Rev Viola’s First Service at UUSaratoga- Returning
Many people long for home and some can’t get far enough away. Either way, what, if anything makes home so special?
Topic: Community
Gen X: Are We Special?
One account of the Gen X experience – how it relates to other generations and how (or if?) the Gen X experience is unique. “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say … Continue reading Gen X: Are We Special?
Accentuate the Positive!
We gather in a season of becoming. Some of us are arriving, some are departing, and most of us are somewhere in between. May we find courage for what is ending, openness for what is emerging, and companionship for the journey. Website oos 6_28_26 Music sheet 6-28-26
The Larger House
As we prepare to leave this beloved building, move into temporary quarters, and begin the work of creating a new sanctuary, we are invited to reflect on what truly makes a spiritual home. The Larger House explores the possibility that our congregation is more than any one structure. We consider, then, how change can open … Continue reading The Larger House
Katrina Trask and Social Justice
Following the deaths of her four children, eminent Saratogian Katrina Trask (1852–1922) devoted several decades to activism in various causes. A particular focus was addressing the vast divide between Gilded Age high society, and the servants and laborers who made the upper class lifestyles possible. In 2014 local visual artist Rumara Jewett researched sculptor Daniel … Continue reading Katrina Trask and Social Justice
The Courage to Begin Again
The courage to begin again reminds us that renewal remains available in every moment, and that each of us carries the capacity to shape what comes next. OOS 3-15-26 WEBSITE Music sheet 3-15-26
From the Dream to the Work of Waking Up
The dream offers vision and hope. Waking up asks for attention and endurance. In a world that feels increasingly exhausting, we explore how we remain awake to truth, care, and responsibility without losing heart or withdrawing from one another. OOS 1-25-26
The Radical Love of Dr. King
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” —Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We gather to remember not only the movement Dr. King helped lead, but the soul from which it sprang. He was a dreamer, yes, but also a preacher, a father, a theologian. Today we listen not … Continue reading The Radical Love of Dr. King
The Quiet Underside of Resistance
We explore resistance as a living practice that includes rest, listening and patience as sources of strength. Beneath every visible act of endurance lives a quiet underside where renewal forms and courage gathers for the work ahead.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Our annual Christmas Eve worship service celebrates, in the light of the story of the birth of Jesus, the rebirth of hope. The service includes readings from Christian and Muslim traditions and more. We hear the prophetic words of Maya Angelou and Howard Thurman. And, of course, we light candles and sing “Silent Night.”