Upcoming Services​​​​​​​​​

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​February 2026

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February 1 | The Power of Self-Advocacy

In my sermon, I will celebrate the power of self-advocacy through sharing the journey of The Rev. Absolom Jones, the first African American priest in The Episcopal Church, ordained in 1802, and my own journey to the priesthood in The Episcopal Church, advocating for my needs as a person and priest living with cerebral palsy. Questions I invite you to reflect on through the sermon include: In what ways is God working through these journeys? What are your experiences of advocating for yourself or for others who are part of marginalized communities? 

— Rev. Padraic "Paddy" Collins-Bohrer

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February 8 | Trusting in the Power of Love

In times like these, it can feel like love doesn't have a chance. Are we hopelessly naive to say we're not giving up on love?

— Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell

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February 18 | These Good Bodies

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, an ode to Eros (but not in the way you’re thinking). Let us honor the phenomenal power of loving every body, including our own, in the face of a world that devalues them.

— Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell

 

February 22 | Truth and Consequences - Pulpit Swap!

In this muddy season of the world when truth is hard to discern, let’s consider those things that do ring true. And let’s remember that our search for truth and meaning is apt to lead us to some potentially surprising consequences along the way.

— Rev. Cindy Terlazzo (from Canandaigua UU)​

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*First Universalist has a long-standing tradition of having one Sunday sermon a month be presented by someone other than our minister. Our lay-led services give our minister well-deserved unscheduled time, as well as allowing us to share our individual spiritual journeys, experiences and diverse world views, which is an important part of our rich Unitarian Universalist heritage.