Here are some new events and activities you might like to put on your calendar.  See our previous Outside 1st Universalist announcements for other upcoming events.

• Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008 – National Coming Out Day.  This day velebrates those bisexual, gay, lesbian and transgender people who have braved fears of discrimination, rejection, hatred and violence to lead open lives in the community.  Take a moment to celebrate our friends, family members and others whose courage has paved the way for others by coming out.  Send a card, write a letter or email, light a candle of thanks and celebration for all of those who celebrate the day.
• Friday, Oct. 17, 2008 – daylong — Social Welfare Action Alliance conference and workshop on poverty and violence at the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, 141 Adams St., Rochester. We will have two free tickets and others cost $20. See Sarah Singal, Sally Hamlin or call Kris in the church office.
• Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008 – 7 p.m. – Volunteer training for RAIHN at the Third Presbyterian Church, 4 Meigs St., Rochester. This training is necessary before starting to volunteer in the RAIHN program. This session will be RAIHN Director Erica Vera’s last, as she leaves for a new job.

• Monday, Oct 27, 2008 at 6 p.m. – Annual RAIHN dinner at the Church of the Transfiguration in Pittsford. Keynote speakers are Joe Robach, Bill Johnson and Erica Vera. Cost is $40 per person. Order tickets by phone at (585) 506-9050 or in person at the RAIHN Day Center, 34 Meigs St., Rochester. Donations are welcomed for a silent auction fundraiser; drop off gadgets, art work, condo rental, etc. to Deni Mack at the Church of the Assumption, 20 East Ave. in Fairport, NY. For more information about the dinner and auction, contact Deni Mack at (585) 388-0400 x314 or by email.
• Monday, Dec. 8, 2008 – United Nations Human Rights Day. This is an evening event held at the Downtown Presbyterian Church (DUPC). The topic is School to Prison Pipeline. More details to come.