Join fellow Unitarian Universalists for a day of camaraderie, connection, and collaboration at the 12th Annual Assembly of the UUs of Greater Pittsburgh! Our theme this year is Faith Formation.

The day will include a panel discussion, business meeting, morning worship service, the UUPGH choir and more. A continential breakfast and lunch from Chipotle will be provided. Full agenda will be posted closer to the event.

All are welcome! You don’t need to be a Unitarian Universalist or a member of a Unitarian Universalist congregation to attend. You don’t need to be a member of the Pittsburgh cluster. You can attend in person at 1st Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh OR view the event on YouTube.

Cost: To attend on-site $25-40-55. To attend online — $15-25-35. Registration fees are on a sliding scale, based on your assessment of your ability to pay. Those who pay at the highest levels are making a donation to help those in financial need for this event. Please remember that for a sliding scale to work, we need the same number of people with means to generously pay more to balance the needs of those who can afford less.

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Registration will close November 11.
Registration and event questions should be directed to Joe Shaughnessy at joe_shaughnessy@hotmail.com.

Keynote Speaker

Pablo) Pavel DeJesús is Executive Director of Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice in the National Capital Region. DeJesús holds a Masters in Social Policy from the University of Maryland, School of Public Policy, and a B.A. from Oberlin College. He is also a Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) Fellow. He is a member of All Souls Church, Unitarian in Washington, DC. His free time is currently occupied as a first time father. DeJesús is a tested public policy advocate with over 24 years of experience in government affairs, advocacy, voter mobilizations, and development work with non-profits.

Panel Discussion

Panel moderated by Dr. David von Schlichten with Panelists: Erica Shadowsong, Meredith Juchniewicz and Robyn Travers

Erica Shadowsong, Director of Lifespan Religious Education Director, has a passion for all things creative, especially the performing arts. She has been a religious educator for over six years of experience. She enjoys using her storytelling skills in Unitarian Universalist worship settings. Formerly a middle school English teacher, Erica holds a B.A. in English and a Graduate Certificate in Interdisciplinary Studies in Folklore, concentration in Applied Storytelling, from George Mason University. In addition, she is a member of the Liberal Religious Educators Association (LREDA) and a 2016 Fahs Research Fellow, representing educational entrepreneurs in the practice of religious education. She explored the subject of devotional reading as a spiritual practice in her Fahs Fellowship, and most recently, presented two workshops at GA on storytelling and multicultural identities, and the needs of trans-racially adopted children and their parents in our congregations.

Robyn Travers, Congregational Life Administrator, has a hybrid position of half time admin and half time Director of Religious Education. As admin, she is always looking for way to make tasks more efficient so she has more time to help the congregants do the important work of church. As Director of Religious Education, her real passion, she understands that the role of religious education particularly in children and youth is not to teach our kids what to think, but how to think for themselves. We encourage our children to see the world with wonder, curiosity and empathy. We give them the tools to discern what is right and correct for them and how to build a fair and just world. Robyn has been a member of the UU Church of the North Hills since 2011.

Meredith Juchniewicz, MA, ACC, CPTD, Learning Expert, Experience Designer, Professional Coach, ELM Learning — Duquesne University. Throughout her career as a coach, instructional designer, learning facilitator and leadership guru she’s always had the ability to imagine how things could be and to get them there.

Schedule of the Day

8:15 am Check in

9:15 am Banner Parade/Welcome/Service followed by a short break

11:30 am Keynote

12:30 pm — Lunch

12:30 pm — Choir followed by a short break

1:15 pm — Cluster Business Meeting

1:30 pm — Panel Discussion

2:45 pm — Closing

Delegates

Congregations receive 1 Annual Meeting delegate for every 50 members based on their annual UUA membership certification. Delegate categories are as follows:

• Ordained ministers serving a member congregation, including extension and interim ministers
• Emeritus ministers of a member congregation
• Community ministers who maintain active involvement and affiliation with a congregation
• Commissioned Lay Ministers (CLM)
• Religious educators serving Cluster congregations who are active members of the Liberal Religious Educators Association (LREDA)
• People who identify as Unitarian Universalists that are unaffiliated with a Cluster congregation will be represented by a single delegate chosen at the Annual Assembly. Have questions? Please contact us at board@uupittsburgh.org.

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