Archives: Services
Ingathering: Water Communion
It’s the beginning of a new academic year, which means it’s the beginning of our program year as well. Join us as we celebrate the Beloved Community and the many ways we are connected. Bring water from summer adventures (from afar or from your kitchen), or pour from the collective vessels, as we mingle our … Continue reading Ingathering: Water Communion
“Our Family”
Second generation, born of Russian and Turkish Jewish roots, lived in Buffalo before retiring and relocating. Barry’s insights of his family’s immigrant history and living in a majority Hispanic population in post-retirement Alpine, TX presents insights to the common experiences of newcomers to our shores. Rev. Barry Abraham Zavah, ordained through the Sanctuary of the … Continue reading “Our Family”
Singing for Our Lives
A music-filled service of celebration and renewal People Against the Trafficking of Humans (PATH) is our August Share the Plate recipient.
Issues of Trust
With insights from Brené Brown, Woody Allen, Mary Oliver, and Jesus, we’ll explore the often thorny ground of TRUST. People Against the Trafficking of Humans (PATH) is our August Share the Plate recipient.
People Against the Trafficking of Humans (PATH)
Julie Palmer, Executive Director; Sally Hamlin service coordinatorPeople Against the Trafficking Humans is a not for profit (501c3) organization with the mission to end human trafficking through education, prevention and restoration. PATH WNY provides direct service to victims of exploitation. Outreach and the education and engagement of the wider community to prevent exploitation are central … Continue reading People Against the Trafficking of Humans (PATH)
Congregational Conversation
What brings us and keeps us here? What are our needs and gifts? People Against the Trafficking of Humans (PATH) is our August Share the Plate recipient.
Adventures in Health: If I knew then what I know now…
Facilitated by Charlie d’Estries & Julie Marquis
Bless This House
Religious communities create unique blessings that are hard to find in other places. As we face some truly terrible times ahead, how do we at the UU Church of Amherst bless each other and our community?Rev. Bobby LaVallee recently returned to the city where he was born and raised after six years serving a congregation … Continue reading Bless This House
Sacred Community: The Magic We Make Together
What is the magic that keeps us coming back—to community, to commitment, to each other? Drawing on her experiences from the 2025 UUA General Assembly Covenant Team and the magic of the Central Eastern Region Summer Institute, Kim Diana will invite all of us to explore the connections, quiet joy, everyday wonder, and sometimes very … Continue reading Sacred Community: The Magic We Make Together