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.
- The Present of Presence December 20, 2024A Cup of Joe for December 20, 2024 Thich Nhat Hanh says this: When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there? The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers. The ...
- Our Social Justice Team News December 20, 2024 December 20, 2024JOIN US FOR THESE IMPORTANT SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVES! Contact Lucy Manning at lucymnnng@gmail.com 1. JOIN IN THE HOLIDAY CARD WRITING SUPPORTING MAID After the worship service on December 29 we will write cards to Gov. Hochul, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, Senator Tedisco, and Rep. Carrie Woerner. Want to do them at home? Here are ...
- NYUUJ December Newsletter December 19, 2024December 19, 2024 That’s a Wrap on 2024! On behalf of NYUUJ, I’d like to thank you for an amazing year. Because of you, we were able to do so many things, including but not limited to: Hold seminars and meetings on our various focus issues Rally in Albany to pass specific legislation Create Issue Teams to connect you more ...
- Anti-Deportation Rally in Albany Jan 8 December 19, 2024New Yorkers United Against Mass Deportation Rally 1st Day of Legislative Session, January 8 On behalf of four immigrant justice campaigns — New York for All, Dignity Not Detention, the Clemency Coalition of NY, and CARE — we invite you stand up for Immigrant New Yorkers and against Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan! Join us in calling upon ...
- Social Justice Team Announcements December 13, 2024 December 13, 2024JOIN US FOR THESE IMPORTANT SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVES! Contact Lucy Manning at lucymnnng@gmail.com 1. MOVIE NIGHT! Join us this Sunday, December 15 at 6:30 as we host an interfaith movie night – Keeping the Faith with Ben Stiller and Ed Norton. Share the film and follow up discussion with members from other liberal religious organizations in our community! https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/10/24/keeping-the-faith 2. ...
- Welcome to the start of the Annual Meeting preparations! December 13, 2024Your Finance Committee and its Chair, Sue Bender-Wilkinson, have gone to great lengths to make sure the budget is sound, supports our staff and our activities, and creates opportunities for all of us to have a safe and welcoming space for spiritual growth. Our values and priorities are reflected in the budget, and your Board ...
- Anticipation December 13, 2024A Cup of Joe for December 13, 2024 It is spiritually restorative, healthy, and (frankly) impressive to practice being fully present to the present moment. But sometimes, what needs to happen in the present moment is to do some planning ahead! There is a lot I’m trying to keep in mind, and a lot that we ...
- We Gather With Love: A Holiday Message from UUA President Sofía Betancourt December 13, 2024Beloveds, As we enter into our holiday season once again, I am suffused with gratitude for all of the ways that UUs have been living their faith boldly in the past year –in your congregation’s ministries, in worship on Sundays, during our historic Climate Justice Revival last September, and in sharing our values with voters across ...
- Opportunity To Support Non-ministerial Staff December 9, 2024We had a very successful Budget meeting after services yesterday. Thank you to Harry Moran for an informative presentation, and to all of those who participated. It is an austere budget this year, and one of the places that we could not keep up with the cost of living was in non-ministerial staff wages. John Fisher ...
- Help Decorate Our Tree! December 6, 2024Dear Friends, You are all invited to bring an ornament to decorate our tree! You’ve seen the decorations going up around town. Broadway is all decked out. You’ve likely even put up a few decorations yourself lately. Bring an ornament or two or three with you this Sunday, or even during the week, and add it to ...