As we stream or record services, you can come to this page to watch current and previous services.
Giving Links:
Website
Realm
Give Plus App
Make a Pledge
Mail a check to:
First UU
1727 Walden Lane SW
Rochester, MN 55902
August 2, 2020 – Offensively Nice
Preaching:
Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer
Musicians:
Kathleen Covalt, Violin
Austin Ferguson, Keyboards
Service information: Click HERE
Readings:
Nice and Kind by Maggie Lupin
Life is Not Intended to Be Safe by Ethel Waters
July 26, 2020 – Celebrating 30 Years of ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)
Participants:
Gail Bishop, Paula Horner, Ann Lien, Kim Reid, Lyn Smith, Harriet and John Hodgson, Shelly Rohe
Musician:
Laurie Helmers
Service information: Click HERE
Reading:
This is the Landscape by Julia Watts Belser
July 19, 2020 – Love Will Guide Us
Preaching: Regina Mustafa
Musicians:
Austin Ferguson
Joe Mish
Service information: Click HERE
Reading:
This is the Reality We Live by Oriah Mountain Dreamer
July 12, 2020 – From Precincts to Paradise
Preaching: Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer
Musicians:
Austin Ferguson
Service information: Click HERE
Readings:
Give the Police Departments to the Grandmothers by Junauda Petrus
Tomorrow I’ll Wake by Jonathan Butler
July 5, 2020 – The Dream the Dreamers Dreamed
Preaching: Rev. Ashley Horan and Rev. Karen Hutt
Musicians:
Joe Mish
Rose Mish
Service information: Click HERE
Let America Be America Again by Langston Hughes
June 28, 2020 – Catching the Threads of Sorrow
Preaching: Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer
Worship Leader: Mark Brutinel
Musicians:
Austin Ferguson
Joe Mish
Connie Schuelka
Service information: Click HERE
Script of Prayer and Homily: Click HERE
Before You Know What Kindness Really Is by Naomi Shihab Nye
Now I Love You, Now I Witness by Theresa Soto
June 21, 2020 – Sighs Too Deep for Words
A service about the power and beauty of art, especially during times of struggle and distance. This Sunday, we also celebrate Connie Schuelka, retiring as Co-Director of Music after 30 years of service to the church, and becoming Musician Emerita. The service includes some of her favorite pieces to celebrate the beauty of music.
Preaching: Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer
Worship Leader: Trish Braga
Musician:
Connie Schuelka
Service information: Click HERE
Script of Prayer and Homily: Click HERE
Readings:
Music by Juhan Liiv
The House that Music Built by Rita Dove
June 14, 2020 – Imagine Abolition
Preaching: Rev. Victoria Safford
Worship Leader: Beth Atkinson
Musicians:
Joe Mish
Connie Schuelka
Guest Musicians:
David Townsend, Clarinet
June 7, 2020 – Uprising Through Weeds and Streets
Preaching: Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer
Worship Leader: Ann Hutton
Musicians:
Joe Mish
Connie Schuelka
Guest Musicians:
Rose Mish
Morgan Robertson
Script of Prayer and Homily: Click HERE
May 31, 2020 – Mind the Gap
Preaching: Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer
Worship Leader: Paul Trewartha-Weiner
Musicians:
Joe Mish
Connie Schuelka
Guest Musician:
Rose Mish
Cook with Honey:
Jane Foote & Carl Stephenson
Script of Prayer and Homily: Click HERE
May 24, 2020 – Tick Tock (Old School)
Preaching: Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer
Worship Leader: Gus Braga
Musicians:
Joe Mish
Connie Schuelka
Guest Musician:
Morgan Robertson
Service information: Click HERE
Script of Prayer and Homily: Click HERE
May 17, 2020 – Inspiration + Necessity
Musicians:
Joe Mish
Connie Shuelka
Guest Musicians:
Allen Bishop
Rose Mish
Bells and Whistles
Service information: Click HERE
Script of Prayer and Homily: Click HERE
Readings:
Bread by E.J. Mudd
Beyond Recipes by Robert J. Levy
May 10, 2020 – Far Beyond the Lintel and Sill
Preaching: Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer
Worship Leader: Trish Braga
Musicians:
Joe Mish
Connie Schuelka
Guest Musician:
Nanilo
Service information: Click HERE
Script of Prayer and Homily: Click HERE
Readings:
From Final Triumph of the Good by Rev. Olympia Brown
Open Up the Doors by Rev. Lindasusan Ulrich
May 3, 2020 – Bloom-in-Place
Preaching: Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer
Worship Leader: Beth Atkinson
Musicians:
Joe Mish
Rose Mish
Connie Schuelka
Service information: Click HERE
Script of Prayer and Homily: Click HERE
Readings:
Homesteading by Joyce Sutphen
Excerpt from Maypole on Merry Mount by Nathaniel Hawthorne
April 26, 2020 – Univers(alsim)
Preaching: Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer
Worship Leader: Greg Wimmer
Musicians:
Joe Mish
Connie Schuelka
Special Guest Musician: Ellis
Order of Service
Univers(alism)
Readings:
Autobiography by Ansel Elkins
To the People Who Have Mistaken Freedom for Liberation by Rev. Theresa Sota
April 22, 2020 – Memorial for Jasper Daube
April 19, 2020 – Learn the Flowers – A Celebration of Earth Day.
Reflections on the Environment and Spirituality from Kelly Rae Kirkpatrick and Angie Gupta, with worship leaders Ann Hutton and Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer
Musicians:
Joe Mish
Connie Schuelka
Special Guest Musician: Peter Mayer
Readings:
Earth Teach Me from the Ute Native Americans
April 12, 2020 – For Christ’s Sake – Easter for Unitarian Universalists in Pandemic Times
Preaching: Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer
Worship Leader: Greg Wimmer
Musicians: Joe Mish, Connie Schuelka, Walden Hill Vocal Ensemble
Special Guest Musician: LaSonya Fleming
Readings:
An Excerpt from the Gospel of Mark
After by Fred Hammond
April 9, 2020 – Welcome Table Service – Meditation & Music in Honor of the Jewish Passover and Christian Holy Week
A service of music, readings, and reflection with Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer, Ann Hutton, Joe Mish, and special music from Rev. Luke’s installation
April 5, 2020 – No More, No Less
Preaching: Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer
Worship Leader: Mark Brutinel
Musicians: Joe Mish, Connie Schuelka
Special Guest Musician: Large Mouth Brass
Order of Service
No More, No Lesss
Reading:
This is the Part by Rev. Elizabeth Nguyen
March 29, 2020 – The Journey of Stillness
Preaching: Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer
Worship Leaders: Ann Hutton, Amy Nelson, Melissa Eggler, Derik Robertson, and Darin Podulke-Smith
Musicians: Joe Mish, Connie Schuelka
Order of Service
The Journey of Stillness
Readings:
Today by Mary Oliver
Imagine by Lynn Ungar
March 22, 2020 -Gathering of Spirits: Soulful Connections in a Time of Social Distance
Preaching: Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer
Worship Associate: Linda Ortiz
Readings:
Lockdown by Richard Hendrick