Opportunities for Connection - May 2024

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 29 April 2024 at 10:00

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Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! This month - GA 2024, CER Skills Ups, Youth Cons, CERSI, Climate Revival Plans and more!!

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Summer Camps for Everyone!

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 29 April 2024 at 10:36

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Summer isn't far away and with that brings thoughts of time together at camps or conferences, gathering with other UUs. While summer camp may be more associated with youth and children, many of our camps, conferences and institutes also plan for adults to join in the fun.

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Opportunities for Connection - April 2024

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 29 March 2024 at 10:00

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Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! This month - CERSI, CER Skills Ups, Youth Summer Program Scholarships, Article 2 Resources and more!!

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Growing Membership? How?

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 25 March 2024 at 10:31

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Need resources and ideas for growing your membership? This new training can help!Tending Congregational Life: Guiding the Membership Journey is our first post-lockdown “growth and vitality” resource, in collaboration with the UU Association of Membership Professionals (UUAMP). Instead of...

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Opportunities for Connection - March 2024

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 28 February 2024 at 10:00

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Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! This month - Amplifying the Charge, CER Leadership Skill Ups, Faithify Pause, Path to Membership Training and more!!

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Opportunities for Connection - March 2024

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 28 February 2024 at 10:00

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Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! This month - Amplifying the Charge, CER Leadership Skill Ups, Faithify Pause, Path to Membership Training and more!!

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Opportunities for Connection ~ February 2024

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 29 January 2024 at 10:00

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Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! This month - LeaderLab, Winter Institute, Certification, Skill Ups and more.

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What is a Commissioned Lay Minister?

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 22 January 2024 at 10:20

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The Central East Region's Commissioned Lay Ministry (CLM) Program provides an opportunity for committed Unitarian Universalist leaders in the Central East region to deepen their faith while serving their congregations in more significant ways.

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Opportunities for Connection ~ January 2024

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 3 January 2024 at 10:00

Save the Date. January 15-February 14, 2024. 30 Day sof Love. spiritual Nourishment for the long haul. Red background with a heart.

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Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! This month - 30 Days of Love, Winter Institute, Digital Security Training, GA 2024 and more.

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CER Announces New Staff - Rev. Alia Shinbrough

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 4 December 2023 at 10:34

Central East Region of the UUA

The Central East Region is very pleased to announce the hiring of Rev. Alia Shinbrough (they/them) as a Congregational Life Staff person beginning January 8, 2024.

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Opportunities for Connection ~ December 2023

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 28 November 2023 at 10:00

Central East Region of the UUA

Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! This month - Mosaic, Winter Institute, Digital Security Training, GA 2024 and more.

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Consider Becoming a Chalice Lighter

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 27 November 2023 at 13:46

Central East Region of the UUA

Do you know about the Central East Region's Chalice Lighter Program?The CER Chalice Lighter Grant Program uses the spark of small, regular contributions from individual UU’s to ignite the growth of our UU faith, both in numbers and in justice, compassion, and spirituality. These contributions are...

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Opportunities for Connection ~ November 2023

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 29 October 2023 at 10:00

Central East Region of the UUA

Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! This month - UU Common Read, CER Skill Ups, Pittsburgh Cluster Gathering, Youth, Young Adult, BIPOC and Trans/Nonbinary Gatherings, CERSI workshop proposals and more!

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Resources for Congregations 2023 Edition

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 9 October 2023 at 10:00

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It's the start of the new year and congregations are returning to more regular programming. What are your congregants looking for this fall?

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Opportunities for Connection ~ October 2023

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 28 September 2023 at 10:00

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Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! his month - Disaster Relief Fund, CER Skill Ups, Worship Resources for Small Congregations, CERSI workshop proposals and more!

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Congregations Join Together for Banned Books Festival

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 25 September 2023 at 10:10

Central East Region of the UUA

Congregations don't need to take action alone - you can partner with your neighboring congregations to make events and social justice actions happen.

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Welcome to the New Church Year!

