WWUUD stream

πŸ”’
❌ About FreshRSS
☷
β–½
There are new articles available, click to refresh the page.
Before yesterdayUUA Top Stories

The Blessing of Choice

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
8 December 2021 at 08:07
By: Taryn Strauss
A worn, chipped statue of Mary, pictured from the shoulders up, with a weary expression.

Taryn Strauss

Each Advent, my empathy for Mary’s situation returns.

Continue reading "The Blessing of Choice"

The Grace within a Pecan Pie

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
15 December 2021 at 05:56
By: Jake Morrill
In the foreground, a slice of pecan pie and a hot beverage sit on a table. In the background, there's a merry decorated Christmas tree.

Jake Morrill

For me, β€œsurrendering everything tenderly” brings an awareness of grace.

Continue reading "The Grace within a Pecan Pie"

A Village of Strangers

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
22 December 2021 at 04:01
By: Laura Shay
On a nest of straw and holiday tinsel three white paper stars, or Froebelsterne, are nestled.

Laura Shay

May we continue to find ways to connect while keeping safe this holiday season.

Continue reading "A Village of Strangers"

Blossoming into the New Year

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
5 January 2022 at 00:29
By: Tim Atkins
The year "2022" written in flowers, leaves, and pinecones

Tim Atkins

What word might you use as your centering lodestar for 2022?

Continue reading "Blossoming into the New Year"

The Riot Concluded, the Threats to Democracy Grow

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
5 January 2022 at 15:33
view of US Capitol building up close, looking up from the ground toward the sky
On the one year anniversary of the failed attempted coup on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, the UUA issues a statement outlining the continued and growing threats to our democracy and the need for individuals to take action.

Continue reading "The Riot Concluded, the Threats to Democracy Grow"

Love Is Showing Up

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
12 January 2022 at 07:10
By: Melissa Jeter
Two Black women pack toys into a box, as though preparing a donation

Melissa Jeter

Every time someone showed up for me, I learned that love is greater than skin deep.

Continue reading "Love Is Showing Up"

UUA Appoints Shige Sakurai as Director of Equity, Belonging and Change

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
13 January 2022 at 12:09
'headshot' image of Shiga Sakurai including their head, neck and shoulders
The UUA is very pleased to announce the appointment of Shige Sakurai as Director of Equity, Belonging and Change. Shige succeeds Taquiena Boston in the role, who retired in December 2021 after over two decades of service on UUA staff.

Continue reading "UUA Appoints Shige Sakurai as Director of Equity, Belonging and Change"

Here. Beautiful. Sacred.

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
19 January 2022 at 06:26
By: Andrew Tripp
In a yoga studio, called Fat Yoga, seven people move into a powerful pose on their yoga mats.

Andrew Tripp

To understand that my humanity and my abundant flesh both demand dignity is to embrace fat liberation.

Continue reading "Here. Beautiful. Sacred."

UUA Responds to Events at Congregation Beth Israel

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
19 January 2022 at 15:17
Gold-colored Star of David hangs from a tree branch with blue sky in the backgroud
A statement in response to the horrific and profoundly disturbing hostage situation that took place earlier this week at the Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas.

Continue reading "UUA Responds to Events at Congregation Beth Israel"

Copyright and Worship

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
20 January 2022 at 09:28
dictionary page with entry for "copyright" highlighted in yellow
In early 2022, various UUA pages addressing different aspects of copyrightβ€”particularly copyright issues in worshipβ€”were removed to shift focus to our new Copyright Primer for Congregations. Please visit that page to learn more.

Continue reading "Copyright and Worship"

Responding to shareholder pressure, Chevron to exit Myanmar over human rights abuses

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
21 January 2022 at 15:08
The Unitarian Universalist Association, along with other investors and members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, recently co-filed a shareholder resolution with Chevron triggered by human rights abuses in Myanmar....

Continue reading "Responding to shareholder pressure, Chevron to exit Myanmar over human rights abuses"

Getting Involved with the Article II Study

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
22 January 2022 at 14:03
Reimagining Article 2 Small Group Ministry Guide Square
Get involved in the Article II Study Commission's work, participate in these resources and provide your feedback.

Continue reading "Getting Involved with the Article II Study"

COVID-19 Delta Variant Gathering Guidance

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
5 January 2022 at 19:00
Masked woman looking intently at the viewer.
Here is guidance from the UUA about around gathering in person as new variant emerge.

Continue reading "COVID-19 Delta Variant Gathering Guidance"

The Rest That Will Heal Us

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
26 January 2022 at 06:46
By: Atena Danner
A photo, from above, of a Black mother with daughter lying down on cozy couch in living room, cuddling and napping together at home.

Atena Danner

If I want well-being to be my truth, I must reclaim and protect it.

Continue reading "The Rest That Will Heal Us"

Claiming My Worth

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
2 February 2022 at 06:44
By: JeKaren Olaoya
From the back, a Black woman is seen with her arms raised, wrists crossed. Her top is made from traditional west African fabric.

JeKaren Olaoya

I affirm that I am worthy of being good enough to touch hearts and souls, and connect others to Spirit.

Continue reading "Claiming My Worth"

Sermon of the Month Series for Small Congregations

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
7 February 2022 at 13:45
Rev. Phil Lund in pulpit
A recorded sermon, suggestions for opening and closing words, readings, and hymns, as well as a complete transcript.

Continue reading "Sermon of the Month Series for Small Congregations"

Starting Fresh

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
9 February 2022 at 05:11
By: Lynette Yetter
A woman stands, eyes closed and hands up in a meditative pose, on a crosswalk with the blurred impressions of passersby around her

Lynette Yetter

I was often being a stern taskmaster over my mind. I yearned for more openness and joy.

Continue reading "Starting Fresh"

The Unexpected Sacredness of Things

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
16 February 2022 at 06:42
By: Tania MΓ‘rquez
A hand holding a censer, in which burning copal incense releases smoke.

Tania MΓ‘rquez

Every time I find the sacred unexpectedly, I am filled with awe and surprise.

Continue reading "The Unexpected Sacredness of Things"

Connecting Across Differences

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
23 February 2022 at 06:38
By: Anonymous
A man in an orange prison jumpsuit reads a letter, smiling.

Anonymous

Praise be for our connection. Help us to learn from each other.

Continue reading "Connecting Across Differences"

Event Recap: Using Art as Advocacy

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
23 February 2022 at 13:17
By: Rose Singleton
A mosaic of four videoconference screenshots: The upper left is a woman with glasses, dark hair, and a colorful sweater; the upper right is a woman with dark hair and a black shirt; the lower left is a man with glasses, salt-and-pepper beard, playing a flute; the lower right is a woman with blonde hair wearing a black shirt.

Rose Singleton

β€œUsing Art as Advocacy” was a webinar hosted on February 17, 2022 by the UU@UN (Unitarian Universalist Association’s office at the United Nations). This event showed how art can be used to build community and inspire change in chaotic times. Art can result in profound social change when used...

Continue reading "Event Recap: Using Art as Advocacy"

Diversity of Sexuality and Gender is a Gift

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
25 February 2022 at 15:22
A transmasculine gender-nonconforming person and transfeminine non-binary person waking up together in bed
There is pain and outrage in our hearts because Texas Governor Greg Abbott has escalated the attacks on transgender people living in his state, especially trans youth, by equating medical care with child abuse.

Continue reading "Diversity of Sexuality and Gender is a Gift"

A Disability Day of Mourning Reflection: March 1 is Disability Day of Mourning

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
28 February 2022 at 13:40
By: Jessi Sadaka
We Fight for Disability Day of Mourning

Jessi Sadaka

Today we grieve for disabled people who have been murdered by the same people who should have loved and supported them: their family members. For me, a broader pain accompanies this grief, about how strong ableism is and how deeply it is engrained throughout our society.

Continue reading "A Disability Day of Mourning Reflection: March 1 is Disability Day of Mourning"

Sermon of the Month March 2022

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
1 March 2022 at 13:54
Rev. Sharon K. Dittmar in pulpit
American society has acculturated us to ideas about how our bodies should look and function.

Continue reading "Sermon of the Month March 2022"

Asking for Help

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
2 March 2022 at 01:04
By: Quinn Gormley
Seen from behind, at the beach, a father has his arm lovingly wrapped around his child's shoulder.

Quinn Gormley

Happy kids are safer kids, because happy kids have adults they can ask for help.

Continue reading "Asking for Help"

Support for Ukrainian Refugees

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
3 March 2022 at 09:41
Photo of the Ukrainian flag with white text reading "Support for Ukrainian Refugees"
As the situation in the Ukraine unfolds, we in the International Office echo the messages shared by UUSC’s president the Rev. Mary Katherine Morn and by the Rev. Ashley Horan of the UUA’s Organizing Strategy Team. We invite congregations to support the Hungarian Unitarian Church directly (pdf)...

Continue reading "Support for Ukrainian Refugees"

Supporting Those Impacted by the Crisis in Ukraine

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
7 March 2022 at 16:41
Photo of the Ukrainian flag with white text reading "Support for Ukrainian Refugees"
In response to the outpouring of concern, the UUA shares the most up to date information on how UUs in this country and around the world are responding and amplify the ways that we can all help.

Continue reading "Supporting Those Impacted by the Crisis in Ukraine"

The Defiant Spark

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
9 March 2022 at 06:24
By: David Kohlmeier
In dim light, a person holds their hands out, palms forward, obscuring their face. A few bright sparks hang suspended between their hands.

David Kohlmeier

You didn’t earn your worth, and you can’t lose it. Because you exist. Period.

Continue reading "The Defiant Spark"

Nominations for Election at General Assembly 2022

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
15 March 2022 at 14:53
nomination slate for UUA board and committee volunteer positions to be elected at GA 2022

Continue reading "Nominations for Election at General Assembly 2022"

Unitarian Universalist Association Elections

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
11 November 2022 at 14:57
a desktop computer, a tablet, a laptop computer, and a smart phone on a red background with a white banner which reads "UUA elections"
General information about elections processes, policies and procedures for electing leaders to serve Unitarian Universalism.

Continue reading "Unitarian Universalist Association Elections"

Learning How to Fail

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
16 March 2022 at 06:40
By: Christine Slocum
A close up of two competitors, mid-match, at the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Shinbun Championship (2017).

Christine Slocum

White supremacy culture tells me that I’m only "good" if I’m perfect, treating all falls as hard stops.

Continue reading "Learning How to Fail"

The Power to Save

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
23 March 2022 at 01:41
By: Sara Palmer
A mother and daughter, holding hands, walk on a path through a forest. They are smiling at one another, and are seen from behind.

Sara Palmer

May we forever perceive the ways we can empower others.

Continue reading "The Power to Save"

Video Engagement Strategy with Peter Bowden

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
24 March 2022 at 12:29
White man in black shirt smiles and waves with multiple video screens in the backgroun
Unitarian Universalist coach and trainer Peter Bowden offers a live video series to help congregations support online visitors, increase engagement with worship, and amplify advocacy and witness efforts.

Continue reading "Video Engagement Strategy with Peter Bowden"

Return and Remember

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
30 March 2022 at 07:36
By: Summer Albayati
A person in pink robes, mostly cropped out of the photo, holds a Qur'am and Muslim prayer beads.

Summer Albayati

When the holy month of Ramadan approaches, it becomes a beautiful reminder to return to myself.

Continue reading "Return and Remember"

Application for UUA President (2023-2029)

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
1 April 2022 at 11:00
image which reads "Are you the next UUA President?" in branded colors pink and navy with a UUA logo and "apply now" button with pointing hand
Application for UUA President with a term lasting from 2023-2029

Continue reading "Application for UUA President (2023-2029)"

Application for UUA President (2023-2029)

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
1 April 2022 at 11:00
image which reads "Are you the next UUA President?" in branded colors pink and navy with a UUA logo and "apply now" button with pointing hand
Application for UUA President with a term lasting from 2023-2029

Continue reading "Application for UUA President (2023-2029)"

We Keep Rising in Love

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
6 April 2022 at 06:56
By: Molly Housh Gordon
Seen from high above, a human crowd forms two hands and a heart shape on white background

Molly Housh Gordon

You can crush Love down, bury it, cover it over, but it will rise.

Continue reading "We Keep Rising in Love"

Showing Up For Our UU Living Tradition

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
7 April 2022 at 11:49
Breakout group in deep discussion
Announcement of upcoming opportunities to participate in decisions that will shape the future of Unitarian Universalism: General Assembly, presidential search, and Article II review.

