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Beloveds, with a rise in white supremacist violence and destructive behavior it is understandable that more congregational leadership are considering how to protect their community right now.
By Sana Saeed | January 16, 2023 | From Better TogetherTagged as: Child Safety, Safe Congregations -
When I was growing up, my mother spent a lot of time talking to me about etiquette. My father was an immigrant, and my mother’s parents were working poor. My parents were chasing the American dream, and had bought a house in an affluent neighborhood….
By Renee Ruchotzke | January 9, 2023 | From Better TogetherTagged as: Anti-Racism -
The Central East Region is pleased to announce that Lenore Bajare-Dukes will be our new congregational life staff person to replace Patricia Infante when she retires. Lenore will begin March 6 and work part-time with Patricia for the month of March before joining the team full-time in April….
By Central East Region of the UUA | December 19, 2022 | From Better TogetherTagged as: UUA Districts & Regions, UUA Staff -
A report developed over five years by the UUA Racial and Cultural Diversity Task Force entitled “Journey Towards Wholeness—The Next Step: From Racial and Cultural Diversity to Anti-Oppression and Anti-Racist Multiculturalism” led to an almost unanimous vote by the 3,000 General Assembly…
By Sana Saeed | November 21, 2022 | From Better TogetherTagged as: Anti-Racism -
It’s a common question right now. It’s not just your congregation! What can congregational life look like for the children and families attending now?
By Evin Carvill Ziemer | November 14, 2022 | From Better TogetherTagged as: Building Community, Faith Development -
As the election is tomorrow, we offer this Litany for the day: Fort those who educate others, and register new voters, We thank you for preserving our democracy. For those who fill out absentee forms and completed mail-in ballots, We thank you for preserving our democracy. For those who provide…
By Beth Casebolt | November 7, 2022 | From Better TogetherTagged as: 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), Voting Rights -
Covenants have been at the foundation of Unitarian Universalism in the United States since 1648. What many don’t realize is that the covenants not only were important between the members of the individual congregations, but also among the congregations.
By Beth Casebolt | October 24, 2022 | From Better TogetherTagged as: Fundraising for Congregations, Support and Caring in Congregations -
Our Unitarian Universalist history is also enriched by the sharing of perspectives that differ from the white male narrative.
By Renee Ruchotzke | October 17, 2022 | From Better TogetherTagged as: Anti-Racism, UU History -
Do you have a poster hanging in your congregation titled 100 Unitarian and Universalists who Made a Difference? Have you every really taken a good look at it?
By UU Church of Akron, Fairlawn, OH | September 26, 2022 | From Better TogetherTagged as: UU History -
Have you noticed that you forget things more now than you remember doing before? Or perhaps you have communicated events and decisions in your congregations or communities and folks insist they have never heard it before? I am sure you can think of other examples in your life, family, or the…
By Sunshine Jeremiah Wolfe | September 19, 2022 | From Better TogetherTagged as: Communication, Support and Caring in Congregations