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

This Sunday 9/25, Sunday Morning Small Groups Continue!

• Nursery/Toddler Room Opens at 9:45
• Grades 9-12 Youth Group meets in B8 at 10AM
• Grade 8/9 Our Whole Lives meets in B3/B4 at 10AM

Grades Prek-7th go to service with their families until after the story, when there will be an announcement that it is time to go to Sunday Morning Small Groups. At that time:

• Grades 6/7 Crossing Paths kids and guides meet downstairs in B1
• Grades 2-5 meet upstairs in 26
• PreK-1st Grade meet upstairs in 24/25

Please pick up your prek-5th grade child from their room at 11:15, Grades 6 and up will be dismissed to find their grownups at 11:15, except for 8/9 OWL which runs until 11:30.

Visitors/Unregistered Folks: Please sign your child of any age into their classroom if leaving them unsupervised with our volunteers. There are two adult guides in each classroom who will be happy to assist you.

Next week, 10/2:

• Family Chapel for kids up to Grade 7 in the Sanctuary at 10
• Parent Support Group after Family Chapel
• Sign-Making Session for Abortion Rights Rally in B8 at 11:30
• First Meeting of Coming of Age (10th Grade) in B7 at 12.

Saturday 10/8 you and your family are invited to meet up at Albany UU at 12:30 to walk together with other folks from our congregation down to the Abortion Justice Rally in West Capital Park. Sign-making session to take place on Sunday 10/2 at 11:30AM in B8.

Sunday 10/9 will be our outing to Five Rivers with a meet time of 10AM. There will be no small group meetings that day. Look at the rest of the Children and Youth Calendar for 2022-23 here. Note it is subject to change.

Photo by Priscilla Gyamfi on Unsplash

Elizabeth Baldes

Director of Religious Education

dre@albanyuu.org

Important Reminders

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

From the Octavia Butler book group:

Over the past year, a group of Albany UU's has met weekly to discuss Octavia Butler’s Parable series: Parable of the Sower, and Parable of the Talents. It was more than a book discussion: it was a deep dive into some of the dystopian events that occur in the novel and that are mirrored in our recent and current events. We talked about characters, racism, capitalism, feelings, dreams, surviving, planning for the future, and more. We used adrienne marie brown's and Toshi Reagon's podcast, Octavia’s Parables, as a structure for our learning together.

Starting in October, we will continue this conversation, meeting over 15 weeks to discuss the first book of a different Octavia Butler series: Wild Seed (from the Patternist series). On zoom, we'll discuss one chapter per week, separating into break-out rooms as needed, and coming back together as we share our time, thoughts, and feelings together. (We will continue to use the podcast Octavia's Parables as a guide Wild Seed: Chapter 1 — Octavia's Parables (readingoctavia.com)

If you are interested, come join us! We begin Sunday night, Oct 2, and we'll meet Sundays at 7:00pm. It's ok if you haven't yet started the book. We will share facilitation duty for book discussion, with Michael Hornsby facilitating the first group meeting. 

Send questions about the group to Anne Marie Haber.

To register for the group, send an email to registration@albanyuu.org with the subject ‘Octavia Butler reading group,’ and you will be added to the group email list.

A New Vision for our Church Library?

What do you think our church library could or should be? How might Joy Library best support the work of out congregation? The Library Team wants your ideas! Share them here by October 15, or email Library Chair Mary Fellows. Thank you!

It's not too late to join UU Weekend at Silver Bay!

There is still time to register for the UU weekend at Silver Bay on Lake George. October 14 to 16. The Weekend Committee and the staff at Silver Bay are working hard to make sure everyone will be safe and will have fun. The weekend will be filled with indoor and outdoor activities, discussions on interesting topics, music, children’s programs, a silent auction and much more. There is a waterfront with kayaks, canoes, and rowboats, 2 gyms, a climbing wall, a coffeehouse/open mic - plenty of things for the whole family to enjoy.

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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