North Parish of North Andover, MA. It is an uplifting, glorious time when youth symbolically embrace their new status as young adults, and the congregation blesses them and wishes them well. What I like best about the service is that it holds hope, change, and possibility alongside gratitude,…

Spanning the Gap by Kim Paquette I’m bridging this week. Well, kinda, but not really. This week I become a “real adult” or an “old adult” or whatever else you call it after you have moved on from being a young adult. This week I turn 36. In most circles, turning 36 is not a momentous…

Religious educators, ministers, seminarians, administrators, musicians and other Unitarian Universalist religious professionals under 35 are cordially invited to attend a reception in their honor at General Assembly in Louisville, KY. You can also find the event in Facebook here….

Want to know more about what just happened with the Boy Scouts of America, and how it might affect you as a Unitarian Universalist? Here’s our handy list of frequently asked questions about the BSA and its membership policies. — Ed….

You may have noticed some changes around our blogsite recently. Welcome to Blue Boat 2.0! We have reorganized, retooled and revamped our site to better serve youth and young adult Unitarian Universalists across the country….

Y… Caucus Descriptions and www.uua.org/documents/yaya/ga_youth_grid.pdf“>schedule…;. GA Program Book GA Business Agenda Connect with the Youth Caucus on Facebook…

Amplify your voice One of the major parts of Youth Caucus every year is the opportunity for youth, regardless of delegate status, to discuss the issues that will be voted upon during Plenary sessions….

KY Interfaith Power & Light in partnership with KY & WV UU Ministers Coalition, UU College of Social Justice, UU Ministry for Earth, UUA Multicultural Growth & Witness and Standing on the Side of Love Staff Team, and UU State Advocacy Networks and UULM California’s SALT Fellows (Spiritual Activis…

Don’t miss any of General Assembly! Each Youth registrant needs to submit a signed participant policies and covenant – either electronically when they register or a hand-signed copy. Each Youth registrant under 18 needs to submit BOTH a signed parental permission form and a sponsor agreement.

BSA welcomes all youth, only some adults At its annual national meeting the www.scouting.org“>Boy Scouts of America (BSA) approved a resolution removing, ” the restriction denying membership to youth on the basis of sexual orientation alone.”(1) 60% of 1,400 voting members approved the measure.