What's Happening at First Universalist
Find out what's going on and join us for one of our upcoming events.
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Upcoming Services
Sunday Service:
Go Tell It!
10/13/24 at 10:30am
A service on how we are called to be evangelists for our faith and why we're scared to try.
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Speaker: Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell
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This will be a hybrid service, with the in-person portion being held in the sanctuary of First Universalist, and the virtual portion being held on Zoom.​
Other Events
October 20, 2024
October Social Justice Plate Offering: Family Promise of Greater Rochester
Our October Social Justice Plate Offering is designated for Family Promise of Greater Rochester.
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Family Promise of Greater Rochester (FPGROC, formerly RAIHN) assists families at risk of or experiencing homelessness to achieve sustainable independence by providing person-centered, holistic services in collaboration with the greater community.
Please contribute as generously as you can to support this important work. For more info, visit their website at fpgroc.org.
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Postponed - Date TBA
Welcoming Neurodivergent Children: Video and Discussion Part II
Noon-1:15pm in the Sanctuary
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Please join us to view, consider and discuss the second part of "Welcoming Neurodivergent Children," a webinar from the UUA. You don't have to have attended Part I to participate. Rev. Michelle will facilitate.
October 13, 2024
Book Group: A Calamity of Souls by David Baldacci
The Book Group will meet at noon in the Chalice Room to discuss “A Calamity of Souls” by David Baldacci.
This appears to be a modern version of "To Kill a Mockingbird". Should be an interesting read.
You do not need to have read the book to participate. Questions? Contact bookgroup@uuroc.org.
October 15, 2024
Drop-In Discussion:
All Hallows Eve Theology and Tradition
As our communities become more diverse I have learned so much about the viewpoints, traditions, and theologies around the Americanized Halloween, including the reasons why many avoid it. Tied up with issues of theology, evil, protection, safety, purgatory, civility, history and capitalism, Halloween gives us a surprising amount to discuss! Rev. Michelle will be facilitating. ​
Fall 2024
Eastman at Washington Square - Fall 2024
The Eastman Community Music School is proud to present free weekly concerts featuring artists from the Eastman School of Music and ECMS. Faculty and Student Performances from both schools offer an excellent opportunity to hear some of the best musicians that Rochester has to offer and all performances are absolutely free!
March 7
Duos andDualities
Come and hear cellist Benjamin Doane andpianist Chio Wen Cheng performing music by Robert Schumann and Arvo Part.
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March 14
"A Mezzo's Favorite Things!"
Enjoy a selection of vocal gems by Bizet, Schubert, Schumann, Debussy, Berlin, and Porter performed by Jessica Ann Best.
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March 21
Five Guys
Eastman brass quintet, Trevor King, JR Jean Jacques, trumpets, Miles Woods, horn, Darren Brady, trombone, and Andrew Sieradzki, tuba, perform music by Cheetham, Kamen, Snedecor, and Bernstein.
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March 28
Eastman Opera Theatre: Dialogues des Carmélites
Enjoy a preview of this quasi-historical opera by Francis Poulenc that is set in Paris at the close of the 18th century. As signs of the French Revolution begin to unsettle the country, a fearful young noblewoman seeks sanctuary in a convent, where, in the midst of unspeakable tragedy, her faith in God will be tested.
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April 4
Violin Showcase
Featuring students from the studio of Professor Renee Jolles.
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April 11
Flute and Guitar
Dana Crutser, flute, and Fredrik Jernberg, guitar, perform Canyon Echoes by Katherine Hoover.
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April 18
Piano Extravaganza I
Featuring students from the piano studio of Professor Ran Dank.
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April 25
Piano Extravaganza II
Featuring students from the piano studio of Professor Ran Dank.
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May 2
"A Time To Remember"
Spend an afternoon with a preview of Eastman's Holocaust Remembrance Concert. Works by Jewish composers who died in or survived the atrocities of WWII will be performed by Eastman faculty and students in a concert to mark Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) on Sunday, May 5 at 7:30pm in Kilbourn Hall.
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May 9
Collegium Viol Consorts
The Eastman Collegium Consort of Viols performs music from the Golden Age of the Viol. Join us for music by Byrd, Morley, Weelkes, Ward, Gibbons, and Tye.
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May 16
Piano Gems
Join pianist Lorenzo Medel with selections from Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition". Through his artistic vision and creativity, he brings these paintings to life through music.
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May 23
ECMS Honors Finale
Enjoy the final concert of the season, featuring the amazing young high school graduates from the Honors Program at the Eastman Community Music School.