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 17 September 2023 at 10:32

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Welcome to the New Church Year! Here are some resources mentioned in the video that might help you!

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CER Leader Skill Ups Scheduled for 2023-24

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 4 September 2023 at 13:37

CER Leader Skill Up. CER Leadership Skill Ups for changing times monthly calls start with Worship to Center and ground your yeaer. Spetember 7th, 7-9 pm ET

Central East Region of the UUA

The Central East Region team is excited to announce our monthly Leadership Skill Ups for Changing Times series next year! These are drop-in calls for all congregational leaders where you can learn a new skill - or fine tune an old one.

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Opportunities for Connection ~ September 2023

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 29 August 2023 at 10:00

Central East Region of the UUA

Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! his month - Welcome from Rev. Sofía Betancourt, CER Skill Ups, Worship Resources, leadership trainings, CERSI workshop proposals and more!

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CER Hiring Congregational Life Staff

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 28 August 2023 at 09:51

Central East Region of the UUA

The transition of Evin Carvill-Ziemer to the New England Region leaves an opening on our fabulous Central East staff team that is ready and waiting for someone new to bring their unique story and experience to the work of companioning and championing congregations.

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Develop and Expand Your Leadership Skills

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 31 July 2023 at 10:34

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It's that time of year again! New leaders are starting on boards and committees and congregations have new volunteers who are interested in training for future leadership positions.

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Opportunities for Connection ~ August 2023

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 28 June 2023 at 10:00

Central East Region of the UUA

Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! his month - Board Training Resources, CER Skill Ups, RE Trainings and more!

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Opportunities for Connection ~ July 2023

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 28 June 2023 at 10:00

Central East Region of the UUA

Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! This month - Chalice Lighter Program Updates, Board Trainings, OWL Trainings, CER Skill Ups and more!

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Wrapping Up General Assembly 2023

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 26 June 2023 at 10:05

Faithfully Becoming: General Assembly in Pittsburgh, June 21 - 25, 2023

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General Assembly 2023 is now over and most of us have or are in the process of returning from Pittsburgh, PA to our homes, or have turned off our computers and turned to other activities at home. We wanted to give you a quick update on what happened and where you can find more details. Several...

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General Assembly 2023 Updates!

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 5 June 2023 at 10:19

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General Assembly 2023 is coming to Pittsburgh, PA! Join us June 21-25, 2023 in-person or virtually to worship, witness, learn, connect, and make policy for the Association through the democratic process. Here is some important information for our region's participants! The Central East Region is...

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Opportunities for Connection ~ June 2023

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 30 May 2023 at 10:00

Central East Region of the UUA

Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! This month - Farewell from Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray, GA 2023, CERSI, OWL Trainings, Board Trainings and more!

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Opportunities for Connection ~ May 2023

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 28 April 2023 at 10:00

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Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! This month - Summer Institute, GA 2023, Jubilee 3, OWL Trainings, Money Matters and more!

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Opportunities for Connection ~ April 2023

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 29 March 2023 at 10:00

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Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! This month - Article II Conversations, UUA Presidential Forums, GA 2023, Jubilee 3, Summer Institute and more!

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Opportunities for Connection ~ March 2023

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 26 February 2023 at 10:00

Central East Region of the UUA

Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! This month - UUA Presidential Forums, GA 2023, Jubilee 3, Summer Institute, Neurodiversity Skill Up Series, Leadership Development and more!

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Contribute to GA 2023!

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 20 February 2023 at 14:39

Central East Region of the UUA

If you are interested in being a part of this year's General Assembly in Pittsburgh, PA and virtually, there are several options available to you. What is GA? General Assembly (GA) 2023 is in Pittsburgh, PA, which is in our region!...

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Opportunities for Connection ~ February 2023

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 29 January 2023 at 10:00

So You're Working on the 8th Principle.... Learn from other congregations doing anti-racism work. Worship - Workshops - Caucusing. Saturday February 25, 2023 on Zoom, 12-5 pm ET. Sliding Scale fee of $10-30-50. New Day Rising Central East Region.-

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Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! This month - 8th Principle Conference, GA 2023, Winter Institute, Right Relationship Training, Pastoral Care Training, Summer Institute and more!

