| On-Line Class Offered by CLF | 10:50 AM, Jun 18 2010 |
| The Life and Theology of James Luther Adams, begins on June 28, $40 | |
| Read More | |
| Worship Web | 7:33 AM, Apr 25 2010 |
|
The office of Worship and Music Resources has added more material to the Worship Web on UUA.org. In addition to the chalice lightings, readings, and sermons that have long been available, you can now find new resources including songbooks, articles on music in worship, and tools for creating multigenerational worship services. | |
| It's Our 50th Anniversary! | 7:30 AM, Apr 25 2010 |
|
The Stewardship and Development staff group hopes that you will help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1961 merger that created the Unitarian Universalist Association by taking up a special collection for Association Sunday. Please sign up today and let us know that you are planning an Association Sunday event for October 2010. | |
| Building a New Spiritual Home? Renovating? | 7:27 AM, Apr 25 2010 |
|
The Congregational Stewardship office has financing options available to congregations wishing to build a new spiritual home or make renovations to their current one. You can choose from several different loan and grant options, including a green construction award for congregational renovations that receive Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. | |
| Greater New Orleans UUs Support the UUSC-UUA Haiti Fund | 10:25 AM, Mar 15 2010 |
| The Greater New Orleans UU churches have raised $2,929 for the UUSC-UUA Haiti Reflief Fund. See full text of a letter written to Don Skinner (editor of Interconnections) by Rev. Jim VanderWeele of Community Church UU in New Orleans. Note: Community UUC raised additional funds after this letter was written, for a total of $1,360. | |
| Read More | |
| Letter from UUA President Rev. Peter Morales | 6:52 AM, Mar 05 2010 |
| The Rev. Peter Morales has a letter announcing organizational and staffing changes posted on the UUA website. The letter can be accessed at http://www.uua.org/news/newssubmissions/158959.shtml. | |
| Huntsville Fellowship has First Service in New Building | 11:25 AM, Feb 19 2010 |
| Read More | |
| Champions of Change piloted in SWUUC | 9:30 AM, Feb 10 2010 |
| As an outcome of the SWUUC District Fall Conference 2009, the new Champions of Change pilot program has been born. We are very excited about this new lay leader development program and, to this point, the five participants are indicating that the program is being quite helpful. Please see Wayne Clark's blog (see below) for an overview of the program and bios of the participants. Check out the Congregational Stewardship blog at http://congregationalstewardship.blogs.uua.org/ Purchase Beyond Fundraising: A Complete Guide to Congregational Stewardship at (800)215-9076 or https://www.uua.org/bookstore. | |
| Catalyst now available | 11:49 AM, Feb 02 2010 |
|
The recent edition of Catalyst is now available in the Congregational Bulletin. Catalyst is a newsletter from the UUA Office of Racial and Ethnic Concerns. It contains | |
| New Resource Page for congregation members and leaders | 11:48 AM, Feb 02 2010 |
|
The UUA Office of Electronic Communications is excited to announce that a new recommended resources page is now be available as part of the February 1st debut of a revitalized UUA.org! The new resource page has multimedia content, news, updates, and more for congregation members and leaders. | |
| Images of the Outdoor Spirit Journey | 11:45 AM, Jan 19 2010 |
| Are you interested in exploring art and spirituality? Have you ever stood quietly before an image that just seemed to speak to you on a spiritual level? Are you a photographer –at any skill level? If this sounds interesting to you, please join this discussion forum. It will be a wonderful opportunity for us to share and explore our best nature photographs. | |
| Read More | |
| Announcing the Alice Southworth Schulman, Class of 1954, Simmons Scholarship for Unitarian Universalist Women | 10:58 AM, Jan 07 2010 |
| Got a student attending or planning to attend Simmons College in Boston? Read more her for a scholarship opportunity. | |
| Read More | |
| Updating Membership List Online with my.UUA.org – Deadline for next UU World mailing is this month! | 6:51 AM, Jan 07 2010 |
|
| |
| Read More | |
| Watch "The People Speak" on the History Channel | 7:34 AM, Dec 11 2009 |
|
Sunday, December 13 8 p.m. Eastern The History Channel Please check your local listings | |
| Read More | |
| Youth Camp 2010 co-deans announced | 2:29 PM, Dec 09 2009 |
|
The SWUUC Senior Youth Camp will be held at U Bar U in the Texas hill country, July 18-24, 2010. Our youth co-deans this year are Gray Crawford and Sofia Efthymiou. Apply here if you are a youth who is interested in a position on staff. Please submit your application by January 30. | |
| Read More | |
| Congregational Certification of Membership now available | 7:53 AM, Nov 17 2009 |
|
