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Tuesday, August 20 | Drop-In Discussion: GA 2024 - Article II
Article II of our denominational by-laws contains what is meant to be an evolving statement of our shared religious faith. Elizabeth Osta and Michael Scott, delegates to the recent UUA General Assembly, will share their impressions of the multi-year revision process that has literally placed love at the center of our theology. 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!
August 21 | Community Forum on Homelessness in Rochester
Join us 6:30pm this Wednesday, August 21, in the Dugan Center at St. Mary's Church to discuss paths forward, especially outreach, effective shelter, and wrap-around services. For more information, call 585-271-7240 or email mccollaborative1@gmail.com.
August 25 | Get-out-the-vote Postcard Writing
Let's encourage voters in key states and be sure they have how-to-vote info through postcards! UU the Vote partner Center for Common Ground helps potential voters have timely and accurate information to make their vote count, and postcards can reach overlooked and/or ignored voters—often BIPOC, rural, and young people—for whom phone numbers aren't available and/or aren't reached through door-to-door canvassing. Join together with folks from both congregations to write postcards together after the service on Sunday, August 25 or to pick up a set of 20 with instructions, to write at home and return by early October for timely mailing. Consider donating to church to help pay for postcard stamps (put "UU the Vote stamps" in the note field). Questions? Contact Chris Farnum, chris.farnum@gmail.com.
Postcard Writing for the Election
Would you like to join First Universalist for postcard writing in preparation for the upcoming election? We will host ongoing postcard writing sessions on the first and third Sundays through October. Feel free to take the postcards home or stay and write them in the Clara Barton Lounge after Sunday Services on September 1 and 15, and October 6 and 20. The Center for Common Ground, a non-partisan organization based in Virginia, is sending postcards to Black and Indigenous people of color throughout the country to encourage them to vote. We provide the addresses, text, and stamps for the postcards. Every vote counts in this crucial election! Questions? Contact Barb Brody. Thank you for considering joining us in this important effort!
September 13-15 | Membership Growth Consultant
Please save the dates of September 13-15 for a weekend-long workshop about membership growth led by Rev. Thom Belote, Membership Growth Consultant. Rev. Thom Belote is the editor of "The Growing Church" and has served two growing Unitarian Universalist congregations. Save the dates on your calendar, schedule to come soon!
September 15 | Social Justice Plate: Climate Solutions Accelerator
Our September Social Justice Plate Offering is designated for Climate Solutions Accelerator. Their mission is to create a healthier, more equitable, and regenerative community by catalyzing local efforts to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions and address the effects of climate change. Their focus is on “Organizing and empowering concerned citizens at the local level to facilitate individual action, nurture the development of effective community leaders, and build the power of our local climate movement.” For more info, visit climategfl.org. Please contribute as generously as you can to support this important work!
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