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September 18, 2022

10:30am Sunday Service: Celebrating Our Own Foolishness

If we cannot laugh at ourselves, we are likely in deep trouble. To examine ourselves and our lives can lead towards the absurd and the foolishness when we are being honest. This is a service to celebrate the trickster, the humorous, and the innocent as we explore the archetype of the fool.


Speaker: Rev. Lane-Mairead Campbell


We ask that anyone attending in-person

wear an N95 or KN95 mask.

Worship Link
Connecting:

Via Zoom:

Via phone:
Dial 1-646-558-8656,
and enter the
Meeting ID: 131-764-422

OutdoorWorship Service Video: 9/11/22

Bathing in the Waters of the Beginner's Mind

with Rev. Lane-Mairead Campbell

Upcoming Events &
Additional Announcements

Tuesday, September 13 | Drop-In Discussion: “We Acknowledge With Respect . . ..” 

Each Sunday we note that our church stands on the ancestral land of the Seneca Nation. Let’s give some thought to how we can address contemporary Native Issues as non-natives. Resource: Native Hope, Chamberlain, SD. Beth Ares presents. 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!


Saturday, September 17 | Urban Garden Celebration

Celebrate Urban Gardens on Saturday, September 17. The First Universalist Church Community Garden will join others inviting visitors to see what city gardening can look like. There will be a master list of participating gardens that you might want to stop by. Come visit your own garden and others, and meet people who want to make Rochester greener.


September 23 | A Night of Fringe FUN at UURoc!

On Friday, Sept. 23, the Rochester Fringe Festival will be hosting the Bandaloop aerial acrobatics group in a performance just outside the doors of First Universalist! Join us on the back lawn for a gathering to watch Bandaloop. Gathering with snacks and beverages starts at 6:30pm, performance is at 7:30pm. Please bring lawn chairs, blankets, binoculars, and your dinner if you wish! Rain date is Sept. 24, same time!


October 2 | In-Church Drop-In Discussions to Resume!

Drop-in discussions will resume in the Chalice Room starting at 9:15am, on Sunday, Oct. 2, and will continue to be held there on the first Sunday of each month until further notice. The initial Sunday morning discussion will be about where we want to go, what topics we want to discuss, and what ground rules we want to adopt.  The Zoom drop-in discussions on Tuesday nights will continue as they are now without interruption. Phil Ebersole is the person to talk to if you have thoughts about the future in-church discussions. Beth Ares is the person to talk to about the Tuesday evening Zoom discussions.


Need a COVID-19 test? 

Need a COVID-19 test or know someone else who does, but can't find one or afford one? Come visit us! We have had a generous donation of COVID-19 tests and we want to help the community. Please email office@uuroc.org to arrange a pickup time! No questions asked!

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

minister@uuroc.org




Rev. Michelle Yates,

Minister of Life Span Faith Development

edu@uuroc.org

(585) 310-2484




Dr. Brock Tjosvold,

Director of Music

music@uuroc.org




Emma Barry,

Office Manager

office@uuroc.org

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