Service Auction Thank you!
Thank you to all who participated in this year’s Service Auction!
Many volunteers helped to make it a special day. We are tallying the proceeds from the auction and will report the results next week. Check out the Auction Table during MOCHA to find unsold bargains! Special thanks to Katherine Flynn assisted by Paula Marchese, for a job well done!
Thursday, Feb. 6 | Eastman at Washington Square
Eastman at Washington Square Concerts take place on Thursdays at 12:15 to 12:45pm in our sanctuary. February 6 is "
Shostakovich Piano Trio": A masterpiece of 20th century chamber music with violinist Petros Karapetyan, cellist Gary Hovsepyan, and pianist Arsen Jamkotchian. Admission is free! Bring your brown bag lunch and join us.
Friday, Feb. 7 |Poor People's Campaign MORE Tour featuring Rev. Dr. William Barber III
On Friday, February 7, Mt. Olivet Baptist Church will be hosting the MORE Tour featuring Rev. Dr. William Barber III and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis. The tour is a call to mobilize, organize, register, and educate (MORE) out of a national call for a moral revival. February 7 at 7pm at 141 Adams Street, Rochester, NY 14608.
February 9-16 | Sign Up for RAIHN Week
During RAIHN* Week, February 9-16, we will turn our church into a home for temporarily homeless families. We'll convert our classrooms into bedrooms, cook meals, stay overnight, and provide other help. To join our volunteer team sign up in the lounge after church, or contact Chris DeGolyer (
chrisdeg@frontiernet.net) with questions. If you'd like to learn more before volunteering, we have opportunities to "shadow" experienced volunteers. Attend the orientation for new volunteers on Tuesday, February 11, 6:30-8:30pm at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 28 Lincoln Ave, Pittsford. RSVP at 506-9050 or
coordinator@raihn.org.
*Rochester Area Interfaith Hospitality Network: keeping families together. Getting families home for good.
Sunday, Feb. 16 | Pizza Party and White Caucus
The FIRE Team will hold space for a follow-up discussion from a racial justice training led by Rev. Myra Brown and Melissa Parish this past fall. Reference material will include “I Am Drowning in Whiteness”, a podcast by Ijeoma Oluo plus a summary of material from a structural racism seminar led by Ken Hardy. This will be a space for white people to talk about these materials and educate one another. Pizza and beverages will be provided. For planning purposes, please RSVP to
fire@uuroc.org. Discussion leaders: Rev. Lane Campbell, Elizabeth Osta, Theo Munson and FIRE Project Team.
