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Utica, NY 13501
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office@uuutica.orgThe Geese have traveled far to come home to the North Country. We too have traveled together these last six months in an effort to bring this congregation closer to the heart and hearth of ministry. We have come far. We have far to go.
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Kate Braestrup is the daughter of a foreign correspondent. She grew up around the world in Algiers, New York City, Paris, Bangkok, Washington, DC and Sabillasville, Maryland.
Educated as a writer and artist, Kate’s life has taken many dramatic twists and turns. In 1985, she married … read more.
Rev. Jill Farnham-Us grew up in Northern Vermont and graduated from Mount Holyoke College in the late 1960’s. After graduation, she married and moved to Alabama and discovered a different country. By 1982, she had come out as a lesbian and moved to Washington DC … read more.
We are celebrating the annual ritual of Flower Communion, a ritual started in 1920 in Czechoslovakia with the giving and receiving of flowers. In these days of Zoom, you are invited to bring your flowers into your Zoom room to be seen. All shapes and … read more.
I once heard a joke that Unitarian Universalists are essentially Quakers – except that we fill all of our silence with music! In this service, we will explore how our congregation has been enhanced by music over the years and share stories of our favorite … read more.
The sudden emergence of insight and meaning has been the stuff of legend and epics for all eternity. It has never belonged to any one faith tradition nor any one set of religious expressions. In fact, one need not be religious at all to know … read more.
The celebration of Ramadan is considered one of the Five Pillars of Islam, and involves a month during which Muslims fast from dawn to sunset. Although to those on the outside, this may seem like deprivation, Muslims find it a deep spiritual experience. At the … read more.
Unitarian author, abolitionist and women’s suffragist Julia Ward Howe first proposed Mother’s Day back in 1870 with the Mother’s Day proclamation which called on us all to “the great and general interests of peace.” In her spirit we will not only celebrate the work of … read more.
We have all been fascinated by “optical illusions”, those visual tricks of the eye and mind that invite us to see two completely different pictures depending on how we adjust our gaze. Well, it seems that tricks of perception occur in our daily interactions with … read more.
Each year, students and allies honor and observe a Day of Silence to protest harassment and discrimination of LGBTQ youth in schools and educational spaces. We recognize last Friday’s Day of Silence by taking a collective breath of intentional, active silence. But what happens tomorrow? … read more.
