What does MULTIPLATFORM mean? It means you have a choice to attend either in-person or online.
Face masks are required for in-person Sunday services. Other COVID 19 updates can be found here.
Your Order of Service will be available each Friday using this link. There will also be a limited supply of a simple OOS available in print for those who attend in person.
Multiplatform Mindfulness Meditation begins at 8:30 AM.
Join us for Coffee Hour in Channing Hall following each service. Masks are optional.
Those who wish to remain online for service, can do so by using the link below.
Not familiar with Zoom? Look for some helpful tips and a Zoom orientation with our minister, Rev. Sam Trumbore, a little further down on this page.
Start your Sunday mornings with MULTIPLATFORM Meditation from 8:30 – 9:20 AM
We will sit together for twenty minutes then have some conversation about the talk, meditation methods or experiences followed by a loving kindness meditation.
By phone: 1-929-205-6099 Meeting ID: 518 463 1429 Passcode: 1842415
Service this Sunday
Dec 4 “Coping with the Absence of Wonder,”Rev. Sam Trumbore
With Black Friday behind us and shopping, parties, and preparations ahead, getting in the mood for Christmas can be challenging for some of us. That is especially true if a loved one will not be coming home or has died in the previous year. Add to that Seasonal Affective Disorder, end of the year financial pressures, and family squabbles, access to wonder and the joy of the season may seem far away.
Music: Randy Rosette, Albany UU Choir, led by Olga Martinez
Scan the QR code below for this week’s Order of Service (updated Fridays)
Those wishing to access closed captioning/live transcript can turn on the function in their Zoom toolbar. To update to the latest version of Zoom, please do that within the software by finding the menu link and “check for updates”.
Join us for Fellowship and Conversation in breakout rooms (virtual) or Channing Hall Coffee Hour (in-person-masks optional) following the service most Sundays
Sunday Offering
Cash or checks are gratefully accepted in during our in-person Sunday Offering.
If you would like to make an online contribution to the Sunday Offering, click https://tinyurl.com/AlbanyUU-Contributeor send your check, with Sunday Offering on the memo line, to the church: 405 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12206.
Try our text to give option! Simply text the amount and fund (for example: 20 offering or 20 pledge) to 844-976-2618. There’s a helpful video to watch with step by step instructions and a informative written guide with visuals.
Joys and Concerns
We have three ways that you can share your joys and concerns.
One: Use the online form. If you use this form, you can indicate if you would like to have your joys and concerns shared at the Sunday service, and you can leave contact info if you would like a Pastoral Care Associate to follow up with you.
Two: Email your joy or sorrow to joysandsorrows@albanyuu.org before Sunday morning to have them read aloud during the service
Three: Whether you’re attending in-person or online, we will be giving you instructions during the Sunday service about how to share your joys and concerns then.
Pastoral Care
Need to Talk? Albany UU Pastoral Care Associates are here to listen!
On a regular basis, we’ll have a member of the congregation bring you a short, inspirational, personal message about some aspect of our congregational life. These messages will be a way to connect with our community and help us live out our mission and vision in the world. To find out more, contact Tammy Goddard: admin@albanyuu.org.
Participation in a Zoom Sunday Service needs everyone’s cooperation for it to be successful. By being careful about your video and audio while attending a UU Zoom Sunday service, you can help can make the service a pleasant, welcoming, inspiring and meaningful experience for everyone.
If your video is on, please be attentive to what others are seeing. Attire and backgrounds should be appropriate for all ages. If what’s happening in your video is distracting or potentially embarrassing, an usher may turn it off. For example, if someone falls asleep during service, that could be embarrassing so that person’s video will be turned off. If an usher turns off your video, they will let you know via private chat.
If you notice that your audio is on, please mute it, and be aware that if you are accidentally un-muted, anything you say could be broadcast to everyone and disrupt the service.
It is wise to treat entering a Zoom Sunday service as if you had just walked into Community Hall during a silent meditation or service.
Wearing your Zoom “Name Tag”
When signing into a Zoom worship service on a Sunday morning, you can’t put on your traditional name tag to be welcoming to others, but you CAN rename your screen so that it displays your full name. This is the new way to practice hospitality with everyone who is part of the online worship service.
To change your screen name, look for three white dots, usually appearing in the upper right corner of your zoom window when you hover over it with your cursor. Click the dots, and a dropdown menu will appear. One of the options in the dropdown menu is “Rename.” Click that option, and a box will pop up that displays the name currently showing in your Zoom window. If it’s not your full name or names, change it to your name(s) and click the “Save” button.
If you have any questions, feel free to send an Usher a message in the Chat on a Sunday or email Tammy Goddard – admin@albanyuu.org anytime. Thanks for taking this extra step to be welcoming!
Our services are held every Sunday morning at 10:00 AM and feature a dynamic service with musical offerings, a brief sermon to enrich your life, and educational services for kids.
As we come together on Sundays to renew our spirits, we join with others who can affirm our beliefs, celebrating the unique qualities that set us apart, and bind us together.
We welcome you to join with us, learn more about us, and grow with us!
