December 2009: The King Legacy Series from Beacon Press, UUA Directory Available Online
Dear Friends,
On behalf of all of the staff here at the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), we wish you happy holidays! Please read the following announcements and share the materials listed below with your congregation.
In partnership with the Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr., Beacon Press is compiling Dr. King's writings and printing new editions of previously published King titles. Two new Beacon books, Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story and Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? are now available.
The 2010 edition of the UUA Directory is different than in past years. This year the Directory is only available online, as a PDF document that you can download for free from UUA.org. You may view, search, and print the directory as needed for your congregation.
The Ministry and Professional Leadership staff group announces the introduction of the Addictions Ministry, to help those with addictions, their families, and their communities along the path to recovery.
The staff in Data Services want to remind you that the deadline to certify your congregation’s membership is February 1, 2010. Please go online and submit this information in time to meet the deadline.
Warmest Regards,
Rachel Walden
Public Information Assistant/Receptionist
info@uua.org
(617) 948-4652
Bulletin Materials
The following documents are PDF files.
From Administration:
A flyer inviting all Unitarian Universalists to take an online survey to determine what the Commission on Appraisal should study next.
—For congregational leaders
An announcement describing changes to the 2010 edition of the UUA Directory.
—For ministers, congregational presidents, and administrators
An invitation to all Unitarian Universalist Common Endowment Fund (UUCEF) investors and potential investors to join the UUCEF quarterly conference call on December 14, 2009.
—For treasurers, endowment fund committees, and finance committees
From Advocacy and Witness:
Advocacy and Witness News with information on the A People So Bold DVD and book, climate change, sexuality education advocacy training, and several important social justice deadlines.
—For social justice chairs
From Beacon Press:
A flyer for two new titles now available in The King Legacy series: Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story and Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?
—To Post
From the Church of the Larger Fellowship:
A flyer with information about Gifts from the Heart, a Unitarian Universalist holiday shopping guide.
—To Post
From Data Services:
An announcement about congregational Certification of Membership 2010, which has a February 1, 2010, deadline.
—For church presidents, administrators, ministers, or membership chairs
From General Assembly (GA):
A flyer about exhibiting at General Assembly 2010.
—To Post
A flyer with answers to frequently asked questions about GA 2010.
—To Post
From the International Resources:
A flyer with International News from the UUA.
—For ministers, presidents, and publicity committees
From Lifespan Faith Development:
A seventh-principle Story for All Ages, in which a young girl gives an intangible gift: “Leila Raises a Puppy,” from the Tapestry of Faith curriculum, Wonderful Welcome (K/1).
—For ministers, religious educators, and leaders
From Ministry and Professional Leadership:
An announcement about a new webpage for the UUA Addictions Ministry.
—To Post
From Periodicals:
A flyer explaining how to sign up for the monthly InterConnections email newsletter: Interconnections is no longer mailed in hard copy.
—For ministers, church staff, and lay leaders
From Skinner House Books:
An announcement for a new book, titled The Whole World Kin: Darwin and the Spirit of Liberal Religion.
—To Post
From Stewardship and Development:
A planned giving resources order form to request free resources for your congregation’s planned giving program.
—For planned giving committees and endowment fund committees
An announcement that the 2009 IRA rollover is about to expire; this option makes it easier for donors over 70 ½ years of age to contribute up to $100,000 directly from their IRA to their congregation.
—For planned giving committees and endowment fund committees
From the UUA Margaret Fuller Bicentennial Committee:
A hymn competition to honor Margaret Fuller’s 200th birthday.
—For musicians and to post
From Youth and Young Adult Ministries:
A request for Bridging Program curricula to be used in a new resource for all congregations.
—For religious educators, ministers, and professional and/or lay staff
Last updated on Thursday, December 3, 2009.
