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…
$mall Business Fair Sunday, February 21 & 28 Did you wish to know more about your church commUnity? Come see what individuals have to offer in the way of services and products at our annual $mall Business Fair. There is much talent in our commUnity! The event will warm you in this cold winter month.…
by Rev. Crystal Muldrow As we live in a world that seems to be preoccupied with the satisfaction of self, more than ever, we need to remember these words of H. Emily Cady, “Pure love always asks, “What can I give?” never “What shall I receive?” February and March, are wonderful reminders that love, ultimately, is…
COME AND JOIN THE PRAYER PARTNER PROJECT! Facilitated by John Frederick The Prayer Partner Project is a 12-week event designed to help us learn how to pray, and how to pray for others. Prayer is highly ordered thought, an amazing way to deepen our Spiritual Consciousness and strengthen our connection to God, to others and…