Join us next Sunday
April 10, 2022
...We sing our thanks and praise. Celebrating generosity and the many layers of our experience, join First Universalist in creating a future for our community and a robust present day. Please plan to have your pledges for the 2022-2023 church year in by this Sunday!

Speaker: Rev. Lane-Mairead Campbell

Please only attend in-person if you have been fully vaccinated. We also ask that anyone attending in-person wear a KN95 mask and socially distance.
Connecting:

Via Zoom:

Via phone:
Dial 1-646-558-8656,
and enter the
Meeting ID: 131-764-422
Worship Service Video: 4/3/22
A Theology for Tidying Up
with Rev. Michelle Yates
Upcoming Events &
Additional Announcements
Tuesdays | Drop-In Discussion: Keeping Our Promise
The Rochester community welcomes former interpreters and support personnel of the U.S. government in conflict zones, whose lives were in danger because of their employment in support of the United States. Keeping Our Promise is a nonprofit organization that provides comprehensive resettlement assistance. Presented by Ellen Hickory Smith, Executive Director of KOP and Jean Ott, volunteer. Drop-In Discussions are virtual! We meet 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!

Wednesdays | Midweek Meditation
Weekly Midweek Meditation sessions are held each Wednesday at 11:30am! Look on the First Universalist homepage for details and a link!

Thursday, Apr. 7 | Eastman at Washington Square
Scott Joplin & Co.
Eastman at Washington Square Concerts take place on Thursdays at 12:15 to 12:45pm in our sanctuary. April 7 is "Scott Joplin & Co.": Pianist Howard Spindler plays some of his favorite African American Piano Music. Admission is free! Please wear a mask and do not bring food or drink into the sanctuary with you.

April 10 | Stewardship Sunday: For All That is Our Life
Final week! Our stewardship campaign, "For All That Is Our Life", is in the final week. Please return your pledge card by or on Stewardship Sunday, April 10. You can drop it in the mail or put it in the collection box at church on Sunday. You can also complete your pledge online at uuroc.org/stewardship. That link will also provides access to "Stewardship Basics & FAQ". Please join us in-person or online on the 10 for surprises! Get those pledges in!

April 24 | Racism in Health Care: Historic Inequities Ingrained in Healthcare Today
Panelists: Roneika Burns, Program Specialist (Hospital Workers Union, 1199SEIU); Kesha Carter, Diversity Professional (CCSI); Phyllis Jackson, RN (Community Wellness Project Manager at Common Ground); Shani Wilson, PA (URMC); Theo Munson, MPH (FIRE team co-chair).

April 30 | Path to Membership Session!
Want to learn more about First Universalist Church? Considering becoming a member? Then please join Rev. Lane, Rev. Michelle, and others for a “Path to Membership” session April 30 at 9:30am in the Clara Barton Lounge. RSVP to Membership@uuroc.org.
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

Rev. Michelle Yates,
Minister of Life Span Faith Development
(585) 310-2484

Brock Tjosvold,
Director of Music

Emma Barry,
Office Manager
150 S. Clinton Avenue, Rochester, NY 14604
(585) 546-2826 | office@uuroc.org