You can sign the open letter of support for the Occupy movement on the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee’s (UUSC) website: http://actnow.uusc.org/site/PageNavigator/occupy_open_letter.html. Below is the text of the letter. OPEN LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR THE OCCUPY MOVEMENT I stand with people around the country and the world who are calling for economic justice. My values affirm...
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Following the “Trans Forming Faith” service on Sunday, October 23, about 30 people stayed for lunch and an informative workshop on Transgender Identity and Issues led by Jamez and Julia Terry. Jamez is the founder of the Tranny Roadshow and M.Div. candidate at Harvard Divinity School. He also serves as Religious Education Assistant and...
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Last October, UUCSS began its annual Guest At Your Table (GAYT) offering. GAYT is a Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) program which supports humanitarian programs around the world. Families were invited to take a GAYT box home for offerings over a four-week period. During a Sunday service, Reena Kondo, a member of the...
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For the past two years The Peace Fair has been hosted by the Presbyterian-New England Congregational Church of Saratoga Springs in conjunction with the Saratoga Peace Alliance, the Saratoga Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) & the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Saratoga Springs. www.peace-ing.org Saratoga.Peace.Fair@gmail.com View the 2011 Peace Week Calendar (PDF)
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The Social Justice Committee paired with the Saratoga Springs Backstretch Employees Service Team (B.E.S.T.) last spring in an endeavor to add to the quality of life for the workers. In April and May several members of the congregation assisted from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the kitchen to prepare and serve food to...
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Fourteen couples—gay and straight, young and old—renewed their vows last July in celebration of the marriage equality law in New York State. During the presentation, Peter Marino, former chair of the Social Justice Committee, congratulated us all for our efforts in helping make this a reality. He presented a certificate of appreciation to Senator...
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