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Noting Grace

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4 June 2025 at 04:25
By: Sarah Dutton
Taken from behind and between two people, a woman sitting at a piano uses her hands to position the hands of a young child next to her, as if the child is having trouble striking the correct keys.

Sarah Dutton

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May I always seek the wisdom, beauty, and whimsy in the grace notes of life.

The Unitarian Universalist Pocket Guide: Seventh Edtion

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27 May 2025 at 19:21
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A powerful, engaging, and accessible introduction to Unitarian Universalism.Available for pre-order

Are You Ready for GA 2025?

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2 June 2025 at 13:08
circular logo for General Assembly 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland, with the motto "meet the moment"
General Assembly (GA) 2025 will gather in Baltimore, MD and online, June 18-22, 2025. Are you ready?General Assembly is the annual meeting of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), where participants gather to worship, witness, learn, connect, and make policy decisions for the Association...

Through the Lens of Whiteness: Challenging Racialized Imagery in Pop Culture

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27 May 2025 at 18:53
By: Liz Cooney， Diane S. Grimes
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An essential resource for anyone who wants to enter the next stage of their antiracist journeyβ€”recognizing, analyzing, and confronting the perpetuation of racism in our visual world.

The Tending Years: Understanding Your Child’s Earliest Rituals

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27 May 2025 at 18:53
By: J.L. Shattuck
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Every day you meet your child’s spiritual and emotional needsβ€”you just don’t know it. In this accessible and comforting book, J.L. Shattuck provides insight into your child’s earliest rituals.

Spilling the Light

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27 May 2025 at 18:48
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JuliΓ‘n Jamaica Soto’s collection Spilling the Light is a luminous offering to their communities and a defiant declaration of their worth in a world hostile to their being.

BLUU Notes: An Anthology of Love, Justice, and Liberation

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27 May 2025 at 18:43
By: Takiyah Nur Amin
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The first publication from Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism, BLUU Notes is a rich and profound collection that amplifies a Black Unitarian Universalist perspective and worldview.

Swinging on the Garden Gate: A Memoir of Bisexuality and Spirit, Second Edition

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27 May 2025 at 18:28
By: Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew
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A stunning memoir of coming of age and coming out bisexual from award-winning writer and teacher Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew.

Authentic Selves: Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People and Their Families

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27 May 2025 at 18:49
By: Peggy Gillespie
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The 2024-2025 UUA Common ReadGroundbreaking in its depictions of joy and community, Authentic Selves celebrates trans and nonbinary people and their families in stunning photographs and their own words. Foreword by transgender activist Jazz Jennings and her mom and fellow activist, Jeanette Jennings

Desmond Gets Free

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27 May 2025 at 18:49
By: Khim Fam， Matt Meyer
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With a thoughtful story and lush watercolor illustrations, Desmond Gets Free introduces young readers to timely and nuanced concepts of justice and liberation in a kid-friendly way.A 2022 Silver Nautilus Award Winner in the Children’s Illustrated/Fiction category

Opportunities for Connection - June 2025

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30 May 2025 at 10:00
By: Central East Region of the UUA
Leadership

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Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! This month - Board Retreat Resources, Summer Institute, The Gathering, General Assembly 2025 & more.

The Flaming Chalice

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27 May 2025 at 19:18
By: Susan J. Ritchie
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Teaches the important history and meaning of the Flaming Chalice, the symbol of Unitarian Universalism. To read this pamphlet click here. Pack of 25.

Queerly Beloved

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28 May 2025 at 00:15
By: Karishma Gottfried
Against a black background, puffs of glittery smoke appear in a span of teal, blue, violet, lavender, red, orangey-yellow, lime, and green.

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Unitarian Universalism β€œqueers” the idea of theology itself.

200th Anniversary of the American Unitarian Association

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19 May 2025 at 12:56
An image of an historic postcard depicting an area in downtown Boston, MA called Beacon Hill. At the left side of the image is the gold-domed Boston State House, with a road and grassy median to the right of that. On the right of the road is a dark brown squarish building set next to a taller squarish white building. The dark brown building is the historic headquarters of the American Unitarian Association.
May 25, 2025 is the 200th anniversary of the chartering of the American Unitarian Association (AUA), one of the founding organizations that makes up today's Unitarian Universalist Association.

