On April 13th, we welcomed 8 new members to our congregation. They are, in alphabetical order: Sarah Cramer Warren Cramer Stacey Edwards Shannon Kanaly Ali Patenaude Jacob Patenaude David Spinner Michael Vaughan If you see them in the sanctuary, please show them a warm welcome!
April 15: Session 2 of our Community Read of “My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma & the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts & Bodies”! Note: Change of date for Session 2. This group read is part of our Black Lives Matter social justice initiative. All welcome. In person or on Zoom (register for link). Click the … Continue reading Community Read of “My Grandmother’s Hands”
On January 20, 2025, UUA President Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt joins interfaith leaders, including those from the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival and the United Church of Christ, for “Justice Rising: A Moral Call to Action in America’s Defining Moment.” This day marks both the national Inauguration Day and the commemoration … Continue reading Interfaith Service & Moral Mass Meeting
Join the Healing. Support Our Beloved Community. Sunday, Sept. 15, noon-2 p.m. UU Fellowship, 4 Palmer St., Plattsburgh Through shared lived experience, relationship building, narrative change, deep listening. Build skills to co-facilitate circles in this two-part training series. Co-led by Allison Heard and Jo El Miano. 12-1 p.m. TRHT General Overview, Purpose, Goals, Group Agreements, … Continue reading Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Facilitators Training
On April 14, the congregation voted to sponsor a refugee family through Welcome.Corps. Our plan is to sponsor a family of four, including children. In order to raise sufficient funds to assist a family’s resettlement, we are applying for grant money to cover the cost of sponsorship. We welcome donations from our community. We also will … Continue reading Congregation Votes to Sponsor a Refugee Family
Vote your values. Vote early. Bring friends. Did you know? The mission of Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice is to advance equitable national policies and actions aligned with UU values through engagement, education, and advocacy. Theological Grounding for UU Commitment to Democracy(October, 2024, commentary by Meleah Houseknecht, Minneapolis, MN, and vice chair of the Board … Continue reading Democracy/UU the Vote
March 11 and 25, 7-8:30 p.m. The dynamic conversation we began last fall, spurred by the UU Common Read for 2023-2024, “On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World,” continues in March with Workshop #2. Please join us as we turn our attention to how to initiate repair, when the harm doer is … Continue reading Making Amends in Our Communities …
Wednesday, Feb. 28 noon-1:30 p.m. In person in the Cardinal Lounge, Angell College Center Rugar St., SUNY Plattsburgh ***OR By Zoom** As part of SUNY Plattsburgh’s monthlong celebration of Black History Month, join us for a speaker presentation by historian and UU Fellowship member Don Papson. He will speak from noon-1 p.m. on the topic … Continue reading Black History Month: ‘A Life After the Underground Railroad: The Untold Story of Rev. Robert Brown’
We have two teams ready to meet your needs. Compassionate Cooks have been one of our most valued ministries for many years! Compassionate Cooks provide meals for those recovering from surgery, childbirth, and other significant life events. The Compassionate Visitors team members are available to visit people who are homebound for any reason . . … Continue reading Compassionate Cooks & Compassionate Visitors!
There are many ways for you to participate in worship, other gatherings or help behind the scenes during the month of December. Join us for a social gathering, work individually or on a small team – choose one event, a one-time project or a month-long project. Reach out to us at love@uuplattsburgh.org. Decorating If you … Continue reading Entering the Christmas Season
(Graphic Under Construction) As a congregation, we entered into a period as a lay-led congregation in August, 2025. We look at this as an opportunity to explore new ways of doing things, to shift tasks and responsibilities, to revitalize or develop new capacities among lay leadership, and to use this pause in a relationship with … Continue reading How do we relate with each other as a lay-led congregation?
Dear UUFP community, With a heavy heart, we write to share the very sad news that Henry Morlock, beloved friend and member of our Fellowship, died peacefully, his family with him, on the afternoon of October 25. He had been at Meadowbrook Healthcare, where he had been receiving excellent care and the constant loving companionship … Continue reading A Celebration of Life: Remembering Henry Morlock
This December, 2025 ~~Join us when you can~~ Consider joining our Christmas Eve choir! What a festive time of year to experience the joy of our voices coming together. And to contribute to the message of our 6:30 p.m. candlelight service. Invite a friend to join us! Adult and young voices (we suggest grade 5 … Continue reading Making Music at the UUFP
JOY IS OUR RESISTANCE! October 18, 2025 Start time 12 p.m. End time 1:30 p.m. OUR HUB This is not for participant parking. Former Friendly’s parking lot 81 Centre Drive Plattsburgh, NY This is the “nerve center” for our event. What happens in this lot? Safety Team Station Trunk-gating What is trunk-gating? Sponsoring groups can … Continue reading Event Guidelines for No Kings (10-18-25)
On October 24 and 25 in Canton, NY, the NYS Convention of Universalists will take place. The current president of the UUA, Rev. Dr. Sophia Betancourt will be a keynote speaker for this event. This will also mark the bicentennial of the Canton congregation. Our worship team is actively seeking to build a stronger bond … Continue reading New York State Convention of Universalists
Our Call to Protect Dignity, Justice, and Democracy: Decriminalization Update from Side With Love. We are living through a period of rapidly escalating criminalization and repression. From the armed military occupation of Washington, DC, to the proposed “Crime” bill in Congress, to yet another tragic school shooting, to the renewed detention of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, … Continue reading SIDE WITH LOVE news_Sept. 5, 2025
Rev. Nicoline is offering her final Minister’s Report to the congregation. With a mix of sadness and deep gratitude, she shares her thoughts here: Final Report to the Congregation Rev. Nicoline Guerrier June 8, 2025 With love in my heart, deep appreciation, and no small amount of sadness, I offer this final report to … Continue reading Rev. Nicoline’s Final Report to the Congregation
Jun 10 In times like these, our faith does not retreat. It rises. Unitarian Universalism is not a tradition that turns away from the world’s pain. It is a living faith rooted in covenant and shaped by generations of activists and prophets—people who believed that revelation is ongoing, that every person carries a spark of the … Continue reading SIDE WITH LOVE news_June, 10, 2025
