With our annual Flower Ceremony, we honor the dynamic cycles of growth and beauty. We participate in the cycles and flourish. Flowers are impermanent, and yet we have chosen flowers as a symbol of our religious community rather than a rock. Remember to bring a flower to share as part of the ceremony! We hope to … Continue reading Stone Leaf
Rev. John Haynes Holmes served the Community Church of NY for decades. He was a staunch pacifist, and notably a co-founder of both the NAACP and the ACLU. Yet he was a controversial figure, his relationship with Unitarianism and his colleagues was tumultuous. Certainly a role-model! We hope to see you in person or online. … Continue reading The People’s Peace
Join us as we honor the gift of music. With inspirational readings and several congregants’ personal sharings, we will hear how music helps us get through life’s challenging moments. The choir and singer/songwriter Tret Fure will be providing special music. We hope to see you in person or online. For in person, masking is optional. … Continue reading The Healing Power of Music
This Sunday we draw on inspiration to help build the world we dream about where justice and compassion guide our living. Join us for story and song, action and reflection, together for our final First Sunday worship of the season. There will be workshops following the service. We hope to see you in person or … Continue reading Drawing on Inspiration
Let’s have a little fun. Let’s have some words that feel good in our mouths like good poems. We could be smiling and laughing more if we want that. Sometimes that’s just what we need. Sometimes, that’s just what the whole world needs. (And here’s an invitation – send me a poem you think fits … Continue reading Poems of Joy and Laughter
This Easter we consider the subversive and empowering message Jesus brought to the world. While most UUs do not consider ourselves to be Christian, we still value the life-giving message of love and hope. Join us for story, song, play, and power! We hope to see you in person or online. For in person, masking … Continue reading Rise, Rise Again
Come celebrate a UU communion service that honors its Christian origin while moving into an expansive understanding of our kinship with the whole universe. All are welcome.
Would you like to play a game? Which game? You choose. The game isn’t important to me. If we play together, then they’re all the same. And we’ll win or lose together, cooperatively. Rev. Craig Schwalenberg (per/pers) is an ordained Unitarian Universalist minister raised in the Midwest, transplanted to New York (near the source of … Continue reading A Cooperative Game
Music is a form of communication unlike any other. It gets into our brains differently that just words. With a focus on how it stirs us into joy, let us open ourselves to the power of music this morning. Our First Sunday worship for all ages is followed by workshops. We hope to see you … Continue reading Songs for the Journey
This Sunday we host a Pulpit Exchange with May Memorial UU Society in Syracuse, NY. Rev. Jo has served that congregation for several years and had done her internship here in Binghamton, NY. We hope to see you in person or online. For in person, masking is optional. Online information ..https://zoom.us/j/95471218370?pwd=aDNjcnhIb3ZSeHlHTjdwanh6c1g1dz09Meeting ID: 954 7121 8370Passcode: … Continue reading Defiant Joy: Hope as an Act of Courage
