UUCatskills

06/09/2026

06/08/2026

A repost from the UUA:
We love these free Pocket Blessings Zines from Foothills Unitarian Church just in time for Pride! Created by more than 20 contributors, including UUA staff members Rev. Ashley Horan, Rev. Jami Yandle, and Lauren Wyeth. These pocket-sized collections of blessings offer affirmation, encouragement, and care for q***r and trans people.

You can download them at the link in the comments!

From Foothills Unitarian Church:

POCKET BLESSINGS ZINES just in time for Pride! Share them widely and freely, and remember that these blessings should never be for sale, but always gladly gifted.

Q***r and trans people need to be spoken to right now, in specific words about their specific lives.

06/08/2026

Over 30 of us from UU Catskills showed up in our “Side with Love” t-shirts for the 2026 Kingston Pride Festival on Saturday. We celebrated the LGBTQIA+ community with a march, live entertainment, and local festivities.
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06/06/2026

We send our unwavering support for Unitarian Universalists (UU) in uniform and our UU military chaplains. We recently learned the Department of Defense (DOD) has removed 180 separate religious affiliations from the US military’s list of religious affiliation codes. This eliminates the code for Unitarian Universalists, as well as Humanists, Atheists and Pagan traditions, and many others. Along with dozens of other religious traditions, UUs will be categorized broadly under “Other” in military’s religious affiliation codes.

Please note this decision does not directly impact the status of our UU military chaplains, who are authorized through a separate faith-based endorsement process with the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). What it does mean is that Unitarian Universalist service members will not be able to select their specific religious identity in their personnel records. This may make it more difficult for our uniformed UUs to access the spiritual care that they need.

At this time, we are diligently working with our UUA counsel and partners in a variety of faith traditions to craft a strategic response that faithfully represents our values and demonstrates clear support for our UU service members and their families, as well as all those who are impacted by this DOD policy.

We will share more information when it is available. But today, we declare that no government action can erase our faith nor lessen the powerful and necessary grounding it provides for those who serve.

Read the full statement at the link in the comments.

06/06/2026

REMINDER!

Pride is just around the corner! Join us in Kingston on Saturday, June 6, as we show up—fully, visibly, and together. Each year, what people remember is the sea of yellow shirts: our whole congregation moving as one, a bright and unmistakable witness that love is louder, wider, and stronger than hate. Your presence matters. It always has and it always will.

We’ll start to line up at the LGBTQ center on Wall Street at 11am. The March steps off at noon and ends a half mile away at Academy Green Park where the Festival follows.

And don’t forget your Side With Love shirt!

Let’s fill the streets with courage, compassion, and that radiant yellow we are known for.

06/02/2026

This year’s Ware Lecture at General Assembly will feature The Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde — Episcopal Bishop of Washington, D.C., and a nationally recognized voice for compassion, justice, and human dignity.

From speaking out in defense of immigrants and trans children to joining multifaith clergy resisting violence and fear, Bishop Budde’s ministry continues to speak powerfully to this moment. We are honored to welcome her as the 2026 Ware Lecturer.

Join us Saturday, June 20 at 8:00 p.m. EDT as UUs gather online and in person for one of the signature events of GA 2026.

The Ware Lecture is available exclusively to registered GA attendees and is not open to the public.

Read more in UU World and register for GA 2026 at the link in the comments.