Join us this Sunday
June 24, 2018
Our Summer Schedule Starts Today!
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10:00 am Morning Servi
ce:
The Gift of Taking People at Face Value.
Have you ever been approached by someone on the street who asks for money and gives you an implausible story? We'll explore those times when taking people at face value is a gift we can give the world.
—Peter House, Summer Minister
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Book Group:
After the service today we will explore June's book selection
Things Fall Apart
by Chinua Achebe. This book is a classic narrative about Africa's encounter with Europe as it establishes a presence on the continent. Please join us at 12 noon upstairs in the Chalice Room for a lively discussion! You do not have to have read the book; your insights will be gratefully received. Hope to see you then. Also for those of you that wish to get a head start, July's selection will be
Behold the Dreamers
by Imbole Mbue.
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The Alliance of the Police Accountability Board
First Universalist is a member of this board and is asking for your attendance at the City Council meeting June 19 at 6:30 to lobby City Council to support a Police Accountability Board. Rev. Meeker will be among the faith leaders speaking to the Council. Contact Shirley Bond for more details via
office@uuroc.org
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Virtual General Assembly
Join Rev. Meeker to watch General Assembly from the comfort of the Volunteer Room! She’ll be there at the following times: Wed. 6/20, 8 pm to 9:30 pm for the Welcoming Celebration and General Session I; Thursday 6/21 for Morning Worship, 9 to 9:45 am, General Session II, 10:15 am to 1:15 pm, and Service of the Living Tradition, 8 pm to 9:30 pm; Saturday 6/23 for the Ware Lecture (Brittany Packnett, “a leader at the intersection of culture and justice”), 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm; and Sunday 6/24 for General Session VIII, 2:30 pm to 5 pm, and the Closing Celebration, 5:30 pm to 6 pm.
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RAIHN* Week
During RAIHN Week, July 8 - 15, we will turn our church into a home for temporarily homeless families by converting our classrooms into bedrooms, cooking meals, staying overnight, and providing other help. To join our volunteer team, sign up in the lounge after church on Sunday, or contact Chris DeGolyer via
office@uuroc.org
. If you'd like to learn more before volunteering, ask about "shadowing" experienced volunteers. *
Rochester Area Interfaith Hospitality Network
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CALLING ALL MUSICIANS!
Our summer services will be starting this Sunday,and music for those services is provided by volunteer musicians. Could you be one of them? Even if you have just one piece you’ve always wanted to try to perform, we’ll make a time and place for you to do it, whatever your voice or instrument. Please contact the summer music coordinator, Ann Rhody, via
office@uuroc.org
for more information.
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THE HARVESTING JUSTICE SOCIAL JUSTICE CIRCLE:
We urge you to express your outrage for the children who are being separated from their parents at the border, as the parents apply for asylum. Leave a message at
202-401-9246
, the Office of Refugee Resettlement.
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ARE YOU RECEIVING THE UU WORLD MAGAZINE ON A REGULAR BASIS?
UU World, the magazine of the
Unitarian Universalist Association, is
a first-class magazine that
celebrates extraordinary individuals, describes how Unitarian Universalist communities put their values into action, and explores the ideas and traditions that ground them.
The quarterly
magazine
is published in March, June, September, and November.
The deadline to insure that you receive a copy of the upcoming September edition is June 28
. If you'd like to be added to the subscription list (it's free), drop an email to
office@uuroc.com
and we'll get your subscription activated.
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TIME TO SIGN UP FOR THE PRIDE PARADE:
A table for sign-up will be in the Clara Barton Lounge on Sunday, July 1 & Sunday, July 8. Make a commitment to walk in the Pride Parade on Saturday, July 21, behind our First Universalist Banner. This human rights battle is far from over. Show your support and be a part of the Parade!
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OPPORTUNITY TO ADD NATURAL BEAUTY TO THE SANCTUARY:
We have enjoyed having regularly added fresh or dried flowers in the vases on the ledges above the pulpit platform for some years. Lyle Jenks is now releasing this "mini ministry" to others who feel so led. On weeks when no one brings branches or flowers, the "Bristoleaf" vases from the Wizard of Clay, given in honor of Joyce and Richard Gilbert, can stand alone as a lovely enhancement of our worship space.
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ORGAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY:
Nathan Laube, co-chair of the OHS 2018 Convention and assistant professor of organ at the Eastman School of Music, along with graduate student Margaret-Mary Owens, will orchestrate the presentation of the Hope Jones OHS Citation Award in conjunction with the 2018 convention (7/29 - 8/3). Watch for details.
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CHURCH LIBRARY & BOOKSTORE SUMMER HOURS:
The church library and bookstore will be closed now through August 26 but will open July 15 and August 19. We will resume our regular weekly schedule again starting September 2.
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SUMMER READING:
FIAC and the Project Team recommend
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir,
by Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha Bandele (available in the church library ONLY on July 15 and August 19).
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o submit an item for "This Week at First Universalist," e-mail
office@uuroc.org
no later than Wednesday at noon.
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Staff:
Peter House
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Summer Minister
Rev. Michelle Yates
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Minister of Life Span Faith Development
Director of Music
Andrea Lewis
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Office Administrator / Editor
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Office Hours:
Tuesday - Friday
9 :00 am- 3:45 pm (closed Mondays)
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