First Universalist Church of Rochester
banner
uuroc.bsky.social
First Universalist Church of Rochester
@uuroc.bsky.social
Nurture the Spirit & Serve the Community.
Unitarian Universalist Church in downtown Rochester NY.
Welcoming Congregation 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
Sunday Services at 10:30am weekly!
Pinned
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! ❤️ ❄️
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
January 23, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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
January 21, 2026 at 8:13 PM
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.…
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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!
January 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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
January 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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
Some words of #WednesdayWisdom from a recent sermon "Going Softly" with Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell ❤️

#GetWise🧠 #Love #Vulnerable
January 14, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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
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? 🐾
tinyurl.com/48j2pe6h
January 9, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Some words of #WednesdayWisdom from this past Sunday's sermon "Going Softly" with Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell ❤️

#GetWise🧠 #Love #Vulnerable
January 7, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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…
youtu.be
January 6, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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
January 2, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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
tinyurl.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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
Some words of #WednesdayWisdom from Braver/Wiser - words from Bruce Marshall ❤️

#GetWise🧠
December 24, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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 ❤️ 📺
- YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
youtu.be
December 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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
December 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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
tinyurl.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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…
youtu.be
December 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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 ❤️
December 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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
December 12, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Some words of #WednesdayWisdom from a recent sermon by Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell ❤️

#WisdomWednesday #BelevolentRage #Community #Neighbors #GetWise 🧠
December 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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,…
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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