As the year draws to a close, we’re reflecting on the ways that Unitarian Universalists were able to thrive in spite of so much turmoil and uncertainty. Whether we liked it or not, we had many opportunities to practice a new normal for Unitarian Universalism, and we continued to provide life-saving ministry regardless of changing … Continue reading UUA News – December 2021
An update from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers U.S. Department of Justice indicts the “Patricio Transnational Criminal Organization (TCO)” on felony charges of “international forced labor trafficking,” money laundering; 54-count indictment paints picture of operation’s staggering scale: 24 arrests, 71,000 farmworkers over multiple years, more than $200 million in profits;Quotes from indictment: Patricio TCO “unlawfully charged Victims … Continue reading Update from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers
UUA Newsletter – November 2021 from Rev. Dr. Susan Frederick-Gray Unitarian Universalist Association To our UU community, As our lives become busy making plans with friends and family and holiday celebrations in our congregations, I am mindful that this year marks the 52nd annual Day of Mourning protest—an event that began when Frank Wamsutta … Continue reading UUA News 11-2021
With all of the changes and complications arising in the ways our Unitarian Universalist communities can gather together during the COVID 19 pandemic, many of us feel frozen in place, ambivalent, or uncertain about how to live into our faith today. And yet we have signposts, as Rev. Tania Yadira Márquez writes in Call from … Continue reading UUA News 10-28-2021
How to Be an Antiracist in Ohio Saturday, September 25th, from 10:30-11:45 on Zoom Watch the Recording Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut7Ayukolgg Join for a virtual presentation by Dr. Kevin McGruder. Dr. McGruder will start by sharing definitions and examples of systemic racism and 5 points about how to be an antiracist. Then, he will answer our questions! … Continue reading Antiracist Workshop 9-25-2021
Ingathering Greeting from Rev. Dr. Susan Frederick-Gray Unitarian Universalist Association To our UU community, We have all worked extremely hard during the pandemic to keep our families, congregations and communities safe, while longing for the time when the pandemic is behind us. Unfortunately, vaccine hesitancy, breakthrough cases in vaccinated individuals and the alarming contagiousness … Continue reading Ingathering Greeting 9/21
June 2021 Special Announcement from Rev. Dr. Susan Frederick-Gray Unitarian Universalist Association To our UU community, I cannot wait to be with you at the upcoming General Assembly (GA) starting next Wednesday, June 23rd! If you have not already, register online today. I remember from my time as a parish minister that GA was … Continue reading June 2021 UUA News
Thanks to all for their participation. We had a successful meeting; Board and Nominating Committee elections and budget passed for next church year. [meeting notes coming soon] The First UU Board of Trustees invites all members and friends to attend our annual business meeting at 11:00 on Sunday, June 6. As the annual congregational meeting … Continue reading Annual Meeting, Sunday June 6th
May 2021 Special Announcement from Rev. Dr. Susan Frederick-Gray Unitarian Universalist Association To our UU community, This is a promising, yet challenging time. Congregational consultant Susan Beaumont describes it as a “liminal time” – where we begin to imagine beyond the pandemic but are not there yet. She writes, “You cannot resolve liminality by … Continue reading May 2021
