Social Justice Team Notes – April 30, 2026 Today, April 30, 6:30 PM: General Meeting of Saratoga Immigration Coalition – Hybrid meeting in person or on Zoom In person at the Presbyterian—United Church of Christ (24 Circular St.) Enter Nolan House on the church grounds from the parking lot off Park Place. Zoom. – register here. Notes from the March meeting … Continue reading Social Justice Team Notes – April 30, 2026
56 years ago, we celebrated the first Earth Day. During that short time: Millions of activists worldwide have and continue to work for climate justice politicians on both sides of the aisle and at all levels of government have gorged themselves on bribes from fossil fuel tycoons The U.S. and other industrialized nations … Continue reading Social Justice Team Notes – April 23, 2026
Hi Everyone. First, a hearty thank you to all who brought beautiful flowers for our Easter service. Wow! It was just a riot of color and joy! Thank you! Second, please note that the open conversation around end of life/death and dying we had planned for this Sunday after the service is going to be … Continue reading Pastor’s letter 4-24-26
Social Justice Team Notes – April 16, 2026 Earth Day, April 22, 2026 – Theme: Our Power, Our Planet https://www.un.org/en/observances/earth-day Schedule of Related Events: Last Saturday, Skidmore’s Sustainability Fair used the larger intramural gym, and 200+ attended – a hopeful movement toward energy independence by shifting to renewables, in contrast to insane Blood for … Continue reading Social Justice team notes April 16, 2026
This week we hope to welcome Ella, Maisie, Logan , Parker, Robin and Gus home from their vacation travels. We are excited to hear about your adventures! Vacations give us such a great opportunity to consider ideas like “ how can we make the world a better place”. We will be sharing such suggestions with … Continue reading RE April 12, 2026
April–All month long we will be exploring how we can embrace possibilities. This week we are exploring how we can embrace the possibility of building a better world. Sometimes people treat each other unfairly. Our UU faith reminds us that it is possible to build a better world and everyone of us has a part … Continue reading RE April 5, 2026
This month’s theme continues to be Paying Attention. Epictetus, a Greek Stoic philosopher said, “you become what you give your attention to. If you don’t choose what thoughts and images you expose yourself to, someone else will”. We will be Paying attention to our relationship with water. World Water Day is March 22 .We will … Continue reading RE March 29, 2026
This month’s theme continues to be Paying Attention. Epictetus, a Greek Stoic philosopher said, “you become what you give your attention to. If you don’t choose what thoughts and images you expose yourself to, someone else will”. We will be Paying attention to our relationship with water. World Water Day is March 22 .We will … Continue reading RE March 22, 2026
The Power of Paying Attention to the Present Moment. What a timely reminder for all of us! All month long, we are exploring how powerful attention is. This week, we are focusing on the power of paying attention to the present moment. As we do that, we will have the chance to explore some of … Continue reading RE March 15, 2026
The RE theme for March is Paying Attention. Last Sunday we talked about the power of paying attention to our impact on others. We used the power of giving compliments to others to demonstrate this action. This week we will talk about the power of Paying Attention to Inequality. We will also talk about International … Continue reading RE March 8, 2026