by Roger Mock Remember that scene from City Slickers? No, not the one where Mitch (played by Billy Crystal) helps the cow give birth, though that’s a good one, too. I mean this conversation with ancient cattle wrangler Curly (played by Jack Palance): Curly: Do you know what the secret of life is? [holds up one…
by Rev. Crystal Muldrow There is the birth of Jesus, then the death and then the resurrection…Isn’t that it? As I grew spiritually and learned more about the Bible, it became clear that Jesus’ resurrection is only the end of a chapter. Yet, it’s not the end of any of the gospels. The Gospels end…
Greetings to Members, Friends and seekers of Spirit! Our Mission Statement is “To awaken to and to embrace the Christ in all persons through prayer and service”. I can’t think of another way for me to keep true to this statement than to serve on the board here at Unity Church. I thank each of…
by John Daubney Since she began attending Unity in Albany, Terri Gerber has role-modeled being of service by doing what you love to do, through her love of performing music and for sharing food with us all. While service is certainly an opportunity to help and serve others, service can also be a divine opening…
by Roger Mock “I do not at all understand the mystery of grace – only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us.” – Anne Lamott While visiting family in the 1990s I happened to spot a bumper sticker on a parked car while walking down a New…
It’s our 1st annual OneSong Spring Series! Celebrate spring, resurrection and the awakening earth with these joyous and healing musical events and services! Sound Healing Concert Friday, April 8, 7:30 pm A Shamanic Journey in Sound for Spirit, Body & Mind with sound healing practitioner and multi-instrumentalist Rich Goodhart. Let the sound take you to…
by Roger Mock This Sunday evening’s OneSong service reflects on what the New Testament calls the Fruits of the Spirit: The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. (Galatians 5:22) We reflect on these from an understanding that these attributes represent our True Nature, and here to elucidate…
by Roger Mock You probably know the story of the elephant and the blind men which originated long ago in the Indian sub-continent until it crossed the path of many religious traditions including Jain, Buddhist, Sufi, Hindu and Bahá’í. This morning I discovered this poetic retelling from the 19th century by one John Godfrey Saxe. And Saxe, it turns out, lived his last 27…
by Roger Mock For the Baha’i faith God exists as the Ultimate Reality and this universe came about as a movement of love within that Ultimate Reality. It is beyond the ability of finite human minds to conceptualize the infinite reality that is God. Therefore any concepts that humans form of God are only partial truths that…
In accordance with church bylaws, the Annual Congregational Meeting of Unity Church in Albany will be held on Sunday, March 6, 2016, at 12:20 PM; immediately following the 11:00 service. In an attempt to be considerate of the use of your time, the meeting should last approximately 45-60 minutes. It will take place in the sanctuary of Unity…