Tuesdays | Drop-In Discussion: Growing Up in Rochester as a Bi-racial Youth - A Personal Narrative
Systemic racism in its many guises. Current President of Nativity Preparatory Academy and Former Director of Development and Community Engagement for the YMCA, engaging storyteller James C. Smith, will lead our discussion. Drop-In Discussions are back with a virtual spin! We are meeting on Tuesday nights, from 6:30pm-7:30pm. Contact
DropInDiscussion@uuroc.org for the Zoom link!
First Universalist Church will be hosting Midweek Meditation services with Rev. Lane and Rev. Michelle on Wednesdays from 11:30am-noon. Just a brief 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!
On Monday, September 14th at 1pm via Zoom, Rev. Michelle Yates looks forward to sharing our current plans for Faith Development programming this year, and hearing what needs, ability and ideas you have in this unique time.
We invite everyone to join our new Facebook group, BLM at First Universalist. This group will be a resource center for members and friends to share BLM local resources and events! To find it look on the First Universalist Facebook page, and click the community tab, or click the link in the title of this blurb! Email
office@uuroc.org if you have any trouble finding it.
Note: you must have a Facebook account to join this group.
Ongoing Garden Needs!
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Compost (if you compost with a "bin swap" service and don’t have a yard, we could take your bagged product!)
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Extra mulch or soil you can’t use.
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Extra tiger lilies overgrowing your garden!
Community Food Cupboard of Rochester
Katherine Flynn will be in the church parking lot on Saturday, September 19 from 10am-10:30am to accept food or cash donations. The need is great!
Emergency Medic Site in our Clara Barton Lounge
We are currently hosting medics in our CBL during the recent BLM protests. We are proud to support our community during this trying time. We are also looking for volunteers to serve from 6-9pm, 9pm-12am, and 12-3am. If folks would like to volunteer, please get in touch with the FIRE Team at
fire@uuroc.org.
Murray Grove Celebration
On September 30, 1770, John Murray preached an historic sermon on Universalism. To celebrate the coming of a Universalist "founder" to these shores, Murray Grove Conference Center is hosting a virtual Sestercentennial Weekend October 2-4. As this is an historic Universalist Church, you might want to participate. Go to
murraygrove.org/250th-anniversary/ for more information, including how to register. Joyce and Dick Gilbert are honorary co-chairs of this event. If you have questions, please contact Dick at
rsgilbert@uuma.org or 585-738-8229.
