The Co-Mingling of Our Stories.
Bring waters from the many places you have been for our annual Water Communion Ingathering service. This service for the whole church invites us to consider the emotional spaces we have been in over the course of the summer months. We will be kicking off a three-sermon series about Testimony, the power of sharing our stories of transformation. And this will be our first service to officially welcome Rev. Lane Campbell as our new settled minister!
—Rev. Lane Campbell
9:15 am Drop In Discussion:
Save a Life:
An AED, Automated External Defibrillator, is so easy to use, you don't even have to have training to use it and save a life. Once you turn it on, you just do what it tells you! But, maybe you would appreciate being more informed? Kate Fleury, RN, BSN, a Certified American Heart Association Instructor, will show and demonstrate life-saving techniques that we can use here at First Universalist if it were needed.
The topic for or Drop In Discussion on September 16 will be,
The Four Elements of Success
by Laurie Beth Jones.
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REV. LANE CAMPBELL
Office Hours Are:
Tuesday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Wednesday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Thursday: Study Day. Open hours will be held at a coffee shop (TBD)
Friday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
(860) 389-4697
Rev. Lane is here! And she would like to make time to meet with YOU! Yes, you. In her first couple of months, she would like to make time one-to-one with all of the members of First Universalist to get to know you a bit. Sign-up sheets will be available on the bulletin board just outside the Sanctuary. Please sign up! You may also contact her at
minister@uuroc.org
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AED TRAINING
A brand new Phillips HeartStart AED has been purchased by a very generous member of our First Universalist congregation and is mounted in the area between the sanctuary and the Clara Barton Lounge, near the administrator's office. It is labeled “AED.” Please join us for classes in using the AED and saving a life on September 9, or 16. You can participate in an American Heart Association class led by instructor Kate Fleury, RN, BSN. The classes will be held in the sanctuary at 12:30 pm on Sundays after church. You will learn basic CPR and use of an AED so you can be a more prepared hero. There is no written test to receive a certificate of attendance!
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MOCHA
Eager to once again have conversations with your church friends? Missed the munchies and coffee provided by the volunteers, after the Sunday morning service? Then MOCHA is for you! Beginning September 9, and going thru until mid June, will be that social hour that we all look forward to. We hope that you will be a part of this ministry - the fabric that holds us together!
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~ From the Caring Committee ~
Keep These People In Your
Prayers & Meditations
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We are sad to inform you that Rev. Lane’s grandfather, Donald Hassell, passed away Friday, August 24 at the age of 96. The memorial is being planned for the first week in September. Our prayers go out to Rev. Lane and her family.
With sorrow we inform our congregation that Bill Hickok has passed. A memorial service is scheduled for
Saturday, September 22, at 11:00 am.
There will b
e a
reception with a light lunch to follow
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It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Gemma M. Lanthier, Rev. Michelle Yates' mother. Rev. Michelle was in Buffalo with her mother until her passing. Cards and emails are welcome as our thoughts and peaceful wishes go out to Rev. Michelle and her family.
https://buffalonews.com/2018/08/04/lanthier-gemma-m/
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Reach out to Jessie Werner at The Hurlbut Nursing Home, 1177 E. Henrietta Rd., Rm. 73A, Rochester, NY 14623. She would appreciate cards and visits.
Via a happy email from Mollie, Lillian Kellogg’s niece, Lillian and Ellie Chaffee are together now at the Presbyterian Home, 20 Center Crossing, Fairport, NY 14450. Lillian and Ellie have not been apart at all for decades. Cards are welcome and please be sure to put BOTH first and last names on the card itself. If you want to visit, please call first, (585)
223-0160 ext. 2, then 4.
Eleanor Siegfried is doing well and is now at Monroe Community Hospital,
435 East Henrietta Road, Rochester, NY 14623. If you would like to visit, please call ahead to make sure she has not been moved. And on, August 16, Eleanor turned 94!
Also, cards and calls are welcomed by Robert Doane, who is home after treatment at Strong Hospital and is receiving chemo therapy. (585) 288-1643.
Becky Elwell is doing much better and is now at home, cards are welcome.
Jim & Norma Sittnick, "Forty-Six years ago, we were married at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Rochester – with the proviso that I could spell catholic with a lower-case c. Look where we are now!"
Jim Sittnick is likely getting a new kidney in November!!
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Presenting Brock Tjosvold, Music Director
Last Saturday, August 18, 2018, members of the choir gathered in the sanctuary to audition two Music Director finalist candidates. Each candidate played the organ and then led the choir in a rehearsal; they then proceeded to an interview with Rev. Lane and the Personnel Committee. We chose Brock Tjosvold, a Nebraskan who is now embarking on graduate studies at the Eastman School of Music. He will “debut” with us on Sunday, September 9. We are delighted to welcome this talented, warm, and personable young man to our staff!
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FROM THE GARDEN:
We have heard thanks for strawberries, zucchini, cucumbers, the first tomatoes, herbs and flowers along Clinton Ave. and Court Streets from individuals in the neighborhood and from St Joe's House of Hospitality. And in turn we thank our team of garden waterers and mother nature! It would be helpful if we had names and contact information of the good people composting at church. Please let Sarah Singal know who you are! Thanks!
garden@uuroc.org
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RAIHN MATCH:
We have exceeded our goal and have raised $1,375 for the
R
ochester
A
rea
I
nterfaith
H
ospitality
N
etwork match and a friend of the congregation will donate $2,000. The total of
$3,745
will be sent to the RAIHN Day Center to make improvements for comfort and security. Thanks to everyone who helped make this possible.
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PROJECT TEAM SUGGESTIONS:
The Project Team consists of members who have been approved by the Board of Trustees. The team reports to FIAC (Faith In Action Council) and the Board and is tasked to come up with and submit a recommendation on a targeted project for congregational involvement that satisfies our mission of dealing with systemic racism in Rochester.
The Project Team welcomes your suggestions and comments at
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CHURCH LIBRARY & BOOKSTORE SUMMER HOURS:
The First Universalist Church library and bookstore are open each Sunday during MOCHA (coffee hour) for browsing, borrowing and buying. We have new books for sale at half price, donated books for sale for 50 cents, free children's books and a free magazine exchange, as well as a lending library for members and regular attenders.
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To submit an item for 'This Week at First Universalist,'
no later than Wednesday at noon.
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Staff:
Rev. Lane Campbell
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Minister
Rev. Michelle Yates
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Minister of Life Span Faith Development
Mr. Brock Tjosvold
, Director of Music
Andrea Lewis
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Office Administrator / Editor
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Summer Office Hours:
Monday - Thursday
9:00 am- 3:45 pm (closed Friday)
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