SUNDAY SERVICES
10:00 am
Summer at Albany UU
Our summer services continue through Sunday, September 1.
How is a summer Sunday at Albany UU different from other Sundays?
--The
9:00 AM
Meditation
continues.
--We have
Service
at 10:00 AM
. Summer services are coordinated by Randy Rosette, with a delightful list of guests in the pulpit.
--
Children are invited
to meet for activities in Room 24/25, youth are invited to help or attend service. The nursery/toddler room will still be open at 9:45 with paid childcare staff.
--
Coffee Hour
becomes Iced Tea and Lemonade (in Community Hall Alcove.)
--
The
people
you’ve enjoyed all year are still here, plus it’s a time we often have visitors who are on their summer voyages from elsewhere.
--
Contributions of
flowers
from your garden, a florist or a crack in the sidewalk
for the service are welcome!
--
If you can volunteer to help
on a Sunday, we have openings for Greeters and Ushers. Call the office, 518-463-7135, or sign up
here
!
Aug. 18 “Eldering: A Way of Growing Older,” Rev. Tom Chulak
Last September, Rev. Dr. Tom Chulak turned 70. As a way of celebrating this milestone, he decided to become more intentional about this stage of life. In this service, Tom will celebrate and share with you my discoveries on the path to not just being elderly but becoming an elder.
Tom Chulak is a life long UU, retired UU minister, and member of Albany UU who together with his wife Nicole, owns the Chatham Bookstore.
Music: Al DeSalvo
Aug. 25 “The Experience of Wellspring”
Our congregation supported nineteen people through Wellspring journeys this year. Come and hear what sources of inspiration they found.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Community Breakfast - Be a part of the fun!
Our next community breakfast is coming up Aug 17 from 9 to 11. Please sign up in Channing Hall to be a part of creating a friendly, nourishing breakfast experience. Our guests have been so happy to get our attention. If you like to shop, sign up to pick up a few things during the week before. Carol will contact you to let you know what is on our short list. We need people to set up on Friday, Aug. 16 and to help with the breakfast itself on Saturday, including washing dishes. Contact Carol Butt for more information 518-439-6629. Thank you!
Calling all artists!
Albany UU members and friends of all ages & stages -
join the September Art Show in Channing Gallery - Opening, Sunday, September 8.
Original artwork in any medium (e.g. watercolor, pencil, photography, oil, etc.) is welcome. Artwork should be framed, wired and ready to hang. Canvas may be unframed. Please attach a 3x5 card to the back of the work with the artist’s name, phone, title of the work and sale price or NFS, if not selling.
Drop off dates for artwork: Sunday 8/25 10:00-noon, 8/26 9am-11am, 8/28 9-11am. For questions please call Ellen Thea Chernoff at 518-463-5503.
Albany UU Humanists
There will be no meeting in August. Find more information about the September meeting
here
.
Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray at the NY Universalists
Our UUA president, Rev. Susan Frederic-Gray, will speak at the 193rd annual meeting of the NYS Convention of Universalists, October 25-26 in Rochester. More information at
www.nyscu.org
.
