Senior housing and home care options are numerous, confusing and often expensive. What is available for me? What is affordable and where do I start? And what questions should I ask before making a move? Christine Peck, Director Social Work Care Coordination, Lifespan presents. 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.
A Message From Finance
Want to support the “extraordinary” work going on at First Universalist? Donate to our “ordinary” operations! Yes, we are doing extraordinary work, even during the pandemic and upheaval in our society and in our lives: social justice work, RAIHN support, medics, food cupboard, and more. It’s easy to get enthusiastic about giving to these efforts!
It’s important to remember, though, that none of this work would be going on without the “ordinary” operating budget of the church: paying our minister and staff; keeping our building healthy and cared for; maintaining our website and online operations. This makes it possible to fulfill our mission: to nurture the spirit and serve the community.
How can you help?
- If you have made a pledge for the 2020-21 church year, please continue to pay it. Sending a check to church is preferred (it saves the processing fees), but we can take pledge payments online, too! A number of members have used their bank to automatically issue pledge payment to the church each month.
- Make a “plate” donation periodically in the amount you might normally give over several Sunday services.
- Make a general contribution (again, via check or online) to support the church’s operations.
Support for our operating budget goes to all of our operations, including RAIHN and social justice work, the music and faith development programs, the Sunday services, and so much more. If you have questions about how to donate or what is needed, please feel free to contact Finance Chair Ann Rhody at
finance@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!
- October 22: Cello students of Steven Doane & Rosemary Elliott
- October 29: Jazz Trumpet from Clay Jenkins’ Studio
- 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
Oct. 21 | UU The Vote
Help us get out the vote in Wisconsin! Join us in a voter registration effort on WEDNESDAY October 21 from 5-7pm!
www.zoom.us/my/rochesterunitarian. Don’t worry if you haven’t done this before, we are all volunteers in a worthy cause. First UU folks will be on the zoom to support you. The calls you make will require a phone and a PC. The dialing is done for you on an automated system that hides your information and automatically uploads the script. The PC gives you access to our local zoom and to the script and the automatic dial instructions
If you want to learn more:
https://www.uuthevote.org/phone-bank-wisconsin/ This link includes the script and the call dialing guide. The UUA strongly encourages reading the dialing guide ahead of time. The script you will actually use is automatically uploaded for each call. Please join us!
Rev. Lane Campbell will be hosting a special Post-Election service the day after the presidential election. Click the link above to join the Zoom meeting by computer, or join by phone: 646-876-9923
Meeting ID: 937 2797 0110.
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. Free-will donations are greatly appreciated; money received will support other activities toward achieving racial equity. 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. Free-will donations are greatly appreciated; money received will support other activities toward achieving racial equity. RSVP to
FIRE@uuroc.org
