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HOT SPOT!
Summer Meet Up in Washington Park is this Sunday after service. Find out more above, right!
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ALBANY UU WEBSITES
Outreach:
albanyuu.org
Resources for members and friends:
members.albanyuu.org
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TO SIGN UP FOR A CLASS OR EVENT:
-Sign up at the Sign Up Site
in Channing Hall
OR
-Call the church office, 518.436.7135
If childcare is offered for the event, please let us know you need it when you register. (Include names and ages of children.)
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SERVICE
Sunday, June 25, 10:00 AM "Talking the Walk: Why Do We Do What We Do?" Rev. Dick Gilbert
We are often admonished to "walk our talk," to live out our values. However, we seldom are urged to be able to "talk our walk," to tease out the theological rationale for what we do. "Practice what you preach and preach what you practice."
Dick Gilbert has been a Unitarian Universalist minister since 1961, retiring in 2005. He has published books on faith development, social justice and meditations, including In the Holy Quiet and Thanks Be for These. Dick has served congregations in Cleveland, Ithaca, Golden, CO and Rochester, NY. He lives with his wife Joyce in Rochester where they enjoy time with their three grandchildren.
Music: Ann Brandon
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Denominational Connections
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NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS
Sorrows
Reverend Joan Kahn Schneider, minister at Albany UU from 1989 to 1996, died last Sunday, June 18, in Hendersonville, NC.
We also learned this week of the death of Claire Cooper Mayer, mother of Rev. Lynn Ashley.
Pledge year alert!
As our church fiscal year (2016-17) winds to a close (June 30, to be exact) this is a good time to remind everyone to write on your checks which pledge year you are contributing to. Some folks have already started paying on their 2017-18 pledge, some still are on 2016-17. Please, please write 'Pledge' and the fiscal year you're paying toward on the memo line.
Lost anything this year?
You might try looking in the coatroom, especially on the Lost and Found shelf. Of special note is a large collection of travel mugs...
As has been our practice the last few years, we will give all remaining items to Grassroots Givers. Grab your goods before July 1!
Photos wanted: UUs in social action
Share your activism by sending photos of yourself and other UUs at social justice events. Send photos to
[email protected]
. Be sure to include what event you're attending, where it is, a brief description and who is in the picture, if appropriate. We will then post them to our Face Book page or other social media. Thank you!
Sunday morning volunteers - still needed for Summer Services
Part of what makes our Sunday morning services so organized and enjoyable is our volunteers! You can volunteer for any Sunday as far in advance as you would like by visiting SignUp.com
.
Check it out, we couldn't do it without you!
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Social Responsibilities Council (SRC)
Green Sanctuary reminders:
Time to trade in that old gas-guzzler? Buying a new electric or hybrid car can help end humanity's centuries-long love affair with fossil fuels. Your purchase, as a trend-setter and early adopter, will help fund further development of the electric vehicle technology. This will make future electric cars less expensive, and force communities to install more charging stations. Drive on pure sunshine power.
-Chris Bystroff
Do you have green recommendations that you would like to submit for possible inclusion in this summer's weekly Preview? Please e-mail them to Betsy Wright at:
[email protected]. With your approval, we will include your name. Also, don't hesitate to tell us as you complete various pledge items.
Raise Your Voice for End of Life Choice
July 10, 12:15-2:00, Colonie Library
Providing comfort at end of life through hospice and palliative care, a panel chaired by Beth Mahar, Director of Operations for the Hospice and Palliative Care Association of New York State (HPCANYS).
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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NOTES
-Leah Purcell, Director of Religious Education
Keep up with what's happening for children and families and other events by visiting
Summer Meet Ups
This Sunday June 25, is the first RE Council sponsored Summer Meet Up in Washington Park. Find out more above under "This Week at Albany UU".
Are you planning to come to Summer Session of RE this Sunday? Jim Hutchins needs at least one parent volunteer or RE volunteer to help him out. You can email him at [email protected].
Parents/caretakers and RE volunteers, please fill out the surveys you received via email recently. This is your invitation to help the REC make RE even better.
Now is the time to register your child for RE for 2017-18
You can register on line
HERE or pick up a form at the RE office.
As always, feel free to contact Leah Purcell at dre@albanyuu with questions.
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First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany
Phone: 518.463.7135
Address: 405 Washington Ave., Albany NY 12206
Main entrance is on Washington Avenue. Rear entrance is on West St. Both have ramp access. The building is fully handicapped accessible.
Parking: Parking is available on the street. On Sundays (and for some special events) Albany UU has permission to use the University at Albany's downtown campus parking lot: the Hawley Lot on Robin Street at Washington Avenue.
Office hours:
September-June: Monday-Friday, 9:00-3:00
July-August: Monday-Thursday 9:00-1:00
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