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First Universalist Church of Rochester
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Nurture the Spirit & Serve the Community.
Unitarian Universalist Church in downtown Rochester NY.
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Sunday Services at 10:30am weekly!
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Notice: The First Universalist building will be CLOSED today, Thursday, January 15 due to weather. All events scheduled today are cancelled. Apologies for any inconvenience! ❤️ ❄️
Notice: The First Universalist building will be CLOSED today, Thursday, January 15 due to weather. All events scheduled today are cancelled. Apologies for any inconvenience! ❤️ ❄️
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Join #uuroc for worship Sunday @ 10:30am: "Beginning Again in Love" with Rev. Casey-Campbell! In this season of Power, let us honor one of the cornerstones of community–#accountability. In community, we need to get good at apologies, forgiveness, and beginning again in love 💞 tinyurl.com/upsj2tmd
January 23, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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January 23, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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Some words of #WednesdayWisdom from this past Sunday's sermon "No One Stands Alone" with Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell ❤️

#GetWise🧠 #MLK #MartinLutherKingJr #MartinLutherKing #MLKDay2026 #MLKDay #Power #Justice
Some words of #WednesdayWisdom from this past Sunday's sermon "No One Stands Alone" with Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell ❤️ "While we laud the brilliance of MLK, Jr., we cannot afford to lose sight of the multitudes that surround him. It isn’t that he doesn’t deserve veneration, we just need to honor him within the proper scope. When we zoom out, we can see the entirety of the liberatory hope that he, and many others, have been part of. When we zoom out, we can see ourselves as participants in the movement where the powerful are humbled, the oppressed are raised up, where everyone has enough, is enough, and where peace and justice go hand in hand. When we zoom out from the individual, we can see our place in the long moral arc of the universe and commit to our part in bending it toward justice". #GetWise🧠 #MLK #MartinLutherKingJr #MartinLutherKing #MLKDay2026 #MLKDay #Power #Justice
January 21, 2026 at 8:13 PM
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Miss "No One Stands Alone" with Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell? Don't worry, we recorded it! Watch it on YouTube here: youtu.be/E1v4pfOaFqc ❤️ 📺
1/18/26 - "No One Stands Alone" with Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell
As we celebrate the bold life and work of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., let us remember that he was not a lone hero but the representative of an entire movement, spanning nations and generations.…
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January 20, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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Tonight: Dinner Church! 🍲🍽️💓 Join us in our (warm🔥) Clara Barton Lounge for a different way of worship! Warm food & even warmer company! Come @ 5:30pm to help prep & set up or @ 6pm for dinner, stories, songs, & meditation. Children & their noises welcome! Please feel encouraged to bring friends!
Happening Tonight: Dinner Church at First Universalist! 🍲🍽️💓 Join us in our (lovely and warm) Clara Barton Lounge for a new and different way of worshipping! We offer warm food and even warmer company! Come at 5:30pm to help prepare food and set up, or gather at 6pm for dinner, stories, songs, and meditation. This is a service for all ages; children and their noises are welcome. Please feel encouraged to bring a friend or two! We hope to see you there! Please use the red door off the church parking lot (located on Court Street) to attend this event.
January 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Join #uuroc for worship Sunday @ 10:30am: "No One Stands Alone" with Rev. Casey-Campbell! As we celebrate the bold life and work of #MLK, let us remember that he was not a lone hero but a representative of a movement. #Power, when it moves toward #justice, is broad & diverse ♥️ tinyurl.com/8cerna43
Join First Universalist for a hybrid worship service (virtually and in-person) on January 18, 2026 at 10:30am for "No One Stands Alone" with Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell! 💞 As we celebrate the bold life and work of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., let us remember that he was not a lone hero but the representative of an entire movement, spanning nations and generations. Power, when it moves toward justice, is broad and diverse. The in-person portion of this event will be held in the First Universalist sanctuary! The online portion will be held via Zoom at the link provided. https://www.facebook.com/share/1867KcqnCn/ Find the Zoom worship link in our Facebook event! We will be live-streaming this service in its entirety as well as conducting it in-person!
January 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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Notice: The First Universalist building will be CLOSED today, Thursday, January 15 due to weather. All events scheduled today are cancelled. Apologies for any inconvenience! ❤️ ❄️
Notice: The First Universalist building will be CLOSED today, Thursday, January 15 due to weather. All events scheduled today are cancelled. Apologies for any inconvenience! ❤️ ❄️
January 15, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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Some words of #WednesdayWisdom from a recent sermon "Going Softly" with Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell ❤️