Continue reading "Showing Up For Our UU Living Tradition"

The UUA Celebrates Confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson to U.S. Supreme Court

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
6 April 2022 at 14:54
statue of a woman holding a sword and scales
The UUA celebrates the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court because her experience and credentials give us hope for the future of this country.

Continue reading "The UUA Celebrates Confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson to U.S. Supreme Court"

Alabama’s Anti-Trans Legislation is Dangerous and Dehumanizing

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
7 April 2022 at 16:33
silky velvety transgender pride flag
UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray responds with moral outrage to recent anti-trans legislation in Alabama and offers unequivocal support all the trans and non-binary people.

Continue reading "Alabama’s Anti-Trans Legislation is Dangerous and Dehumanizing"

UUA President Application Process Opens April 4

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
4 April 2022 at 04:00
By: Elaine McArdle
@ 2022 UUWorld UUA

Elaine McArdle

Association’s next chief executive and spiritual leader to be elected at General Assembly 2023

Continue reading "UUA President Application Process Opens April 4"

UUA Launches UU the Vote for 2022 Elections

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
14 April 2022 at 10:33
UU the Vote Logo
UU the Vote is a nonpartisan civic engagement initiative focused on strengthening democracy and organizing for justice, accountability, and healing.

Continue reading "UUA Launches UU the Vote for 2022 Elections"

UU the Vote Campaign Rises Again for Justice

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
21 April 2022 at 05:00
By: Jeff Milchen
Β© 2020 Caroline Gutman

Jeff Milchen

As threats to democracy grow, we’re determined to make 2022 the year love and justice regain the upper hand.

Continue reading "UU the Vote Campaign Rises Again for Justice"

Governance at General Assembly

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
30 March 2022 at 14:13
UUA Board Governance at General Assembly

Continue reading "Governance at General Assembly"

A UUMAC Memory

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
25 April 2022 at 12:29
UUMAC, Unitarian Universalist Mid-Atlantic Community with a chalice logo
Each night of UUMAC in the blistering heat of July my friends and I went on a walk. Despite having just met each other we formed a deep bond

Continue reading "A UUMAC Memory"

UUA President Application Process Opens April 4

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
4 April 2022 at 04:00
By: Elaine McArdle
@ 2022 UUWorld UUA

Elaine McArdle

Association’s next chief executive and spiritual leader to be elected at General Assembly 2023

Continue reading "UUA President Application Process Opens April 4"

UU the Vote Campaign Rises Again for Justice

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
21 April 2022 at 05:00
By: Jeff Milchen
Β© 2020 Caroline Gutman

Jeff Milchen

As threats to democracy grow, we’re determined to make 2022 the year love and justice regain the upper hand.

Continue reading "UU the Vote Campaign Rises Again for Justice"

Unitarian Universalists Honor Workers’ Dignity and Support the Labor Movement

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
28 April 2022 at 10:56
By: Susan Frederick-Gray
Florida UUs participate in β€œWitnessing Together for Farmworker Justice” with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers.

Susan Frederick-Gray

UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray shares a statement of UU solidarity and support for workers and the labor movement.

Continue reading "Unitarian Universalists Honor Workers’ Dignity and Support the Labor Movement"

Q&A: Public Theologian JΓ© Exodus Hooper

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
1 May 2022 at 04:00
By: Elaine McArdle
JΓ© Exodus Hooper, a Black non-binary person in a red hat and jacket

Elaine McArdle

On our theology’s leading edgeΒ (+video)

Continue reading "Q&A: Public Theologian JΓ© Exodus Hooper"

UUs Remain Committed to Supporting Reproductive Justice, Will Continue to Fight for Abortion Access

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
3 May 2022 at 11:43
young women protesting
In response to a leaked draft Supreme Court decision apparently upending nearly 50 years of abortion access, the UUA reaffirms its commitment to reproductive justice.

Continue reading "UUs Remain Committed to Supporting Reproductive Justice, Will Continue to Fight for Abortion Access"

To Bless and Be Blessed

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
4 May 2022 at 05:58
By: Tania MΓ‘rquez
A Latinx mother crouches down to adjust her small child's backpack straps, smiling lovingly.

