Dear Colleagues, Religious Professionals and Lay Leaders, I am thinking of all of you. It is now three months into my term as UUA President, and it has been a time of repeated tragedies and traumas. These have included political traumas including the Transgender Military Ban and the rescinding of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. … [Read more…]
The Commission on Social Witness will hold its October video conference call Tuesday, October 17 at 11:00 a.m. EST. Join online or call 1-646-558-8656, meeting ID: 559 774 6972. The agenda will include reviewing the current Congregational Study and Action Issue (CSAI) submissions. The Commission is also hosting a meeting Wednesday, November 8 at 7:30 … [Read more…]
On January 13, 2018, one of the world’s first statements of religious tolerance will have its 450th anniversary. In 1568, in the city of Torda, in what is now Romania, a religious gathering presided over by Unitarian King John Sigismund proclaimed: “In every place the preachers shall preach and explain the Gospel each according to his understanding of it, and if the … [Read more…]
Imagine what our faith would look like if we upheld and centered the history, the perspectives, the voices, and the leadership of Black Lives of Unitarian Universalists… The Promise and the Practice of Our Faith Campaign is our opportunity to take the lead as a faith denomination in addressing our history of upholding white supremacy. Together, we can collectively work to dismantle it and amend a long broken … [Read more…]
Our UU friends and neighbors in Florida and the Caribbean—including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands—have experienced extraordinary devastation following Hurricanes Irma and Maria. We invite you to contribute to the UUA Disaster Relief Fund (formerly the Hurricane Irma Recovery Fund) so the UUA can provide financial assistance to UU congregations impacted by these … [Read more…]
2018 General Assembly: All Are Called June 20-24, Kansas City, Missouri Grounded in a deep belief that we are all prophets, Unitarian Universalists ask, “How can we faithfully meet the demands of our time?” The call to witness and act for justice in our society and in the world is clear. So, too, is the call … [Read more…]
June 3, 2014 An Open Letter to the Unitarian Universalist Community From: Helio Fred Garcia, Chair, Board of Trustees, Starr King School for the Ministry Friends, It is with both gratitude to those of you who have expressed kind interest and concern, and with a heavy heart and deep sadness, that I write in response … [Read more…]
Through thoughtful reflections and personal stories, UU leaders share how we might strengthen our spirit through our connections with one another and with the Holy. Not for Ourselves Alone: Theological Essays on Relationship edited by Laurel Hallman and Burton D. Carley, invites us to move beyond the age-old theological question “Who am I?” and instead asks, “Whose … [Read more…]
FAITHIFY, a crowdfunding site for UU ministries, is poised to launch at GA in Providence. This exciting new platform will connect ministry projects with supporters and allow creative ideas to get off the ground. Learn more about FAITHIFY by visiting their Facebook page.
On Thursday, June 26 at 2:15 p.m. ET, catch Aviva Chomsky’s GA event, “Immigrants, Families, and Illegality” in the Providence Ballroom of the Omni Hotel. Chomsky, an immigration activist and the author of Undocumented: How Immigration Became Illegal, will discuss how our immigration policies have divided and destroyed families, and the need for social action … [Read more…]