by Natalie Smarro Kindness is doing what you can, where you are, with what you have. – ractivist For more than 20 years I intentionally chose professions that allowed me to be of service and offer kindness. The first half of those years I was fortunate to work for a generous businessman who always provided…
Dear Friends, As we enter the Season of Light, we thank each of you for your love and dedication to your Unity in Albany family. We are deeply grateful for your continuing support now and throughout the years, and especially during these challenging times. Your continued commitment to our shared vision and mission has enabled Unity in…
Sheryl Collins and Donna Cook If you’ve stopped into Unity’s office during the week, you probably noticed that Sheryl Collins and Donna Cook have been there. Sheryl and Donna have been true lifesavers for our Unity community in the past several months. Since our office administrator, Nina, went out on maternity leave in September, Sheryl…
Susan Attila has been coming to Unity’s OneSong services since 2017. She has recently taken on some leadership in our community in some very creative ways. Thus, here is a bit of an introduction for all. Susan is an interior designer by trade, and she has more recently expanded her life-long passion for therapeutic gardening…
For many years we ran a Spotlight On Service column in our newsletter, written and edited by John Daubney. John would interview members of the Unity community about their own sacred service to our ministry. This is a first installment in a new edition of Spotlight On Service by Peggy Kaufmann and perhaps other contributors.…
by Peggy Kaufmann On March 11, I flew to San Antonio, Texas with a delegation of 7 other people, to go to the border and witness the crisis of the people who are seeking asylum, and Trump’s “Migrant Protection Plan” policy, which keeps them all in encampments just on the Mexican side of the border.…
We know that prayer and intention work in our lives. Let’s demonstrate that prayer and intention can dramatically help our community as well! This summer, August 3-9 2019, the Albany Peace Project is preparing to send intentions for peace through intentional coherence meditation to the south end neighborhood of Albany during a week that has historically witnessed the…
Not every area of service is for me. There are some areas that are mine to do, and other areas that are for someone else. How do I select my area?
Edited by John Daubney The benefits of service go far beyond whatever volunteer service we may be engaged in. We are made to love each other and in our loving service we become more of who God created us to be. The rewards are immeasurable and through her service at Unity Elaine has been richly…