Grief is a human response to loss, and includes a range of emotions, including sadness, anger, overwhelm or numbness, denial, guilt, and despair. If you are grieving, you aren't alone. If you have experienced a loss, whether it be a relationship. a job, a health change/diagnosis, a death, a loss of identity or meaning, are … Continue reading Grief Group
During the worship service on Sunday June 1st, UUSS will welcome new members into the congregation and honor the bridging of high school seniors as they transition to adulthood. Everyone is invited to stay after the service to celebrate together with a Sundae Sunday Ice Cream Social! To help out with scooping ice cream or … Continue reading Sundae Sunday
presenter: Jackie Citriniti, Lead Educator, Albany Pine Bush Preserve, and member of UUSS (Bring your own bag supper and lawn chair for an informal picnic after the tour.) Join us on June 12th at 5 pm for a visit to the Albany Pine Bush, one of the best remaining examples of an inland pine barrens … Continue reading Field Trip to the Albany Pine Bush (EBWA’s June program)
All are invited to stay after the worship service for a potluck and games party! We'll have the ping pong table available, board games, card games, twister and more, and you are welcome to bring a favorite game too! We'll provide drinks and watermelon. Please bring a potluck item to share. Questions? Contact Kristin Cleveland, … Continue reading Summer Potluck & Games!
Join UUSS for the annual Unitarian Universalist Ingathering/Water Communion worship service. After the service, all are welcome to stay for a potluck picnic. We'll have tables in the dining room and on the patio, and lawn games as weather permits. Details: We're going to have our annual Ingathering on the second Sunday of September, Sept … Continue reading Ingathering Water Communion: Get on Board! Then stay for the All Congregation Picnic!
Grief is a human response to loss, and includes a range of emotions, including sadness, anger, overwhelm or numbness, denial, guilt, and despair. If you are grieving, you aren't alone. If you have experienced a loss, whether it be a relationship. a job, a health change/diagnosis, a death, a loss of identity or meaning, or … Continue reading Grief Group
This is our annual celebration of the harvest, where we enjoy delicious local foods and celebrate our congregation's dedication to the Earth. All are welcome! Free-will donations benefit UU Schenectady. Volunteers always deeply appreciated - bring a dish, cook, or help us set up or clean up! You can use our online sign-up
Join UU Schenectady member and mindfulness Buddhist practitioner Tamara Geveci for five sessions of shared in-person meditation and mindfulness practice. This will be a time of connection through guided sitting meditation, walking/moving meditation and a short, silent meditation. No previous meditation experience necessary. All are welcome for any or all of the Fall sessions in … Continue reading Mid-Week Meditation
Join UU Schenectady member and mindfulness Buddhist practitioner Tamara Geveci for five sessions of shared in-person meditation and mindfulness practice. This will be a time of connection through guided sitting meditation, walking/moving meditation and a short, silent meditation. No previous meditation experience necessary. All are welcome for any or all of the Fall sessions in … Continue reading Mid-Week Meditation
“Vampires”—October 30, 6:30-9pm, in the church dining room Speaker: Kristin Bidoshi, Professor of Russian, Director of Russian and East European Studies at Union College. Professor Bidoshi has long been interested in how the vampire is a reflection of cultural fears and desires—from nineteenth century East European tales to postwar American science fiction and beyond.” At … Continue reading EBWA’s October Program: Vampires! An exploration with Professor Kristin Bidoshi