UUA General Assembly 2025: A Quick Guide to Registration, Accessibility, Programming, Childcare, and More

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14 May 2025 at 06:36
By: Staff Writer
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Check this UU World digest of GA information to help you prepare for the multiplatform experience.

UPLIFT Access: GAAD Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2025

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20 May 2025 at 17:03
The UUA's UPLIFT Access blog celebrates the 14th annual GAAD, encouraging contributors to congregational websites to engage in learning opportunities about digital accessibility.

UPLIFT Access: Planning Accessible Ordinations and Installations

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20 May 2025 at 16:46
Learn the many reasons to plan an inclusive and accessible ordination or installation ceremony so that all people, no matter their abilities, may celebrate in community.

Resistance through Assistance

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21 May 2025 at 04:18
By: Zeb Green
From behind, a dark-skinned person wearing jeans and a hoodie holds the hand of a small child. They're standing on a beach, looking at the waves. Next to them, a looming metal border wall, with one tarnished panel, stretches far into the ocean.

Zeb Green

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It is a profoundly simple thing to put love at the center.

New To Your Board of Trustees? Or Feel New? Here are some resources...

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19 May 2025 at 14:33
Leadership
It's that time of year where many of our congregations are holding annual meetings, electing new leaders and new leaders are stepping into their new, or in some cases, returning roles. Here are some resources to help with that.

New To Your Board of Trustees? Or Feel New? Here are some resources...

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19 May 2025 at 10:09
By: Central East Region of the UUA
Leadership

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It's that time of year where many of our congregations are holding annual meetings, electing new leaders and new leaders are stepping into their new, or in some cases, returning roles. Here are some resources to help with that.

Learning in Community

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14 May 2025 at 10:15
By: Takiyah Nur Amin
Five young multicultural adults are seated at two adjoining desks in a glass-walled room suggesting a library. Two students are looking down at open books, while the other three appear to be chatting with one another.

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I need the balance of accountability and support that comes only from being in deep relationship with others.

We Need to Practice Staggered Breathing

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12 May 2025 at 10:00
By: Beth Casebolt
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It's hard to keep up with everything. It's stressful to wonder if lawfully expressing your outrage will result in you being harassed, targeted or worse. But how do we keep this up? We stagger our breathing.

May 18, 2025 UUA Moderator Candidate Forum

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7 May 2025 at 10:04
The UUA Election Campaign Practices Committee sponsored a Moderator Candidates Forum on Sunday, May 18, 2025 at 7:00pm ET / 6:00pm CT / 5:00pm MT / 4:00pm PT, featuring Natasha Walker, individual candidate for Moderator, and Rev. Kimberly Quinn Johnson and Bill Young, moderator candidate team.

The Blaze of the Wing

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7 May 2025 at 00:44
By: Cara Stultz Costello
Caught in flight, a red-winged blackbird flies over greenery. The small, bright red patches on its wings blaze against its black body and wings.

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When we live authentically, we honor the truth that all people are beloved.

Are You Ready for Summer Institute?

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5 May 2025 at 10:11
By: Central East Region Summer Institute
White background with an orange flame in the middle with a white hand in front of it. Reads: Live a Life on Fire: Change the World with your Love. CERSI 2025

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We are pleased to announce that registration for Summer Institute 2025 is now open! Please join us July 6-12 in Oberlin, OH.

Fear and Love in a Red State

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30 April 2025 at 00:49
By: Manish Mishra-Marzetti
A dark mosaic, crafted from many small pieces of dark glass, reflect a rainbow of vivid colors.

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Everything is different now.

Opportunities for Connection - May 2025

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29 April 2025 at 10:00
By: Central East Region of the UUA
White background with an orange flame in the middle with a white hand in front of it. Reads: Live a Life on Fire: Change the World with your Love. CERSI 2025

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Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! This month - Summer Institute, The Gathering, General Assembly 2025 & more.

Please Join Us for The Gathering

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28 April 2025 at 10:00
By: Central East Region of the UUA
Text image: The Gathering: Fortifying Ourselves for the Long Road Ahead.

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If you are looking for something to help you figure out what to do in this time, consider joining The Gathering, second Monday of the month at 7 pm ET.

Punk Chaplaincy

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23 April 2025 at 00:50
By: James Clarke
In the foreground, the singer of a punk band grips a microphone and sings with passion. Behind him, colored lights and smoke fill a stage that holds three guitarists. In the background, people are rocking out to the music.

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As chaplains, we create spaces that provide ceremony, connection, and sanctuary.

Can’t No Grave Hold My Body Down

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16 April 2025 at 00:44
By: Verdis Robinson
In a church sanctuary, with a stained glass window behind the pulpit with a blurred figure, two different people with dark skin raise an arm to the sky in praise.

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In an era of certain oppression, living our values calls me to resistance.

You've Been Training For This

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14 April 2025 at 13:13
By: Megan Foley
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There have been three Truly Trying Times since I’ve been working with congregations through the UUA, ... and I’m familiar with what happens when our congregations have been set back on their heels by world events.

A β€˜Fierce, Unshakable Love’: The Unitarian Universalist Association Responds to Harmful Anti-Trans Presidential Proclamation

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10 April 2025 at 10:11
On a black wrought iron fence, a sprig of flowers is taped next to a handwritten sign on purple posterboard: "Trans energy is sacred energy"
A statement from the UUA regarding the recent White House proclamation entitled, β€˜National Child Abuse Prevention Month,’ issued by the office of the President on April 3rd, 2025.

Extra Grace

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9 April 2025 at 05:51
By: Elizabeth Stevens
On a set of stairs outdoors, two women sit talking. They're holding hands, as if comforting one another.

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It seems to me that right now, we all need a little extra grace.

The AUA's 200th Anniversary: Inspiration for worship services

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7 April 2025 at 11:32
A close up shot of a chalice -- a lively flame and oil burner inside the large lip of a metal chalice -- at First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee. In the dark background, the beams of the sanctuary arch gracefully.
The American Unitarian Association was officially formed on May 26, 1825.

Disaster Relief Fund Honors Our Covenant

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7 April 2025 at 11:20
By: Beth Casebolt
Four photos illustrating climate change-caused disasters: aftermath of a hurricane showing destroyed houses in top left, trees burning in a forest fire in top right, houses and trees almost submerged by flooding in bottom right, and crops bent and destroyed by drought in bottom left.

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It seems like natural disasters are all around us. Is your congregation in need of help or want to help those affected through the UUA Disaster Relief Fund?

Bridging: A Time Honored Unitarian Universalist Tradition

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25 March 2025 at 14:59
Two youth walk underneath the outstretched arms of adults creating a tunnel for them to pass through.
This spring, many congregations are planning for their respective bridging ceremonies, one of the most treasured and lovely traditions held all year and dearly beloved by many families and elders. Throughout, there is transcendent testimony from the youth, speaking of the impacts...

Good Neighbors

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2 April 2025 at 04:11
By: Christine Slocum
A person with dark skin sits, a blanket around their shoulders, on the edge of an emergency vehicle holding what seem to be their injured hand. We see a white person in a uniform bending over, about to apply a bandage or ice pack to the hurt hand.

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Noticing things that need our attention, and then stopping to help, is a communal habit.

Safety Resources 2025

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31 March 2025 at 10:00
By: Central East Region of the UUA
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The Central East Region staff have been getting a lot of requests for safety resources and this video is to share what we recommend in this time for you.

Opportunities for Connection - April 2025

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29 March 2025 at 10:00
By: Central East Region of the UUA
Reads the Gathering, Fortifying ourselves for the long road ahead. Join us for our new monthly gathering to ground in love, build resistance and take action for justice together. Monday April 14 at 8 ET, 7 CT, 6 MT, 5 PT on Zoom.

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Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! This month - The Gathering, CER Leading with Love Event, General Assembly 2025 & more.

Register for the April 22, 2025 UUA Moderator Candidate Forum

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27 March 2025 at 15:57
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The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Election Campaign Practices Committee (ECPC) will sponsor a Moderator Candidates Forum on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 7:00pm ET / 6:00pm CT / 5:00pm MT / 4:00pm PT, featuring Natasha Walker, individual candidate for Moderator, and Rev. Kimberly Quinn...

Bridging: A Time Honored Unitarian Universalist Tradition

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25 March 2025 at 14:59
Two youth walk underneath the outstretched arms of adults creating a tunnel for them to pass through.
This spring, many congregations are planning for their respective bridging ceremonies, one of the most treasured and lovely traditions held all year and dearly beloved by many families and elders. Throughout, there is transcendent testimony from the youth, speaking of the impacts...

Trans Joy

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26 March 2025 at 05:34
By: Jes Martinez-Hunt
On a black wrought iron fence, a sprig of flowers is taped next to a handwritten sign on purple posterboard: "Trans energy is sacred energy"

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Trans joy trans joy is bigger than the struggle, louder than the hate, more enduring than fear.

Worship Resources for Congregations

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24 March 2025 at 17:53
By: Central East Region of the UUA
The UUA's bronze chalice with two circles connected sits on a podium with a lit candle in it and a dark and colorful blurry background

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As we head into spring and many start thinking about summer planning your CER staff want to offer an updated list of worship resources to make worship planning easier.

They Can't Take Our Sparkle

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19 March 2025 at 05:20
By: Quinn Gormley
A close-up of a white person's neck, collarbone, and upper chest. The person is wearing a shallow, scoopnecked black shirt, and there's glitter covering their skin.

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As a trans woman, I love the ways we sparkle; the ways we twirl. This is how I enter the world, and I've paid a high price for it my entire life.

Nominations for Election at General Assembly 2025

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14 March 2025 at 16:03
The UUA Nominating Committee submitted the following slate of nominations for the UUA Board of Trustees, Commission on Appraisal, and Nominating Committee for election at General Assembly 2025.

Storms

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12 March 2025 at 02:09
By: Tomo Hillbo
Over the vast New Mexico landscape of scrubbrush and, in the distance, purple mountains, a large stormy sky is filled with lurking clouds. A bright arm of lightning reaches down from one cloud to the earth below.

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When the storm is powerful, we need each other to weather it.

Gathering Together

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10 March 2025 at 11:48
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One thing we're hearing from congregations recently is that they would opportunities to gather together, preferably in person, but online if necessary, to be in community.

Inhabiting the World

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5 March 2025 at 01:03
By: Michelle L. Mills
A Black man and a small child, wearing rubber boots, hunch down in the shallow part of a wide river. The child is dipping a small pink net into the water, guided by their father's hand. They're both gazing at the surface of the water.

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At any moment in our lives we have a choice about how to inhabit the world.

Opportunities for Connection - March 2025

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27 February 2025 at 10:00
By: Central East Region of the UUA
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Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! This month - Partnership Portal, CER Leading with Love Event, General Assembly 2025 & more.

March is Small Congregation Month

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24 February 2025 at 10:00
Logo of three people figures in a circle, reads: Small Congregations Month. March is Small Congregations Month. Over the course of the month participants are invited to take part in a webinar series that supports the depths of small and lay-led congregations. March 5th, 11th, and 20th. 8 pm ET/5pm PT. UUA logo in the corner.
Is your congregation small? No more than 125 members? This series of webinars is for you!

UU Organizations Rally Support for Global Human Rights, Oppose Vandalism of Life-saving U.S. Aid

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13 February 2025 at 08:39
Two hands can be seen holding up a white posterboard sign that reads, "USAID SAVES LIVES" in red, blue, and black text. The person appears to be standing outdoors, as the edges of buildings and a blue sky can be seen in the background behind the post.
The UUA supports the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee's new initiative, Together We Rise, to inform UUs about critical threats to civil liberties, democracy, and human rights, and to support actions that uphold our shared UU values globally.

UU Organizations Rally Support for Global Human Rights, Oppose Vandalism of Life-saving U.S. Aid

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13 February 2025 at 08:39
Two hands can be seen holding up a white posterboard sign that reads, "USAID SAVES LIVES" in red, blue, and black text. The person appears to be standing outdoors, as the edges of buildings and a blue sky can be seen in the background behind the post.
The UUA supports the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee's new initiative, Together We Rise, to inform UUs about critical threats to civil liberties, democracy, and human rights, and to support actions that uphold our shared UU values globally.

UU Organizations Rally Support for Global Human Rights, Oppose Vandalism of Life-saving U.S. Aid

βœ‡ UUA.org Updates
13 February 2025 at 08:39
Two hands can be seen holding up a white posterboard sign that reads, "USAID SAVES LIVES" in red, blue, and black text. The person appears to be standing outdoors, as the edges of buildings and a blue sky can be seen in the background behind the post.
The UUA supports the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee's new initiative, Together We Rise, to inform UUs about critical threats to civil liberties, democracy, and human rights, and to support actions that uphold our shared UU values globally.

Written in Ink

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12 February 2025 at 02:27
By: Lindasusan Ulrich
Rev. Lindasusan, a person of color, stretches out their arm to reveal their tattoo by James Chase: a dandelion going to seed, with its scattered seeds spelling the word L I B E R A T I O N

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What if each of us made a lifetime commitment to get free and to bring others with us?

UUA, Other Religious Groups Sue Trump Administration to Halt Immigration Arrests at Houses of Worship

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11 February 2025 at 15:08
By: Elaine McArdle
Illustration of migrants of different ages walking. The backdrop is the United States flag.

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The Trump policy allowing raids in houses of worship violates the First Amendment and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, the lawsuit argues.

UUA Joins Multifaith Lawsuit Asserting That ICE Policy Violates the First Amendment

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11 February 2025 at 08:53
View of the entrance to a congregation's building with a wooden exterior vestibule holds a sign with the words, "All Are Welcome" across the top. The vestibule stands on a concrete walkway guiding people into the building. The exterior of the building is made a dark wood and is surrounding by bright green, leafy trees.
The UUA is proud to announce we are a plaintiff in the sensitive locations policy lawsuit. We join a multifaith coalition to challenge the ending of ICE’s policy, and oppose any interpretation of law which would allow immigration raids in houses of worship and religious ceremonies.

CER Introduces Cassandra Montenegro

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10 February 2025 at 10:00
By: Cassandra Montenegro
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The Central East Region is very pleased to introduce our congregations to Cassandra Montenegro, our newest CER Congregational Life staff member.

Risk, Courage, and Discernment: Spiritual Preparation for Collective Action

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5 February 2025 at 07:36
By: Elizabeth Nguyen
Black person stands in foreground at a Black Lives Matter rally speaking into a megaphone

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A revised resource from the Love Resists collection, originally created by the Rev. Elizabeth Nguyen to support Unitarian Universalists' discernment ahead of collective action.

Playing Well With Others

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5 February 2025 at 05:14
By: Erika Hewitt
A shaggy, black, medium-sized dog wearing a purple harness sits alertly on the grass, with its face turned away from the camera. A leash from the harness is in a white person's hand; we see only their sleeve and a portion of their leg.

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Choice by choice, we make an effort to live out what we say we want, and who we claim to be.

UUA Moderator Election Update

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4 February 2025 at 11:59
The UUA Board of Trustees shares an important update on the UUA Moderator Election - no petition candidates.

Opportunities for Connection - February 2025

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30 January 2025 at 10:00
By: Central East Region of the UUA
An illustration of different people building a puzzle together in the foreground. Over a background image of a heart shaped puzzle piece with a diverse group of people over the puzzle pieces.

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Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! This month - CER Leading with Love Event, General Assembly 2025, Small Congregations Month & more.

Rev. Megan Foley Prepares to Leave the UUA

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30 January 2025 at 10:38
By: Megan Foley
Megan Foley 2021

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I’m writing with news – after ten years as field staff and nine as CER’s Regional Lead, I’ve decided to complete my tenure at the UUA over the course of 2025.

Anchored to Hope

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29 January 2025 at 04:50
By: Oscar Sinclair
A metal anchor rests on a patch of sand on a beach. Behind the anchor, a chain trails towards the incoming tide.

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Hope is challenging, if not impossible, to grasp alone.

Update from Our CLEAR Gathering

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27 January 2025 at 13:22
By: Central East Region of the UUA
CER Staff in Phoenix, AZ. R-L, standing - Lenore Bajare-Dukes, Rev. Alia Shinbrough, Rev. Dr. Megan Foley, Rev. Cassandra Montenegro, Rev. Sana Saeed. Sitting: Rev. Renee Ruchotzke, our meerkat mascot, Beth Casebolt.

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Your Congregational Life staff has recently returned with new skills, connections, and conversations from a gathering known as CLEAR: Congregational Life Education And Renewal.

From the UUA President: Fierce Love Compels Us To Action

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23 January 2025 at 09:30
By: SofΓ­a Betancourt
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In response to dangerous and devastating actions by the US President, UUA President the Rev. Dr. SofΓ­a Betancourt shares a message of care and commitment to courageous action.

Lost and Found

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22 January 2025 at 04:49
By: Susan Maginn
A pair of white Gizeh Birkenstock sandals rests on a wooden fence or pallet. In the background, beachgrass and sand give way to water, and the sun is setting in the distance.

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Holy one, for you I will watch and wait.

Moment of Reflection: A Poem for a Day Like This

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17 January 2025 at 10:23
By: Maryann Batlle
An image of a group of red-orange monarch butterflies against a light blue backdrop.

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You must be willing / to dream a dream / that carries forward / your community...

The Gift of Anger

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15 January 2025 at 06:34
By: Julie Yeeun Kim
In profile, and silhouetted by light coming in through a window, a person with long hair in a ponytail holds up both hands in anguish. Their face is tipped skyward and their mouth is open as though crying or shouting.

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Anger is not at all what people think it is. Anger has been kind and caring to me.

Ministry Energy Reboot

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13 January 2025 at 10:00
By: Renee Ruchotzke
a female appearing human washing dishes in a church kitchen.

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The New Year can a be time to take stock of our lives and make adjustments to old habits, or set new goals in the form of New Year’s Resolutions. It’s hard enough to do this as individuals – it’s even harder to do as congregations.

Opportunities for Connection - January 2025

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6 January 2025 at 10:00
By: Central East Region of the UUA
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Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! This month - General Assembly 2025, Winter Institute, UU Institute, Small Congregation Month & more.

The Possibility of Joy

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8 January 2025 at 07:30
By: DanaLee Simon
In a kitchen, a child sits on top of a counter, facing their mother who holds a coffee cup. She's bending towards the child to press her forehead and nose against theirs. They're both smiling affectionately.

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Joy arises like a gift, beyond my own deserving.

Stillness on the Spiral Journey

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18 December 2024 at 01:19
By: Geoff Duke
In a snowy bank, a small cave has been dug out: about two feet wide and a foot tall. Inside that cave are two glowing candles, a metal goblet, and a plate with small items.

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I’ve found it helpful to think about parts of my life as cycles or spirals instead of a single, often meandering path.

Happy Holidays!

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16 December 2024 at 10:00
By: Central East Region of the UUA
CER Staff Team at Hocking Hills. Includes Megan Foley, Beth Casebolt, Sana, Saeed, Renee Ruchoztke, Alia Shinbrough and Lenore Bajare-Dukes in front of a metal and stone tree sculpture.

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Happy Holidays from the Central East Region! Your team at the UUA wish you a season of joy, peace, love and connection.

Live These Moments

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11 December 2024 at 01:12
By: Rumni Saha
A brown-skinned person wearing a puffy jacket has their back to the camera, viewing lush mountains covered in coniferous trees in Dharamshala, India.

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Holiness is within us; wholeness is around us.

The Support of Community

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9 December 2024 at 10:13
By: Beth Casebolt
a stuffed meerkat wearing a purple tshirt that reads CER in white, with a heart necklace and a multicolored scarf. the mascot of the CER Staff.

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If you have seen this lovely meerkat pop up in some of our staff photos and wondered why it was there, the CER Staff has a mascot. But our mascot is more than just a symbol.

Ordinary Miracles

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4 December 2024 at 13:50
By: Kim Mason
In the foreground, the edge of a Christmas tree decorated with baubles and a blurred string of white lights. In the background, a blurred grouping of people indoors, as if at a restaurant or party.

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The winter holidays are beautiful and celebratory; they’re also hard and complicated.

How to Donate to the Pink Haven Campaign on Faithify

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2 December 2024 at 17:40
By: Maryann Batlle
Two hands holding a transgender pride flag shaped like a heart.

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The coalition provides potentially life-saving aid to transgender, two-spirit, and other gender-expansive people.

Indicators of thriving in RE – with and beyond the numbers

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2 December 2024 at 14:21
By: Lenore Bajare-Dukes
image of a lasagna in a red ceramic pan.

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The UUA has released the full data from the 2024 UUA Certification Report, and there is a lot to learnβ€”and to celebrate! And we have good news to report this year: across our denomination, participation in religious education programs has grown by 16%.

Congregational Resources for Fall 2024

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25 November 2024 at 12:18
By: Central East Region of the UUA
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Over the past several weeks, the UUA has been sending emails with resources to congregations in response to the election results. We have compiled some of those resources here for you. This is by no means an exhaustive list but we hope it helps you find what you are looking for.Resources for...

Living Abundantly

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27 November 2024 at 00:45
By: Rayla D. Mattson
Outdoors in a field, a person crouches near the ground. In their hand is a clump of soil, which they're displaying to the camera.

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May we recognize that our gardens and our lives can grow abundantly, even when we don’t understand how.

LGBTQ+ Youth Survival Guide: 2024 and Beyond

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21 November 2024 at 13:00
By: Nico Van Ostrand， Ember Kelley ， Mylo Way
A Progress Pride flag on a flagpole, with a blue sky and bright sun behind it.

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LGBTQ+ people are under attack; we need to be prepared to fight for ourselves and each other. Together, we have what we need to survive. Here are some resources for community care and mutual aid.

Courageous Connection

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20 November 2024 at 02:47
By: Jo VonRue
Outdoors, an older man and a younger woman sit next to each other. She is holding a folded book or pamplet, and he's looking at it while talking.

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There are many ways to connect.

Crisis? Or Chrysalis?

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18 November 2024 at 11:28
By: Alia Shinbrough
A branch with at least a dozen green chrysales hanging on it; in one, a monarch butterfly's wings are visible.

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Well, we’re in the soup now. There’s nothing like a crisis to bring clarity about what is most essential. Over the last few weeks I’ve watched as my inbox overflowed with messages from our UU congregations and communities, our dedicated religious professionals, and our committed lay leaders.

Board of Trustees Nominates Candidates for UUA Moderator (2025-2031)

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12 November 2024 at 10:28
The UUA Board of Trustees nominated candidates for UUA Moderator (2025-2031). Rev. Kimberly Quinn Johnson and Bill Young will be running as a co-moderator candidate team. Natasha Walker will be running as an individual candidate team.

Candidates for UUA Moderator (2025-2031): Co-Moderator Candidate Team: Rev. Kimberly Quinn Johnson and Bill Young; and Moderator Candidate Natasha Walker

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11 November 2024 at 09:53
There are three individual photos of the candidates - Rev. Kimberly Quinn Johnson on the left, Bill Young in the middle (his picture slightly under hers), and Natasha Walker on the right.
Nominations for UUA Moderator (2026-2031) have been announced by the UUA Board of Trustees. Learn more about the candidates and find links to the candidates' websites and social media.

Post Election 2024

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11 November 2024 at 10:35
By: Central East Region of the UUA
Staff of the Central East Region

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What a week it’s been. I want to let you know that your team at the Central East Region is thinking of you and sending love.

Post Election 2024

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11 November 2024 at 10:35
By: Central East Region of the UUA
Staff of the Central East Region

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What a week it’s been. I want to let you know that your team at the Central East Region is thinking of you and sending love.

2024 Presidential Election: Unitarian Universalist Meditation After Trump-Vance Win

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29 October 2024 at 06:28
By: Victoria Safford
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As we make sense of the presidential election results, breathe. β€œDo not let go of faith and hope and love.”

