Lunchtime concerts presented by the Eastman School of Music take place every Thursday during the school year at the First Universalist Church, beginning at 12:15 p.m. and ending at approximately 12:45 p.m. Brown bag lunches are welcome during the performances. Admission is free.

The complete schedule and more can be found at the Eastman Community School website.

June 25-29, 2008 — UUA General Assembly in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. The premier denominational event: 5000 UUs on a 5-day emotional high. The experience of a lifetime!

June 29, 2008 – 3 to 6 p.m. — A Gathering Of and For All Who Love Rochester at Highland Park Bowl. BYO Picnic and blanket ….. A Gathering Of and For All Who Love Rochester

July 28 to August 3, 2008 — 2008 UU LEADERSHIP TEAM INSTITUTE in Huntingdon, PA. Please visit www.uulti.org for more info.

We hope you’ll join us in these activities, which we do outside our Sunday service to build community within our congregation. Some are educational, some are purely social and some are both. Inter-generational activities include children of all ages, while other activities are for adults only. Check the details to see if childcare is provided.

• Friday, July 11 at 2:45 pm to Tuesday, August 19 at 8:30 am — church office is closed. During this hiatus, pastoral emergencies can be directed to Peter House at summerminister@uuroc.org. All other emergencies can be directed to Becky Elwell.


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We have all had delightful encounters with complete strangers. It seems that there is a certain innocence to these interactions. Could it be that we are connecting with people’s souls when we lack information about them? The Rev. Peter House (bio) speaking.

Audio of the sermon: ste-010