Project to build a well for a Southern Kenyan Maasai Community ~ Peggy Kaufmann On my safari in Kenya last October, we were hosted and befriended by professional guides from the local Maasai community. From them, we learned about the crisis facing the local people due to the drought affecting many parts of Kenya and…
Enjoy a leisurely way to stretch your body (and mind).
Unity of Albany invites you to celebrate the wonder and promise of Christmas, 2022 as we rekindle our hope and zeal for life. The powerful Christmas story is a clear reminder that we do not travel our spiritual journey of rediscovery alone. The Christmas season is a reminder that we can awaken a sense of…
Spiritual Practice in 20/20/20 (or 5/5/5 or 10/10/10 😀 ) by Rev Brigid Beckman This concept was transformative when my lovely doctor in Massachusetts invited me to try the structure and freedom of a daily practice that included 20 minutes of movement, 20 minutes of quiet prayer, meditation, or reflection and 20 minutes of anything…
For quite a few years (decades?), a team of our congregants lovingly recorded the Daily Word on our phone system each day so anyone could call in, press extension 15, and hear Unity’s inspiring message for the day. This past spring it came to our attention that this practice was not in line with the…
We have purchased new high tech, highly effective air purifiers for the Sanctuary, Offices and Fellowship Hall/Kitchen! They were installed at the beginning of June and as a result we have the confidence to say that masks are now optional in our facility! Indeed, this is a game changer, and we are very grateful to…
Dear Unity Family, So many ways for a heart to be stirred! I write this today in anticipation of my first deep dive into Unity Ministry classes. I write looking back on the events of these past few weeks that shake my foundation, and those that fill me with gratitude. And in all of it, I…
updated, Thursday February 16, 2023 We are incredibly grateful to welcome more and more folks in person at our Sunday Service. Your presence in person is the fuel that feeds your ministers, and our ministry! (And that, in turn, fuels the connection and experience for our beloveds who are unable to be here in person.)…
We were beyond blessed and thoroughly overjoyed to celebrate the official installation of Reverend Brigid Beckman as our Senior Minister at Unity of Albany on Sunday, May 1st at our 10:00 AM Sunday service! And what a joyful celebration it was! Even the Daily Word chimed in with just the right message: “Joy! – I…
A poem by Rob Geyer, Maundy Thursday 2022 prompted by an act of vandalism that occurred during the previous night, breaking a window in our sanctuary window in window out does our view shift depending on where we are, inside or out? does the rock that made a hole offer any way for us to…