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HOPE in an Age of Climate Chaos

GRIEF, LOVE and HOPE are sisters. They are a precursor of ACTION.  We will examine our GRIEF which is an outcome of our LOVE and learn specific reasons for HOPE.
We will gather at this Earth Day service to honor our love and our grief for … read more.

Chris Thomas returns as our guest singer and speaker.

Chris is a singer and dancer of the Onondaga Nation, Beaver Clan. He will sing social dance songs and talk about why the Haudenosaunee do these songs and dances. Chris travels throughout the United States and Canada performing and teaching about the culture.

Living with the Question

In “Letters to a Young Poet” Rainer Maria Rilke wrote, “… have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart. Try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books written in a foreign language…”

 I sometimes wrestle with and sometimes rest with … read more.

The Avadhuta Gita of Dattatreya

How can the sayings of a sage who lived over three thousand years ago bring understanding in 2024? And yet his words, his seeing, are echoed in more recent teachings of Eckart Tolle, Adyashanti, Rupert Spira and the lineage of Ramana Maharshi, Papaji and Mooji. … read more.

The Five Pillars of Islam

The word “Islam” means to be at peace. Beyond the terrible conflicts and rhetoric
of the time, what might we learn from the wisdom that recognizes the vulnerabilities of human beings? How might the example of Islamic devotion inspire our own paths?
This Sunday’s service is followed … read more.

Belonging – to What End?

The service will ask the question and lift the possibilities about what it means to belong in community, especially in this UU church community of Utica. We will recognize people who have decided to join our congregation as new members.