Last Sunday 38 families gathered for worship from our couches and beds and dining room tables. How hard it is to be separated during this time, and yet how amazing that real connection can be made over video screen and phone. How good to see your faces and hear your voices. This is a very … Continue reading From your minister (April 3 2020)
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the church will not be holding services in person until May 2nd, 2021 at the earliest. November 29, 2020 Our building is still closed due to the Covid pandemic but we are meeting every Sunday for online Zoom worship and special programs. September 9, 2020 To prevent the spread of Covid-19, we are continuing to keep our buildings closed, but some volunteers are talking about small gatherings outside for … Continue reading Covid-19 Plans and Response
We will be selling Poinsettia plants again this year as a fundraiser. THIS IS MUCH MORE THAN A FUNDRAISER! This is a time to remember or honor our loved ones. There will be a listing of this in the Christmas Eve Order Of ServiceIt beautifies our sanctuary.If you don’t choose to take your plant home, … Continue reading It’s Time To “Deck The Sanctuary”!
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June 3, 2020: The sign for our Church was vandalized with ALM, we presume All Lives Matter, spray painted on it in red. Other locations in town along the route of a Black Lives Matter protest were also marked. We are grateful to a member of the local Black Lives Matters group for cleaning our … Continue reading Response to Church Defacement
June 3, 2020: The sign for our Church was vandalized with ALM, we presume All Lives Matter, spray painted on it in red. Other locations in town along the route of a Black Lives Matter protest were also marked. We are a proud member of our Cortland, NY Community with a proud history of social … Continue reading Church Defacement
On Thursday, May 9, at 7 p.m., we’ll be hosting an event in coordination with the Cortland County Historical Society. Historian Rick Schiefflin will give a talk on Henry Stephens Randall, a lifetime resident of Cortland who wrote an extensive biography of Thomas Jefferson. He was also, in the 1850s, New York’s Secretary of State. … Continue reading Historical Society Event
Loin Colin Albro, Program Coordinator, and Mary Dykeman, Health Educator, from the Cortland LGBTQ Center who will update you on the basics including gender, sexuality, and LGBTQ specific vocabulary. In addition to the basics you will learn about health disparities and tips on how to make our community safe for all individuals. When: Sunday, May … Continue reading Creating a Welcoming Environment for the LGBTQ Community
Comfy Chairs for the church? Do you have an extra comfy chair or 2? We realized the church doesn’t have comfy chair suitable for sitting quietly with a good book or in contemplation. (Furniture stores call these “accent chairs”) If you have a chair you think might work, please contact Joaquin Lira, or Rev. Laine. … Continue reading Comfy Chairs?
Next meeting will be April 2: “What does it mean to be a people of Wholeness?” Location: UUCC, DownstairsSoul Matters groups offer the gift of spiritual connection. Around us swirls a shallow, frantic and materialistic culture that regularly leaves us cut off from our deepest selves, life’s gifts and needs greater than our own. Many … Continue reading Soul Matters April 2, 2019
