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 diverse worlds and alternate realities penned by Black ...

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 Ferrell and Harper Steele ...

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 on ...

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. The ...

Cup of Joe, January 24, 2025 Three things, dear friends: A call to advocate for a refugee family stranded by Trump. Giving our thanks to the land and the trees at the site our future home. Connecting with the Saratoga Interfaith Alliance. You’ll find info on those three things below and by following the links above. I am off this Sunday, ...

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 guide, ...

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 ...

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 a 2024 American documentary film ...

Cup of Joe, January 15, 2025 One of the ways to live our UU values this weekend is to attend and participate in this year’s Dr. King Celebration Weekend (Jan 17-20).  You’ll find the listing of events here. One of our young people will be performing in the kick-off celebration on Friday, Jan 17, and we’ll be ...