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Next Sunday, April 14, is Stewardship Sunday!
It is our tradition to celebrate everyone’s individual contribution to the church’s fiscal pie chart by eating a piece of pie during coffee hour on Stewardship Sunday. Please complete your pledge information for the 2024-2025 fiscal year before next week so our finance team can begin planning our budget. The pies will taste better if the ingredients include all the necessary pledge info!
Tuesday, April 9 | Drop-In Discussion: Spiritual Tools for Living in the In-Between
Our bi-monthly theme of “Living in the In-Between” invites us to explore what spiritual tools, practices, and gifts help us to stay in-between, rather than rushing towards endings and beginnings. Rev. Lane-Mairead will share some ideas for practices and tools and invites you to bring some to share. 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!
Thursday, April 11 | Eastman at Washington Square: "Flute and Guitar"
Eastman at Washington Square Concerts take place on Thursdays at 12:15 to 12:45pm in our sanctuary. April 11 is "Flute and Guitar": Dana Crutser, flute, and Fredrik Jernberg, guitar, perform "Canyon Echoes" by Katherine Hoover. Admission is free!
Saturday, April 13 | Getting Connected!
If you feel like First Universalist is your spiritual home, we encourage you to join us for our Getting Connected class on April 13, 9:30am-noon in the Clara Barton Lounge and online. When you become a member, you make a decision to participate in being part of beloved community at a deeper level. Membership entitles you to vote, to have a voice in the direction of the church, and to be a leader. Members create our church!
Sunday, April 14 | Monthly Food Ingathering
Our monthly food ingathering for the Community Food Cupboard, YAY! Low sodium non-perishable food, toiletries, paper products, and cash are always needed!
Sunday, April 14 | Book Group: “A Fever in the Heartland” by Timothy Egan
The Book Group will meet April 14 at noon in the Chalice Room to discuss “A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them”. All are welcome. You do not need to have read the book to participate. Questions? Contact bookgroup@uuroc.org.
Wednesday, April 17 | Eat at Benucci's for FPGROC
Support Family Promise by eating delicious food at Benucci's on Wednesday, April 17, between 11:30am and 9pm! Benucci's Restaurant in Pittsford Plaza will donate 20% of the day's proceeds to FPGROC's programs that support families at risk of or experiencing homelessness. Reservations are recommended; call 585-264-1300. Take-outs also count. Questions? Ask Chris DeGolyer or Marti Eggers, housingforall@uuroc.org.
Sunday, April 21 | Safety Training for First Universalist
On Sunday, April 21, following the service, there will be a safety training for folks who attend First Universalist Church and especially for ushers and greeters. Have you ever wondered what your role is when someone is disruptive or prompting folks to feel unsafe? Have you wished you knew what resources are available to help our church be more safe? This is the training for you! The Safety Training will be happening in-person, as it pertains to the layout of the building and in-person safety. Join in the conversation on Sunday, April 21, at 12:00pm in the Chalice Room.
Sunday, April 21 | April Social Justice Plate Offering: DRUUMM
Our April SJP will be donated to DRUUMM. They are the oldest and largest UU People of Color ministry and anti-racist community organization based in North America. They continue to lead efforts towards an anti-racist, anti-oppressive, multicultural UUA. We encourage you to contribute what you can to support this valuable organization.
Monday, April 22 | Our Homeless Neighbors
Hear two local experts on homelessness at this event "Our Homeless Neighbors: Who are They? Why are they in this situation?" on Monday, April 22, from 12-2pm at Church of the Ascension, 2 Riverside Street. Connie Sanderson, head of Partners Ending Homelessness (PEH), and Captain Gabriel Person, head of the Homeless Outreach Team (H.O.T.), will give us context and understanding as well as ways to get involved. Sponsored by GRCC (Greater Rochester Community of Churches) Faith in Action Network. All are welcome to attend.
Friday, April 26 | Passover Seder
Come and join us on Friday, April 26 as we gather to celebrate a traditional Passover Seder and meal. The event starts at 6:30pm with song and story with participation by all present. We will eat about 7:45pm. You are asked to bring a salad, entree, or dessert to share with 6-8 people. Tableware, soup, grape juice, wine, and matzo will be provided. Sign-ups are Sundays in the Clara Barton Lounge. Questions? Contact Lew Ward-Baker or Richard Reed.
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