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We welcome diversity. We commit to undo racism and all other oppressions in ourselves, our church,
and our community.
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Worship and Special Announcements
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The world begins at a kitchen table. No matter what, we must eat to live.
The gifts of earth are brought and prepared, set on the table. So it has been since creation, and it will go on.
We chase chickens or dogs away from it. Babies teethe at the corners. They scrape their knees under it.
It is here that children are given instructions on what it means to be human. We make men at it, we make women.
At this table we gossip, recall enemies and the ghosts of lovers.
Our dreams drink coffee with us as they put their arms around our children. They laugh with us at our poor falling-down selves and as we put ourselves back together once again at the table.
This table has been a house in the rain, an umbrella in the sun.
Wars have begun and ended at this table. It is a place to hide in the shadow of terror. A place to celebrate the terrible victory.
We have given birth on this table, and have prepared our parents for burial here.
At this table we sing with joy, with sorrow. We pray of suffering and remorse. We give thanks.
Perhaps the world will end at the kitchen table, while we are laughing and crying, eating of the last sweet bite.
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The Baja 4 Congregations continue to share ministers as we welcome 2021! Join us Sundays at 10:30 a.m. on UUCT's YouTube page to watch worship. Worship will be pre-recorded but will go "live" on YouTube at 10:30 on Sundays. You can watch it with a group then, or watch it on your own later on.
Sunday Morning, March 28, 2021
Join us at 10:30 a.m. for the video premiere on YouTube:
It will be available thereafter on YouTube to watch when you want.
Social Hour Right After Worship
Password: 483148
Did you know you can also phone into social hour? Yes! Simply:
- Dial: 1-669-900-6833
- Use the keypad to enter the Meeting ID: 702 589 0260
- Use the keypad to enter the Password: 483148
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Vespers Service
Thursday March 25 | 6:30pm
This week we will be honoring Trans Day of Visibility.
Join by computer:
Password: 483148
Did you know you can also phone into vespers? Yes! Simply:
- Dial: 1-669-900-6833
- Use the keypad to enter the Meeting ID: 702 589 0260
- Use the keypad to enter the Password: 483148
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How to Give to the Church
You are asked to use our credit card service (which can be reached by the link or the On-line Giving button on our website), the very easy to use Text-to-Give (1-833-361-5796), or checks sent to the office. The on-line giving gives you the option to identify the contribution and use the memo line for checks. A tutorial video on Text-to-Give is here. After setting up an initial “profile” these options are easy to use for subsequent donations.
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Staying Connected In Church Community
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Ways to stay connected to UUCT
Meeting List: The front page of our website now lists the Zoom links for every congregational event happening online. You can list your event there by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. To book a "Zoom Room" for your group's meeting, contact Rev. Bethany at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Zoom Meetings
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It's A DRIVE-THRU BABY SHOWER and "DIAPER DRIVE" for our "Reverend Mother To Be, BETHANY"
Saturday, April 3, 2021, 10 am to 12 noon.
Gift Registry? No. Our humble Rev. opts for a DIAPER DRIVE (and wipes) to share some of the diapers with a local diaper bank.
If you wanted to give something extra, she would enjoy children's books, sippy cups, pacifiers, bibs, etc. No matter, just come and say hi and rejoice in a new baby UU. The rev. says, "no gifts are necessary, just come by and say hello".
Gender will be a surprise for all. Guess the weight for a prize or maybe win a door prize.
Any questions email Sandy Ongley at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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Website Help
The website team would like to consider future directions for UUCT Website you have experience with developing, designing, managing, maintaining or publishing to a website please let us know at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. If you have ideas and want to participate in the discussion you are also invited to make your interest known. At this point we are only asking people with expertise and ideas to participate and share in discussions. If we decide to make significant changes we will need your help.
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The Social Justice Council is happy to announce the winner of the bike benefitting Casa Alitas: Leila Pine!
All those purchasing coffee for themselves, and as donations to Casa Alitas were entered into a raffle for a practically new bike, donated by Joan Feldman. The drawing took place March 15th. Leila was surprised and very happy, as she said she had never won anything before, and that she wanted a bike! (See!! Dreams DO come true!!)
The raffle raised $365.00 in donations of coffee for Casa Alitas!
Thank you to all who donated! Sadly to say, there was only one bike!!
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UUCT is supporting Asylum Seekers in Partnership with ‘The Inn’
Donations needed to fill travel bags for children:
New or used Spanish/English books, pads of paper for art and writing, pencils, pens, crayons, stickers and small toys (3+)and small stuffed animals. Clear out those desk drawers and re-gift those adorable stuffies.
New clothing in smaller sizes for men and women such as sweat pants and hoodies, socks and tees are welcome.
Drop off at the office on Wednesday or Thursday mornings but please call to confirm someone will be there.
If you have questions please call
Emily Sullivan 518-572-9021
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Wednesdays, at 2:30 p.m.: Conversation Among Friends
Join a Conversation Among Friends on Wednesdays at 2:30pm on Zoom. Contact Gilbert Moore with questions or connection information: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Zoom app: Meeting ID 769 006 3297
Phone: 1-669-900-6833 with ID 769 006 3297#
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Men's Group
Second and Fourth Wednesday of each month at 6:30 pm by Zoom. Contact Rick Meyer for questions and conditions.
