For many of us, our relationship with home has intensified this year. The pandemic has given many of us new appreciation for, and concerns about, the places we call home and the centrality of these places in our lives.

This year during the Guest at Your Table program, we invite you to witness stories of the UU Service Committee’s partners around the world as they tell you about home. Our partners in Central America are working to make sure no one is forced to flee their home due to violence or economic devastation. UUSC’s partners in Alaska, Louisiana, and the Pacific are fighting for their homes and ancestral lands against the ravages of extractive industries and climate change. And partners in Burma, Bangladesh, and beyond are working tirelessly to support the rights of the Rohingya ethnic minority of Burma after facing government backed genocide in their homeland. We’ll share more of these stories during worship.

The ways in which our congregations and families come together may look different, but the beloved tradition of Guest at Your Table is here and needs your support. In past years we handed out small boxes to put on the table where you most often eat, and consider adding funds with each meal between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve. This year, we invite you to contribute through this online link, set up just for UU Schenectady. (You can disregard the Join Team button.) https://donate.uusc.org/team/331352. 

in faith- Rev. Wendy & Rev. Lynn