What? A meeting to vote on proposed changes in our governance structure and means of electing the Board of Trustees. When? Sunday, September 15, 2024, immediately after the Sunday service. Why? With growing dissatisfaction with our current leadership format [President, Past- President, President-elect, Secretary and Treasurer, the last 3 directly elected by the Congregation], and the continued difficulty finding candidates ...

UU Saratoga’s adult religious exploration program Leaning Into Meaning begins again with a session on “Leaning into Worship” on Wednesday, October 2, at 5:30.  Leaning Into Meaning meets in the King (kitchen) Room at the meetinghouse and you can also join in online.  To attend online, first be sure that you are signed in to ...

We all know what a great resource Caffe Lena is for our community. Its offerings in folk music speak especially to UUs, and many of us are Caffe Lena members. And soon we’ll all be going to Caffe Lena’s beautifully renovated space on Phila Street for Sunday worship.    When the New Home Task Force announced at ...

Wow…it’s December! Aren’t we all thinking that it’s hard to believe another year has come and (almost) gone in this pandemic age? You may have thought you missed my usual monthly Board meeting wrap up, but rest assured you did not. With the flood of emails, reports and year end annual meeting minutiae that have ...

Dear Beloved Community~ What a joy it was for me to have so many of you be a part of our Next Steps Weekend! Your turnout for this event matched the glorious weather we had, and I hope that you felt as much warmth and happiness being together as I did. We truly have a great ...

Cup of Joe, March 31, 2023 After such a snowy March, what I’m looking for is snowdrops. We’ve passed the vernal equinox, but I still feel like I’m waiting for spring. Spring is a time of renewal and rebirth and resurrection. It’s the time of Passover and Easter and this year its also the time of ...

March 17, 2023 Ramadan Mubarak! Practitioners of Islam will be observing the month of Ramadan beginning with the new present moon this Thursday. Ramadan is a month of fasting and prayer, reading the Quran, and breaking the daytime fast with family and friends. I am excited to share that we will be opening our doors for Friday midday ...

Holiday Services Cup of Joe, December 2, 2022 I always look forward to our December holiday services. As the nights get longer, I think we need connection even more — connection to other people and connection to the sacred. We’re planning special services for both Winter Solstice and Christmas Eve. Our Celebration of Winter Solstice will be Wednesday, December ...

Principle(d) Revision Cup of Joe, November 11, 2022 The UU principles are changing, and not a moment too soon. Unitarian Universalism is a living faith, a faith tradition that prides itself on being always relevant to the times we are living in now. That means we UU’s make a commitment to change and to growth, even though change ...

October 28, 2022 Remember this Sunday to bring to the service a photo or memento of one who has died but who you still carry in your heart. All Saints’ Day and the Day of All Souls. Diá de los Muertos. Halloween. Samhain. We arrive again at that time of year when there is a confluence of holidays ...