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Each year hundreds of UUs look forward to Central East Region’s Summer Institute (CERSI) especially the hugs, ice cream with families, long conversations with friends, pop up jam sessions and interesting classes. However, like everything else in the Summer of 2020, Summer Institute had to cancel...
By Amy Kent | May 25, 2020 | From Better Together -
Although we’re sad to see the interim tenure of the fantastic Paula Cole Jones come to an end on June 30th, we are delighted to announce that we’ve hired a new, permanent field staff person to begin with us on July 6th: Sana Saeed.
By Megan Foley | May 4, 2020 | From Better Together -
Early in the pandemic crisis my mind kept wandering back to a poem written by my former minister and mentor, Rev Rudy Nemser. The poem, “Long-Haul People,” reminds me that congregations thrive on a million small acts of attention and commitment over weeks, months and years.
By Patricia Infante | April 20, 2020 | From Better Together -
For the last eleven years, youth at West Shore UU Church have spent a cold winter’s night outdoors to raise awareness of homelessness in our community. This year, we decided to do things a little differently. We added a day of learning at an organization working with people experiencing homelessness.
By West Shore UU Church, Rocky River, OH | April 6, 2020 | From Better Together -
Are you struggling with how to share your virtual programming with your members? Here is a resource for you!
By Community UU Congregation at White Plains, White Plains, NY | March 30, 2020 | From Better Together -
I woke up smiling today, on Day Seven in our current State of National Emergency, declared by the President on Friday the 13th. How can I smile in the midst of a viral pandemic, you ask? I can think of two big reasons.
March 23, 2020 | From Better Together -
What a week we have had. Seven days ago we were looking at when we might consider switching to virtual services and wondering if a week or two might serve. By Thursday we were rapidly moving to most churches canceling services and moving to virtual alternatives....
By Beth Casebolt | March 16, 2020 | From Better Together -
The following was a homily presented during the Re-Dedication of the UU Church of Wilmington, Delaware by Tracy Spinka-Doms, congregational president. Today we are here to celebrate and re-dedicate our house of worship. Believe it or not, this is the culmination of work that began five years ago...
March 2, 2020 | From Better Together -
Lately I’ve been noticing how many common idioms use the language of extraction, exploitation, coercion or hierarchy: Pipeline to Leadership Drill a Little Deeper Firehose of Information Canary in the Coalmine Changing of the Guard Burn the Candle at Both Ends Rank and File Most – if not all –...
By Renee Ruchotzke | February 10, 2020 | From Better Together -
On January 7, the Mt. Vernon Unitarian Church (MVUC) CAT (Climate Action Team) Education group organized a Kids and Klimate! Day for young people from PreK to 12th grade.
By Mt Vernon Unitarian Church, Alexandria, VA | February 3, 2020 | From Better Together