Category: News

Randy Becker to be Honored at General Assembly

As part of the Unitarian Universalist Association’s General Assembly in Pittsburgh,  one of our own, Randy Becker (who grew up in this congregation) will be honored with a lifetime achievement award, The Angus MacLean Award for Excellence in Religious Education.

The presentation will be openly live-streamed. … read more.

Alice & Freebo coming to UU Utica in July!

Alice Howe and Freebo will be at UUUtica for an acoustic concert on Saturday July 22 at 7 PM, and will be our guests for the Sunday morning service on July 23.

Alice How’s newest album, Circumstance, was recorded at the legendary Fame Studios in Muscle … read more.

Poverty in America

The growth of inequity does not happen by accident.  Our principles compel us to respond to economic injustice and advocate for those harmed by inequity.  We at UU Utica are called to partner with social justice groups on joint actions to alleviate extreme pockets of poverty and to create opportunities to help those in poverty become … read more.

UU Utica Responds to Cornhill Shooting and Rally

The Unitarian Universalist Church of Utica was invited to a rally held by ICAN (Integrated Community Alternatives Network https://ican.family/programs/ ) and SNUG (“guns” spelled backwards < https://ican.family/search?q=SNUG>) in response to the most recent gun death in Cornhill.

The Neighborhood Pastor says, “I’m tired of burying young … read more.

UU Utica Earns Honor Certificate

Every year, each congregation in the Unitarian Universalist Association is asked to give a financial contribution to support the wider movement and sibling congregations across our Association. This contribution supports the Annual Program Fund, which is the single largest source of income for the
work of … read more.

Sunday Zoom Services

Internet instability has affected our Sunday Zoom services in the past few weeks. Our tech team is going somewhat crazy trying to track down why this is happening on Sunday mornings. We have been actively testing different parts of our internet chain. Hopefully this week’s … read more.

Norman Rockwell Tour

Our Norman Rockwell Gallery tour with Pratt/MWP Professor and UUUtica member Daniel Buckingham was a great success. 20 of us also appreciated Daniel’s in-depth lunchtime pre talk at the church.

We’re planning another event with Professor Buckingham later this year. Dan is particularly exited about an … read more.