BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:43@uuschenectady.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181125T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181125T204500 DTSTAMP:20181121T013825Z URL:https://uuschenectady.org/events/interfaith-thanksgiving-service/ SUMMARY:Interfaith Thanksgiving Service DESCRIPTION:In response to so much harm in the world\, Schenectady Clergy A gainst Hate (SCAH) says\, "No to hatred. No to violence. No to fearing one another." At the core of all our faith traditions is a movement to bring more love\, more justice\, more compassion\, and more understanding to the world. We invite the community to join together to acknowledge both the g ratitude of our lives\, the complex grief of the history of the Thanksgivi ng holiday and how the legacy of those stories continues to perpetuate har m and division. We can be the remedy to the sickness of hatred. We are all called to be kind\, to be respectful\, and to build connections grounded in compassion and love. The service begins at 7p with celebration and comm unity building time to follow over refreshments. All are welcome and sprea d the word with your friends\, family and neighbors! LOCATION:Islamic Center of the Capital District\, 21 Lansing Rd North\, Sch enectady\, NY\, 12304\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=21 Lansing Rd North\, Schen ectady\, NY\, 12304\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Islamic Cen ter of the Capital District:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:52@uuschenectady.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250929T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250929T190000 DTSTAMP:20250902T204522Z URL:https://uuschenectady.org/events/discussion-of-my-name-is-emilia-del-v alle-written-by-isabel-allende/ SUMMARY:Discussion of My Name Is Emilia Del Valle (written by Isabel Allend e) DESCRIPTION:For the September discussion of works by BIPOC* Authors we'll b e exploring the new national bestselling historical novel My Name is Emili a Del Valle\, by Isabel Allende.\n\nRead with us and join us for the discu ssion of the book on Monday\, September 29\, from 6-7 pm on zoom.\n\nIf yo u have suggestions for novels\, memoirs\, or books of poetry by BIPOC auth ors\, please send it along to info at uuschenectady dot org.\n\nUpcoming R eads:\n\n October: Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jess e Q. Sutanto\, 2024 - 348 pages (Chinese-Indonesian)\n November: The Way to Rainy Mountain by M. Scott Momaday\, 1976 – 88 pages (Indigenous myth \, history\, and memoir)\n\n(BIPOC = Black\, Indigenous\, People of Color) CATEGORIES:Activity,Learning END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:53@uuschenectady.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251228T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251228T113000 DTSTAMP:20251223T200913Z URL:https://uuschenectady.org/events/art-of-the-season-art-that-forms-us/ SUMMARY:Art of the Season\, & Art that Forms Us DESCRIPTION:On the last Sunday morning of 2025\, UUSS members and friends w ill share poetry\, music and art from the season and seasonal holidays. We 'll reflect on how these inform who we are\, and/or how we find joy. All a re welcome for this multigenerational service!\n\nWorship Service Particip ants: Stephanie Maslanka\, Maria Elmer\, Poets and Artists\n\nUUSS worship services are held in-person in the Great Hall\, and also online. To join in the worship service online via Zoom\, click HERE on Sunday morning.\n\n UUSS building mask status: masks are now optional\, and are always welcome .\n\nIf you have questions about the service\, Unitarian Universalism\, or the UU Society of Schenectady (UUSS)\, contact UUSS at info at uuschenect ady dot org CATEGORIES:All Ages,Worship Services END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:54@uuschenectady.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260129T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260129T210000 DTSTAMP:20260114T002529Z URL:https://uuschenectady.org/events/women-of-the-saratoga-campaign/ SUMMARY:Women of the Saratoga Campaign DESCRIPTION:The Evening Branch of Women's Alliance (EBWA) program for Janua ry will be Women of the Saratoga Campaign\, presented by Anne Clothier\, Assistant to Saratoga County Historian.\n\nMany know the story of British General John Burgoyne's Surrender to the Americans after the Battles of Sa ratoga in 1777\, commonly referred to as the Turning Point of the American Revolution\, but what about the women who were also involved in this cruc ial campaign? This month’s EBWA program focuses on lesser known stories of women on both sides of the conflict and shares their perspectives on wa ys their lives were forever changed by these events.\n\nOur speaker Anne C lothier grew up immersed in history on her family's 200-year-old farm in n orthern Saratoga County. She earned her B.S. degree in History from SUNY- Oneonta\, and while attending the Cooperstown Graduate Program in Museum S tudies\, she worked on projects at the Farmers' Museum\, Fenimore Art Muse um\, and NYS Historical Association. She served as Director of Education a t the Brookside Museum in Ballston Spa for over a decade before becoming A ssistant to the Saratoga County Historian in 2024. All are invited to join us for what promises to be a fascinating program of the Evening Branch of the Women’s Alliance (EBWA).\n\nWhile we plan to resume in-person meeti ngs in March\, we will meet on Zoom in January and February. If you alread y receive EBWA announcements from Judy Clough\, or Daytime Alliance announ cements from Christy Multer\, you will automatically be sent the Zoom invi tation and do not need to request one. If you do not usually get these em ail announcements\, please email Judy Clough by Tuesday\, January 27 to re ceive an invitation to join the Zoom program.\n\nSign into the meeting bet ween 6:50 and 7:00pm. After welcoming remarks\, the speaker will be intro duced. Following the presentation\, there will be time for questions. Net working (when each attendee may share something of interest with the group ) will begin around 8:15\, and the meeting will end no later than 9pm.\n\n Looking ahead: On Feb. 26 our program\, “The NYS Abortion Landscape Sin ce the Dobbs Decision\," will be presented by Cassandra Klewicki\, Reprodu ctive Justice Advocate.\n\nTo see the full calendar of EBWA programs for 2 025-2026\, click here. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:55@uuschenectady.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T190000 DTSTAMP:20260331T203358Z URL:https://uuschenectady.org/events/discussion-of-marcie-r-rendons-book-m urder-on-the-red-river/ SUMMARY:Discussion of Marcie R. Rendon's book Murder on the Red River DESCRIPTION: \;\n\nBIPOC Authors Book Group Discussion (Online) Tuesday \, April 21\, 2026 at 6 pm\n\nFor April\, travel to the river valley betwe en North Dakota and Minnesota for a mystery with Murder on the Red River. written in 2017 by Marcie R. Rendon\, an Ojibwe Native American author. (3 20 pages)\n\nJoin us for the book discussion on Tuesday\, April 21\, 2026\ , at 6 pm. For the link\, email Kat Wolfram at info at uuschenectady dot o rg. Also let Kat know if you have suggestions for novels\, historical fict ion\, memoirs\, or books of poetry by BIPOC (Black\, Indigenous\, People o f Color) authors.\n\nLooking ahead to May:\nThe Hotel on the Corner of Bit ter and Sweet by Jamie Ford\, 2009 - 290 pages (Historical Fiction by a Ch inese American author) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20181104T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20190310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20191103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20210314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20211107T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR