The list of workshops at General Assembly is long and often it’s hard to find things that work for small congregations. Where are the programs and ideas that can help your congregation thrive? The Congregational Life Small Congregation Task Force has curated a list of recommended workshops at this year’s General Assembly to help small … Continue reading Small Congregations at GA 2022
A UU Muslim of Iraqi descent discusses her crisis of faith and a lesson about Ramadan. Read in the latest Braver and Wiser.
Registration for this summer’s Chalice Sparx Family Camp & Retreat for Unitarian Universalist families is now open. Join us July 8-10 in Cassopolis, Michigan for an amazing all ages experience at lovely Camp Friedenswald in southwestern Michigan — only 90 miles from Chicago, 120 miles from Ann Arbor and 195 miles from Indianapolis. At Chalice … Continue reading Chalice Sparx Family Camp and Retreat
The MidAmerica Region is where UUs visibly live our faith, create connections, grow our membership, and welcome all persons who share our UU values. Register now for the virtual MidAmerica Regional Assembly scheduled for Saturday, April 30th, 2022, 10am – 2pm ET / 9am – 1pm CT! The keynote speaker is social justice educator, storyteller … Continue reading Regional Assembly 2022
In late 2021, the COVID-19 Virus produced another “variant of concern:” B.1.1.529, named the Omicron variant. It is likely that variants will continue to emerge. For each new variant, it takes time for medical experts to determine how transmissible it is, how severe its effects, how effective existing vaccines are against it, and how best to protect … Continue reading COVID-19 Delta Variant Gathering Guidance
The Article II Study Commission is ramping up its input gathering efforts as we approach the 2022 General Assembly. What’s Article II? It’s the section of the UUA bylaws that serves as the home of our Principles and Sources, the UUA’s Purposes, our Inclusion clause, and Freedom of Belief Statement. As a living faith, we … Continue reading Getting Involved with the Article II Study
In early 2022, various UUA pages addressing different aspects of copyright—particularly copyright issues in worship—were removed to shift focus to our new Copyright Primer for Congregations. Please visit that page to learn more.
Rev. Sally Fritsche didn’t think prayer was for atheists like her. But Ernesto was nearing the end of his life. She explains.
Shannon Lang, a minister and a Black woman, challenges all Unitarian Universalists. She says, “My hope is that every member of each UU congregation pledges to do their individual anti-racism and anti-oppression work; that every member searches honestly within themselves, and analyzes their individual part in creating an atmosphere that has been historically unwelcoming to … Continue reading Putting on Armor
Megan Foley of the UUA Central East Region (not the assigned region for our UU Community Church of Hendricks County) writes about failures in church planning. “I don’t blame you for being fed up with this fall’s church planning. We had about a minute in, when, June? when we in congregations thought we were on … Continue reading The Blessings We Didn’t Want