Tania MΓ‘rquez

Blessing something or someone is a way of expressing my gratitude and reverence for them.

Continue reading "To Bless and Be Blessed"

The Sacred Choice

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
11 May 2022 at 05:21
By: Leslie Ahuvah Fails
A newborn infant lies on a bed next to their mother, whose torso reveals stretch marks and other signs of recently giving birth.

Leslie Ahuvah Fails

Motherhood must be a choice. It cannot be chosen for us.

Continue reading "The Sacred Choice"

UUA Mourns the Loss of 1 Million Americans Due to Covid-19

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
5 May 2022 at 15:04
Several people wearing masks stand, in church, holding out their hands as if in prayer.
The UUA honors the 1 million Americans who have died due to COVID-19 and continues to seek ways to support those who are most vulnerable within and beyond UU congregations.

Continue reading "UUA Mourns the Loss of 1 Million Americans Due to Covid-19"

A Way in the Wilderness

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
18 May 2022 at 01:01
By: Susan Maginn
From behind, the silhouette of a U.S. Marine in dress uniform with a blue sky and a few clouds

Susan Maginn

None of us are mission-making machines.

Continue reading "A Way in the Wilderness"

UUA General Assembly 2022: Not Business as Usual

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
18 May 2022 at 05:00
By: Elaine McArdle
Β© 2019 Nancy Pierce/UUA

Elaine McArdle

The UUA wants the multiplatform General Assembly to be an equitable experience for all, including the voting process.

Continue reading "UUA General Assembly 2022: Not Business as Usual"

From the UUA: We Must Confront And Dismantle White Supremacy

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
18 May 2022 at 14:45
Five people of color are seen in a line, holding hands with arms crossed in a sign of solidarity.
In response to the tragic shooting in Buffalo, NY, the UUA reaffirms its commitment to anti-racism and calls on the United States to confront its racist history and dismantle white supremacy.

Continue reading "From the UUA: We Must Confront And Dismantle White Supremacy"

I Am Here, Growing

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
25 May 2022 at 07:58
By: Melissa Jeter
The hands of a Black person cradle the new lettuce leaves growing in their garden.

Melissa Jeter

Growing connects me to ancestors who had their hands in the dirt because it was keeping them alive.

Continue reading "I Am Here, Growing"

From the UUA President: We all deserve to live in our communities without fear.

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
25 May 2022 at 13:05
By: Susan Frederick-Gray
Older woman and children

Susan Frederick-Gray

UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray responds to the horrific violence at an elementary school in Uvalde, TX that took the lives of 19 children and two teachers.

Continue reading "From the UUA President: We all deserve to live in our communities without fear."

Us, Human, Here

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
1 June 2022 at 09:21
By: Laura Solomon
a pink heart, apparently drawn on chalk, on a badly cracked concret surface

Laura Solomon

We are an angry and beautiful people.

Continue reading "Us, Human, Here"

From the UUA President: Let's Meet the Moment at GA 2022

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
3 June 2022 at 06:42
By: Susan Frederick-Gray
Audience members sing; a parents arms surrond a child

Susan Frederick-Gray

Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray shares key details and highlights for this year's annual conference of Unitarian Universalists, General Assembly. GA will be a multiplatform experience, taking place in Portland, OR and online from June 22 - 26, 2022.

Continue reading "From the UUA President: Let's Meet the Moment at GA 2022"

All That Shimmers

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
8 June 2022 at 04:49
By: Laura Solomon
A group of people, backs to the camera, walk holding a giant rainbow flag under their heads, as if in the middle of a Pride parade.

Laura Solomon

To be queer is to know the ways of holding all that shimmers to the light.

Continue reading "All That Shimmers"

Our Great Calling

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
15 June 2022 at 05:12
By: Nathan Ryan
Against a sunset, an adult holds up a child with their arms outflung joyfully

Nathan Ryan

We have a holy obligation to bring about paradise on this earth; each generation helps us do that.

Continue reading "Our Great Calling"

General Session I, General Assembly 2022

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
24 May 2022 at 14:38
General Session I will be live-streamed here, June 22, 2022. ~1:45 p.m. EDT / ~4:45 p.m. PDT. No registration required.
On-demand video: welcome, introductions, and adoption of rules.

