News from the UUA, Boston
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
April 2021 Special Announcement from Rev. Dr. Susan Frederick-Gray Unitarian Universalist Association To our UU community, Here at the UUA, now is when so much of our attention turns to our largest gathering of the year—General Assembly (GA). GA is the annual gathering of Unitarian Universalists from across our Association. It is where we … Continue reading April 2021
March 2021 Special Announcement from Rev. Dr. Susan Frederick-Gray Unitarian Universalist Association To our UU community, This week many of us are marking the one year anniversary when nearly all of our congregations and the UUA moved to virtual operations. As I have been mindful of the anniversary, the words of UU minister Max … Continue reading March 2021
February 2021 Special Announcement from Rev. Dr. Susan Frederick-Gray Unitarian Universalist Association To our UU community, These days, I find myself wondering what things will be like after the pandemic. We have a long way to go, still, it’s difficult to predict all the ways our lives and habits will have fundamentally shifted. When … Continue reading February 2021
January 2021 Special Announcement from Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray Unitarian Universalist Association To our UU community, This New Year, only two weeks old, has already wrought terrible pain and disruption. I am still reeling from the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol by a white nationalist mob trying to stop the certification of the … Continue reading January 2021
December 2020 Special Announcement from Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray Unitarian Universalist Association To our UU community, As we embark on this season of holidays and holy days, I hold you and our faith community in deep care. This season will be different than any we can remember. We cannot gather in our sanctuaries and sacred … Continue reading December 2020
November 2020 Special Announcement from Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray Unitarian Universalist Association To our UU community, How is your spirit? These past few days and weeks have been a roller coaster—inviting waves of excitement, uncertainty and activity. We knew that the 2020 election was not about Election Day, but election season. People began voting weeks … Continue reading November 2020
UU The Vote Unitarian Universalist Association In this devastating and chaotic time, our faith holds us, comforts us, and calls us forward. I am proud of the many ways that, in the face of mounting threats, Unitarian Universalists have responded with faithful action. From supporting community partners, to sharing resources, to showing up for love … Continue reading UU The Vote!
Special Announcement Unitarian Universalist Association September 2020 Across many congregations this is the season of ingathering. A time when our congregations have rituals and traditions to welcome the beginning of a new congregational year. The rituals vary, yet the message is often similar—it is a reminder of our fundamental interdependence and the life-saving, life-affirming power … Continue reading UUA Special Announcement
Sunday morning worship at UUA General Assembly 2020 Video is now online! Sunday Service, featured Rev. Joan Javier-Duvall, minister of the Unitarian Church in Montpelier, VT and Rev. Mykal Slack the Community Minister for Worship & Spiritual Care for Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism. The collection taken during the service benefits the Tomaquag Museum, an indigenous … Continue reading UUA GA Sunday Service
