Join us next Sunday
May 26, 2019

10:30am Sunday Service | A Sprint, a Marathon, and a Relay Race
Faith formation is at the center of all that we do as "church." Come engage in faith formation and explore keeping families at the center of all that we do. Rev. Jordinn Nelson Long will be a special guest in our pulpit from the Unitarian Universalist Society of Fairhaven, MA, to share her experience and perspective
Speaker: Rev. Jordinn Nelson Long

9:15am Drop-in Discussion | Open Topic
Some great discussions are unplanned. Show up with an open heart, an open mind and see where the discussion leads!
Worship Service Video from 5/12
"Disability Theology"
with Rev. Padriac Collins-Bohrer
Upcoming Events & Additional Announcements
Tuesday, May 21 | Spirit in Practice Faith Dev.
The Spirit in Practice Faith Development Program will meet this Tuesday, May 21, from 2-4pm at the Irondequoit Public Library for its final wrap up and reflection session. Rev. Michelle Yates facilitates. Walk-ins are welcome.

Sunday, June 2 | Annual Meeting
The annual business meeting for the First Universalist Society will be held Sunday, June 2, immediately following the service. All members and friends are encouraged to attend. Agenda items include presentation and vote on the proposed 2019-2020 budget, elections for key positions, and a vote on the social justice all-church project proposal. Come join us!

Donations to our Library
If you have books you'd like to give a new home, please consider donating them to the church library and bookstore. If you have an armful of books to give, leave them in the donation box on the church library desk. If you have boxes and boxes to donate, speak to Phil Ebersole or some other Library Committee member and one of us will visit you and select the ones we can best use.

Call for Gardeners!
An ongoing commitment is not required. We will need waterers, weeders, harvesters. Please contact Sarah Singal if you can assist with any of these actions at garden@uuroc.org .
Joys & Sorrows
from 5/12
Joys
  • Heather Jones: "Our daughter Sarah and grandson Henry are here today. Also, Bill was given the graduate teaching award from the University of Rochester!"
  • Rachel & Ben Baldanza: "Wish Malcolm Buffington a happy birthday!"

Sorrows
  • Torri Jones: "No job offers"
  • Ava: "Charlie Danger Williams passed away at 6 weeks old. Please send healing thoughts to the Williams family."
  • MJ Curry: "Mourning the untimely death of a college friend, Lenora Lapidus, of breast cancer. She was head of the ACLU Women's Rights Project and a warrior for social justice."
  • Becky and Bill: "Our dog, Mattie, died this past Wednesday."
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 Campbell ,
Minister
(585) 325-5092

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

Brock Tjosvold ,
Director of Music
(585) 546-2826

Emma Barry ,
Office Administrator
(585) 546-2826

Brandon Fagan ,
Sexton
(585) 546-2826

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