Continue reading "General Session I, General Assembly 2022"

We Will Only Rise

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
22 June 2022 at 04:58
By: JeKaren Olaoya
Seen from below looking up, a circle of BIPOC people clasp hands.

JeKaren Olaoya

We have to keep finding ways to widen the circle of care and concern.

Continue reading "We Will Only Rise"

From the UUA President: UUs Remain Committed to Reproductive Justice

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
24 June 2022 at 10:44
UUs holding repro justice signs at a rally outside Supreme Court
In response to the US Supreme Court's ruling in the Dobbs v. Jackson’s Women Health Organization case, which overturns Roe v. Wade, UUA President Susan Frederick-Gray reaffirms Unitarian Universalist commitment to reproductive justice.

Continue reading "From the UUA President: UUs Remain Committed to Reproductive Justice"

Unitarian Universalists Reaffirm Commitment to Racial and Reproductive Justice at General Assembly: More than 3,200 UUs come together for annual meeting

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
29 June 2022 at 13:00
UUs seated on general session stage with image of Meg Riley projected on a scree in background
More than 3,200 UUs from all 50 states came together virtually and in Portland, OR for this year's General Assembly. Delegates participated in voting democratically on denominational business and attendees joined in worship, workshops and justice making during the conference.

Continue reading "Unitarian Universalists Reaffirm Commitment to Racial and Reproductive Justice at General Assembly: More than 3,200 UUs come together for annual meeting"

Loving with a Broken Heart

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
29 June 2022 at 13:59
By: Abbey Tennis
An illustration, in tones of peach and pink, of a spiral of people holding hands, as seen from above.

Abbey Tennis

We must choose each other again and again, though conflict and through plenty.

Continue reading "Loving with a Broken Heart"

A GA Business experience like no other

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
29 June 2022 at 09:38
By: UUA Communications: Periodicals
Β© 2022 Nancy Pierce/UUA

UUA Communications: Periodicals

As the organizers of the 2022 assembly had promised, the reimagined multiplatform event in Portland was no business as usual.

Continue reading "A GA Business experience like no other"

Shannon Harper Appointed Lifespan Faith Engagement Co-Director

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
7 July 2022 at 16:14
Shannon Harper in a white dress under the light of the moon
The UUA is pleased to announce the appointment of Shannon Harper as Lifespan Faith Engagement Co-Director, starting July 1.

Continue reading "Shannon Harper Appointed Lifespan Faith Engagement Co-Director"

UUA Reaches Key Milestone in Search Process for New President: Next President Will Assume Role in Summer 2023

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
25 July 2022 at 16:45
Photo of a lit chalice against a blue background
The UUA Presidential Search Committee (PSC) has reached a key milestone in its process for electing a new president. In April, the PSC opened applications in which interested individuals could apply through an online portal, which is now closed.

Continue reading "UUA Reaches Key Milestone in Search Process for New President: Next President Will Assume Role in Summer 2023"

The Alchemy of Worship

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
4 August 2022 at 12:05
An altar with a lit candle, crowded by jars of herbs and flowers and other ritual objects
Worship is relational and even transformational, but it's not informational.

Continue reading "The Alchemy of Worship"

Make β€œA Warm Welcome” Part of your β€œNew Normal”

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
17 August 2022 at 15:24
By: Sharon Dittmar
Stylized graphic of a welcoming person in front of an open door with a UU Chalice on it

Sharon Dittmar

Any time someone enters online or in-person congregational space, there are several opportunities for multiple connection points from which a long-term relationship can continue and grow.

Continue reading "Make β€œA Warm Welcome” Part of your β€œNew Normal”"

UUA Board Calls for Volunteers for Bylaws Renewal Team

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
19 August 2022 at 11:15
The UUA Board of Trustees will soon be appointing members to a five to seven person Bylaws Renewal Team. This team will lead the work in reimagining and rewriting the UUA Bylaws.

Continue reading "UUA Board Calls for Volunteers for Bylaws Renewal Team"

Rethinking UUA Salary Recommendations: Improving Practicality, Advancing Equity, Leading with Integrity

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
24 August 2022 at 14:35
By: Jan Gartner， Sean Griffin
UUA Salary Recommendations - Rethinking for Practicality, Equity, and Integrity

Jan Gartner

,

Sean Griffin

We're undertaking the first significant revisiting of the methodology behind our Salary Recommendations since the UUA Compensation Program was introduced in 1995.