The Unitarian Universalist Association's (UUA) online Congregational Certification of Membership system is now ready to certify your congregation's membership and statistical information! In addition, congregations are invited to participate in the Congregational Poll, which decides whether to admit a revised Draft Statement of Conscience (SOC) on Peacemaking to the final General Assembly (GA) 2010 agenda, and which proposed Congregational Study/Action Issues (CSAI) to admit to the final GA 2010 agenda. | |
| Read More | |
| New Addictions Ministry Website now available | 8:48 AM, Oct 22 2009 |
|
Please check out the new Addictions Ministry website at http://www.uua.org/leaders/leaderslibrary/addictionsministry/ | |
| Read More | |
| Rev. Dr. Forrest Church (1948-2009) | 5:30 AM, Sep 28 2009 |
| It is with a sense of loss that the Ministry and Professional Staff Group informs you of the death of the Reverend Dr. Forrest Church. He died on Thursday, September 24, 2009, after three years of living with esophageal cancer. His death was peaceful and he was at home in the presence of family and friends. Rev. Church was sixty-one years old. Please see the UUA website for Rev. Church's complete obituary. http://www.uua.org/news/newssubmissions/151146.shtml. The UUA website also contains a remembrance of Rev. Church by author Theodore Sorenson. http://www.uua.org/news.newssubmissions/151160.shtml. A service to commemorate the life of Rev. Church will be held on Saturday, October 3, at 4:00 pm at the Unitarian Church of All Souls, 157 Lexington Ave. (at 80th St.) New York NY. The Reverend Galen Guengerich will officiate. | |
| Friday Web-Cast Call to Get SSL Started in Your Community | 9:50 AM, Sep 23 2009 |
|
Getting Started in SSL! Join Weekly Friday Calls 1 PM EDT Standing on the Side of Love Campaign and UUA Staff will be holding weekly 45 min. web-cast conference calls to share resources and best practices with people coordinating Standing on the Side of Love activism in their congregations. Calls will include how to get your congregation involved, how to develop a local campaign, how to use new media, how to bring SSL to interfaith colleagues and allies, and more. | |
| Read More | |
| New Website for Standing on the Side of Love | 8:35 AM, Sep 03 2009 |
| The UUA launched a new-and far improved-Standing on the Side of Love website late last night. | |
| Read More | |
| What Should the Commission on Appraisal Study Next? | 8:08 AM, Aug 19 2009 |
|
To answer this question, take our online survey at: http://www.uua.org/coa | |
| Read More | |
| Spanish Language Hymnal Recalled | 8:05 AM, Aug 19 2009 |
|
I felt a special pride and satisfaction when our new Spanish language hymnal, Las voces del camino (Voices on the Journey), was published a few weeks ago. | |
| Read More | |
| New Name for UUA Staff Group | 9:06 AM, Aug 18 2009 |
| District Services now Congregational Life | |
| Read More | |
| Sunset Talks from SWUUSI 2009 | 11:22 AM, Aug 10 2009 |
| The Rev. Jonalu Johnstone, from First Unitarian Church of Oklahoma City, presented the Sunset Talks at SWUUSI 2009 on the topic "A Life of Integrity". | |
| UUA President statement marking the first anniversary of the Knoxville shootings. | 4:06 AM, Jul 23 2009 |
|
UUA President Peter Morales has issued a statement marking the first anniversary (July 27) of the tragic shootings which occurred at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in | |
| Read More | |
| UUA President Responds to Shooting at Holocaust Museum | 12:56 PM, Jun 12 2009 |
| "My prayers go out to all those who were harmed physically and emotionally by this senseless act of violence. Hate crimes strike against our nation's highest values-equality, justice, and diversity." Read more. | |
| Read More | |
| Live Oak UU Church Endowment Accepting Grant Proposals | 10:13 AM, Jun 04 2009 |
| Read More | |
| UUA President makes statement | 6:19 AM, Jun 02 2009 |
|
Unitarian Universalist Association President Rev. William G. Sinkford issued the following statement regarding the murder of Dr. George Tiller: I am shocked and outraged by the brutal murder of Dr. George Tiller. America has lost a decent and courageous man. My heart aches for Dr. Tiller's grieving family and for the congregation of the Reformation Lutheran Church in Wichita, Kansas, where the shooting took place. This extreme act serves as a heartbreaking reminder that our churches have become increasingly vulnerable to ideological violence in recent years. | |
| Read More | |
| The 2009 UUA Fair Compensation Guidelines are now available | 7:52 AM, Dec 05 2008 |
|
As you prepare your congregation budgets this year, make sure you check the UUA guidelines ( http://www.uua.org/leaders/leaderslibrary/compensation/) to make sure you are paying those who serve your congregation a fair wage. If you have any questions on this matter please contact the district office or our compensation consultant, Gay Lambirth. | |
| New Items Added to RE Library | 8:30 AM, Nov 18 2008 |
| Read More | |
| Membership Book Opens for New Congregation | 9:14 AM, Jul 22 2009 |
| The San Gabriel Unitarian Universalist Gathering in Georgetown, Texas (north of Austin) is well on its way to affiliation with the UUA. Welcome! | |
| Read More | |
