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Our Mission

To nurture the spirit and serve the community.

Join us Sundays at 10:30am
at our hybrid Worship Services! 

See Details Below

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

Find out what's going on and join us for one of our upcoming events.
Weather & Emergency Updates on this week's service will be posted here:

Upcoming Services

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Sunday Service: 
Examining Our Self-Talk
8/10/25 at 10:30am

We all know them – impatient, prickly, snappish people who nevertheless have hearts of gold. Did you ever wonder what it’s like to BE them? We will discuss how our relationship with ourselves impacts our relationship with others.​

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Speaker: Peter House

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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

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August 10, 2025

Monthly Food Ingathering

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

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August 24, 2025

Building Tour

Are you curious about the history of our building?  Would you like a tour?  Michael Scott, long-time member of the House Committee, would be happy to tell the story, show folks around, and answer any questions after the service on August 24.

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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!

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August 12, 2025

Drop-In Discussion: 
A House Divided?

Some say the divisions between Americans are so great that a new civil war is possible. Phil Ebersole will do a presentation and lead a discussion of those divisions and what they might lead to.​​

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​Drop-in Discussions meet via Zoom Tuesday nights from 6:30-7:30pm.

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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!

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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, 501c. (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. ​

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Monthly Gathering of the Men's Group

First Universalist Men's Group meeting, all who identify as he/him or they/him are invited! We shall meet from 10am to noon in the Clara Barton Lounge at First Universalist. We hope to see you there!

We acknowledge with respect the Seneca Nation, Keepers of the Western Door and part of the Haudenosaunee People, on whose ancestral land First Universalist Church now stands.

Contact Us

150 South Clinton Ave

Rochester, NY 14604

585-546-2826

office@uuroc.org

Current Office Hours

Tue & Thu 9am-4pm

Closed on Mondays 

Join Us For Service

Sundays @ 10:30am 

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