Continue reading "Rethinking UUA Salary Recommendations: Improving Practicality, Advancing Equity, Leading with Integrity"

Your Life Could Depend on It

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
31 August 2022 at 05:26
By: Sarah Skochko
A candid black-and-white shot at night, looking through window of nearby pizza parlour. Two workers are seen from behind as they prepare food.

Sarah Skochko

There is no such thing as unskilled labor.

Continue reading "Your Life Could Depend on It"

Deepening Diversity in Worship

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
2 September 2022 at 10:36
By: JeKaren Olaoya， Erika A. Hewitt
Inside a church, Black people stand as if listening to a preacher or choir.

JeKaren Olaoya

,

Erika A. Hewitt

If you’re trying to build a worship service that's anti-racist and decenters whiteness, you start in one spot.

Continue reading "Deepening Diversity in Worship"

Choosing to Connect

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
7 September 2022 at 08:00
By: Priscilla Shumway
Cropped shot of a group of businesspeople standing together and holding hands in a modern office

Priscilla Shumway

It's my actions and choices that determine my connection to others.

Continue reading "Choosing to Connect"

New Year, New Challenges

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
2 September 2022 at 15:30
By: Natalie Briscoe
In front of a church altar, about a dozen school backpacks are stacked up.

Natalie Briscoe

Your regional staff is very aware of the challenges you face in this upcoming year, and we are working together to provide resources as well as online spaces to gather, learn from one another, and get through this year with gusto.

Continue reading "New Year, New Challenges"

After Big Win in Kansas, Can Pro-Choice Advocates Prevail in Kentucky?

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
9 September 2022 at 08:00
By: Jeff Milchen
Β© 2022 Dave Kaup/AFP via Getty Images

Jeff Milchen

Kansas organizers succeed through inclusive leadership and seeking dialogue with potential opponents.

Continue reading "After Big Win in Kansas, Can Pro-Choice Advocates Prevail in Kentucky?"

Retracing My Steps

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
14 September 2022 at 08:36
By: Glen Thomas Rideout
Seen from the chest up, a side view of three generations: a Black son, father, and grandfather standing side by side.

Glen Thomas Rideout

I rise on the shoulders of ancestors whose names I can not know.

Continue reading "Retracing My Steps"

Some Kinds of Help

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
21 September 2022 at 06:03
By: Shaya French
On a rocky outcrop in what appears to be inclement weather, one person strenuously pulls another person uphill.

Shaya French

We don’t need to understand why someone sets a boundary to respect it.

Continue reading "Some Kinds of Help"

Be-coming Out

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
28 September 2022 at 10:59
By: Heather McDuffee
A vibrant colourful sunset or sunrise sky over limestone pavement landscape and a wind-bent English Hawthorn tree at Twisleton Scar, in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, UK

Heather McDuffee

I wasn’t really β€œborn this way.” I grew this way.

Continue reading "Be-coming Out"

Surviving a Plague, Again! - National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day #NGMHAAD

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
30 September 2022 at 15:32
Two adult men, walking hand in hand looking smiling and happy; with the words "September 27 National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Let's Stop HIV Together."
In 2008 the National Association of People with AIDS launched this observance day to recognize the disproportionate impact of the epidemic on gay men. National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day reminds us that the first for LGBTQ health equity is not over. #NGMHAAD

Continue reading "Surviving a Plague, Again! - National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day #NGMHAAD"

How We Die

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
5 October 2022 at 06:52
By: Meg Barnhouse
A close-up of a hand holding the hand of a patient lying in a hospital bed.

Meg Barnhouse

Dying is scary, but we are brave, and we can talk about it together.

Continue reading "How We Die"

Letting Go in Love

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
12 October 2022 at 14:33
By: Ndidi Achebe
A few dog paw prints in the sand

Ndidi Achebe

My vet said, β€œShe's telling you thank you for letting her go.”

