BLACK to the FUTURE: Science Fiction & Fantasy by Black Authors A Community Reading Event February 09, 2025 1:00p to 3:00p Frederick Allen Elks Lodge #609 69 Beekman Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Our Lodge Foundation’s *”Black to the Future” project is introducing our Saratoga Springs’ community to the thriving literary field of richly … Continue reading BLACK to the FUTURE: A Community Reading Event
JOIN US FOR THESE IMPORTANT SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVES! Contact Lucy Manning at lucymnnng@gmail.com 1. UU Common Read is here in March with Kickoff Movie Night on Sunday, Feb 2! – Join us this Sunday from 6:30-8:30pm Will & Harper is a 2024 American documentary film directed by Saratoga Springs native Josh Greenbaum and following Will … Continue reading News From Our Social Justice Team January 31, 2025
A brief ceremony took place Thursday, January 23, 2025, to thank the land and the trees of 400 Louden before our contractor started cutting trees and clearing the land. A small group gathered at the driveway access and then walked back in through the trees to just about where the new meetinghouse will be sited … Continue reading Thanking the Land and Trees of 400 Louden Road
The award-winning film Four Winters will be screened at Skidmore College on January 27 from 6-8 pm, followed by a Q&A discussion with director Julia Mintz. The powerful and inspiring documentary tells the story of courageous Jewish fighters who battled unimaginable odds to fight back against Hitler’s war machine as it raged across Eastern Europe. … Continue reading Award Winning Documentary Four Winters to be Shown at Skidmore on January 27, 6 pm Marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day
As you may have already heard, Trump put a ‘pause’ to the Refugee Resettlement Program through which the Saratoga Area Welcome Circle (SAWC) was sponsoring the young Afghan family. Although fully vetted and about to arrive in our country, their flight – and many others – is now cancelled. You may already know about this … Continue reading Advocate for Refugees Stranded by Trump
Yesterday — January 23, 2025 — was a milestone moment in the history of our congregation. We gathered at 400 Louden Road—the site of our future meeting house—for a heartfelt “Tree and Land Blessing.” As Board Secretary, I felt it my responsibility to document this occasion, a poignant blend of gratitude and farewell, as we … Continue reading A Blessing for the Future: Honoring the Land at 400 Louden Road
JOIN US FOR THESE IMPORTANT SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVES! Contact Lucy Manning at lucymnnng@gmail.com 1. UU Common Read is here in March! The 2024-25 UU Common Read is Authentic Selves: Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People and Their Families (Skinner House, 2023). Kickoff event – Movie Night on Sunday, Feb 2 – 6:30-8:30pm Will & Harper is … Continue reading Our Social Justice Team News January 24, 2025
JOIN US FOR THESE IMPORTANT SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVES! Contact Lucy Manning at lucymnnng@gmail.com 1. Puppet Show and Singalong – Saturday, Jan. 18, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. We are hosting this MLK Weekend event, courtesy of our own Marigold (aka Julie Holmberg), Rev Joe, Dan Berggren, and members of the Division St. School with music … Continue reading Our Social Justice Team news January 15, 2025
In recent months, Julie Holmberg has delighted those of us who regularly attend Sunday services at UU Saratoga with short skits featuring Marigold, the spirited and inquisitive seven-year-old girl she brings to life through a puppet she had custom-made by a supplier on Etsy. As an example, Rev. Joe’s conversation with Marigold at our Christmas … Continue reading Coming Saturday: Civility Puppets Make Their Public Debut