Join our Drop-In Discussion on election night for a brief time to check in with one another and to process some of the events of the day. Open space will be held to just check in and share what is on your heart and mind. Drop-In Discussions are back with a virtual spin! We are meeting on Tuesday nights, from 6:30pm-7:30pm. Look on the First Universalist homepage for details and a link, or click the Zoom meeting link on the title of this description!
First Universalist Church will be hosting Midweek Meditation services with Rev. Lane and Rev. Michelle on Wednesdays from 11:30am-noon. On second Wednesdays, an extra half hour of meditation and sharing will follow the traditional format. An extended time to connect for deep breathing, meditation, singing, and silence. Look on the First Universalist homepage for details and a link, or click the Zoom meeting link on the title of this description!
Small Group Ministry Openings
Three of our Small Group Ministry groups have openings for new members starting immediately!
- 1st and 3rd Wednesdays at 6 or 7pm
- Every other Monday at 2pm
- Every other Thursday at 7pm
Interested in joining a group? Want to know what this is all about? Take a look at the description on our website uuroc.org under the “connect” tab, fill out the survey regarding your interest and availability, or email
SGM@uuroc.org.
Eastman @ Washington Square Update!
This fall Eastman @ WS concerts will be streamed LIVE from the Eastman Campus in Sproull Atrium from October 15 – November 19 and in the Karen Rettner Community Music Center of Messinger Hall in December. Performances are on Thursdays at 12:15pm, and will be streamed live!
- November 5: The Rosa Boemia Trio
- November 12: Carl Galland, clarinet and Evelyn Lam, piano
- November 19: Renaissance music with Kenneth Kam, lute
- December 3: Blaire Koerner, Bassoon
- December 10: Flute Duets with Hayley Grainger and Katie Uetz
- December 17: Letitia Jap, violin and E-Na Song, piano
A combined service with First Unitarian and the UU Church of Canandaigua. We will engage in some spiritual practice, some shared music, and a few readings. A quiet, contemplative service to strengthen our hearts and spirits. Service runs from 7-7:30pm
Rev. Lane Campbell will be hosting a special Post-Election service the day after the presidential election. Please know space will be held on the day following the election to process and hold our responses. If you would like to bring a reading to share fitting to where you are for the service, please do. There will be opportunities for sharing with one another and for worshipping together. Click the link above to see more event details! Join by phone: 646-876-9923 Meeting ID: 937 2797 0110 or Zoom:
https://uuma.zoom.us/j/93727970110
Second in the series of 4 dialogues (Race in a Brave Space or RiBS), held from 7-8:30pm, providing a forum to learn, grow, and act toward antiracism. These are led by Verdis Robinson. This month, participants are asked to preview the film “Wilderness Journey: Unitarian Universalism and the Black Empowerment Controversy” which can be found on YouTube. This series is being sponsored by the FIRE Team. RSVP to
FIRE@uuroc.org
Discussions are held on select Sundays from 2-3:30pm. Please preview the film: it can be found on Netflix and Amazon. Based on James Baldwin’s unfinished book, this visual essay explores racism through the stories of Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Jim and Eunice Ekberg series features films that address racial justice through history, music and spiritual avenues. This provides a facilitated discussion of ways to further the message of racial equity in our city and country. RSVP to
FIRE@uuroc.org