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Open Choir Gathering
Wednesdays, at 5:30 p.m.
Brian Moon, UUCT Music Director, invites anyone to participate in Desert Chorale gatherings for a combination of singing together, learning to read music, and being in community.
Via the Zoom app -Meeting ID: 823 936 4868
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UUCT Book Club
The UUCT Book Club has selected the books for April, May and June so that participants will have time to acquire and read the books.
April 8, 2021: Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo, copyright 2019
Discussion leader: Carolyn C
Girl, Woman, Other is a magnificent portrayal of the intersections of identity and a moving and hopeful story of an interconnected group of Black British women that paints a vivid portrait of the state of contemporary Britain and looks back to the legacy of Britain’s colonial history in Africa and the Caribbean.”
May 13, 2021: There There by Tommy Orange, copyright 2018
There There, about Native Americans living in modern-day Oakland, was widely hailed as one of the best novels of 2018. An enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, Orange lives in California and teaches writing at the Institute of American Indian Arts. “There There” explores what it means to be an urban Indian. It features a wide cast of characters who are all Native American, but with varying degrees of connection to the culture.
June 10, 2021: A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II by Sonia Purnell, copyright 2019
The story of “the Coolheaded, One-Legged Spy Who Changed the Course of World War II”
We meet online the 2nd Thursday of the month at 9:30am.
Contact Jan at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Password: 484848
OR
select: Join meeting
- Meeting ID: 884 1260 4078
- Password: 484848
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New Small Group
Aging, Mortality, and What Matters in the End
With Rev. Carolyn Price, UUCT Affiliate Minister
3 Thursdays, 10 am - 11:30 am, 4/15, 4/29 & 5/13
Join fellow UUs as we explore topics of aging -- including quality of life, housing, ability, medical care, relationships, money, illness, end of life issues, and more. We'll use Atul Gawande's book Being Mortal as a place to begin to reflect upon our own experiences, hopes, and concerns. This group is limited to 8 people so that all can fully participate. More sessions may be added if there is interest. Each 1.5 hour session is via Zoom. You are asked to read Being Mortal prior to the first session.
To sign up or for questions, contact Rev. Carolyn at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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New Member Welcome CelebrationSunday, March 28th at 11:30 am during online Social Hour
Join us in the celebration!! Can you believe since December 2019, during the pandemic, we have the honor of welcoming over 20 new members to UUCT? We want to welcome and introduce all new members to the congregation. All members, old and new are invited to be there online!
All new members should rsvp to Alma Byrd This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for info re pickup of gift and online attendance.
Sign-in at this link on Sunday
Password: 483148
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Hello From the Church Office
Or should I say, Hello from Mary Wiese and Jesus Carrillo, your Congregational Administrator and Church Custodian.
Many of you know us, but some of you do not. Before COVID, we would see many of you on Sundays, and often chat. It has been more than a year now that we have seen some of you, and there are some new folks we do not even know. You do not see our faces during Sunday's online worship, but we are here, behind the scenes doing our best to take care of the daily business of the church.
Jesus has been here for almost 21 years. He is busy taking care of our 4 buildings on our 5 acre campus during the week. He may be cleaning one of our 9 toilets, repairing a broken doorknob, fixing a leaky pipe, replacing tiles, cleaning up trash, talking to someone who is homeless on the property, or mending the fence that surrounds our playground that the daycare center uses during the week. (He did all of this last week, and with a campus that is 70 years old, the the tasks never end!)
I have also been here for almost 21 years, although my role has changed during that time. I have been the Congregational Administrator for the last 12 years. I am the one who hosts the Sunday Worship chat on YouTube, I send out almost all of the weekly emails, I work with our church bookkeeper to make sure all of the bills are paid, I work with the daycare center that rents a portion of our campus, I manage the church calendar and the church database, and I work weekly with our No More Deaths ministry processing new employees, and and other business such as fundraising. I also correspond with many of you via email, phone, and a few Zoom meetings.
However, things are not the same as they were before COVID. Because of safety precautions, I no longer have office volunteers. Hopefully, maybe by fall, that will change. In the meantime, it has been a challenge to do everything that is necessary without the help of my volunteers, and, it gets lonely around here! We miss your smiling faces.
Until things are back to 'normal', what ever that may look like in the future, please do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions or concerns about anything that involves Jesus or myself. One of the most difficult parts of the last year has been the break down in communication. We do not even see our co-workers very often, except in occasional online meetings. I am sure you are all feeling the disconnect as well.
Please, please take care of yourselves, and your families. Please contact me anytime, and I will do my best to get back to you as soon as possible.
In faith and love,
Mary and Jesus
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Parents and Caregivers of Preschoolers!
Sign up is ongoing. Join anytime.
Join the Baja 4 families in POPs, a video-based, at-home curriculum grounded in Unitarian Universalism and designed for parents and caregivers of children ages 2-5. By engaging with POP videos, parents and caregivers will come to understand their child's spiritual development, to build rituals that support this development, and to see themselves as spiritual teachers.
Each month,
- On your own, watch three short videos on the theme of the month.
- With our POPS adults, meet once a month to check-in and share.
- With our children, join other kids for story and crafts time!
All activities are optional and free for Baja 4 families!
Questions?
- Contact Jamili at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Stacie at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Check out the POPS website
- UU Quest has more details
Register!
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