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Atlanta Video Ignites Volunteer Program
When the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta created a new volunteer/community building program called Spirit in Service, organizers wanted a way to promote it and inspire friends and members to participate.
That’s how Jeep Hook came to produce “Fire it Up,” a three-minute video based on the story about how the chalice came to be a UU symbol. Hook, a professional musician and record producer who is a member of the Atlanta congregation, was drawn into this act of creation by his wife, Sonya Tinsley-Hook, who is helping coordinate Spirit in Service. Read more.
How to Keep Congregational Office Phones Safe From Hacking
The Rev. Ed Searl, minister of the Unitarian Church of Hinsdale, Ill., has advice for other congregations in the wake of a phone-hacking incident that could have cost his congregation $27,000: Use complex passwords.
On two days in November, one or more persons called into the congregation's phone system. Using sophisticated software that deciphered the voicemail system's passwords, the callers made hundreds of calls to Libya. Read more.
Youth Group's Service Work Celebrated in Book
The youth group at the Winchester, Mass., Unitarian Society has developed a reputation for doing service work well and often. But it wasn’t always so. In the early ’90s it was rare to see teenagers at church at Winchester on Sunday morning.
After one particular Youth Sunday service in which many youth declined to participate, one member of the congregation, Sandy Fries, stood in the pulpit and delivered a call to action, compelling the congregation to respond to this issue. Shortly thereafter the society hired two staff members who created a program of youth ministry. The rest is history. Read more.
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