Continue reading "Letting Go in Love"

Embracing Possibility in Times of Change

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
12 October 2022 at 14:53
An abstracted image of two trapeze artists doing an aerobatic act, their arms stretched out to one another as one person is suspended in air
A worship video collection about living faithfully during in-between times

Continue reading "Embracing Possibility in Times of Change"

Part of the Mystery

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
19 October 2022 at 01:50
By: Laura Shay
A branch contains a dozen monarch butterfly chrysales, in various stages of development. A monarch's wing pattern is visible in one of them.

Laura Shay

Witnessing the lifecycle of a monarch butterfly has made me a better chaplain.

Continue reading "Part of the Mystery"

Mistakes & Miracles: UU Common Read Discussion Guide

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
20 October 2022 at 13:03
By: Susan Dana Lawrence， Karin Lin， Nancy Palmer Jones
Cover of Mistakes and Miracles: Congregations on the Road to Multiculturalism

Susan Dana Lawrence

,

Karin Lin

,

Nancy Palmer Jones

The UU Common Read of Mistakes & Miracles is a four-session discussion series engaging congregations on the road to Beloved Community.

Continue reading "Mistakes & Miracles: UU Common Read Discussion Guide"

Unfinished Business

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
26 October 2022 at 01:46
By: Karen G. Johnston
A Black person with their back to the camera sits, holding the hand of a Black elder who's lying in a hospital bed.

Karen G. Johnston

How much notice would I want ahead of time before I die?

Continue reading "Unfinished Business"

Cornerstones of Effective Stewardship Webinar Series

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
1 November 2022 at 13:26
Stewardship for Us logo with three leaves
Begins January 2023. Now that a multiplatform world is here for good, how do we steward a multiple-form congregation?

Continue reading "Cornerstones of Effective Stewardship Webinar Series"

Called to Heal

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
2 November 2022 at 02:14
By: Melissa Jeter
A broad, green leaf held by a Black woman's hands. A small tattoo of a heart is on her wrist.

Melissa Jeter

Love is reaching through the generations with expectations that I live through challenging times.

Continue reading "Called to Heal"

Our Faith Demands We Protect Democracy

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
4 November 2022 at 06:00
By: Susan Frederick-Gray
Β© AnnaStills /Getty Images/iStockphoto

Susan Frederick-Gray

Unitarian Universalists commit to defend voting rights as sacred.

Continue reading "Our Faith Demands We Protect Democracy"

Mistakes & Miracles: UU Common Read Discussion Guide

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
20 October 2022 at 13:03
By: Susan Dana Lawrence， Karin Lin， Nancy Palmer Jones
Cover of Mistakes and Miracles: Congregations on the Road to Multiculturalism

Susan Dana Lawrence

,

Karin Lin

,

Nancy Palmer Jones

The UU Common Read of Mistakes & Miracles is a four-session discussion series engaging congregations on the road to Beloved Community.

Continue reading "Mistakes & Miracles: UU Common Read Discussion Guide"

Our Struggle and Our Power

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
9 November 2022 at 00:12
By: Erika A. Hewitt
On a chain-link fence, frayed rope or twine has been used to weave a heart shape.

Erika A. Hewitt

Of all the things "faith" can mean, to me it means believing in us.

Continue reading "Our Struggle and Our Power"

Unitarian Universalists Remain Committed to Democracy

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
9 November 2022 at 15:08
Many-colored hands reaching upward
UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray reflects on the ways that organizing around elections is grounded in Unitarian Universalist theology.

Continue reading "Unitarian Universalists Remain Committed to Democracy"

Board Statement on the Presidential Search Committee's Nomination for UUA President

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
15 November 2022 at 09:04
The UUA Board shares its thoughts on the Presidential Search Committee's nominated candidate for UUA President.

Continue reading "Board Statement on the Presidential Search Committee's Nomination for UUA President"

Presidential Search Committee Nominates Rev. Dr. SofΓ­a Betancourt for UUA President

βœ‡ UUA Top Stories
15 November 2022 at 09:43
A flame rises from the flaming chalice, a symbol of Unitarian Universalist faith.
The UUA Presidential Search Committee announces their nomination of the Rev. Dr. SofΓ­a Betancourt, an experienced leader and theologian in Unitarian Universalism, for UUA President for the 2023-2029 term.

Continue reading "Presidential Search Committee Nominates Rev. Dr. SofΓ­a Betancourt for UUA President"

❌