#GetWise🧠 #Love #Vulnerable
Some words of #WednesdayWisdom from a recent sermon "Going Softly" with Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell ❤️ "We, too, are traveling the long slow road to bow down in awe before the vulnerability of being alive. We, too, are moving softly toward deeper connection to the vulnerability of life". #GetWise🧠 #Love #Vulnerable
January 14, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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Miss "Service for the Animals" with Adam Durand? Don't worry, we recorded it! Watch it on YouTube here: youtu.be/a9LZoFhef9Q ❤️ 📺
January 13, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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Join #uuroc for worship Sunday @ 10:30am: "Service for the Animals" with Adam Durand! We celebrate the sentience of animals. Humanity has a long, complicated history with nonhuman animals. What does it cost us—or what can we gain—by treating them as we want to be treated? 🐾
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Join First Universalist for a hybrid worship service (virtually and in-person) on January 11, 2026 at 10:30am for "Service for the Animals" with Adam Durand! 💞 In this service led by the Animal Ministry team, we celebrate the sentience of animals. Humanity has a long, complicated history with nonhuman animals. How should we treat animals today, both wild and domestic? What does it cost us—or what can we gain—by treating them the same way we want to be treated? (Please leave beloved animals at home) The in-person portion of this event will be held in the First Universalist sanctuary! The online portion will be held via Zoom at the link provided. https://www.facebook.com/share/17zjhNiAqa/ Find the Zoom worship link in our Facebook event! We will be live-streaming this service in its entirety as well as conducting it in-person!
January 9, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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Some words of #WednesdayWisdom from this past Sunday's sermon "Going Softly" with Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell ❤️

#GetWise🧠 #Love #Vulnerable
Some words of #WednesdayWisdom from this past Sunday's sermon "Going Softly" with Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell ❤️ "It is a vulnerable act to love deeply. It breaks our hearts sometimes. It’s a radical resistance to systems of oppression for us to find power in that vulnerability, in a love that is not about control. Those systems of oppression would have us trade in our vulnerability for a sense of security and order, but we can resist by staying soft. Making gentle space for all the children who need care, even the ones inside of us grown-ups. Loving wholly, even when it breaks our hearts." #GetWise🧠 #Love #Vulnerable
January 7, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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Miss "Going Softly" with Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell? Don't worry, we recorded it! Watch it on YouTube here: youtu.be/jxeKZ0FRE_U ❤️ 📺
1/4/26 - "Going Softly" with Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell
In case we have come barreling into the New Year, resolute with purpose, power, and productivity, let us take a moment to pause. To resolve to move more slowly. To be softer. And to hold on to the…
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January 6, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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Join #uuroc for worship Sunday @ 10:30am: "Going Softly" with Rev. Casey-Campbell! In case we have come barreling into the #NewYear, resolute with purpose & productivity, let us pause to resolve to move more slowly, be softer, and hold on to the power of vulnerability 💞 tinyurl.com/5ec7252x
Join First Universalist for a hybrid worship service (virtually and in-person) on January 4, 2026 at 10:30am for "Going Softly" with Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell! 💞 In case we have come barreling into the New Year, resolute with purpose, power, and productivity, let us take a moment to pause. To resolve to move more slowly. To be softer. And to hold on to the power of vulnerability. The in-person portion of this event will be held in the First Universalist sanctuary! The online portion will be held via Zoom at the link provided. Find the Zoom worship link in our Facebook event! We will be live-streaming this service in its entirety as well as conducting it in-person!
January 2, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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Join #uuroc for worship Sunday @ 10:30am: "Cleansing Fire - A New Year Fire Communion" with Tom Williams & Kitty Forbush! At this multigenerational New Year #firecommunion, we tell stories of light, hope, & belonging. Let's celebrate the risk & gift of beginning again in love❤️ tinyurl.com/yujjuk8f
Sunday Service: Cleansing Fire - A New Year Fire Communion
Religion event in Rochester, NY, United States by UURoc: First Universalist Church of Rochester, NY on Sunday, December 28 2025
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December 26, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Words and artwork from Bless the Messy:
"A reminder during the holidays and always✨ you are worthy of love AND respect. You are allowed to have boundaries and take up space, you deserve to feel safe."
Words and artwork from Bless the Messy: "A reminder during the holidays and always✨ you are worthy of love AND respect. You are allowed to have boundaries and take up space, you deserve to feel safe."
December 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Some words of #WednesdayWisdom from Braver/Wiser - words from Bruce Marshall ❤️

