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Some words of #WednesdayWisdom from Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell's recent sermon "The Cost of Community" ❤️

#WisdomWednesday #Love #Community #GetWise 🧠

Some words of #WednesdayWisdom from Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell's recent sermon "The Cost of Community" ❤️

"We are building a community of love and resilience where we can be known; where we can give and receive in all our messy, noisy, neediness. We are the miracle we have been longing for, my friends"

#WisdomWednesday #Love #Community #GetWise 🧠

November 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM

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Miss "Stone Soup" with Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell? Don't worry, we recorded it! Watch it on YouTube here: youtu.be/BjYWHJyeDB8 ❤️📺

11/16/25 - "Stone Soup" with Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell

Join us for this multigenerational story service, where we retell the folk story of Stone Soup and wonder at how the sum of us all together is worth so much more than each of us, alone. Filmed in…

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November 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM

First Universalist Church of Rochester

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Some words of #WednesdayWisdom from Stephanie Nobel ❤️

#WisdomWednesday #Darkness #Stephanie Nobel #GetWise 🧠

Starry space background with the words

“Dark is the rich fertile earth
that cradles the seed,
nourishing growth.
Dark is the soft night
that cradles us to rest.
Only in darkness can stars shine
across the vastness of space...
There is mystery woven
in the dark quiet hours.
There is magic in the darkness...
We are born of this magic.”

-Stephanie Nobel

Over the top of it

November 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM

First Universalist Church of Rochester

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Miss "The Cost of Community" with Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell? Don't worry, we recorded it! Watch it on YouTube here: youtu.be/wtgj-H8ursg ❤️📺

11/9/25 - "The Cost of Community" with Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell

What is the cost of community care? And in this moment of turmoil and upheaval, what do we risk if we fail to cultivate it?Filmed in the sanctuary of First U...

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November 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM

First Universalist Church of Rochester

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Join #uuroc for worship Sunday @ 10:30am: "The Cost of Community" with Rev. Casey-Campbell! What is the cost of #CommunityCare? And in this moment of turmoil and upheaval, what do we risk if we fail to cultivate it? 💞
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November 7, 2025 at 10:17 PM

First Universalist Church of Rochester

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Some words of #WednesdayWisdom from Lisa Doege: Chalice Lighting for Challenging Times ❤️

#WisdomWednesday #LisaDoege #ChallengingTimes #Community #ChaliceLighting #GetWise 🧠

A photo of someone cupping a lit tea light candle with the words:
"Chalice Lighting for Challenging Times
"Why a flaming chalice?” the question comes.
It’s the cup of life, we answer.
A cup of blessings overflowing.
A cup of water to quench our spirits’ thirst.
A cup of wine for celebration and dedication.
The flame of truth. The fire of purification.
Oil for anointing, healing.
Out of chaos, fear, and horror,
thus was the symbol crafted, a generation ago.
So may it be for us,
in these days of uncertainty, sorrow, and rage.
And a light to warm our souls
and guide us home." by Lisa Doege

November 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM

First Universalist Church of Rochester

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Join #uuroc for worship Sunday @ 10:30am: "Risking a Rest" with Rev. Casey-Campbell! Special Element: PJ/Cozy Clothes Sunday! #Rest is essential, but when we’re caught in a system of over-production & over-consumption rest can feel risky. How do we reclaim our need to rest? 🥱 tinyurl.com/84y4dtkf

October 31, 2025 at 10:30 PM

First Universalist Church of Rochester

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Miss "God is Change: Annual Service of Remembrance" with Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell? Don't worry, we recorded it! Watch it on YouTube here: youtu.be/ndJFNMPQTgE ❤️📺☮️☸️☪️✝️☯️🕉️✡️

10/26/25 - "God is Change: Annual Service of Remembrance" with Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell

As we face the seasons changing, leaves changing, our clocks changing (next Sunday!), and the world turning round and round in a spiral of cycles, always different from the ones before, we take a…

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October 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM

First Universalist Church of Rochester

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Join #uuroc for worship Sunday @ 10:30am: "God is Change: Annual Service of Remembrance" with Rev. Casey-Campbell! As we face seasons & clocks changing, we embrace the holiness of it. Join us for our annual service of remembrance. We will honor the truth and power of #change❤️ tinyurl.com/4d5s3zsj

October 24, 2025 at 10:09 PM

First Universalist Church of Rochester

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Some words of #WednesdayWisdom from Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell's sermon this past Sunday "Abolition Unfinished " ❤️

"Reforming the status quo cannot be our answer when the status quo is white supremacy"

#WisdomWednesday #Oppression #WhiteSupremacy #StatusQuo #GetWise 🧠

October 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM

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Miss "Abolition Unfinished " with Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell? Don't worry, we recorded it! Watch it on YouTube here: youtu.be/5Q0S1vnxek0 ❤️📺☮️☸️☪️✝️☯️🕉️✡️

10/19/25 - "Abolition Unfinished" with Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell

We tend to talk about abolition as a finished project, a historical movement. But if we are not all free yet, can abolition be done? In what ways are we still called to be abolitionists…

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October 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM

First Universalist Church of Rochester

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Some words of #WednesdayWisdom from Rev. Erika Hewitt ❤️

#WisdomWednesday #Encourage #Community #GetWise 🧠

Some words of #WednesdayWisdom from Rev. Erika Hewitt ❤️

"To “encourage” means to hearten;
to impart strength and confidence.
This is our work, as a religious community: to encourage one another;
to be bold in engaging the world around us, as well as what scares us internally;
to give one another the confidence and heart to live as fully as possible."

