Share this with your congregation or justice team! In this time of moral crisis, our faith calls us to live our values through courageous and prophetic action. This coming week, NYUUJ is excited to join Unitarian Universalists across the country in participating in a 80-hour ICE Out! Phone Call Blitz: that is, five straight days … Continue reading NYUUJ- 30 Days of Love- Phone Call Blitz to Congress!
Mutual Aid To Minneapolis! We can’t get there, but we can send support by song! Join us to sing along with “The Boss,” as we record our group singing his new anthem, “Streets of Minneapolis” — a kind of “Love Letter.” Monday, February 9th at 6:30 PM at the Presbyterian United Church of Christ, 24 … Continue reading Mutual Aid To Minneapolis- SING!
Pastor Melissa has been giving challenging and thought provoking sermons in January. Just last week, she asked us to think about the wider Community of Saratoga Springs. “What does the Community in Saratoga Springs need? What is the purpose of our UU faith Community. Pastor Melissa noted that we take excellent care of the members … Continue reading PRESIDENT’S CORNER
Grit… this is the season for it! It’s all over the road and being tracked into our homes. But in RE this week we will be addressing GRIT as a positive personality trait. Resilience in the form of grit is how many successful people accomplish goals. Even when things are hard, grit keeps us on … Continue reading This Week In RE February 8, 2026
LET’S HELP OUR NEIGHBORS THIS WINTER! For the next 3 Sundays (2/1, 2/8, & 2/15) there will be collection boxes in the back of the sanctuary for donations to the Saratoga Springs Code Blue Shelter. Items needed at this time include: Coffee Sugar Canned Hearty Soups Aluminum Foil Gallon Size Zip Locks Hand warmers Cash … Continue reading COLLECTING ITEMS FOR CODE BLUE
Greetings fellow troublemakers! If you have yellow shirts and/or scarves, please wear them at events to identify UUC-SS joining the resistance. Upcoming events: Peace Prayer Walk Friday, 1/30/26, Noon – 1:00 p.m. Black & Banned Readings Sunday, 2/8/26, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Ongoing: Saturday Vigils (Indivisible ADK/Saratoga) SSNY: Noon – 1:00 p.m. Post Office, corner of … Continue reading Social Justice team Notes January 30, 2026
All month long, we have been exploring how kids can practice resisting some of the main pressures that pull them away from being their best selves. This week we are exploring the challenge of resisting distraction, anger and worries, feeling overwhelmed , or what is often called “ monkey mind”. Most adults can identify with … Continue reading RE for Sunday, January 25, 2026
We are so happy to welcome Lucy Altman-Coe back as our Skidmore RE guide! This month we move on from January’s theme of Resistance to February’s Resilience. This week we explore how to find resilience through Nature. We will explore the earth- centered holiday of Imbolc. We honor one of our core UU sources of … Continue reading RE for Sunday, February 1st, 2026
Friday, January 16 Join Us to Kick Off Dr. King Celebration Weekend! MLK Saratoga and Skidmore College Present: The Inaugural MLK Weekend Celebration Student Arts Showcase 5:30-7:30 p.m. Case Center Second Floor, Skidmore College Artwork, poetry and essays from local students inspired by the theme of this year’s 2026 Dr. King Weekend featuring: Saratoga Independent … Continue reading MLK Saratoga Dr. King Weekend Events
January 11, 2026 This week in RE, we continue our Soul Matters theme of Resistance. We are exploring how kids (and adults!) can practice resisting some of the main pressures that pull us away from being our best selves. We will focus on the challenge of identifying and resisting unhealthy parts of social media. In … Continue reading Resisting the Unhealthy Parts of Screen TIme and Social Media