Speaker: Rev. Lynn Gardner

Center & Connect

September 6, 2020 at 10:30 am Rev. Lynn Gardner, Rev. Wendy Bartel

For Labor Day weekend Sunday, worship time will focus on centering and connection. We’ll start at 10:30 with a shared chalice lighting and a centering practice. We will make use … Continue reading Center & Connect

Poetry for Resilience

August 16, 2020 at 10:30 am Ayah Osman, Rev. Lynn Gardner, Rev. Wendy Bartel, Robyn Salvin

Sunday’s service is called Poetry for Resilience, and will center the voices and poems of Black poets, including Ayah Osman, a recent graduate from Niskayuna High. We won’t be streaming … Continue reading Poetry for Resilience

Freedom, Fathers, and Faith

June 21, 2020 at 10:30 am Rev. Lynn Gardner, Rev. Wendy Bartel, Tim Olsen

As we continue to explore this month’s theme of Something Larger than Ourselves, we honour Father’s Day, and we consider freedom: not just personal freedom, but collective liberation. The link … Continue reading Freedom, Fathers, and Faith

A Beautiful and Dangerous Message

June 14, 2020 at 10:30 am Rev. Lynn Gardner, Rev. Wendy Bartel, Steven Winters-Bona, Tim Olsen

Join us for Flower Communion, a celebration of inclusion, freedom, and community started by Rev. Norbert Capek in 1923. How is this annual ritual not only a celebration of beauty, … Continue reading A Beautiful and Dangerous Message

Whose Are We?

May 31, 2020 at 10:30 am Rev. Lynn Gardner, Rev. Wendy Bartel

Rev. Lynn Gardner & Rev. Wendy Bartel As we conclude the month of May and the theme of Belonging, we ask, Whose are we? To whom and to what, do … Continue reading Whose Are We?

Too Tender of Those of Another

May 10, 2020 at 10:30 am Rev. Lynn Gardner, Rev. Wendy Bartel

We welcome the UUs of Utica to join with us in worship as we explore Belonging, Mother’s Day, and the work of Julia Ward Howe. The link is in Tuesday’s … Continue reading Too Tender of Those of Another

Across Miles and Over Years

May 3, 2020 at 10:30 am Kamryn Almas, Kim Kilby, Rev. Lynn Gardner, Robyn Salvin, Tim Olsen

This Sunday we celebrate those who have reached the milestones of 25 and 50 years of membership at UUSS, and consider what it means to belong, to a congregation, to … Continue reading Across Miles and Over Years

Our Blue Boat Home

April 19, 2020 at 10:30 am Ed Kautz, Nancy Peterson, Rev. Lynn Gardner, Rev. Wendy Bartel

This year marks the 50th Earth Day. The Earth has much to teach us about presence and resilience. This online service will include a blessing of animals, pets are especially … Continue reading Our Blue Boat Home

Now What?

March 29, 2020 at 10:30 am Rev. Lynn Gardner, Rev. Wendy Bartel, Tim Olsen

So much is uncertain. So much is in flux. Buddhist Pema Chödrön encourages, that we “develop an appetite for groundlessness.” What if we could do just that? Attend via Zoom … Continue reading Now What?

Losing our Religions – See our Service Online

March 22, 2020 at 10:30 am Bryan Cherry, Dan Leonard, Kim Kilby, Rev. Lynn Gardner, Tim Olsen

On the road to discovery of Unitarian Universalism, many have traveled through other faith traditions. This service will explore the wonderful things we brought with us, shaping the foundation to … Continue reading Losing our Religions – See our Service Online

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