Gather in Community

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6 November 2024 at 14:41
Two people sit at a table in a congregational setting, huddled close, wearing masks and looking at a phone screen held by one of them. There is another person sitting further back at their table, looking downward at materials on the table. Many people are picture in the background, collectively doing organizing work for UU the Vote.
In response to the recent U.S. national election, the UUA's Side With Love staff have prepared a series of online gatherings to help Unitarian Universalists connect, care for each other, and ground in the values that drive our work for justice. The first gathering will be a vigil at 8pm ET on Nov.

β€œOur wellspring of hope and courage for the times ahead” - a message to the UU community

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6 November 2024 at 13:07
The UUA's bronze chalice with two circles connected sits on a podium with a lit candle in it and a dark and colorful blurry background
To our beloved Unitarian Universalist community: This morning, we awoke to the undeniable reality that the religious and political right’s decades-long strategy to sow fear and division and pit our communities against one another prevailed on the electoral landscape. While there were victories on...

Election support for UU communities

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4 November 2024 at 11:00
By: Central East Region of the UUA
Forward Together: Anchoring in Community Post Election, three groups of people coming together to text, serve food, and write letters. Date information in article.

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Friends, this week is an uncertain one, and much is at stake. As we approach Election Day and beyond, how are you and your people sustaining your bodies, your spirits, your values, and your relationships to community?...

Opportunities for Connection - November 2024

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30 October 2024 at 10:00
By: Central East Region of the UUA
On a dark blue background large yellow letters read: "Build a resilient community TOGETHER". Below this is "UUA Community Resources Hub" and further down, white text reads: "Help your congregation or community stay connected, prepared, and supportive through uncertain times with this Checklist for a Resilient Community." In the bottom-right corner, there is a yellow arrow and below that, the URL "UUA.org/community-resilience-hub".

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Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! This month - UU Community Resilience Hub, Youth Culture Con Open Enrollment, Summer Institute & more!

Doing the Loving Thing

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30 October 2024 at 03:14
By: Takiyah Nur Amin
A Black person's hands, cupped together, hold a polished, red heart-shaped stone.

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β€œWhat is the most loving, life-affirming choice I can make in response to life’s circumstances?”

Summer Institute 2025 - Live a Life on Fire

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28 October 2024 at 13:59
By: Central East Region Summer Institute
White background with an orange flame in the middle with a white hand in front of it. Reads: Live a Life on Fire: Change the World with your Love. CERSI 2025

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Summer Institute 2025 is please to announce that our theme speaker this year is Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford.

Growing Democracy: Our Collective Power

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7 October 2024 at 12:32
In a gym-turned-polling station, multiple adults stand at individual voting booths filling out ballots. An American flag and "vote" are stenciled on the side of one partition.
A worship collection celebrating democracy as a promise and a practice

Reality and Perception

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23 October 2024 at 03:01
By: JD Stillwater
Two hikers wearing backpacks, seen from behind, hiking on a path in the woods.

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Only when my knowledge is combined with uncountable others does Truth emerge.

The β€˜Acceptance’ Bounce: Grief and Joy in the Midst of It All

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21 October 2024 at 10:27
By: Megan Foley
Grief - Denial - Anger - Depression - Bargaining - Acceptance

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And then Rev. Dr. Hall mentions the fifth grief stage of Acceptance and writes this vignette: Acceptance – Our church is changing. The religious landscape in our country is changing. I may not like all these changes. But it is the reality. We can only choose how we respond to this new reality.

In the Bleak Season

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16 October 2024 at 04:59
By: Donna Moriarty
A woman cups her forehead in her hand, as if crying. She holds a coffee mug in the other hand. In front of her, on a lap desk, is an open journal and a lit candle.

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After the shattering, all that remains is another ordinary day.

Organizing as a Spiritual Practice

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9 October 2024 at 02:14
By: Antoinette Scully
A cluster of Black volunteers, wearing matching blue T-shirts, talk and smile outdoors. Similarly-dressed volunteers chat in the background, implying a large group event.

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The work of justice can’t be carried out by one person–or even a few diverse people.
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