Join us for Worship Online

Each Sunday at 10:00 AM, we hold an online worship service. We’d love to have you join us for some spiritual connection.

Children’s Worship at 9:30 AM! (Off during summer months)

Via Zoom: (internet connection required) www.zoom.us/my/rochesterunitarian

Via phone: Dial 646-876-9923, and enter meeting ID #585-271-9070

Rites of Passage

Members of our congregation offer caring hospitality to grieving families by providing a simple reception of cookies, coffee, and punch following memorial services of our members. We hope to make this time of difficulty a little easier by taking care of these details.

Honoring the life of a loved one who has died is important, and even if you’re not a member of our community, our space and memorial officiants may be available. To learn more about memorial services at First Unitarian, contact us.

Our Monthly Worship Themes

SUMMER ASSIGNMENT: LISTEN DEEPLY

This summer's church assignment asks us to listen deeply! This past very long year of Covid-19 has been an historic global event that has impacted each of us at the small, daily routine scale and possibly also in broad, maybe life-changing ways. Each of us has been impacted differently, and the pandemic is not over yet--we are all living a story where the end is not yet written. Here in the spiritual community, let us begin the theological task (yes, YOU are a theologian) of truth telling, listening, and meaning making within our lives. In July and August, take some time with us to take stock of the past year, to connect with others, and to celebrate resilience.

There are a number of ways you can participate, but the basic idea is this: In a 90 minute session either on Zoom or in person, you will be partnered with another family or in small groups of 3 people or in larger groups of 5-7 people to share some of what the pandemic has been like for you. It's not therapy and it's not small talk; it is a chance to get real and connect with others.

Here is a journal for all ages to help begin to process this. Please sign up to connect as a family or individual in small groups/pairings mid-July through August.
Some of our recent online services:
The 8th Principle Legacies of Resistance and the Church
Additional recordings of recent online worship services are available on First Unitarian's YouTube Channel. Subscribe to the channel for future notifications!

For sermon recordings prior to March 15, 2020, many are available via Dropbox. Email us your specific request and we'll do our best to find it for you.