Elea Kemler writes about her experience of working at her congregation’s booth at the town harvest festival fair. “All the groups in town have booths. The Boy Scouts make root beer; the Garden Club offers homemade pies, and the Rotary gives out hotdogs for a donation for the food pantry. My church sells whoopie pies: … Continue reading The Only Answer I Know

The Unitarian Universalist Association appoints Rev. Marta I. Valentín as Professional Development Director. Read the details in the UUA Press Room.

A quote from the latest Pew study says “Jews, atheists, agnostics, and evangelical Protestants, as well as highly educated people and those who have religiously diverse social networks, show higher levels of religious knowledge…than the average respondent does.” Read personal commentary about the study by Mark Silk in the Religion News Service.

President of the UUA Rev Susan Frederick Gray published a commentary in the flagship publication of Sojourners. The article can be found here.

The UUA announces the appointment of Rev. Alicia Roxanne Forde as Director of the International Office. Starting April 1, Rev. Forde will lead the UUA’s engagement with global Unitarian, Universalist and interfaith partners, including supervising the UU United Nations Office and the Holdeen India Program. “Rev. Forde brings the perfect combination of experience, collaborative leadership, … Continue reading Appointment of UUA Director of International Office

The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) is pleased to announce that the Rev. Lauren Smith has been appointed Director of Stewardship and Development. In her new role she will oversee the UUA’s fundraising efforts, including Annual Program Fund contributions from member congregations. Rev. Smith will start in this position February 4, 2019. The press release contains … Continue reading Director of Stewardship and Development

I wonder what exactly we’re doing, we human beings, when we invite non-human animals into our homes. (read more)

The UU Association has resources.

Elea Kelmer writes “In the eighteen years I’ve served as minister of my small-town congregation, I have led 96 memorial services, most for people I have loved. I didn’t realize how much the deaths would hurt. The longer I stay, the deeper I love and the more I grieve. This seems so obvious, but I … Continue reading Love Does Not Disappear