Why do you come to church? Do you think of your church as being beloved, or do you reserve that word just for people, plants and pets? Love is at the very center of Unitarian Universalism, but what does that mean? How is it practiced? We hope to see you in person or online. For … Continue reading Beloved?
On the first Sunday after Labor Day, we kick off the new congregational year with an Ingathering service, and a beautiful Water Communion ritual (or Water Ceremony). We invite you to bring a small amount of water from a place you have been to share with us. We hope to see you in person! Here is … Continue reading Celebrating Ingathering
We hope to see you in person! Masks are required. Here is the current in-person gathering policy. Online information ..https://zoom.us/j/97989696520?pwd=ZG9NclFYQm9VV0NTb2VhNVM0R00xQT09 Meeting ID: 979 8969 6520 Passcode: 183183Phone: +1 929 205 6099 Order of Service: uubinghamton.org/order-of-service/ Immediately following the service, we will have a Town Hall opportunity to learn about the proposed 2022-23 budget and the Beach Party … Continue reading Family Ministry Sunday
Like a wetland, something magical happens in UU communities. When we are accepted, nurtured, and challenged, together we can make the world a better place. But we need to make sure we support and protect these valuable spaces. We hope to see you in person! Masks are required. Here is the current in-person gathering policy. Online information … Continue reading Be A Wetland: Appreciating and Protecting Life in Unitarian Universalist Community
The Day of the Dead, Halloween, Samhain, and All Souls Day are all different cultural invitations into honoring the transition from life to death, of remembering loved ones we have lost. This Sunday we will host a Memory Tree ritual together for our First Sunday worship at 10:30. After, we will host a handful of … Continue reading Memory Tree
I often hear people say they like being at their church with like-minded people. But this is too restricting — it constrains learning from so many others with different experiences, beliefs and cultures. I prefer to be with like-hearted people with similar core values and different opinions. We hope to see you in person! Masks … Continue reading Like-Hearted People
We will view a livestream of the Sunday service at the UUA General Assembly. https://zoom.us/j/97989696520?pwd=ZG9NclFYQm9VV0NTb2VhNVM0R00xQT09 Meeting ID: 979 8969 6520 Passcode: 183183Phone: +1 929 205 6099 UUCB Zoom Social Hour We also host a Zoom Social Hour at 11:45 after our service. In that session we will take a minute for any special announcements before doing our usual break-out … Continue reading UUA General Assembly
Scientists, Social Activists, and Spiritual Sages agree – a revolutionary love is what we need at this time in history. We need a love that will ferment new possibilities for our communities and our world https://zoom.us/j/97989696520?pwd=ZG9NclFYQm9VV0NTb2VhNVM0R00xQT09 Meeting ID: 979 8969 6520 Passcode: 183183Phone: +1 929 205 6099 Order of Service: uubinghamton.org/order-of-service/ UUCB Zoom Social Hour We also … Continue reading Liberative Faith
Storytelling is a powerful tool for the work of liberation, yet what is not on the page is often more telling than what is. Using the work of writer and illustrator Ashley Bryan, we will explore some stories of enslaved Africans and celebrate the richness of their human lives. Rev. Kimberley Debus is a community … Continue reading Freedom Over Me
What if to “side with love” meant making bold, faith-full choices? What if it were even a little bit scary? This worship service brings together worship leaders and musicians from across the country to offer hopeful, moving, challenging reminders about what we, as Unitarian Universalists, are called to do, and BE, in the world. https://zoom.us/j/97989696520?pwd=ZG9NclFYQm9VV0NTb2VhNVM0R00xQT09 Meeting … Continue reading Side with Love Sunday