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Opportunities for Connection ~ January 2023

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 29 December 2022 at 14:00

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Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! This month - GA 2023, 8th Principle Conference, Winter Institute, Stewardship Trainings, Right Relationship Training, Pastoral Care Training, Jubilee 3 Anti Racism Training and more!

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Announcing Our New CER Staff Person

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 19 December 2022 at 11:36

Central East Region of the UUA

The Central East Region is pleased to announce that Lenore Bajare-Dukes will be our new congregational life staff person to replace Patricia Infante when she retires. Lenore will begin March 6 and work part-time with Patricia for the month of March before joining the team full-time in April....

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Happy Holidays from the Central East Region Team

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 5 December 2022 at 11:48

CER Staff on Zoom holiday photo. Headshots of Beth Casebolt, Renee Ruchtozke, Patricia Infante, Sana Saeed, Evin Carvill-Ziemer, Megan Foley, a stuffed meerkat and Sunshine Wolfe with purple and pink backgrounds with snow on them.

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We hope for joy, peace, love and at least a little bit of fun for you over the next few weeks. The UUA will be closed from December 19 to January 3 so we can find some of the same. The Better Together blog will be on a break for December 26 and January 2 and return on January 9. We’ll see you in...

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Opportunities for Connection ~ December 2022

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 28 November 2022 at 14:00

Central East Region of the UUA

Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! This month - New Salary Program, GA 2023, 8th Principle Conference, Winter Institute, Stewardship Webinar Series, Management Training and more!

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Being Grateful

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 28 November 2022 at 11:12

Central East Region of the UUA

With Thanksgiving just past and the holiday season approaching, this marks the beginning of the season of thankfulness and gratitude. And so we want to take this opportunity to say Thank You.

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Congratulations 8th Principle Congregations!

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 31 October 2022 at 10:54

Central East Region of the UUA

In 2013, the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, PA became the first congregation to approve the 8th Principle.

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Opportunities for Connection ~ November 2022

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 29 October 2022 at 14:00

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Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! This month - 2022-23 Common Read, GA 2023, Article 2 Draft, OWL Training, Sociocracy Webinar, Neurodiversity Program, Stewardship For Us webinars and more!

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Opportunities for Connection ~ October 2022

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 28 September 2022 at 14:00

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Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! This month - YUUP, GA 2023, Pittsburgh Cluster Gathering, Lay-Led Congregations Program, Right Relationship Team Training, Neurodiversity Program, Climate Justice webinars and more!

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The Only Constant is Change

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 12 September 2022 at 12:13

Central East Region of the UUA

Over the last month or so, readers of this blog have seen a post by Amy Kent about her promotion to Congregational Life as Executive Administrator and her transition out of the region October 1. Then you heard from Patricia Infante about her plans to retire the end of this year. We have one more...

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Networking Sessions Return for 2022-23

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 5 September 2022 at 10:54

2022-23 CER Networking Sessions. Meet with other congregational leaders, share challenges and successes and ask questions of peers and CER Staff. 4 dates, 2 time options each date. 12:30-2 pm ET and 6-7:30 pm ET on Sept 15, Nov 10, Jan19, Apr 20. Details at the CER website.

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Join us for our quarterly networking session. CER staff will be on each call to answer questions, but our main focus will be what you can learn from and share with each other.

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Opportunities for Connection ~ September 2022

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 29 August 2022 at 14:00

Faithify Crowdfunding for UU projects. Congregations, organizations, and people living Unitarian Universalist values in the world. Explore open campaigns or start your own at www.faithify.org

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Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! This month - Faithify, Ingathering Video, Networking Calls, BIPOC Gatherings, Staff Changes and more!

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Congregational Leader Resources

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 1 August 2022 at 10:39

Primary Contact Staff for the Central East Region

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If your congregation is like most, this is the time of year that you are experiencing the most leadership changes. New board members, committee chairs and even staff often begin their time with a congregation in July or August, just as the new church year is about to begin.