#GetWise🧠
Some words of #WednesdayWisdom from Braver/Wiser - words from Bruce Marshall ❤️ "I wish for you… a season in which there is room for the complexities that occur during this time. A season of complicated memories, of happiness and pain, of comfort and loss, of disappointment and fulfillment…. A season of joy which also has room for sadness, because gladness and sorrow take place together.” #GetWise
December 24, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Miss "Stories in the Dark: A Solstice Celebration" with Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell? Don't worry, we recorded it! Watch it on YouTube here: youtu.be/9bxdqdks_dc ❤️ 📺
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December 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Join #uuroc for hybrid worship Wednesday evening for our candlelight #Xmas Eve Service "Love Shows Up"! Musical prelude 6:30pm, Service 7pm. When we say #Love is at the center of our faith, what does it mean? Tonight we tell stories of Love showing up even when unexpected 🕯️🎄❤️ tinyurl.com/r7u97dx3
First Universalist for a hybrid worship service (virtually and in-person) on Wednesday evening for our candlelight #ChristmasEve Service: "Love Shows Up"! 🎶 Don't forget, there will be a musical prelude at 6:30pm before the service at 7pm 🎵 When we say #Love is at the center of our faith, what does it mean? Our faith has always claimed that Love shows up, in our ordinary lives, with extraordinary saving power. Tonight we tell stories of Love showing up even when it wasn't expected 🕯️🎄❤️ The in-person portion of this event will be held in the First Universalist sanctuary! The online portion will be held via Zoom at the link provided below. Service Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/131764422 We will be live-streaming this service in its entirety as well as conducting it in-person!
December 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Join #uuroc for worship Sunday @ 10:30am: "Stories in the Dark - A Solstice Celebration" with Rev. Casey-Campbell! Humans have always reached for each other with story & song in the darkness. Join us to share a #solstice celebration for all ages as we tell old & new stories 🕯️ 🌄 tinyurl.com/yyjuaxkt
Sunday Service: Stories in the Dark - A Solstice Celebration
Religion event in Rochester, NY, United States by UURoc: First Universalist Church of Rochester, NY on Sunday, December 21 2025
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December 19, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Miss "Preparing a Sanctuary" with Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell? Don't worry, we recorded it! Watch it on YouTube here: youtu.be/OkqxIjP-hPY ❤️ 📺
12/14/25 - "Preparing a Sanctuary" with Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell
How do we, in this season of waiting and preparation, drop our expectation of perfection and embrace the call to be imperfect sanctuaries for joy? Can we allow ourselves to invite in hope and love…
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December 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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We have two upcoming holiday services!

