Our monthly food ingathering for the Community Food Cupboard! Low-sodium non-perishable food, toiletries, paper products, and cash are always needed!

Rev. Lane-Mairead will lead a discussion about navigating conflict in groups. We will talk about what to do when we witness or experience conflict and how we can be guided by our covenant to engage with one another.​

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.

The Book Group will meet at noon in the Chalice Room to discuss “TBA” by TBA. You do not need to have read the book to participate. Questions? Contact bookgroup@uuroc.org.

Please save the dates of September 13-15 for a weekend-long workshop about membership growth led by Rev. Thom Belote, Membership Growth Consultant. Rev. Thom Belote is the editor of "The Growing Church" and has served two growing Unitarian Universalist congregations. 

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The schedule for the weekend will be: 

• Friday September 13, 6-9pm: A potluck dinner with Board members and church leaders.

• Saturday September 14, 10am-2pm: A catered lunch and program for ushers, greeters, and leaders about Meaningful Engagements with Visitors, New Members and Existing Members. Childcare is available if requested a week ahead of time. 

• Membership Committee will host MOCHA (coffee hour) Sunday morning of the 15th. 

• Sunday September 15, 12-2pm: Conversations, debriefing and Identifying Next Steps. Childcare is available if requested a week ahead of time.

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If you want to attend the Saturday workshop please RSVP to membership@uuroc.org with your dietary needs so we can be sure to have enough lunch for everyone! 

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.

Tony Seba is an economist, author, and futurist. He has been guessing right for years on electric vehicles replacing internal combustion cars. He accurately predicted renewable electricity becoming the cheapest energy source in the world. Seba says the world is experiencing “The Great Transformation of Humanity.” Hank Stone presents.
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We'll meet at 9:15am in the Chalice Room to talk about these questions.  Everyone welcome.

Our September Social Justice Plate Offering is designated for Climate Solutions Accelerator.

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Their mission is to create a healthier, more equitable, and regenerative community by catalyzing local efforts to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions and address the effects of climate change. Their focus is on “Organizing and empowering concerned citizens at the local level to facilitate individual action, nurture the development of effective community leaders, and build the power of our local climate movement.”


Please contribute as generously as you can to support this important work. For more info, visit their website at climategfl.org.

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