Speaker: Rev. Wendy Bartel

Honoring the Dark: Music and Poetry of the Season

December 13, 2020 at 10:30 am Rev. Lynn Gardner, Rev. Wendy Bartel, Rosie Lewis, Tim Olsen, UUSS Choir

We welcome the beauty of the dark and celebrations of light. We’ll weave love, joy, faith, miracles, and magic with songs, poems, and stories. To see the Facebook Live recording … Continue reading Honoring the Dark: Music and Poetry of the Season

Blues in December

December 6, 2020 at 10:30 am Rev. Csaba Kecskes, Rev. Leonisa Ardizonne, Rev. Lynn Gardner, Rev. Wendy Bartel, Tim Olsen

We gather as two congregations (Catskills and Schenectady) and our partner church to acknowledge the complex emotions of the season and the role that music can have in our lives. … Continue reading Blues in December

Knowing Thankfulness

November 22, 2020 at 10:30 am Rev. Lynn Gardner, Rev. Wendy Bartel, Rev. Wendy Luella Perkins, Tim Olsen, UUSS Choir

How do you know when you are grateful? What does it feel like? We will explore gratitude, with story, music, poetry, and a bread communion. (All are invited to have … Continue reading Knowing Thankfulness

Ask Not What Your Country…

November 15, 2020 at 10:30 am Rev. Wendy Bartel, Rosie Lewis

We just had the largest election in history and the nation is more polarized than ever. How can we possibly become the United States when we are so divided? What … Continue reading Ask Not What Your Country…

No Thanks/Know Thanks

November 8, 2020 at 10:30 am Rev. Lynn Gardner, Rev. Wendy Bartel

We may not know the election results for quite some time and we do not know what will unfold. Let us be together whether we are feeling-“No thanks!” to the … Continue reading No Thanks/Know Thanks

Honoring Our Ancestors

October 25, 2020 at 10:30 am Rev. Lynn Gardner, Rev. Wendy Bartel

Others have been on the journey to justice, love, and peace before us. Let us honor the ancestors who made it possible for our lives to unfold. To see the … Continue reading Honoring Our Ancestors

Vote Love, Defeat Hate

October 4, 2020 at 10:30 am Rev. Wendy Bartel, Rosie Lewis, UU The Vote

In the midst of global pandemic, rising authoritarianism, and uprising, lives hang in the balance and the future of democracy is on the line. Join UUA President Susan Frederick-Gray, the … Continue reading Vote Love, Defeat Hate

Water Heal My Body, Water Heal All Bodies

September 13, 2020 at 10:30 am Rev. Lynn Gardner, Rev. Wendy Bartel

As we begin a new church year at the nexus of pandemic and (r)evolution, let us covenant to be here for one another to grieve, hope, heal, connect, and grow … Continue reading Water Heal My Body, Water Heal All Bodies

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

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