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Opportunities for Connection ~ August 2022

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 29 July 2022 at 14:00

Central East Region of the UUA

Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! This month - Primary Contacts, Board Training Resources, OWL and Youth Trainings, and more!

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Opportunities for Connection ~ July 2022

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 28 June 2022 at 14:00

Central East Region of the UUA

Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! This month - inSpirit Bookstore, Board Training Resources, OWL and Youth Trainings, CERSI and more!

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Resources for Congregational Board Members

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 6 June 2022 at 10:01

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Welcome and thank you to all of you who have agreed to join or continue on your congregation's board

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Opportunities for Connection ~ June 2022

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 29 May 2022 at 14:00

Central East Region of the UUA

Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! This month - Board Training Resources, General Assembly 2022, OWL and Youth Trainings, CERSI and more!

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Opportunities for Connection ~ May 2022

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 28 April 2022 at 14:00

Central East Region of the UUA

Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! This month - General Assembly 2022, Youth Trainings, UUA Presidential Search Begins, Emergent Strategizing Workshop and more!

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Opportunities for Connection ~ April 2022

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 29 March 2022 at 14:00

Central East Region of the UUA

Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! This month - Chalice Lighters, General Assembly 2022, UU the Vote 2022 Launch, Spring Seminar, Summer Camps and more!

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Opportunities for Connection ~ March 2022

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 26 February 2022 at 16:00

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Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! This month - UU Institute Update, General Assembly 2022, Sacred Season of Activism, Pi Day, Jubilee 3 and more!

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Opportunities for Connection ~ February 2022

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 29 January 2022 at 16:00

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Central East Region of the UUA

Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! This month - Faithify, COVID-19 Strategies, GA 2022, Second Slice of Pi, Widening the Welcome, Jubilee 3 and more!

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Need Funding for a Project? Check out These Options

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 24 January 2022 at 11:47

Central East Region of the UUA

There have been a lot of questions recently about fundraising options for congregations in different situations, so we thought a blog to help you understand the different types of grant vehicles we have available and when to use which ones would be helpful.

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Opportunities for Connection ~ January 2022

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 29 December 2021 at 16:00

Central East Region of the UUA

Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! This month - Disaster Relief Fund, Small Congregations Conference, Music Resources, Jubilee 3, Winter Institute, Widening the Welcome and more.

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Happy Holidays from the CER Staff

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 20 December 2021 at 12:00

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Central East Region of the UUA

Happy Holidays, Central East Region!

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Join Us For COMPASS

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 6 December 2021 at 12:00

Words: Compass, Navigating the paths to liberation together. December 11-12, 2021. Program Highlights: Dr. Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Rising Appalachia (Trio), Worship, Article II Study Commission, Caucus Gatherings, Panel Discussions. Black background with green half a compass rose on top, green background on bottom.

Central East Region of the UUA

Have you heard about COMPASS? This virtual gathering on December 11 and 12 promises to be an exciting event

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With Gratitude

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 29 November 2021 at 12:59

Central East Region of the UUA

With Thanksgiving just past and the holiday season approaching, this marks the beginning of the season of thankfulness and gratitude. And so we want to take this opportunity to say Thank You. First of all, thank you to all of those who stepped up when the pandemic became a reality for our...

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Opportunities for Connection ~ December 2021

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 28 November 2021 at 16:00

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Central East Region of the UUA

Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! This month - Livestreaming and Copyright Resources, COMPASS, OWL Offerings, Small Congregations Conference, CERSI Job Applications, Faithify Opportunities and more.

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Opportunities for Connection ~ November 2021

By: Central East Region of the UUA — 29 October 2021 at 16:00

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Central East Region of the UUA

Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! This month - Common Read, COMPASS, 8th Principle Presentation, Jubilee 3, Open Enrollment, Fall Chalice Lighter Call, Screening The Condor & The Eagle and more.

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