JOIN US FOR THESE IMPORTANT SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVES! Contact Lucy Manning at lucymnnng@gmail.com 1. What Next? The Social Justice Team (SJT) welcomes and invites your ideas as we tackle the actions we must take to support our community within and outside our congregation as a result of the elections. The most targeted individuals will be … Continue reading The Latest News from our Social Justice Team
We Are A Sanctuary People An Election Message from UUA President the Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt November 6, 2024 This is a time of great fear and devastation and very real risk to ourselves and our Beloveds. There is so much that we cannot yet know. Even if we know the shape and fear the … Continue reading We Are a Sanctuary People
My heart is aching. Not necessarily because of the election, though I am worried about that. But more over how the election is affecting so many in the congregation. We’re not unusual in feeling anxious. The American Psychological Association is concerned that this election cycle is a source of significant stress most people in the … Continue reading On this Election Eve: Connect
JOIN US FOR THESE IMPORTANT SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVES! Contact Lucy Manning at lucymnnng@gmail.com 1. LET’S WEAR OUR YELLOW SIDE WITH LOVE SHIRTS AND JOIN THIS MARCH SUPPORTING PROPOSITION #1. Meet at 1:00 pm at the Spirit of Life in Congress Park. We’ll hear from renowned feminists Shirley Chisolm and Ruth Bader Ginsberg, then march downtown! … Continue reading NEWS FROM OUR SOCIAL JUSTICE TEAM- November 1, 2024
We know this is a tense and tender time for many and we’re collectively carrying a great deal of uncertainty around the future, not limited to next week’s election and its aftermath. In times like these, centering love in community can be a transformative form of resiliency that grounds us in possibility. As we approach … Continue reading Forward Together: Anchoring in Community Post Election
JOIN US FOR THESE IMPORTANT SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVES! Contact Lucy Manning at lucymnnng@gmail.com 1. Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 1pm-3pm Women’s March- Saratoga County ERA Coalition LET’S WEAR OUR YELLOW SIDE WITH LOVE SHIRTS AND JOIN THIS MARCH SUPPORTING PROPOSITION #1 2. Do you have your plan to vote?? Here are deadlines … Continue reading NEWS FROM OUR SOCIAL JUSTICE TEAM- October 25, 2024
The Social Justice Team invites you to help fill the boxes in the back of the sanctuary with personal care items for middle school students who are participating in the Franklin Community Center’s Project Lift program. Please donate shampoo, deodorant, styling gel, toothpaste, toothbrushes, body wash, and feminine hygiene products from now until Sunday, December … Continue reading Project Lift through December 1st!
Join Your Fellow UUs for our Justice Convocation in Albany! Want to connect with your fellow NYS Unitarian Universalists? Want to learn more about NYUUJ’s work and issues from those doing the work? Want to find out how you can make a difference doing justice work in New York? Join us on November 16th for … Continue reading Join Your Fellow UUs for our Justice Convocation in Albany!
As we continue to look toward the future and take time to celebrate our past, we’d like to invite everyone to two exciting events. Following the service on Sunday, November 10th, we’ll be digging up the time capsule that was buried on RE Sunday, May 19th, 2013! Then on Sunday November 24th, we’ll share memories … Continue reading Digging Up The Past With The Butterfly Team: Sunday November 10, 2024
Turn my sullen sense toward marvel. Cup of Joe. October 18, 2024. One of my favorite readings about autumn in our hymnal is one (no. 485) that begins by brazenly calling out: “Turn scarlet, leaves! Spin earth!” Autumn-time can get a bit riotous. All sorts of things are happening and either changing right now … Continue reading Turn my sullen sense toward marvel.