After worship and RE classes, kids accompanied by an adult are invited to gather on the patio for pumpkin painting, Halloween stories, songs, and fun! Just bring yourselves, as everything will be provided. Costumes are welcome, too!
Tuesdays, Oct. 11 - Nov. 15, 3:00 - 4:00pm Join UU Schenectady member and mindfulness Buddhist practitioner, Tamara Geveci, for six sessions of shared in-person meditation and mindfulness practice. All are welcome for any or all of the Fall sessions in the Emerson Room (or maybe outside if the weather allows). This will be a … Continue reading Mid-day Meditations
The UU Schenectady Philosophy Group next meets online Wednesday, Nov. 2, beginning at 10:00 AM and continuing to 12 noon. We will continue our review of Thomas Piketty's “A Brief History of Equality". If you wish to join the group, please contact Gabrielle Reals (contact information below). This week we will be reviewing Chapter 4 (pp. 68-94), The Question … Continue reading Philosophy Discussion Group
Please join the Board after service this Sunday, either in person or on Zoom, to explore our first two Open Questions for this year: What are we afraid of? and Who are we, really? According to our model of governance, we use Open Questions like this to help us listen closely to one another and steer … Continue reading Open Questions Conversation
Tuesdays, Oct. 11 - Nov. 15, 3:00 - 4:00pm Join UU Schenectady member and mindfulness Buddhist practitioner, Tamara Geveci, for six sessions of shared in-person meditation and mindfulness practice. All are welcome for any or all of the Fall sessions in the Emerson Room (or maybe outside if the weather allows). This will be a … Continue reading Mid-day Meditations
The UU Schenectady Philosophy Group next meets online on Wednesday, November 9, from 10 AM to noon. We will be continuing with Thomas Piketty's A Brief History of Equalty, Chap. 5 Pgs. 95-120. Please contact Gabrielle Reals at ellegr2@gmail.com for a copy of the notes, the Zoom link and/or request to be added to the UU Schenectady Philosophy contact … Continue reading Philosophy Group Discussion
Elahe Gol Pari will share her first-hand account about the women’s uprising in Iran protesting the death of a young woman imprisoned for not properly wearing a hijab head scarf. Elahe just spent seven months in Iran visiting friends and family. While she was there, the surge of brave Iranian women and students standing in solidarity for … Continue reading Conversation about the recent Women’s Uprising in Iran
Tuesdays, Oct. 11 - Nov. 15, 3:00 - 4:00pm Join UU Schenectady member and mindfulness Buddhist practitioner, Tamara Geveci, for six sessions of shared in-person meditation and mindfulness practice. All are welcome for any or all of the Fall sessions in the Emerson Room (or maybe outside if the weather allows). This will be a … Continue reading Mid-day Meditations
Philosophy comes in many forms covering a broad spectrum of discussion. Books we have read delve into the ideas and the written word about knowledge, truth, reality, reason, ethics, and government. NO prior knowledge of philosophy is needed to participate and discuss. If you would like to review a list of books we have read, … Continue reading Philosophy Discussion Group
"Democracy Under Threat: Voting Rights and the Electoral College”— EBWA program for November 17th. Speaker: Zoe Oxley, Professor of Political Science, Union College Voting rights are under threat in the United States. The Electoral College is undemocratic. Those two statements have been accurate for some time, yet both received heightened attention in the wake of … Continue reading EBWA Speaker for November: Political Scientist Zoe Oxley