October 15, 2025 at 7:53 PM

First Universalist Church of Rochester

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Miss "Life After Doom: Liberation" with Rev. Peggy Meeker? Don't worry, we recorded it! Watch it on YouTube here: youtu.be/GKha9UrH5As ❤️📺☮️☸️☪️✝️☯️🕉️✡️

10/12/25 - "Life After Doom: Liberation" with Rev. Peggy Meeker

Brian McLaren's book, "Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart", helps us imagine a way forward through climate disruption. Let's take a broader look at "doom" and consider some…

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October 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM

First Universalist Church of Rochester

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We honor the ancestral stewards of this land by recognizing their enduring presence, learning from their wisdom, and committing ourselves to actions that support justice, healing, and equity for Indigenous communities today❤🪶

#Seneca #Haudenosaunee #IndigenousPeoplesDay #IndigenousPeoplesDay2025

October 13, 2025 at 12:48 PM

First Universalist Church of Rochester

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Join #uuroc for worship Sunday @ 10:30am: "Life After Doom: Liberation" with Rev. Peggy Meeker! Brian McLaren's book, "Life After Doom", helps us imagine a way forward through climate disruption. Let's take a broad look at "doom" and consider different kinds of #wisdom 🌍 🌎 🌏
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October 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM

First Universalist Church of Rochester

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Some words of wisdom from this past Sunday❤️

"We are injured by our complicity in oppression. We don't come to our privilege unscathed by its procurement. In other words, our stake in wounding others, however small, wounds us too. We are bound by power that benefits us."

#WisdomWednesday #GetWise🧠

October 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM

First Universalist Church of Rochester

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Miss "Liberation into Wilderness" with Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell? Don't worry, we recorded it! Watch it on YouTube here: youtu.be/AavsLX0UkE0 ❤️📺☮️☸️☪️✝️☯️🕉️✡️

10/5/25 - "Liberation into Wilderness" with Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell

Like crossing the Red Sea into the wilderness, moments of liberation often seem to move us toward more chaos, not greater order. Does liberation always look like chaos to the status quo? What do we…

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October 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM

First Universalist Church of Rochester

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Miss "Behold the Banshee" with Meghan Garvey? Don't worry, we recorded it! Watch it on YouTube here: youtu.be/ekwDKJeYI1E ❤️📺☮️☸️☪️✝️☯️🕉️✡️

9/28/25 - "Behold the Banshee" with Meghan Garvey

Living through a period of great political unveiling and uncertainty, how might our ancestral grief practices be calling us? Join us as seminarian Meghan Garvey offers a reflection on grieving well…

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September 30, 2025 at 9:26 PM

First Universalist Church of Rochester

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Join #uuroc for worship Sunday @ 10:30am: "Behold the Banshee" with Meghan Garvey! How might our ancestral grief practices be calling us as we live through this political uncertainty? Join us in reflecting how grieving well is an essential nutrient for getting free. ❤️
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September 26, 2025 at 9:43 PM

First Universalist Church of Rochester

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Miss "The Anti-Prosperity Gospel" with Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell? Don't worry, we recorded it! Watch it on YouTube here: youtu.be/PxYpoRnmLOM ❤️📺☮️☸️☪️✝️☯️🕉️✡️

9/21/25 - "The Anti-Prosperity Gospel" with Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell

We experienced some technical difficulties midway through the service, and unfortunately the remainder of the worship service was not recorded. We apologize for this interruption and appreciate your…

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September 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM

First Universalist Church of Rochester

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#WednesdayWisdom coming at you! This Week: When In Doubt, Make Soup via #Raptitude

#WisdomWednesday #Soup #GetWise 🧠

When In Doubt, Make Soup

One night a few months ago, two friends and I were feeling the onset of winter doldrums, and made a plan to address it with soup.

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September 17, 2025 at 9:13 PM

First Universalist Church of Rochester

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Miss "What Mischief Are We Gonna Do Next?" with Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell? Don't worry, we recorded it! Watch it on YouTube here: youtu.be/HSluiavSjaE ❤️📺☮️☸️☪️✝️☯️🕉️✡️

9/14/25 - "Liberation as Reciprocity" with Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell

As we dive deeper into this season of Liberation, let us consider what its cost and its value will be. Can we conceive of the world in terms of grace rather than transaction? Filmed in the sanctuary…

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September 16, 2025 at 8:26 PM

First Universalist Church of Rochester

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An invitation from #FirstUnitarian Church of Rochester:
🪧 Join us Fri, Sept 19, 5–6pm at 12 Corners (Brighton) for the “What Does Democracy Look Like?” rally!
💛 Potluck + Soul Matters brainstorm at First Unitarian after.
Bring a sign and a dish to share!
#DemocracyInAction #SideWithLove #UUtheVote

September 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM

First Universalist Church of Rochester

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🌟New in our Sanctuary: Wiggle Zone!🌟 Worship doesn't mean sitting still, and now it doesn't have to! Check out our #WiggleZone at the back of the sanctuary; a space with quiet toys & calming activities for anyone who needs to move during service. Come & go as you like! #AllWelcome #ManyWaysToWorship