a positive path for spiritual living

June Newsletter

The African Well Project & Yard Sale Dear Unity Community, In our eagerness to support the Well in Kenya project, the Social Justice Circle put forward the plan of having a yard sale on June 24.  However, we need to postpone the sale until July 29th, due to conflicts in timing.  So please hold your…

Holy Week 2023

Sunday, April 2, 10:00 AM In person and live-streamed. Go to youtube.com/@unityalbany to view. Thursday, April 6, 5:30 PM In person and live-streamed. Go to unityalbany.org/youtube-live-stream to view. This moving annual service features a foot-washing ceremony, recalling Jesus’s teaching to his disciples at the Last Supper in which he washed their feet and charged them…

African Well Project

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…

20-20-20 Spiritual Practice

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…

Unity Albany Thought for the Day

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…