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  • CER Staff in Phoenix, AZ. R-L, standing - Lenore Bajare-Dukes, Rev. Alia Shinbrough, Rev. Dr. Megan Foley, Rev. Cassandra Montenegro, Rev. Sana Saeed. Sitting: Rev. Renee Ruchotzke, our meerkat mascot, Beth Casebolt.

    Your Congregational Life staff has recently returned with new skills, connections, and conversations from a gathering known as CLEAR: Congregational Life Education And Renewal.

    Feature | By Central East Region of the UUA | January 27, 2025 | From Better Together
    Tagged as: UUA Districts & Regions
  • a female appearing human washing dishes in a church kitchen.

    The New Year can a be time to take stock of our lives and make adjustments to old habits, or set new goals in the form of New Year’s Resolutions. It’s hard enough to do this as individuals – it’s even harder to do as congregations.

    Feature | By Renee Ruchotzke | January 13, 2025 | From Better Together
    Tagged as: Building Community, Communication, Congregational Polity, Shared Ministry Teams
  • The 2025 GA Logo

    Find out what’s happening in the Central East Region! This month — General Assembly 2025, Winter Institute, UU Institute, Small Congregation Month & more.

    Newsletter | By Central East Region of the UUA | January 6, 2025 | From Central East Region
    Tagged as: News
  • CER Staff Team at Hocking Hills. Includes Megan Foley, Beth Casebolt, Sana, Saeed, Renee Ruchoztke, Alia Shinbrough and Lenore Bajare-Dukes in front of a metal and stone tree sculpture.

    Happy Holidays from the Central East Region! Your team at the UUA wish you a season of joy, peace, love and connection.

    Feature | By Central East Region of the UUA | December 16, 2024 | From Better Together
    Tagged as: UUA Districts & Regions, UUA Staff
  • a stuffed meerkat wearing a purple tshirt that reads CER in white, with a heart necklace and a multicolored scarf. the mascot of the CER Staff.

    If you have seen this lovely meerkat pop up in some of our staff photos and wondered why it was there, the CER Staff has a mascot. But our mascot is more than just a symbol.

    Feature | By Beth Casebolt | December 9, 2024 | From Better Together
    Tagged as: Building Community
  • image of a lasagna in a red ceramic pan.

    The UUA has released the full data from the 2024 UUA Certification Report, and there is a lot to learn—and to celebrate! And we have good news to report this year: across our denomination, participation in religious education programs has grown by 16%.

    Feature | By Lenore Bajare-Dukes | December 2, 2024 | From Better Together
  • Several arms and hands with different skin tones are intertwined and connected.

    Over the past several weeks, the UUA has been sending emails with resources to congregations in response to the election results. We have compiled some of those resources here for you. This is by no means an exhaustive list but we hope it helps you find what you are looking for.Resources for…

    Feature | By Central East Region of the UUA | November 25, 2024 | From Better Together
    Tagged as: Building Community, Membership Growth & Outreach, Safe Congregations
  • A branch with at least a dozen green chrysales hanging on it; in one, a monarch butterfly's wings are visible.

    Well, we’re in the soup now. There’s nothing like a crisis to bring clarity about what is most essential. Over the last few weeks I’ve watched as my inbox overflowed with messages from our UU congregations and communities, our dedicated religious professionals, and our committed lay leaders.

    Feature | By Alia Shinbrough | November 18, 2024 | From Better Together
    Tagged as: Building Community, Change & Conflict
  • Staff of the Central East Region

    What a week it’s been. I want to let you know that your team at the Central East Region is thinking of you and sending love.

    Feature | By Central East Region of the UUA | November 11, 2024 | From Better Together
    Tagged as: Building Community, UUA Districts & Regions
  • Forward Together: Anchoring in Community Post Election, three groups of people coming together to text, serve food, and write letters. Date information in article.

    Friends, this week is an uncertain one, and much is at stake. As we approach Election Day and beyond, how are you and your people sustaining your bodies, your spirits, your values, and your relationships to community?…

    Feature | By Central East Region of the UUA | November 4, 2024 | From Better Together