Congregation News
Beginning on Sunday September 7th, 2025 we will hold Sunday 10:00 am worship services at Caffe Lena, 47 Phila Street in Saratoga Springs NY 12866.
- President’s Letter, September 2023 September 16, 2023Dear 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 ...
- A Cup of Joe March 31, 2023Cup 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 ...
- A Cup of Joe March 17, 2023March 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 ...
- A Cup of Joe December 2, 2022Holiday 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 ...
- A Cup of Joe November 11, 2022Principle(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 ...
- A Cup of Joe October 28, 2022October 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 ...
- President’s Letter – October 2022 October 16, 2022To Our Dear Beloved Community, Emergence – the process of coming into view or becoming exposed after being concealed. That’s the definition I found online of our worship theme for this month. I certainly feel like that describes us as we take our safe, baby steps from the confines of COVID. Fortunately, we can now look ...
- A Cup of Joe – August 26th, 2022 August 26, 2022Sep 18 is Water Communion! & Celebrating 25-Year Members! & Sundae Sunday! & More! This congregation is something to celebrate! And celebrate we will on Sunday, September 18! On Sept. 18, we’ll celebrate water communion — this will be the first water communion service celebrated in our building in three years! Please bring a small vial of water ...
- A Cup of Joe July 22, 2022Oh, the Places We’ll Go! Cup of Joe, July 22, 2022 The Worship Team and I want to hear from you! Usually, every year the team and I participate with other teams from UU congregations across the country to choose the themes that the Soul Matters Themed Ministry Sharing Circle will focus on for that year. Budgets ...
- A Cup of Joe June 17, 2022Assembling with Rev Joe June 17, 2022 How’s this for a theme? Meet the Moment: Reimagining Radical Faith Community! That’s the theme of this year’s UUA General Assembly. I’ll be focusing on attending sessions that explore restorative practice and restorative justice. Using restorative practice as a frame for understanding what it means to be in community with others ...