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Hi Family, On September 17, Rosh Hashanah began which is the Jewish New Year. On September 25 at sundown, Yom Kippur or the Day of Atonement will begin. For Jews, this time of year is the High Holy Days, a time for serious introspection, of turning inward to consider mistakes and failings of the…
By Monica L Cummings | September 21, 2012 | From Youth and Young Adults of ColorTagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Connections, Discernment, Faith, Faith Development, Identity, Meaning, Personal Inspiration, Prayer Practices, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Worship -
Comprehensive Guide Released by The Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries Youth Ministry Advising: A Complete Guide has just been released! Youth Ministry Advising: A Complete Guide covers broad-ranging topics including ways to recruit and support youth advisors, the nuts and bolts of youth…
By Ted Resnikoff | September 17, 2012 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Choice, Congregational Action, Education, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday -
Help Build the Bridge Bridging into UU Young Adulthood is now easier than ever for Unitarian Universalist youth, their families, and their congregations. A new book from Tapestry of Faith, Bridging: Handbook for Congregations, provides templates for a year-long program and a ceremony marking the…
By Ted Resnikoff | September 14, 2012 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Education, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday -
We encourage you to submit stories about programs and initiatives to grow young adult faith connection to Unitarian Universalism and participation in Unitarian Universalist congregation. This post was submitted by young adults at First Parish in Cambridge, MA- Ed. UU Young Adults Coming of Age As…
By Ted Resnikoff | September 10, 2012 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Choice, Congregational Action, Education, Growth, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35) -
This story by Anna Damato has been reposted from nj.com/independentpresshttp://www.nj.com/independentpress/index.ssf/2012/08/summit_youth_visit… from Summit Unitarian Church visit partner church in Transylvania By Anna Damato Six adults and six youth from the Unitarian Church in Summit traveled t…
By Ted Resnikoff | September 5, 2012 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Choice, Congregational Action, Connections, Faith Development, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Identity, Leadership, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Youth Sunday -
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander (The New Press) has been selected as the 2012-13 Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Common Read….
By Ted Resnikoff | September 5, 2012 | From Social JusticeTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Choice, Congregational Action, Discernment, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Leadership, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth Sunday -
This reflection is contributed by Unitarian Universalist Minister Erik Resly. — Ed. I write not as an expert but as an explorer. Many years ago, I tumbled into the Sikh faith at the recommendation of a close friend……
By Carey McDonald | September 4, 2012 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Choice, Congregational Action, Discernment, Identity, Multiculturalism, Prayer Practices, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Worship -
This article by Mark Oppenheimer originally appeared the August 17, 2012 edition of the New York Times. — Ed. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/18/us/unitarians-shift-away-from-extende… Break With Tradition of Extended Time Off in Summer “If you phone a Unitarian Church between the middle of June…
By Ted Resnikoff | August 27, 2012 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Choice, Congregational Action, Education, Faith Development, Growth, Identity, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity -
Participate in the Bridge Connections program keeps you connected to UU community. Maybe you’re going off to college, getting your own apartment, or starting a new job. Maybe you’ve joined AmeriCorps, the military or other lifestyle that would make it hard to access religious community. However…
By Deborah Neisel-Sanders | August 24, 2012 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Campus Ministry, Choice, Community, Congregational Action, Education, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth Sunday -
“Questions We Must Ask” is reposted from the blog of the Unitarian Universalist College of Social Justice. – Ed. The following post was written by Rowan Van Ness, a UUCSJ trip leader currently on the 2012 Civil Rights Journey. When we visited Selma and marched silently across the Edmund Pettus…
By Ted Resnikoff | August 17, 2012 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Connections, Faith Development, Growth, Identity, Multigenerational Faith Development, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, UU Identity, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)