Join us for uplifting stories and songs as we visit Mister Roger’s Neighborhood. Rev. Janet was ordained as an Interfaith/Interspiritual Minister by One Spirit Interfaith Seminary in 2015 after many years of spiritual study. She continues to volunteer as an Assistant Chaplain at Upstate Medical in Syracuse.

Deck the Halls! Christmas is a time of sharing and caring for family and loved ones. UUUtica invites visitors – individuals and families from all faith backgrounds – to come together for candlelight, song, and words of inspiration. Rev. Janet serves on the Board of Trustees of One Spirit and volunteers as an Assistant Chaplain … Continue reading Christmas Eve Service

As a hospital chaplain, Rev. Janet meets people from all walks of life, but her message is for and from the heart. We never walk alone. Her diverse spiritual journey allows her to bring familiar prayers to those she visits. Janet’s service will incorporate some of those stories, prayers and songs.

We are an impatient culture, living in our minds, always working on our to-do lists. Let’s take a moment and slow down and learn to take advantage of those moments when we have to wait: for the light to change, for the elevator to come, for the phone to ring. How to make the most … Continue reading HURRY UP AND WAIT. Being HERE in a busy world

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. Rev. Janet Stemmer, a past member of UUU and currently … Continue reading The Avadhuta Gita of Dattatreya

Why do you think that? March 19 is my dad’s birthday. Catholics celebrate this day as St. Joseph’s Day; another father. It is an opportunity to reflect on the influences of our early life and consider whether those early lessons still influence us or whether they have been left behind.

Resilience, “the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties”. In this time of constant change, it helps to have something to anchor to. It helps to have tools that get you over the bumps in the road. It helps to have confidence that you can keep going. And it especially helps to have friends and community … Continue reading Resilience

Easter has always been about a new hope, a new beginning, new life especially expressed all around us in the season of Spring. How might we throw off the blanket of winter, the past, old habits and discover new possibilities, new perspectives? Join Rev. Janet Stemmer as she explores teachings that encourage us to see … Continue reading New Perspectives

A Russian mystic stated “To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others.” Our relationships depend on us loving ourselves and loving our neighbors. If we merely tolerate ourselves, we will merely tolerate others. Let us explore how interconnected our thoughts about ourselves influence how we interact with others

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 sizes welcome.   Janet is a former member of UUU and … Continue reading We Are The Flowers