What's Happening at First Universalist Church of Rochester, NY
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Upcoming Services

Sunday Service: A Fool’s Errand
8/24/25 at 10:30am
A service on the beauty and gifts of embracing the persona of the holy fool. You are invited to step off the edge, into the unknown, like the tarot image of The Fool, to choose the spirit of my favorite holy fool Ms. Frizzle for this new ministry: take chances, make mistakes, and get messy.
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Speaker(s): 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 Upcoming Events

August 24, 2025
August Social Justice Plate Offering: Friends of Ganondagan
Our August Social Justice Plate Offering is designated for Friends of Ganondagan.
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The Friends of Ganondagan, (The Friends) is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) Corporation created in 1989 as a private educational partner to the Ganondagan State Historic Site. Located in Victor, New York, it is the only New York State Historic Site dedicated to Native Americans (1987), and the only Seneca town developed and interpreted in the United States.
Ganondagan State Historic Site is the internationally recognized resource for Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) history, culture and living traditions that express universal ideals of peace cooperation and respect for each other and the natural world.
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Please contribute as generously as you can to support this important work. ​

September 7, 2025
In-Person Drop-In Discussion:
Open Discussion and Planning Meeting
We'll meet to decide future discussion topics, review and possibly revise our covenant and otherwise talk about whatever is on our minds.​
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We will meet at 9:15am in the Chalice Room. All are welcome. Drop-in discussions will continue on the first Sunday of the month through June 2025. All are welcome!

Fall 2025
Eastman at Washington Square - Fall 2025
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!
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Concerts begin around 12:15pm, and run until 12:45 to 1pm. We hope to see you there!
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More to come as they are announced!

August 26, 2025
Drop-In Discussion: 200 Years of Unitarianism
Tonight we will watch and discuss a second sermon that Rev. AJ van Tine presented to our sister congregation at First Unitarian which provides a very interesting and relevant retrospective as this is the 200th Anniversary of the formation of the American Unitarian Association of Boston. And since Universalists merged with the Unitarians, this history pertains to us as well. Come watch this sermon and discuss your thoughts and reactions with us.​​
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​Drop-in Discussions meet via Zoom Tuesday nights from 6:30-7:30pm.