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Tuesday, May 13 | Drop-In Discussion: The Power of Three
What is it about the number three? Why do we see it in so many places both sacred and secular? Trinities, stories, rules for writing essays, jokes, and songs. How does the "Power of Three" help us to feel stronger, more aligned, whole and resilient? Discussion led by Rev. Michelle Yates. 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, May 15 | Eastman at Washington Square: Gracias a la Vida: Music & Poetry of Chile
Eastman at Washington Square Concerts are in our sanctuary on Thursdays from 12:15 to 12:45pm. May 15 is “Gracias a la Vida: Music & Poetry of Chile”: Tenor Pablo Bustos and pianist Priscilla Yuen will present the highlights of the cultural richness of Chile through musical settings by Chilean composers and poetry by Gabriela Mistral and Pablo Neruda. Admission is free! Check out this video about Eastman at Washington Square celebrating its 30th anniversary!
Sunday, May 18 | May Social Justice Plate Offering: The Black Community Focus Fund
Our May Social Justice Plate Offering is designated for the Black Community Focus Fund. The Black Community Focus Fund is a 501(c)(3) public charitable organization created to provide direct support in housing, education, and economic opportunity to Black families in the Rochester community impacted by racism’s history and current manifestations. Please contribute as generously as you can to support this important work. For more info, visit their website at rochesterbcff.org.
Sunday, June 1 | Annual Congregational Meeting
Our Annual Congregational Meeting will be Sunday, June 1, after the service. This provides us opportunity to live into our value of using the democratic process to govern ourselves. Democracy requires our time and participation to work. Again, this year we will have a hybrid meeting to include everyone, either online or in person. We meet each year to approve our budget and appoint our leaders. Full participation of our membership is important! Childcare will be provided.
Updated Documents: "Covenant of Right Relations" & "Policy on Responsible Behavior"
The Committee on Ministry reviewed and revised our church’s “Covenant of Right Relations” and “Policy on Responsible Behavior”. These revised documents provide a structure to guide our process of conflict resolution. These documents can also be found on our website at uuroc.org/bot. We want our church to be a sanctuary in these challenging times—even as we are facing major changes ourselves. Distress around us can leak into relationships even in this community of intentional love and support. The design of the new policy is based on the Unitarian Universalist value of Love at the center of all interactions. Specific elements were developed from our own church’s previous policies as well as the work of other congregations. The documents have been approved by the Board of Trustees and other church leaders. We hope that some of you will look them over and contact any member of the committee with questions or comments. Email any one of us at com@uuroc.org.
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