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List of Events
Animal Blessing
East Lawn (outdoors)
Join us for an all-ages worship service celebrating and blessing the creatures who share our lives. Bring your pet or a beloved stuffed animal!
For everyone’s safety, all animals must be secured on a leash or in a carrier.
Labor Day and Backpack Blessing
Sanctuary
Join us for our annual Multigenerational Labor Day and Backpack Blessing Worship Service! Bring your backpack, work or laptop bag, or anything you use to carry your things to be blessed for the upcoming year!
Homecoming and Water Communion
Sanctuary
Join us for this Sunday’s Homecoming services as we plunge back into the full rhythm of congregational life with music, story, and our water communion. You’re invited to bring a small amount of water from a place that’s meaningful to you and join in our ritual of reconnection. Rev. Keith Kron, Rev. AJ van Tine, Amanda Graff, and Pablo Willey-Bustos will co-lead worship at 9:15AM and 11:30 AM
Homecoming and Water Communion
Sanctuary
Join us for this Sunday’s Homecoming services as we plunge back into the full rhythm of congregational life with music, story, and our water communion. You’re invited to bring a small amount of water from a place that’s meaningful to you and join in our ritual of reconnection. Rev. Keith Kron, Rev. AJ van Tine, Amanda Graff, and Pablo Willey-Bustos will co-lead worship at 9:15AM and 11:30 AM
The Earthseeds of Hope
Writers and artists ahve long been teaching us that imagination is a key ingredient of hope. As we come together to meet this current moment, we must also do the work of imagining new worlds; worlds that show us that the way things are is not the way they have to be. Join us as we explore what it means to hope along with our favorite authors and artists.
Caregiver Support Group
If you’re providing care for another and would like to connect with others who are also caregivers, we hope you’ll join us for this drop-in mutual support group on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 12:00 PM. Join this group for events, reminders, and to connect with others.
A Theology of Hope
What if hope is not a feeling like "optimism," but rather is a spiritual perspective in the face of the human condition? How do Unitarian Universalism and our own personal beliefs ground us in a theology of hope, and what does that really mean?Join the 20's and 30's Group group service to explore these questions.
Honoring the Voting Rights Act & Celebrating Voting
On the anniversary of the passage of the Voting Rights Act, come celebrate voting with the League of Women Voters and This is What Democracy Looks Like. Join us on Saturday, August 8 from 1pm to 3pm at Genesee Gateway Park. A number of organizations will be tabling to encourage voter registration as we prepare for the midterms. Come be a part of helping everyone have their voices heard.
Lughnasadh Ritual, Potluck and Fellowship
Join the Nature-Based Spirituality group on Sunday, August 2 at 3pm, to celebrate Lughnasadh, the first of three harvest festivals on the Wheel of the Year, marking the halfway point between summer solstice and the autumnal equinox. We’ll prepare to say our goodbyes to summer and welcome the slower, darker part of the year with a participatory ritual for all ages. Potluck and fellowship to follow.
Reflections on Hope
Join us this Sunday, August 2, at 10:30 AM for a worship service led by members of our Elders group. Together, we’ll reflect on hope: where we find it, how we sustain it, and how it carries us through uncertain times.
Hope is a Skill
Your ticket to the future is always open. The space between birth and death is filled with so much that it's impossible for it to be completely good or completely bad. So how do you find hope when everything feels bleak? How do you build and sustain hope in the dark times?
Join the 20's and 30's Group group service to explore these questions.
Red Cross Blood Drive
Gilbert Hall
Give blood! We will be hosting a blood drive on Friday, July 24th, from 12 pm to 6 pm in Gilbert Hall. We are also looking for volunteers to help sign in donors and help out post-donation. Please email Suzy Farrell for more information or to volunteer.
"Lightworkers" Film Screening
37 diverse people confront the problem of saving democracy from fascism. Director Bobby Roth interviewed activists and “do-gooders” to find out what motivates them and how they make it happen. Get ready to be inspired and galvanized - and to put our hearts and minds to work on action items. Free and open to all, join us on Thursday, July 23rd at 7 pm. RSVP here so we can have an accurate attendance estimate
Resisting Erasure
As welcoming congregations, how do we renew our commitment to being radically affirming and resist the erasure of our LGBTQIA+ siblings? Join all three Rochester area UU Congregations for a special all ages worship service, downtown at First Universalist, as we welcome back Rev. Verdis to spread a little joy and hope to Rochester Pride.
March in the Pride Parade
March with us or come out to support us in the Pride parade. This year's theme is Enchanted Pride. Line up between 10:00 AM and 10:30 AM; the parade starts at 11:00 AM. Our parade spot is #120 this year.
Gender-Affirming Clothing Swap & Pride Decorations
First Universalist Church
Help us create pride decorations for the parade and participate in a gender affirming clothing swap in our lounge!
Clothing donations accepted now through the start of the event – bring some with you, or place them in the boxes in the lounge.
Good Grief July Meeting
Join us for this monthly drop-in support group for adults who are grieving any type of loss (i.e., death of a loved one, job loss, moving, divorce, etc.) We’ll gather on July 9th at 6:30 pm in the Chapel. No need to register, come as you are
Community Sing
Begin Sunday by lifting your voice in song with fellow Unitarian Universalists. This joyful gathering invites all participants to join in beloved hymns and spirited music that connect us across distance and difference. No experience is needed, just bring your voice and your heart.
Sunday Worship
Bridging & Music Sunday
Invite a Friend and join us as we celebrate Music Sunday and help our High School Seniors “Bridge” to Young Adults!
Annual Congregational Meeting
Yearly meeting where the members of the congregation review and vote on the proposed budget and other matters.
Community Dance Party
Room 110 & Sanctuary
A family oriented evening of dancing to DJs and arts and crafts.
This will be a free event.
Feel free to bring food and drink to your liking, to share or strictly for personal consumption.
Come in the spirit of shared community and the restorative act of movement.
Sunday Worship
This Sunday, May 31 at 10:30am, join us for one of the most joyful services of the year: our Coming of Age and New Member Ceremony!
The amazing kids in this year’s Coming of Age group will share their talents, read their credos, and offer us a glimpse into their values, questions, creativity, and growing sense of self.
We’ll also welcome our newest members into the life of our congregation, celebrating the many ways people find their way into this community.
This is a beautiful service to bring friends, grandparents, and loved ones to as we celebrate courage, connection, belonging, and the next generation of Unitarian Universalists.
Unitarian Seniors Hike
10am hike at Charlotte Beach. Meet at 10am in the parking lot near Port of Rochester building.
Secret Sidewalk - paved flat surface
Tarot Reading Fundraiser
Join the Nature Based Spirituality group in the Williams Gallery for a very special Connection event aws we host a Tarot Fundraiser! This will feature Pay-As-You-Can, donation-based pricing, with all proceeds going toward the Building for Tomorrow Capital Campaign for building renovations and improvements.
Volunteers will offer a variety of readiongs. Pick the one that feels the best or try multiple!
Interested in offering a reading? Contact Adriana via Cuups@rochesterunitarian.org
Sunday Worship
This week, we move to ONE service from 10:30am - 11:30am. Join Orange Sky, Rev. Shari Quan and the larger community as we explore the third part of our Mission - Open.