🌄 ❄️ Stories in the Dark: A Solstice Celebration - Sunday, Dec. 21, 10:30am

🕯️ 🎄 Xmas Eve: Love Shows Up - Wednesday, Dec. 24 - 6:30pm Music Prelude, 7pm Service

Join us—where courage and tenderness meet—as we lift a light that will not yield to the dark ❤️
Check out our ad in the December 2025 issue of CITY Newspaper featuring our two upcoming holiday services: 🌄 ❄️ Winter Solstice service: Sunday, December 21 at 10:30am. We humans have, across the world and through all our time of human-ness, gazed up at the big, scary, dark of the night sky and reached for one another through story and song. Join us to share in a winter solstice celebration for all ages as we tell ancient and new stories to mark the turning of the season and the slow return of the light. 🕯️ 🎄 Candlelit Christmas Eve Service: Love Shows Up: Wednesday, December 24 - Musical Prelude at 6:30pm, Service at 7pm. When we say Love is at the center of our faith, what does that mean? Our faith has always claimed that Love shows up, in our ordinary lives, with extraordinary saving power. Tonight we tell stories of Love showing up even when it wasn't expected. Celebrate the warmth of community on Christmas Eve with a service centered on connection, generosity, and shared joy. We invite you to join us—where courage and tenderness meet—at one or both services as we lift a light that will not yield to the dark.
December 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Join #uuroc for worship Sunday @ 10:30am: "Preparing a Sanctuary" with Rev. Casey-Campbell! How do we drop our expectation of perfection & embrace being imperfect sanctuaries for joy? Can we invite in hope, love, & delight, even when nothing is Just Right or we weren’t ready? ❤️‍🩹 tinyurl.com/mryndnap
Join First Universalist for a hybrid worship service (virtually and in-person) on December 14, 2025 at 10:30am for "Preparing a Sanctuary " with Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell! How do we, in this season of waiting and preparation, drop our expectation of perfection and embrace the call to be imperfect sanctuaries for joy? Can we allow ourselves to invite in hope and love and delight, even when nothing is Just Right? Even when we weren’t ready? The in-person portion of this event will be held in the First Universalist sanctuary! The online portion will be held via Zoom at the link provided. https://www.facebook.com/share/17WPKuPEuV/ Find the Zoom worship link in our Facebook event! We will be live-streaming this service in its entirety as well as conducting it in-person!
December 12, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Some words of #WednesdayWisdom from a recent sermon by Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell ❤️

#WisdomWednesday #BelevolentRage #Community #Neighbors #GetWise 🧠
Some words of #WednesdayWisdom from a recent sermon by Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell ❤️ If you are paying attention, I assume you are also filled with a righteous, benevolent rage. I assume your broken heart is also spilling over with sorrow. We are watching the swelling fascist movement in our country carry the banner of morality while they endanger the lives of our neighbors and siblings. And those of us tasked with speaking truth to power should be angry. #WisdomWednesday #BelevolentRage #Community #Neighbors #GetWise 🧠
December 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Miss "When Hope is Hard to Find: A Blue Christmas Service" with Patti Goodwin? Don't worry, we recorded it! Watch it on YouTube here: youtu.be/v_b4Yd5dTjI ❤️ 📺
12/7/25 - "When Hope is Hard to Find: A Blue Christmas Service" with Patti Goodwin
As we enter the time of Advent and the holiday season, some of us have a hard time making space for all the cheer and merriment. When we’re carrying grief, anxiety, fear for ourselves or the world,…
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December 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Join #uuroc for worship Sunday @ 10:30am: "When Hope is Hard to Find" with Patti Goodwin! As we enter the holiday season, some os us have a hard time making space for cheer. When we carry grief/anxiety/fear how do we also prepare for hope? How do we tell stories of love & joy?❤️‍🩹 tinyurl.com/2srd8b8a
December 5, 2025 at 10:15 PM