by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer And if we can’t save the world, and who says we can’t, then let us try anyway. Perhaps we have no superhuman powers— can’t see through buildings, can’t fly, can’t bend the bars of cages— but we have human powers— can listen, can stand up to, can stand up for, can…
~ by Peggy Kaufmann You may have seen a recent article in the Times Union stating that the US State Department suspended programs under its Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration. This cut off funding for organizations like USCRI and RISSE in Albany, whose purpose is to help refugees resettle here. There are 146 refugees who…
This online Monday Evening Book Group meets on the 1st & 3rd Mondays at 7:00 pm on Zoom This group is open for new participants and will begin studying a new book this February: Discussion of “The Mystic Jesus” by Marianne Williamson begins on Monday, February 3, 2025 Contact host Karin Reinhold at [email protected] to…
Burning Bowl Service Tuesday, Dec. 31, 5:30 pm Release what no longer serves and open to the New. Clear out the closets of your mind and make room for the life your soul desires. Open your imagination and heart to the blessings God is offering you. This is our traditional ritual of releasing to the…
Poem by John Reith as shared on Sunday, September 29, 2024
by Joe Uveges God and I have become like too giant fat people living in a tiny boat. We keep bumping into each other and laughing. —Hafiz (Daniel Ladinsky, trans.) I love this poem for its playfulness which is often something we forget about God: that He’s wild about us and has an awesome (otherworldly)…
On Sunday, August 11 we were privileged to receive members of the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run near the end of our morning service. The Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run is a global torch relay that offers everyone in the world a chance to express their longing for peace. Since its founding in 1987, the Run has…
Bob Sima with Shannon Plummer live from our annual “Church in the Park” service at John Boyd Thacher State Park, July 14, 2024, performing Bob’s song Everything You Buried. Videography by Pete Furlong.
Spiritual Growth and fellowship through faith sharing “Spirit Groups”
Enjoy this great concert by Colorado singer/songwriter Joe Uveges, presented on June 7, 2024. Expressions of gratitude are always welcome, including of the monetary kind! https://unityalbany.org/giving/