Upcoming Worship Services

Due to the pandemic, our building is open according to our reopening guidelines while our church is fully open online. We invite you to join us for worship via Zoom at 10:30 each Sunday morning. Sign in a few minutes early for casual conversation with everyone else who has already signed in – a welcoming bunch – and you are welcome to stay after the service for a social hour in random break-out groups. Long-time members and visitors alike enjoy getting to know new people in this way.

Most weeks, use the Zoom information below. However, sometimes we “visit” another congregation and use their Zoom link, which will be included in that week’s service description.We also live-stream most of our services directly to our Facebook Page, where they remain available for several hours after, and a few days later, recordings are added to our YouTube channel.

Join the interactive Zoom services at https://zoom.us/j/368701920?pwd=RDc3THNTTWowSzdkaU94bGQ2SnZIZz09
Meeting ID: 368 701 920, Password 548638
From your phone: 1-646-558-8656, ID: 368 701 920#, Password: 548 638#

When There Were Kings
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This summer marks the 250th anniversary of America’s revolt against monarchy. Some of our founding fathers like Jefferson and Adams were considered to be Unitarians. Our Democracy Action Team will explore monarchy and democracy, 250 years ago and today.

Streamed Service

On Boilermaker Sunday we will stream a service from another UU congregation. UU Utica will be open and we will stream that service on our large screen.

Strangers, Neighbors and Friends

Mark served Utica’s Tabernacle Baptist Church for 17 years. During that time his congregation welcomed hundreds of ethnic Karen refugees from Burma. Mark has spent time in the refugee camps in Thailand and Burma, most recently for an extended period thanks to a Lilly Endowment … read more.

Salisbury Center Cluster Service

Mohawk Valley UU Cluster Service at Salisbury Center, 10:30 AM. The combined UU choir will sing under the direction of Mark Bunce. Covered dish luncheon will follow the service. The First Universalist Society is at 138 State Rt 29A, Salisbury Center (good gps address).

UUUtica will … read more.

Storytelling

As a trans and Neurodivergent person, Alex finds that storytelling can be an essential way of sharing experiences. All of this is true of any one marginalized group, but especially true for multiply marginalized people. Shared experiences can be a powerful tool for building solidarity … read more.

What We Can Learn from Noetic Sciences (IONS)

After his pioneering moonwalk, Apollo 14 astronaut Dr. Edgar Mitchell had the profound experience of feeling interconnected to everything he was observing from the window of his space capsule: the stars, the moon, our blue planet, and the vastness of the cosmos. He founded IONS … read more.

UU Flower Communion

The Flower Communion service was first held in U.S. Unitarian churches in the 1940’s, with a focus on how flowers support pollinators which support us.  The Circle of Life is beautiful and diverse.  Please bring a flower to share.

UU Utica Picnic

11 AM at the Church. All are invited.