Here you will find times for everything. From our Sunday service time to our Tupper Tuesday schedule. Is there an event or activity this weekend or next week? This is where you will find out!
This form provides a wide invitation for all of us to find connection and belonging. Opportunities and descriptions here range from ancient meditation practices to cooking meals, writing cards of care to helping kids with crafts.
Though all of these areas blend together; Welcome & Community, Spiritual Growth, and Social Justice, they each offer unique ways to connect people and nurture many spiritual paths.
Together, may we each find ways to nurture our spirits in community!
Click HERE!
This year we are working with OSLC to help with their Fair Trade Market.
The Market is in the Fellowship Hall on October 2, 3, and 4.
Follow this LINK to sign-up to help with the Fair Trade Market
Volunteers will be working at one of the vendor tables selling the merchandise. They will write down the amount of the sale on the receipt which the customer will have with them. All sales of these vendors will go through the bank for payment so they will not handle any money. More instruction will be given before each shift. Some of the vendors will have 2 people per shift.
Join a Tupper Supper Cook Team and be a part of Tuesday Night Fellowship
Members will be part of a larger group, choose part of the meal to bring (the Cook Team Leader and members will collaborate on the theme of the meal), and help set up and serve on one Tuesday evening of the church year (September-May). You are reimbursed for ALL ingredients items. Adults, families and Youth/Teen age children welcome! Tupper Suppers begin on Tuesday, September 15.
In Chalice Circles, we look within ourselves and find stories drawn from the wellsprings of our own lives using the “Soul Matters” curriculum. We bring forth stories of individual victories and defeats, personal fears and disappointments, private insights and concerns.
Sign up HERE.
Questions? Contact Melissa Eggler, Coordinator of Congregational Life.
This year’s NAMIWalk event is on Saturday, September 26, 2026 at Cascade Lake Park in Rochester. First UU has a team again this year, and our team page is now set up. You can register and/or donate at https://www.namiwalks.org/teams/FirstUURoch – so let’s get started!
Water Communion Sunday ~ September 13
Bring water from home or travels to share for our ritual including an invitation to share up to seven words about your water.
Groundbreaking Ceremony ~ Eliza Place Land ~ Sunday, September 13 ~ after the service.
Parking is not available on the land or at Century and there will be large construction equipment around, First UU is providing 2 buses to bring everyone from Our Saviors to Eliza Place and back. One of the buses will be wheelchair accessible and available for everyone who needs assistance.
On Tuesday, Sept. 15, Rev. Luke will hold an initial informational group to begin a monthly parenting group. This is a chance to get to know other parents, and have conversation around parenting and spiritual themes. If you’re interested, drop in this introductory session. Conversation will be loosely based on Tending the Flame, a book about UU parenting, and topics will be chose organically as a group. Community supper is at 5:30, and this group meets from 6-6:45 in a nearby room with childcare and kids activities provided. Hope to see you there!
View descriptions of all of our offerings HERE.
Join us Sunday, September 20, for Sign-Up Sunday! This is your opportunity to see what First UU can offer as your spiritual community. A spiritual community is exactly that: nurturing our souls through service, learning, and reflection, in a community of care and welcome. Everything we do can nurture our souls and we each find meaning and connection in many ways.
Staff and Leaders will be present to answer any questions and assist you in getting involved in this spiritual community.
Can’t make it? View an online sign up HERE.
Chalice Circle Sampler
Sunday, September 27 ~ 12:30-2:30pm ~ Faith Room
Join us for an introductory Chalice Circle for newcomers to become familiar with this Small Group Ministry, focused on deep listening.
This is a small group of 7-10 people, sharing their experiences with a selected topic.
UU Around the World Dining
Thursday, October 1, 2026 11:30am.
ITYHAAS at 3809 Market Place Drive NW
Reserve your spot HERE.
We ended 2025-2026 with Indian food & are kicking off 2026-2027 with Rochester’s Best Indian Restaurant.
Reservations are required. Space may be limited. Ityhaas would like a count on how many will be selecting the $19.99 buffet specialty versus selecting off the menu.
Check out their online menu HERE.
Amar Mand is grateful for our business & will share a bit of his story.
PS If you sign up and your plans change, please be respectful & give as much notice as possible.
Fun eats & fellowship ahead & still supporting our immigrant neighbors,
Making Room at the Table
Sunday, October 4 ~ UU & OSLC joint service at 9:00 am
Invited by our hosts here at OSLC, and in coordination with their annual justice-centered Fair Trade Market, we will hold one service only, together, at 9:00 am on Sunday, October 4. Join us for a blending of voices, music, and themes in a service on the theme of making space at the table of love and justice for all! More details to come.
Fair Trade Market
Fellowship Hall
Friday, October 2, 3pm-7pm
Saturday, October 3, 9am-4pm
Sunday, October 4, 10am-1pm
The 2026 market will feature high quality hand-made crafts and food from around the world. With every purchase of fair trade products, you provide income, dignity, and hope to the artisans and their families. All proceeds return to those producing the products and their representative organizations.
Armchair Travelers Goes to Scotland ~ Friday, October 16 ~ 7 pm ~ In “the Pod” at OSLC
Join us at 7 pm on Friday, October 16 for Armchair Travelers with Laurel and Darin Podulke-Smith, who will have just spent a week walking amongst the looming peaks of Glen Coe and through heather-covered glens in the Scottish Highlands. As usual, we will invite you to arrive at 7 pm and make yourself a cup* of tea, decaf, or hot chocolate and chat with your fellow travel enthusiasts until the program begins at 7:15 pm. You are welcome to bring a snack to share if you wish. (*As we do on Sundays, we recommend that you bring your own mug from home, but we will have disposable cups available.)
Year-at-a-Glance
Topics that are tentatively scheduled for Armchair Travelers this church year.
October 16 ~ Laurel & Darin on hiking the Scottish Highlands
November 13 ~ Mitch & Jeryl on England and their voyage home aboard the Queen Mary 2
(No program in December)
Jan 29 – Zoom ~
Feb 26 – Zoom ~
March 12 ~ Angie Joyce & co. on their trip to India
April 9 ~ Patricio and Marty Aleman on their safari in Africa
Join us FRIDAY, October 30, for the First UU Annual Auction. This year’s live auction will be held in person at OSLC. We will also have a silent auction, raffle and fixed price items. Start thinking about what you could donate. Look for more information in the coming weeks.
Auction Timeline:
Donate your items ~ September 15 – October 14
Online Silent Auction ~ October 15-28
October 30 ~ Auction Night
Tupper Suppers take a break over the summer.
Tupper Suppers will return on Tuesday, September 15.
Tupper Supper ~ 5:30pm
Weekly Classes/Activities/Community ~ 6:00-6:45pm
Choir and Children’s Choir Practice ~ 6:00pm
Childcare ~ 6:00-6:45pm
Tupper Suppers return Tuesday, September 15.
Dinner Theme:
Main Meat:
Vegetarian Option:
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