SUNDAY SERVICE at 10:00 AM

Begin your Sunday morning with an 8:30 MULTIPLATFORM

Meditation session until 9:20

Multiplatform service begins at 10:00 each Sunday

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For more information about our services, check out our website.

Masks are required

During his excellent sermon on August 7th, the Rev. Dr. Chris Antal told us he planned to donate his honorarium to three organizations working for peace and against war. Here are links to those organizations. Rev. Sam has already donated to all three $50 each.

They are:

The Arms Control Association - For more than five decades, the Arms Control Association (ACA) has served as an authoritative source of information and ideas on weapons-related security challenges for everyone from scholars to reporters to diplomats, students, and activists. ACA has shaped the national and international debate on nuclear weapons and arms control, served as a forum for creative ideas and solutions through the monthly journal Arms Control Today and its other reports and publications, and ACA's Board and professional staff have engaged with decision makers and collaborated successfully with a diverse range of organizations and experts to put practical arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament proposals into action. The goal: to reduce and eliminate the risks posed by the world’s most dangerous weapons.

https://www.armscontrol.org/donate

The Quincy Organization for Responsible Statecraft - The practical and moral failures of U.S. efforts to unilaterally shape the destiny of other nations by force requires a fundamental rethinking of U.S. foreign policy assumptions. So does the emergence of a multi-polar world in the 21st century where economic power is more evenly shared across nations. The Quincy Institute aims to lead this reconceptualization, and to do so in a way that serves both vital American interests and the broader shared interest in creating a more just and peaceful world. We believe that a foreign policy that emphasizes military restraint and diplomatic engagement and cooperation with other nations will serve American interests and values better than policies that prioritize the maintenance of U.S. global dominance through force.

https://quincyinst.org/donations/

The Kim Phuc Foundation International (the Vietnamese napalm girl) – When a war ends, it leaves many children in need of immediate treatment as well as ongoing care for wounds, burns, and broken bones suffered during the conflict. Children are robbed of their innocence and childhood, and they become the greatest victims of war. The Kim Foundation International’s mission is to help heal the wounds suffered by innocent children and to restore hope and happiness to their lives, by providing much needed medical and psychological assistance.

http://www.kimfoundation.com/

September Plans: Programming for children and youth for the 2022-23 church year will be posted on the website soon, along with registration links. Families and guides will also receive specific emails about their groups and opportunities. Significant dates include:

Sunday, September 11:

• Annual Homecoming/Water Communion Service for all ages at 10AM
• Classrooms available for walk-throughs by kids, families, and guides following service
• Guide Development Session 6pm-7:30pm on Zoom

Sunday, September 18:

• First small group meetings of the church year for children and youth
• Annual gathering at Washington Park following service for children & youth, their grownups & siblings, our amazing volunteers & staff, and anyone else in the congregation wanting to connect with our program

Volunteers Needed and much-appreciated. If you are even a little curious about working with children and youth, let Elizabeth know and we will find a good fit for you. One of the goals of our program is to provide a supportive and thoughtful environment for adults to learn and grow right along with the kids! Currently we are particularly in need of Nursery/Toddler and Youth Group volunteers to assist the staff members leading those groups. Thanks so much for your consideration of these opportunities!

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash

Elizabeth Baldes

Director of Religious Education

dre@albanyuu.org

Homecoming Sunday - Come Home to Where You Belong

Our fall season opens the Sunday after Labor Day, September 11th with our “Homecoming Service.” It is a special multi-generational service that includes a photomontage of summer events, travel and social gatherings. If you would like to contribute a picture, send it to office@albanyuu.org. (Deadline for photos Tuesday, Sept 6)

We also gather water too. The water source can be from your home, back yard or from your summer travels and adventures. We will gather small splashes of that water in a common bowl during the service. Each contribution can be identified with a sentence about why that water is meaningful to you.

The water gathering this year will be in person only – no contributions gathered the day before on video as we’ve done in the past. People on Zoom can show your water to us and share why that water is meaningful to you.

We will also remember September 11, 2001, our losses that day and continuing grief since, in the service after Joys and Sorrows.

Whether you are in person or participate virtually, let us have a joyous service to begin our fall season together in love.

Important Reminders

• All information about what's happening at Albany UU can be found on our website.
• All information about regular occurring events and meetings, including Zoom links can be found here.
• All information about other events can be found here.

A Rich and Rewarding Experience Awaits You at UU Weekend at

Silver Bay

Join us at the UU Weekend at Silver Bay from October 14-16, 2022.

Here are some highlights from the schedule of events for the weekend:

• Keynote speaker, Pastor David Trayham, leading a discussion on building better racial and community relationships
• Workshop topics including a proposal to bring the Hudson River into Albany, getting off fossil fuels, book discussions, and an opportunity to create art
• Several hikes, a bird walk, a presentation by a wildlife rehabilitator including her five live raptors, a discussion of the islands and bays of Lake George, a presentation about a trek across Northern Spain, and boat tours
• A full children’s program including movies, kite and bead making and games
• Several live musical events
• The annual auction (Bring and purchase gently used items.)

Remember – the cost is all-inclusive for room and board, activities and entertainment - including all meals from Saturday breakfast through Sunday lunch. Children under 6 are free, with substantial discounts for older children and youth. 

Access additional information about Silver Bay and the UU weekend, including a preliminary schedule of events and a registration form at http://albanyuu.org/uu-weekend-at-silver-bay/

Note: Adaptions will be made to accommodate the status of the pandemic, if needed.

Find Sunday service recordings here.

Learn about submitting announcements to for Sunday service and how to reserve a Zoom room for meetings and events here.

All information about regular occurring events and meetings, including Zoom links can be found here.



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