Denominational Affairs

Stewardship Workshop MOVED to Sunday 1/29 at 1 PM

Jan 27th, 2012 • Category: Committee News, Denominational Affairs, News & Events, Stewardship

“PATHWAY FROM SCARCITY TO ABUNDANCE” The Saturday 1/28 Stewardship Workshop has been rescheduled to Sunday, January 29 from 1 to 3:30pm.  This will be a “Brown bag lunch and learn” event. We hope you’ll make every effort to attend. We have unique opportunity to spend quality time with a representative from the UUA. Unfortunately, due to illness, our [...]



Inaugural Environmental Justice Council Meets Jan. 21

Jan 2nd, 2012 • Category: Committee News, Council for Faith in Action, Denominational Affairs, News & Events

The UU Metro New York District is starting its first Environmental Justice Council. The primary purpose of this council is to educate UU leaders in global, regional, and local environmental justice issues. By gathering and training members of each congregation, we hope to concentrate our efforts at community organizing and begin to have an impact [...]



What is CERG you ask?

Jul 14th, 2011 • Category: Committee News, Denominational Affairs

Why it ‘s a great resource for our leaders to explore, learn and grow. http://www.cerguua.org/



New GA Banner unveiled at Charlotte General Assembly

Jun 16th, 2011 • Category: Committee News, Denominational Affairs, News & Events

In honor or the UUA’s 50th Anniversary, and UUCWC’s upcoming 100th in 2016, a group of dedicated donors have funded the design and construction of our third GA Banner – This one replaces the Arborlea Chalice banner and the Stained window banner (both of which reside in the church archives – and will be proudly [...]



General Assembly, June 22-26

May 22nd, 2011 • Category: Committee News, Denominational Affairs, News & Events

If you are not able to attend the upcoming General Assembly in Charlotte, NC on June 22-26, follow the events as they happen:  1.   live video streaming:  http://www.uua.org/ga/2011/index.shtml  2.   twitter:  http://www.uua.org/ga/2011/index.shtml  3. facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/General-Assembly-Unitarian-Universalist-Association/195706743264?v=info For more information, agenda and times please check the UUA Charlotte GA website, (http://www.uua.org/ga/) or contact Jim Bicksler.



To quote Rev. Vail Weller – winner of this year’s Stewardship Sermon Award

Apr 27th, 2011 • Category: Committee News, Denominational Affairs, News & Events, Stewardship

“I believe that this church changes lives for the better and that we’re only getting started. We need to be a congregation of stewards, who understand that the church needs our strong support in order to fulfill our shared mission of transforming ourselves and the world. As stewards, we are caretakers of this institution for a future [...]



Military Meditation Manual now available at UUA Bookstore

Jul 21st, 2010 • Category: Committee News, Denominational Affairs, News & Events

Military Meditation Manual Another exciting new release is also a republication, of sorts. Back in the early 1940s, we created a meditation manual for those serving in the War – a source of comfort and hope for those far away from home, fighting in horrible circumstances. But since then, we have not had a resource [...]



Want to see the best of GA – Visit the UU Youtube site!

Jul 9th, 2010 • Category: Committee News, Denominational Affairs, News & Events

See some of the most wonderful Unitarian Universalist events over again or fir the first time. See for yourself what goes on every June at a General Assembly. And consider joining us in Charlotte NC next June. http://www.youtube.com/user/UUAElectronicComm



Sen. Al Franken states “we are his favorite kind of church”

Jul 1st, 2010 • Category: Committee News, Denominational Affairs, News & Events

General Assembly is the place to be moved, to be provoked AND sometimes to be surprised. Here is 10 minutes of sheer joy that we share with you. http://blogs.uuworld.org/ga/2010/07/01/al-franken-you-are-my-favorite-kind-of-church/



Justice GA in Phoenix in 2012!

Jun 29th, 2010 • Category: Committee News, Denominational Affairs, News & Events

Watch this site. We will be posting notes from our 5 delegates to General Assembly 2010 in Minneapolis. We are back, energized and  a bit anxious! Why? Our delegate congregations voted to go to Phoenix Ga in 2012 and make it a Justice GA. For Unitarian Universalists – this is our generation’s March on Selma! [...]