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?
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
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
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 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
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 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
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.
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.”
Last Thursday, many of us gave thanks with and for family and friends at Thanksgiving; some of us may have expressed gratitude for bargains on Black Friday. Before we get to Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday, I invite you to cultivate gratitude for this congregation; that is, for each other. OOS 11-30-2025 Music Sheet 11-30-25